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February's focus is all that we have to offer the fibre arts enthusiasts out there. Did you know that we have a weaving loom, set up for use by the fireplace on the upper level?
Are you in need of any warm woolies? We still have many beautiful hats, mitts, headbands and socks, free for the taking, in a variety of shapes and sizes. Please help yourselves!
Wanting to get creative with fellow fibre folk? Come to the Thursday Knitting group! |
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| Join us February 3rd |
Join in all of the community festivities and be sure to come to the library on Saturday February 3rd for a fun Winterfest themed craft for all ages.
All are welcome. Free!
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| Join us February 6th |
Let’s enjoy a hot cuppa and some conversation at February's Coffee Break (don't worry, there's also tea!). All are welcome.
No registration required, just come on in. Free!
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| Join us February 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th | Come with your family to the library to design and build to the weekly challenge using LEGO bricks. Share your building tips and tricks with others. Stay for pizza after the build!
Weekly registration is required, and is only open from Tuesday 10:00 a.m. to Thursday at noon for that week's session. 705-765-5650. Free to participate with a MLP Library card. Space is limited. Please note that if school busses are cancelled, so is Lego.
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| Join us February 15th | Are you a senior-aged member of the MLPL community? Phone us at 705-765-5650 to register to attend a Lectures and Lunch meeting! We'll have a guest speaker from 10:30 to 11:30 followed by a light lunch.
Limited space. This program is reserved for seniors (60+). Free to participate with a valid Muskoka Lakes Public Library card. |
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| Join us February 14th |
Join us for thought-provoking conversation about The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, and Intolerable by Kamal Al-Solaylee. Some of you only read fiction, while some prefer non-fiction so, most months, a fiction title and a non-fiction title will be discussed.
Not to worry if you aren't able to read both books. Come out anyway and hear about the thoughts and opinions about each of the books!
New members are always welcome!
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| Join us February 10th, 17th & 24th | 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. Children age 9 and under must have a parent or guardian remain in the library for the duration of the session.
Weekly registration is required and is only open from Tuesday 10:00 a.m. to Thursday at 4:00 p.m. for that week's session. 705-765-5650. Free to participate with a MLP Library card. |
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| Join us Febuary 16th | Nancy Gray Ogle will help participants, both beginner and experienced, develop and hone artistic skills by teaching techniques and processes. A variety of mediums will be explored.
All supplies are included, at no cost. Registration is required and is open on the first of each month for that month's class. 705-765-5650. Free to participate with a MLP Library card. |
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| Join us February 2nd, 9th & 23rd | The Painting Club is designed to provide to those who love to draw and paint, an opportunity to explore their art in a non-instructional, informal, relaxed setting.
Table easels, water containers, and coffee will be supplied. Registration is required. 705-765-5650. Free to participate with a MLP Library card. |
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| Join us February 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th |
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 2024, and their caregiver. Space is limited. Free to participate with a MLP Library card. No registration required.
Please note that if school busses are cancelled, Pre-school Play and Story Hour is as well. |
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| Join us February 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th |
Yoga on a Chair for Every Body at our Bala branch (using the Bala Community Centre) on Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Drop-ins are welcome, or you can call Lindsey, 705-706-4036, to pre-register. Chairs provided. Bring your own mat, if you wish, for under the chair. Suggested $10 or pay what you will. |
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| Join us February 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th | Interested in playing with others in the comfort of the library in a non-competitive format? Join us at 1:00 p.m. on Thursdays on the lower level of the library in Port Carling.
For experienced players and those who would like to learn the games. We also have chess boards on hand! Come solo, with a partner, or team up once here. Free!
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| Join us February 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th |
No need to knit alone through the winter! Drop in to share patterns, get inspiration, discuss your latest yarn project, or venture into book discussion and conversations with other knitters and needlecrafters of all abilities. Bring your project and get knitting! Enjoy a cup of tea while knitting and chatting. No registration required.
Free! |
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Looking for something new to borrow?
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Madness: Race and Instanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton
In Madness, Peabody and Emmy award-winning journalist Antonia Hylton tells the 93-year-old history of Crownsville Hospital, one of the last segregated asylums with surviving records and a campus that still stands to this day in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. She blends the intimate tales of patients and employees whose lives were shaped by Crownsville with a decade-worth of investigative research and archival documents. Madness chronicles the stories of Black families whose mental health suffered as they tried, and sometimes failed, to find safety and dignity. Hylton also grapples with her own family’s experiences with mental illness, and the secrecy and shame that it reproduced for generations. |
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The Clinic by Cate Quinn
Meg works for a casino in LA, catching cheaters and popping a few too many pain pills to cope, following a far different path than her sister Haley, a famous actress. But suddenly reports surface of Haley dying at the remote rehab facility where she had been forced to go to get her addictions under control. There are whispers of suicide, but Meg can't believe it. She decides that the best way to find out what happened to her sister is to check in herself - to investigate what really happened from the inside. Battling her own addictions and figuring out the truth will be much more difficult than she imagined, far away from friends, family - and anyone who could help her. |
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Rabbit Hole Season One
Nothing is what it seems when John Weir, a master of deception in the world of corporate espionage, is framed for murder by powerful forces with the ability to influence and control populations. The series stars Emmy Award Winner, Kiefer Sutherland as private espionage operative John Weir, who finds himself in the midst of a battle over the preservation of democracy in a world at odds with misinformation, behavioral manipulation, the surveillance state, and the interests that control these extraordinary powers. |
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Claudia and the Bad Joke: The Baby-sitters Club by Ann M. Martin
Claudia isn't worried when she hears her newest baby-sitting charge, Betsy Sobak, is a big practical joker. After all, how much harm can one little girl do? Plenty. Claudia breaks her leg as a result of one of Betsy's jokes. Now Claudia is feeling like baby-sitting might be too dangerous and she's talking about quitting the club. Kristy thinks Betsy needs to be taught a lesson, and that the baby-sitters are just the ones to do it. Watch out, Betsy Sobak. The joke war is on!
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Bear Finds Eggs by Karma Wilson
As Bear and his friends stroll through the forest, they find different kinds of bird's eggs and leave gifts for the soon-to-be chicks. But Mama Meadowlark can't find her eggs! Bear and his friends pitch in to help and search high and low. Each time they find an egg, they paint it with bright colours so they don't lose it again and add it to Hare's handy basket. Will they be able to return all the eggs to their mother?
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