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Happening now! It's Fall Sale Season at ULS!

Join us and enjoy up to 30% off* titles at our Calgary and Burnaby locations this week! With a special Saturday opening in Burnaby!

Shelves are stocked, staff are prepped, and fall vibes are immaculate. Come on by to buy for your school or library!

To honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, we have made selections to deepen education about Indigenous issues and ways of life:
“The Truth in Truth and Reconciliation Educational Board Game: For Elementary and Middle School” by James Darin Corbiere

To honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, we have made selections to deepen education about Indigenous issues and ways of life:
“A Steady Brightness of Being: Truths, Wisdom, and Love from Celebrated Indigenous Voices” by Sara Sinclair & Stephanie Sinclair

Update re: Canada Post labour strike:
As of today, we are holding all direct Canada Post deliveries while labour discussions proceed. Most of our deliveries are through other couriers so the impact will be minimal.

You can still order your GearPicks Packs subscriptions from www.uls.com as before. Same products, two ways to order. The choice is yours!

There is a new way to order GearPicks Pack!

Our collaboration with BC literary expert Adrienne Gear just got better — and easier for you! Order GearPicks from gpp.adriennegear.com and get the same awesome book subscriptions and concept packs you’re used to, including the same discounts!

🌟Nadia's Pick🌟
"The Man Who Died Seven Times" by Yasuhiko Nishizawa

A Japanese time-travelling murder mystery that astounds. We follow Hisataro as he relives the same day again and again until he can find a way out of the loop — and avoid his family being murdered! www.uls.com/EL?974A11E5

Graphic featuring the Alberta Books for Schools logo, with an advertiser banner underneath. The United Library Services logo is featured, with the words "thank you for your support" underneath.

Thank you to ULS ( @ulscan.bsky.social) for your support of Alberta Books for Schools. Look for their ad in the new catalogue, coming this September.

ULS is a Canadian book wholesaler serving schools & public libraries. For over 85 years, they've been a go-to vendor for library collection needs.

2025 Booker Prize Longlist is available. View the selection list here: www.uls.com/EL?4EA19A4E

The Booker Prize is the leading literary award in the English speaking world.

The August/September 2025 Super Forthcoming is here!
The SFC showcases pre-pub fiction and non-fiction in hardcover, trade paper, paperback, mass market, graphic novels, picture books for all ages.
Selection list: uls.com/EL?4E3A775F
Fillable PDF: uls.com/EL?2732DD36

Our 🍃 Fall 2025 Hotlist 🍂 is now available!

The Hotlist features the best, must-have adult fiction & non-fiction titles for public libraries selected from publishers’ advance sales info.

Order online here: uls.com/EL?CFB942E7

🌟Nadia's Pick🌟
"The Bewitching" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Curses, witches and foreboding mystery linger in the shadows of this supernatural historical-horror, cast upon across three generations of women in 1908, 1934 and 1998. An atmospheric, emotional, triumph of the occult. www.uls.com/EL?B541EC3B

2026 Red Cedar Book Award nominees are now available to order: www.uls.com/EL?7B34D72A
The Red Cedar is a Young Readers Choice Award, which thousands of grade 4-7 students in British Columbia read and vote on their favourite nominees each year.

ULS Top New Titles for Spring/Summer 2025 are now available! These are the must-have titles of the season for readers K-12, divided into a Children's list and Young Adult list.
Find the Children's list here: www.uls.com/EL?F34FE351
Find the Y.A. list here: www.uls.com/EL?C4FCCB9D

Re: Government of Alberta Survey “Age-Appropriate” Books:
We encourage you to read the provided info and fill out the survey.

CBC News: Alberta to change rules to ensure books in schools are 'age-appropriate': www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Gov't of Alberta Survey: your.alberta.ca/school-libra...

The June/July 2025 Super Forthcoming is here!
The SFC showcases pre-pub fiction and non-fiction in hardcover, trade paper, paperback, mass market, graphic novels, picture books and more, for all ages.
Selection list: uls.com/EL?4E3A775F
Fillable PDF: uls.com/EL?9202D70A

To order: www.uls.com/EL?BC8F904B
For more information: www.uls.com/EL?CBF6C7D5

We are happy to announce Year Six of the GearPicks Pack service!

In addition to our Subscription Packs that deliver hand-picked books to your classroom or library THREE times per year, we also have new standalone Concept Packs!

Day One ordering starts TODAY!

Update on Canada Post Labour Strike:
As of today, we are holding all direct Canada Post deliveries while labour discussion proceeds. Most of our deliveries are through other couriers so the impact will be minimal.

For more information, consult the contacts on the following graphic:

The ULS website is having display issues for some customers. Our IT team is aware and we are working on a fix. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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Thank you to our 2025 BC Library Conference Refreshment Break Sponsors:@hoopladigital.bsky.social www.cvsmidwesttape.ca @ulscan.bsky.social www.uls.com Whitehots Inc www.whitehots.com We are so grateful for your support! site.pheedloop.com/event/bcla20... #BCLA2025

Earth Day is every day! But also today!

Here are five titles that preach respect for our Earth:
“Climate” by Whitney Hanson
“Terrestrial History” by Joe Mungo Reed
“The End of Eden” by Adam Welz
“Wild Dark Shore” by Charlotte McConaghy
“Garden to Save the World” by Joe Clark

Our selection list for 2025 BC Summer Reading Club is now available: www.uls.com/EL?94AF7AEF

Our selection lists for 2025 TD Summer Reading Club are now available: www.uls.com/EL?AB422852

🌟Nadia's Pick🌟
"The Paper Birds" by Jeanette Lynes 🇨🇦
Canada’s secret female codebreakers and life during wartime Toronto, 1943 are brought to vivid imagination as the fate of the Allied effort, the lives and loves of a sisterhood of codebreakers are masterfully woven. www.uls.com/EL?966B8FE0

The Super Forthcoming issue for April/May 2025 is here!
The SFC showcases pre-publication fiction and non-fiction in hardcover, trade paper, paperback, mass market, graphic novels, picture books and more, for all ages.
Selection list: www.uls.com/EL?4E3A775F
Fillable PDF: www.uls.com/EL?1B1F14A3

We have some updated information related to tariffs and pricing of books printed in the US.

More info from ULS here: www.uls.com/info?Tariff
Government feedback form here: forms-formulaires.alpha.canada.ca/en/id/cm7upm...

Our 🌞 Spring/Summer 2025 Hotlist 🌼 is now available!

The Hotlist features the best, must-have adult fiction & non-fiction titles for public libraries selected from publishers’ advance sales info.

Order online here: uls.com/EL?CFB942E7

Even more!