Calling all sports fans! We’re thrilled to announce that the online edition of The Athletic will be added to OPL’s online resources starting November 15, 2024.
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CBC All in a Day Book Panel - February 2023
CBC All in a Day Book Panel - February 2023
CBC All in a Day Book Panel - February 2023
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CBC All in a Day Book Panel - February 2023
CBC All in a Day Book Panel - February 2023
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Grow your own food
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Ultimate Guide to Vertical, Container, and Hydroponic Gardening2022"A complete guide filled with a host of valuable information and DIY projects, Ultimate Guide to Indoor Gardening details how to grow food in your home. From growing vegetables, microgreens, and…Catalogue Item
Small-space Gardens for Growing Vegetables and Herbs in Containers, Raised Beds, and More2014Here's a new way to grow edibles in "anywhere" gardens - small spaces, raised beds, and containers - that eliminates the challenges you often face in traditional beds and rows. You'll transform drab…Catalogue Item
An Illustrated Beginner's Guide to Container Gardening2021"Did you know you could grow vegetables, fruits, and herbs in containers? Well, now you can take your houseplants to the next level by growing home-grown produce and seasoning that will taste…Catalogue Item
Grow your Own Citrus, Coffee, Vanilla, and 43 Other Tasty Tropical Plants2023"Laurelynn G. Martin and Byron E. Martin show you how to successfully plant, grow, and harvest 47 varieties of tropical fruiting plants - in any climate! This straightforward, easy-to-use guide…
Women in Charge on the Ice!
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On Race, Community, and Black Women in Hockey2024"From the founder of Black Girl Hockey Club, a collection of deeply insightful and piercing essays that aims to shed light on the history of Black excellence--in all forms--in hockey, and how we can…Catalogue Item
Lessons From the Ice2021"The greatest women's hockey player of all time, Hayley Wickenheiser shares the lessons that won her four gold medals, and hard-earned wisdom distilled from moments when she fell short."--Provided by…Catalogue Item
How An International Sisterhood Made Olympic History2019"The inspiring, unlikely story of the American, Canadian, South Korean and even North Korean women who joined together to form Korea’s first Olympic ice hockey team."--Catalogue Item
2024"In 2022, Sarah Nurse became the first Canadian biracial athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in women's hockey. Readers can follow her career from growing up in a family of pro athletes to bringing…
Shipwrecks and Castaways
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2024"[A] rich narrative of human history told through the archaeological discoveries of twelve shipwrecks across time. The Viking warship of King Cnut the Great. Henry VIII's the Mary Rose. Captain John…Catalogue Item
Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World2024"The true story of five castaways abandoned on the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812--a tale of treachery, shipwreck, isolation, and the desperate struggle for survival. Fraught with…Catalogue Item
An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea2015The miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyone in recorded history. For fourteen months, Alvarenga survived constant shark attacks. He learned to catch fish…Catalogue Item
A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder2023"A mesmerizing story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth…
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