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Unlock the Possibilities Having a Muskoka Lakes Public Library card, some might say, is a priceless thing. Books, movies, magazines, in both digital and physical formats, can be borrowed at no cost. Let's think about that a moment. Free. No charge. It really is truly amazing when we think about it to have thousands of choices for reading and viewing at our finger tips purely by presenting a library card. How lucky we all are to live in such a wonderful country that values education for all it's citizens! Read on to find out more of what your library is offering this summer!
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In Discussion with Anais Granofsky Thursday, June 23 at 7:00 p.m. Young Anais and her mother teetered on the abyss of poverty, sharing a mattress in a single room in social housing in Toronto, while her grandparents lived in a mansion that was 20 minutes away. As Anais grew up, she spent weekends with her wealthy Granofsky grandparents. On Saturdays and Sundays she would wear expensive clothes and eat lunch by the pool. In the weeks between, she and her mother lived day by day penniless, rarely knowing from where their next meal would come. From her earliest youth, Anais realized that if she wanted to be loved, she had to keep her two lives separate, learning to code switch between her Jewish identity on the weekend and her Black one during the week. Her life was compartmentalized, until at age 12, Anais was cast in Degrassi Junior High, an internationally successful television. The Girl in the Middle is a tale of two vastly different families and the granddaughter they shared and clashed over. Email us to receive the access code to join the discussion over Zoom, from the comfort of your own home. Remember, you will not be on camera and your mic will be disabled, but you will be able to interact with Granofsky using the chat feature. Books, with signed bookplates, will be available for $15. muskokalakes@pclib.ca 705-765-5650
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Art on a Shelf Exhibit We invite you to have your artwork displayed amongst the books at the library this summer! Open to all teen and adult MLPL card holders. Register by June 25 at the Port Carling branch to receive your free canvas. Submit your completed work by July 9. An exhibit of the mini-masterpieces will be created amongst the book shelves from July 19 to August 16, 2022. To add to the fun, visitors to the library will be invited to vote for their favourite art piece. Whose work will be the People's Choice winner? Some of the masterpieces might even go up for sale! All exhibitors will be entered into a random draw for a prize to be given at the close of the exhibit.
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Bala Storytime with Sandy InksterMuskoka Lakes Public Library, with a generous grant from the Bala Cranberry Festival, invites you to drop in to the library in Bala to join Sandy Inkster on July 7, 12, 19, 28 from 10:30-11:15. Sandy will have fun with you exploring storybooks and having adventures with activities featuring art, science, language, math, music, mindfulness, and physical movement. These fun, play-based experiences are great for people of all ages! Free! Fair weather dates we will gather on the lawn outside. Rain days we will gather inside.
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Nature Club Wednesdays, July through August 11:30 - 12:30 Port Carling Each week we will explore a different theme, discover some neat facts about animals or plants, and create fun activities and projects. From 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., drop in with your family for the MLPL Nature Club on Wednesdays in July and August under the tent, outside on the lower patio of the Port Carling branch. Discover some of the amazing flora and fauna in your backyard, like mushrooms, birds, rodents, and butterflies. Explore under a log or leaf litter, learn how animals use camouflage to hunt or hide, and how to identify signs left behind by the creatures around us. Create structures like the squirrels and birds, use materials from around you to conduct experiments or express your creativity, and develop an enduring sense of wonder with Mother Nature. Due to the types of activities we have planned, this program is best suited for ages 4-10.
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MLPL at Hanna Park Thursdays, July through August 9:00 - 2:00 Hanna Park in Port Carling Find us set up under the Muskoka Lakes Public Library tent at the Farmer's Market at Hanna Park in Port Carling on fair-weather Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. during July and August. We'll have stories and songs, activities and crafts, and some special visitors, some of which will be the furry or feathery kind!
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Under the Tent Crafting Saturdays noon to 2:00 p.m. Port Carling All winter we have offered our Take and Make kits for you to enjoy at home. We're flipping that around this summer and very much look forward to getting crafty with you under the MLPL tent on fair-weather Saturdays on the front lawn of the Port Carling branch. Make and Take: make it here and take it home to enjoy! Drop-in. Open to all.
