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Come on in! The shelves are full!
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Books can be dangerous, the best ones should be labeled, “This could change your life.”-Helen Exley We have heard reports that some of you didn't realize that the library is open for browsing and have been patiently waiting to personally return to the library. Yikes! We're here to assure you that YES, the doors are open and we're here to welcome you inside for book, movie, and magazine browsing and borrowing. The computers and WiFi are available, too, of course. We aren't quite at the point for inside programming but it's getting closer. (Masks are required for entry into the library.) We look forward to seeing you all!
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Bala
OPEN Tuesday 9:00-3:00 Thursday 9:00-3:00 705-762-1086
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Port Carling
OPEN Tuesday 10:00-5:00 Wednesday 10:00-5:00 Thursday 10:00-7:00 Friday 10:00-5:00 Saturday 10:00-3:00 705-765-5650
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Heather O'NeillFebruary 24, 2022 7:00 p.m. Email us to get the Zoom access code emailed to you the day before the event. A reminder that your camera and mic are automatically disabled in our Zoom author events but that you can interact with the author using the Q&A feature of Zoom. Join us! Signed books will be available for $20.
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CBC Reads shortlisted books
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Debates to take place March 28-31, 2022
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Washington Black by Esi EdugyanUnexpectedly chosen to be a family manservant, an eleven-year-old Barbados sugar-plantation slave is initiated into a world of scientific inquiry and dignity before a devastating betrayal propels him throughout the world in search of his true self.
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What Strange Paradise by Omar El AkkadLooking at the global refugee crisis through the eyes of a child, this dramatic story follows Vñna who comes to the rescue of a 9-year-old Syrian boy who has washed up on the shores of her small island and is determined to do whatever it takes to save him.
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Five Little Indians by Michelle GoodTaken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention. Alone and without any skills, support or families, the teens find their way to the seedy and foreign world of Downtown Eastside Vancouver, where they cling together, striving to find a place of safety and belonging in a world that doesn't want them. The paths of the five friends cross and crisscross over the decades as they struggle to overcome, or at least forget, the trauma they endured during their years at the Mission. With compassion and insight, Five Little Indians chronicles the desperate quest of these residential school survivors to come to terms with their past and, ultimately, find a way forward.
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Scarborough by Catherine HernandezScarborough is a low-income, culturally diverse neighbourhood east of Toronto. Like many inner-city communities, it suffers under the weight of poverty, drugs, crime, and urban blight. This novel tells the story of a tight-knit neighbourhood under fire.
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Life in the City of Dirty Water : a memoir of healing by Clayton Thomas-Müller"Tying together personal stories of survival that bring the realities of the First Nations of this land into sharp focus, and lessons learned from a career as a frontline activist committed to addressing environmental injustice at a global scale, Thomas-Muller offers a narrative and vision of healing and responsibility."
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