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Senior's Social: Lectures and Lunch
October 3, 2023 10:30 Port Carling Are you a senior-aged member of the MLPL community? Phone us at 705-765-5650 to register to attend October's Lectures and Lunch meeting! We'll have a guest speaker from 10:30 to 11:30 followed by a light lunch. Limited space. Free. This program is reserved for seniors (60+) with a valid Muskoka Lakes Public Library card. |
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Pre-school Hour
Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:30 Port Carling Come for a social half hour of free play followed by a structured half hour of story and song. This program is for babies and tots, born 2020 to 2023, and their caregiver. Dress for outside play on fair weather days. Space is limited. Valid MLPL card required. No registration required. Commences September 20, 2023. |
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NEW! Art Course for Youth Saturdays 12:00 - 1:00 October 28 to December 2 Port Carling This 6 week course will have young artists learning the basics of drawing and painting by following a progression of lessons, from drawing and shading, to working with a variety of colour media and subject matter. Students will develop skills in subjects such as portrait, figure, still life, landscape and wildlife, under the guidance of artist Nancy Gray Ogle. |
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NEW! Creative Kids CRAFT ClubSaturdays 10:30 - 11:15 October 28, 2023 to Spring 2024
For children aged 6 and up All kids will enjoy this weekly Saturday program that offers a variety of craft activities designed for all ages. Registration required by Thursday at 4:00 p.m. each week to attend the following Saturday session. |
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NEW! Painting Club for Adults
Fridays 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
October 27, 2023 to Spring 2024 Beginners, hobbyists and practiced artists are invited to gather together to gain inspiration, share tips and techniques and just enjoy each other’s creative company. Bring your own materials. We will have the studio ready for you! |
Book ClubWe meet once a month at the Port Carling branch at 1:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month. Check out our book selections and please join us! |
Yoga
Yoga on a Chair is for Every Body! In partnership with Lindsey Edwards, we offer easy yoga sessions on Tuesday mornings from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at the Bala community centre on Maple Avenue. Bring your own mat to place under the chairs. Give Lindsey a call to let her know that you are coming or drop-in! 705-706-4036. |
 Upcoming ProgramsCheck our programs page to see what other in-library programs are coming up for you and your family to enjoy. |
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We have a favour to askSummer 2023 has come to a close. The kids are back at school. It's almost time to put away the patio furniture and close up the cottage. Might we ask that you add checking your MLPL library account for any stray library items that you might have forgotten that you (or a grandchild, or daughter, or son) had checked out from the library this summer? Does your account show holds on books still pending that you had hoped to get read by summer's end? Please cancel the holds while into your account if you know you won't be able pick them up now that the calendar has flipped to September. We're only a phone call or email away should you need help! 705-765-5650 muskokalakes@pclib.ca
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Cognitive Care KitThe Alzheimer Society of Muskoka have created a collection of Cognitive Care Kits for those living with dementia or those in need of cognitive support and placed them in Muskoka Libraries for loan. Each kit is designed to promote cognitive function through the use of games, puzzles, memory activities and sensory supports. MLPL has the Puzzle Lover 2 kit to borrow and if there is a demand, we can add more kits. Check it out and let us know what you think!
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Thank you to all who participated in our Mini Art Shows this summer by submitting art work, offering it up for purchase, and for purchasing the art work! |
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GratitudesThank you to all who took the time and effort to participate in our feedback survey. Although the vast majority who took the survey are quite happy with the current level of service, we also have some constructive observations and suggestions to ponder. And a BIG thank you to the Friends of the Library who organized and presented another fabulous silent auction. They couldn't have done it without the support of you and the community! A shout out of gratitude to our community volunteers who took time out of their very busy schedules to bring their skills and passions to share for Muskoka Reads, Something Learned, and S.T.E.A.M. sessions as part of our summer programming. We couldn't have offered such a varied array of topics without you! Did you notice the lovely flowers in front of both our Bala and Port Carling libraries? Thank you to the volunteers who garden throughout the communities to beautify our towns! Thank you to all who have donated puzzles, games, and books to add to our lending library or for our used book sale. (Did you know that we have puzzles and games for loan?) |
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A Day of Fire : a novel of Pompeii
by Stephanie Dray
An anthology of fictional accounts of the lives of people living in Pompeii on the day Mount Vesuvius erupts, including an heiress dreading her wedding day and an ex-legionary who bets it all on a gladiator bout that never happens.
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Cursed Bread
by Sophie Mackintosh
Told from the perspective of the baker's wife, recounts the true story of the small French town of Pont-Saint-Esprit which experienced an unsolved, mass poisoning after World War II thought to be caused by spoiled bread or government testing.
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The Air Raid Book Club : a novel
by Annie Lyons
In 1938 London as the Blitz begins, bookstore owner Gertie Bingham takes in a Jewish refugee, a headstrong teenage girl named Hedy, and together with neighbors and customers, they start an air raid book club to bolster people's spirits and make connections to see them all through to brighter days.
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Small Game : a novel
by Blair Braverman
Cast in a new show called Civilization, survivalist Mara and her four teammates, after something goes horribly wrong, stranding them In the northern wilds, face terrifying decisions as“survival” becomes more than a game.
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The Parrot and the Igloo : Climate and the Science of Denial
by David Lipsky
Starring heroes, villains, pioneers and con artists, this dramatic narrative of the long, strange march of climate science masterfully traces the evolution of climate denial, which grew out of early efforts to build a network of untruth about products like aspirin and cigarettes.
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