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S.T.E.M. Fridays, July 29 - August 26 11:00 a.m. to noon Port Carling Are you 8 to 13 years old and interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths? Register in person at the Port Carling branch to join the building fun with Caelan, our student volunteer. Non-refundable fees vary per workshop and are required at registration. Each workshop limited to six participants. - July 29 Build an Electric Car
Participants will build a car made of wood and other elements that will be propelled using electricity learning the principles of converting electrical energy to mechanical energy. Participants will take the completed project home. Cost $15 - August 5 Egg Drop Challenge
Participants will be challenged to build a structure that will protect a raw egg from breaking when dropped from a set height. Cost $5 - August 12 LEGO Car Challenge
Discover the relationship between speed and torque using gears to build a car with LEGO that can move a three pound object. Cost $5 - August 19 Bridge Building Challenge
Design and build a weight-bearing wooden bridge learning the importance of effective weight distribution. Participants will take the completed project home. Cost $5 Discover the principles of hydraulics to build a claw that is able to pick up items. Participants will take the completed project home. Cost $10
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11th Annual Silent Auction
It's back for an 11th year! July 16 - August 20, 2022 You'll want to make sure you're registered so that you can bid online on the fabulous array of items so generously donated by area businesses and individuals to the Items are added frequently so keep checking in!
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The Power of One Exhibit July 19 - July 23, 2022 There is power in each and every one of us. The Muskoka Lakes Public Library in Port Carling is honoured to host The Power of One exhibit for one week, from July 19 to July 23, 2022. Launched by the Abraham Global Peace Initiative (AGPI), the exhibit features notable figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, Anne Frank, Helen Keller, Mother Teresa and Malala Yousafzai - among others - who have each contributed to making the world a better place. Thought provoking, it is meant to inspire and empower all people to take action to make the world a better place. The exhibit forces its audience to ask: What would you do if you were in the same situation? What choices would you make? Would you risk your life to save others? Would you speak out? How can you help change the world for the better today?
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Painting Workshops with Nancy Hunter For over 20 years, Nancy Hunter has shared her passion for art with everyone around her. She loves the sense of freedom that creating brings, and likes to break down the creation process to make it easy and non-intimidating for everyone to approach. Specializing in acrylic and watercolor painting, Nancy teaches creative and interactive paint classes throughout Muskoka and beyond. She loves witnessing the moment where someone realized that they can create art whether they be six or 106! Nancy is offering two workshops at the Port Carling branch this summer: July 22 and August 26. Contact Nancy Hunter to register and for further details: art@nancyhunter.ca
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Alcuin Society Book Design Exhibit August 16 - August 30, 2022 Port Carling The Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada is the only national competition for book design. The Society holds a competition to encourage a national awareness of book design in the Canadian book industry by encouraging Canadian publishers to pay closer attention to “the look of books” in all its aspects: from paper quality to choice of type, to excellence in printing, to illustration. Winning books are exhibited at various locations in Canada and throughout the world. Thanks to the efforts of Muskoka Chautauqua, the Port Carling branch of MLPL has been chosen as one of the exhibition venues. Don't miss this opportunity to see some of the world's most beautiful books!
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The Great Passion : a novel by James RuncieTold through the story of Bachs writing of the St. Matthews Passion, this meditation on grief and music follows 13-year-old Stefan Silbermann who is taken under the tutelage of Bach and drawn into Bachs family life, escaping the cruelty of his classmates.
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Sweet, Sweet Revenge Ltd
by Jonas Jonasson
"Meet Ole Mbatian Jr., a Maasai warrior; Kevin, his sort-of-son; Agneta, a wronged and penniless ex-wife; and Johan, an unscrupulous Stockholm ad-man whose company specializes in revenge services. As Agneta and Kevin seek revenge against the gallery owner who has wronged them, this funny and philosophical novel takes off on a madcap journey that spans five continents and whirls around a colorful cast of characters, including a goat called Molly and the Pope"
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No Second Chances : a novel
by Rio Youers
When he steps in to help his friend Kitty, who has been skimming off of the entitled son of a Danish billionaire, Luke, once an up-and-coming actor who is suspected of killing his wife, uncovers a web of violence and corruption that is linked to his wife's disappearance.
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The Humans
Set inside a pre-war duplex in downtown Manhattan, The Humans follows the course of an evening in which the Blake family gathers to celebrate Thanksgiving. As darkness falls outside the crumbling building, mysterious things start to go bump in the night and family tensions reach a boiling point.
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The Larkins
Follows the lives and adventures of the Larkin family as they live in the Kent countryside in the 1950s
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