Pride Month in 2025

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“Person waving Pride Flag” by The White House Biden-Harris/ CC0 1.0

It’s June! That means a few things are coming up. Summer. Heat. Sun. Wrapping up school. Father’s Day. Good stuff.

But one of this librarian’s favorite favorite FAVORITE things about June is PRIDE MONTH!!!! *cue air horns*

What started as a riot in New York in 1969 has evolved into a whole month of celebrating and learning about people who do not fit in any one box. Anyone from any background, culture, race, age, religion, region, ability, size, shape, belief, life experience and everything else can also proudly wave a rainbow flag, be it who they fall in love with and how, who just catches their eye, how their gender does or doesn’t fit who they are and even just how they see themselves and how they relate to other people. Or even if none of the colours or flags suit you, you can still wave it as an ally, standing with your friends, family and your community.

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An Amateur’s Guide to Running Well

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I have a confession to make. I used to hate exercise (quelle surprise!). I’m sure I’m not alone in the way that even thinking about lifting a set of dumbbells can bring out the cold sweats, not to mention the sounds of the dreaded school Beep Test (pure nightmare fuel if you ask me). So as soon as I could escape the obligation of high school gym class, I avoided anything above a leisurely walk like the plague. It wasn’t the healthiest idea, but then again, neither is high school gym class. But this isn’t going to be a blog post about how to steer clear of lifting, squatting, or crunching. This is going to be a post about beginning by accident, all the dumb mistakes you can make along the way, how to avoid them, and how to embrace exercise in the way only a newly enthusiastic amateur can.

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Living Well Fair

Poster for the Living Well Fair - a green background with an orange butterfly

June is a busy month. It is not quite the Summer, and not quite the Spring.  It is a liminal zone between the end of the rigidities of the school year and the freedom that the Summer promises.  You could say it is a time of reckoning and re-evaluating before the height of the Summer solstice and the inevitable descent into shorter days and the busyness of the Fall.  June still holds the freshness of a new year and the gratitude that comes from acknowledging we are all still here, and the Summer is ahead! 

We recognize a lot of important days in June. June is Indigenous History month – a time when we acknowledge the rich history of this land and its original inhabitants – the First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples.

In June we celebrate older adults – our wisdom keepers. As the average age in our communities continues to rise, and older adults out number youth, we are collectively learning to embrace our older years and redefining what it means to be older.

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