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Click on the events listed for more information. We hope to see you soon! |
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Volunteer Opportunity
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The Friends of the Library, Muskoka Lakes Township division, are actively seeking to increase their membership.
The Friends are made up of individuals from across the Township of Muskoka Lakes. They raise funds through an annual silent auction to purchase equipment and materials not available through the regular library budget.
Mark your calendars, and come to the Port Carling library to attend their AGM on Wednesday May 29th, at 11am; meet with current Friends and find out more about how you can volunteer with this wonderful organization. They meet only a few times a year at the library in Port Carling, the time committment is small, but the impact is huge! |
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Save the date!
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We are having a big book sale, of donated and used books, including children's picture books, adult fiction, non-fiction for all ages, audiobooks, DVDs, and more! The sale will run from Friday May 31st - Saturday June 8th, during our regular hours of operation, at the Port Carling branch. We've got your summer reading needs covered!
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A Small Sample of
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The Demon of Unrest: a Saga of hubris, heartbreak, and heroism at the dawn of the Civil War
by Erik LarsonMaster storyteller Erik Larson offers a gripping account of the chaotic months between Lincoln’s election and the Confederacy’s shelling of Sumter—a period marked by tragic errors and miscommunications, enflamed egos and craven ambitions, personal tragedies and betrayals. Drawing on diaries, secret communiques, slave ledgers, and plantation records, Larson gives us a political horror story that captures the forces that led America to the brink—a dark reminder that we often don’t see a cataclysm coming until it’s too late. |
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A Killing On the Hillby Robert Dugoni
Seattle, 1933. The city is in the grips of the Great Depression, Prohibition, and vice. Cutting his teeth on a small-time beat, hungry and ambitious young reporter William “Shoe” Shumacher gets a tip that could change his career. There’s been a murder at a social club on Profanity Hill—an underworld magnet for vice crimes only a privileged few can afford. The story is going to be front-page news, and Shoe is the first reporter on the scene.
In a city steeped in old west debauchery, Shoe’s following every lead to a very dangerous place—one that could bring him glory and fame or end his life.
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The Complete Book of Pickleball: The Ultimate Training Guide for Passionate Players of All Ages
by Kurt Brungardt, Mike Brungardt, and Brett BrungardtBringing together a dream team of experts in the fields of strength and conditioning, sports movement, sports vision, physical therapy, sports psychology, athletic training, performance nutrition, and sports medicine, 'The Complete Book of Pickleball' is a holistic workout program that shares ways to improve the fitness benefits of this wildly popular sport while remaining injury-free. |
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North & South: A Tale of Two Hemispheresby Sandra Morris
In a remarkable exploration of animals’ lives, Sandra Morris’s informative text and beautiful illustrations take readers through the months of the year in both the northern and southern parts of the globe, with an eye to how various species adapt to the changing seasons. Extensive end matter offers further descriptive facts about some twenty-five featured animals.
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Each month we will include a title or two that a staff member has recently read. Yes, we could call it Staff Picks, but where's the alliterative fun in that?
So, without further ado, please enjoyNancy's Novel Notes
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Several things attracted me to this book. A historical fiction that takes place in the 1930s, on the topic of a group of women artists, as depicted in a very, attractive cover illustration.
The story focuses on one of the artists, Hilma af Klint (of Sweden) who became famous for her exhibition of ‘Paintings for the Future’, created in 1906 and recently exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Hilma was a painter who deserved the credit for being the first artist to create abstract art, during a time when society was more eager to give that credit to male artists.
No background in art is required to enjoy reading about the determination, passion and unique friendship these women shared, and for this artist, Hilma, with her circle of friends who supported her desire to want “to leave something of meaning behind in this world”. I enjoyed this peek into the inner workings of an art studio during this era and how these friends would gather weekly for artistic, spiritual and emotional support in their quest for creative independence in ways the reader may find surprising.
A story of true collaboration among a group of artists, and written by a collaboration of authors, this is a feel-good story that will leave you wanting to research the paintings of Hilma af Klint and “The Five”. Isn’t that what a good historical fiction should do? |
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