~ "The humble little school library ... was a ramp to everything in the world and beyond, everything that could be dreamed and imagined, everything that could be known, everything that could be hoped." (Lee Sherman)

Caulfeild Library is open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at lunch for independent reading, writing, and research supervised by Mrs. Gatto.

The teacher-librarian, Mr. Marquis, offers library programs and instruction on Tuesday and Thursday. He may be contacted at any time by email: kmarquis@sd45.bc.ca

Mr. Marquis has two frizzy fuzzy big-nosed mascots, Kwil, (a green-nosed writer) and Kwilette (a pink-nosed artist). As brother and sister, all grown up and living in the town of Kwilville, they may be contacted by going to their website: http://kwilcafe.wordpress.com/ or sending notes, letters, stories and drawing in their Caulfeild library mailboxes.

Mr. Marquis's two older mascots, Leef (Lover of Literature, Language, Lyrics, Legends & Lore) and Renai, (Radical Researcher & Gregarious Golden Girl) live in Lorelia and may be contacted via the Caulfeild mailboxes and their website too. http://loveroflit.wordpress.com/ 

As busy teens with homework and many other interests, they don't seem to respond as quickly as Kwil and Kwilette but they do, eventually write back. Leef loves to read fiction and skateboard. Renai loves to read nonfiction and research using by using digital databases and visiting museums, art galleries, and other online sites.

~ "It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch their imaginations-something that will help them make sense of their own lives and encourage them to reach out toward people whose lives are quite different from their own."  (Katherine Paterson)