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Summer is here, and there's lots to do @MLPL!
Click on the events listed for more information.
See you soon! |
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Children and Youth Programs in July @MLPL
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All Ages Events and Programs
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Community Lego Build
Come one come all to a community build challenge to kick-off summer! Last year the Muskoka Ratepayers Association generously donated a 1000+ piece Lego set to the library…but we don’t want to build it ourselves! We need your help! From the beginning of July until July 18th stop by the Port Carling branch and spend a couple of minutes (or a couple of hours) helping us build our masterpiece!
Something Learned Wednesdays in Port Carling, various times
Family Movie Night
Join us for our first movie of the season, The Wolf and the Lion July 4th in Port Carling, 5-7 PM
Story Trails Jaspen Park in Bala
Hanna Park in Port Carling
Art on the Shelf
Canvas pick up and drop off continues until July 9th. Come back to the Port Carling branch to view all of the wonderful artwork on display from July 16th - August 13th!
Port Carling Farmer's Market Thursdays at Hanna Park, 9 AM - 2 PM |
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Adult Programs
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What else is going on @MLPL?
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Our Friends of the Library are running their 13th annual Silent Auction. The auction will will run online from July 11th - August 22nd.
This year, with the Friends support, the library plans to continue to offer a variety of educational programming for all ages, while continuing to find new ways to reach members of the community outside of the branches through a “Pick-Up Point” pilot project. In addition, expanding the collection through the acquisition of new tech resources, Wonderbooks, and a refurbishment of the Bala drop box are all initiatives that will be aided by this fundraising.
Let's make this year's auction another success! Your support helps us continue to enhance Muskoka Lakes Public Library services and facilities.
Check the auction site frequently, as items get added as donations are received! |
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by Becci Coombes(Adult Non-fiction)
With an emphasis on foraging and upcycling, Becci explores the ways we can create beautiful projects using materials readily available in the garden and home. Upcycled projects include gorgeous home textiles woven from bed linen, mini lampshade fairy lights for a summer's evening and even a fabulous picnic table from an old suitcase. Capture the breeze of autumn with wind chimes made from old necklaces and cutlery and learn how to felt old sweaters, turning them into cosy wreaths, brooches and purses for winter. There is also a section on working with willow, with projects encompassing everything from woven birdfeeders (with home-made fat balls!) to festive ornaments. |
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by Samuel Teer(Young Adult fiction graphic novel)
In the summer of 1995, almost-fifteen-year-old Almudena is sent to live with her estranged Spanish-speaking father, and together they renovate a brownstone and build a relationship while Almudena navigates the Latin American side of her heritage for the first time. An exciting teen coming-of-age epic from author Samuel Teer and debut graphic novel artist Mar Julia, Brownstone is a vivid, sweeping, ultimately hopeful story about navigating your heritage even when you feel like you don’t quite fit in. |
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by Isabel Allende(Junior Picture Book)
Perla is a mighty dog who has two superpowers—making people love her, and roaring like a lion. When she finds out her human brother, Nico Rico, is being bullied at school, she knows she has to step in! But what will Perla do?
In a charming and poignant story about the bond between child and pet, Isabel Allende makes her children’s literary debut. |
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(DVD miniseries)
And Then There Were None is a dramatic adaptation of the best-selling crime novel by Agatha Christie. The story follows 10 strangers who receive an unusual invitation to a solitary mansion based remotely off Britain's Devon Coast. Among the guests is an unstable doctor, an anxious businessman, an irresponsible playboy, and a governess with a secret. Cut off from the outside world, the group arrives at its destination, only to find that darkness awaits them. As people start to mysteriously die, the members of the group realize there is a killer among them. |
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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 enjoyLindsay's Laudable Literature |
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by Kerry Clare
Asking for a Friend is the third novel by Kerry Clare, and in my opinion, her best to date. Spanning over two decades, Asking for a Friend introduces us to Clara and Jess when they first meet at University, when all things seem possible and everything is new and exciting. I loved how this book was able to discuss the intricacies of women’s relationships with each other, without being trite. Rarely do we get to read about the type of friendship that Jess and Clara have, and Kerry Clare does it with her brilliant use of dialogue, sense of place, and her willingness to tackle difficult topics head on. Her wry humour and timely observations are woven into a heartbreaking, honest and raw story that was wonderful and refreshing. It’s light enough to be a fun holiday read, while packing a real punch; I really enjoyed this novel.
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