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July 2021 Greetings from the Library |
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Mark your calendars!! No doubt, with the Ontario government’s announcement of Step 2 commencing June 30th, you are excited to come back into the library. We are excited to have you back in, too! We are sorting out some last minute procedures, clarifying restrictions for libraries and what that looks like in practice in our buildings, and getting the space ready accordingly. We will begin Step 2 starting July 13 for our Port Carling branch. The space at the Port Carling branch allows for 15 users at a time in the building. Our Bala branch, which is housed in the community centre, will continue with contactless, outside delivery of library items until further notice. Our services will be a little different as we all adapt to the restrictions, but we look forward to welcoming you back in! |
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Email us to join the online webinar. Zoom codes will be sent out close to the event date. Signed books will be available for $15. Check our programs page for more upcoming author events. July 8, 8:00 p.m. |
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10th Annual Friends of the Library Auction
Our marvelous group of library-loving volunteers, AKA, The Friends of the Library, have been busy gathering items from our very generous community of business owners and individuals for the 10th Annual Friends Silent Auction. This year the auction is held exclusively online. Bidding starts on July 15, 2021 and ends on August 19, 2021. |
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
by Charlie Mackesy
Charlie Mackesy offers inspiration and hope in uncertain times in this beautiful book, following the tale of a curious boy, a greedy mole, a wary fox and a wise horse who find themselves together in sometimes difficult terrain, sharing their greatest fears and biggest discoveries about vulnerability, kindness, hope, friendship and love. The shared adventures and important conversations between the four friends are full of life lessons that have connected with readers of all ages.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER - USA TODAY BESTSELLER
"The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is not only a thought-provoking, discussion-worthy story, the book itself is an object of art."- Elizabeth Egan, The New York Times
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Dostoevsky in love : an intimate life
by Alex Christofi
"Weaves carefully chosen excerpts of the author's work with the historical context to form an illuminating and often surprising whole. The result is a novelistic life that immerses the reader in a grand vista of Dostoevsky's world. Along the way, Christofi relates the stories of the three women whose lives were so deeply intertwined with Dostoevsky's: the consumptive widow Maria; the impetuous Polina who had visions of assassinating the Tsar; and the faithful stenographer Anna, who did so much to secure his literary legacy. Reading between the lines of his fiction, Christofi reconstructs the memoir Dostoevsky might have written had life - and literary stardom - not intervened"
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I am, I am, I am : seventeen brushes with death
by Maggie O'Farrell
Presents a memoir told entirely in seventeen near-death experiences stemming from a dangerous childhood illness, accidents, an encounter with a disturbed person, and the author's daily efforts to protect her daughter from the vulnerabilities of a high-risk condition
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Aboriginal History in Ontario's Cottage Country  by Thomas PeaceApril 3, 2012 |
Native Land
The interactive map allows you to search by address and see who called this home first. |
Every Child Matters
The library was honoured to participate in the Every Child Matters ceremony in Muskoka. |
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