2022 May Library Newsletter
Port Carling Hours
Tuesday 10-5
Wednesday 10-5
Thursday 10-7
Friday 10-5
Saturday 10-3
Bala Hours
Tuesday 9-3
Thursday 9-3
Friends of the Library Meet and Greet
Take and Makes

Find out more by picking up our latest 'Take and Make' kit: sunflowers for peace.
This and That
  • You can read about the history of the library and view photos of the old library online.
  • You can subscribe to monthly newsletters that give you recommendations for books by genre.
  • We have free online resources.
  • Ancestry Library Edition is available free to use in the library. 
  • You can use your MLPL card at both the Bala and the Port Carling branch.
  • You can make suggestions online for purchase.
  • Membership application can be done online.
  • We have Ontario Parks day-use permits available to check out with your library card.
  • Interlibrary loan service gives you access to books from other libraries.
  • We have used books for sale by donation. If you have recently published books, in good condition, that you would like to donate, please give us a call first to make sure we have space for your donation. 705-765-5650. 
  • We have a selection of postcards available for $1, courtesy of local photographer, Arlene Burley.
  • Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.
  • Our return boxes are open 24/7.
  • WiFi codes are posted on the front window in Port Carling for use around the perimeter of the building. You can also come inside to use the library WiFi and the library computers.
  • Videos cannot be put on hold via the catalogue but they can by telephone. Give us a call!
  • There are many ways to support your Muskoka Lakes Public Library.
  • We invigilate exams. Call us for details or visit our information page.
  • We post recordings of our Zoom author events.
From the New Shelves
Woman on Fire
by Lisa Barr

Tasked with locating a painting called Women on Fire stolen by the Nazis more than 75 years earlier, rising young journalist Jules Roth teams up with the artist's grandson to find it before a cunning gallerist, who gets everything she wants, does.
The Dickens Boy
by Thomas Keneally

The son of England’s most famous author, Edward Dickens, is sent to Australia to make something of himself—or at least fall out of the public eye—where he works hard to prove to his parents and himself that he can succeed in this vast and unfamiliar wilderness.
The Bucharest Dossier
by William Maz

"At the start of the 1989 uprising in Romania, CIA analyst Bill Hefflin--a disillusioned Romanian expat--arrives in Bucharest at the insistence of his KGB asset, code-named Boris. As Hefflin becomes embroiled in an uprising that turns into a brutal revolution, nothing is as it seems, including the search for his childhood love, which has taken on mythical proportions. With the bloody events unfolding at blinding speed, Hefflin realizes the revolution is manipulated by outside forces, including his own CIA and Boris--the puppeteer who seems to be pulling all the strings of Hefflin's life"
Watersheds : a practical handbook for healthy water
by Gregor Gilpin Beck

"The book explains ecological principles and environmental challenges, introduces North America's major biological regions, outlines the complexities of water and nutrient cycles, and explains the ecology of wetlands and waterways. Watersheds also explains some of the major environmental issues facing North America, including air pollution, water pollution, invasive exotic species, and habitat loss and destruction"
Finding Me : A Memoir
by Viola Davis

A noted actress's memoir, in her own words, spans her incredible, inspiring life, from her coming-of-age in Rhode Island to her present day.
Bitcoin for Dummies
by Peter Kent

A primer on the currency alternative that's in the news. 

Muskoka Lakes Public Library
Box 189
69 Joseph St
Port Carling, Ontario P0B 1J0
705-765-5650
www.muskokalakes.ca/library