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Tay Township Public Library |
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Newsletter Volume 21 Issue 9
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Calling all Vendors!
Our Library Festive Fundraiser is booked for Sunday, November 3rd, 10 am - 3 pm at the Oakwood Community Centre in Victoria Harbour!
This seasonal craft show is planned and hosted by the Marjorie Young Volunteer Association (MYVA) and library staff in support of Tay Township Public Library. Join us for a warm drink, check some names off your shopping list, or treat yourself! If you are interested in becoming a vendor, the registration fee is $30 plus a donation to the prize table, all proceeds go to the MYVA group to support Library programs and special collections. For more information on becoming a vendor and to register please pop into a branch to pick up a copy of the registration form or send us an email! |
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Support your Library today by buying a book bag for $3.
Thank you for helping enhance our collections and programs! |
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It's time to start saving your seeds for our Seed Library!
Thank you to everyone who has participated in the seed library, don't forget to donate your seeds this year! It's not too late to get planting, we have several varieties that need to be planted in the fall!
Get up to 10 types of seeds with over 100 varieties to choose from, including many native seeds.
Visit a branch to browse our seed catalogue and pick out what to grow this season.
For more information on how to borrow seeds please visit our website. |
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Storytime for Babies and Tots
Port McNicoll -Tuesdays at 11:00AM Victoria Harbour - Wednesdays at 11:00AM Waubaushene - Thursdays at 11:00AM
Back starting September 10th Join us as we read books, sing songs, learn, & have fun! No registration required, for ages 0-6. |
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Pajama Storytime is back!
Wednesdays at 4:30 PM
Victoria Harbour Starting Wednesday, September 11th.
Join us in branch, in your PJs, as we read and talk about our favourite picture books! Geared to ages 5 and up!
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Game Nights
Tuesdays 5:30-7:00 PM - Port McNicoll (No game night Tuesday, September 10th)
Thursdays 5:30-7:00 PM - Waubaushene
Join us for Game Night with video games and board games. Great for kids of all ages, drop-in. |
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Family Craft Party - Talk like a Pirate!
Victoria Harbour - Sat., Sept. 14th at 1:00 PM Waubaushene - Sat., Sept. 21st at 1:00 PM Port McNicoll - Sat., Sept. 28th at 11:00 AM
Join us for a monthly family craft party! This month we are celebrating international talk like a pirate day! We will make hats, a pirate puppet and a pet parrot.For kids aged 4-10. Please contact us to register. |
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Norman Bethune Presentation by Parks Canada
Tuesday, September 10th at 6 PM Port McNicoll Branch
Bethune dedicated his life to serving others, his many acts demonstrated his personal courage, compassion, and selflessness. This presentation will bring to life Bethune’s action packed existence, seeking to inspire youth to understand these values, be compassionate for others as Bethune was, and to learn more about this famous Canadian’s historical interaction with the world. Stories of his medical achievements at the front lines during significant wars and their lasting effects on modern medicine breathes life into Dr. Norman Bethune legacy. Please contact us to register! |
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Sew N' Sew - Microwave Bowl Cozies
3 session program: Saturdays, September 21st, September 28th and October 5th at 1 PM Port McNicoll Branch
Each Participant will make 2 cozies, and it will take the three dates to complete the project. All supplies provided. Registration Required. Age 12 to adult. |
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Author Talk - Pat McDermott Michener
Saturday, September 28th at 1:30 PM Victoria Harbour Branch
With a rich background in journalism, Pat has stitched together many stories from a long and interesting life, to create a narrative that keeps readers immersed from start to finish. Join her as she discusses writing her first novel,Emma Madison Master Meddler, and what she has planned next. Signed copies of the book will be available to purchase for $25.00. Please contact us to register! |
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Learn to Play Chess Club
*New date and time* Wednesdays at 11:00 am Victoria Harbour Branch
Never played, but always wanted to? Not played in a long time and need a refresher? Learn to play chess in a group setting. Come join us for a game! |
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Sit and Stitch
Wednesdays at 3:00 PM
Victoria Harbour Branch A casual, drop-in atmosphere. Bring what you are working on and maybe get help from new friends. Knit, crochet, embroidery, mending, if you can bring it and want to share it, stop by and do one more row together. You could also swap yarn and patterns! |
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Save the date for November: Visit with Fern Taillefer
Saturday, November 9th at 2pm
Victoria Harbour Branch
Meet Mr. Taillefer as he discusses his work in Close Protection (Body Guard work) in the Canadian Forces. Adult program, please register to save your spot. |
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Mahjong for Beginners
Resumes in October |
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All three branches have a cart full of donated and discarded books and movies you can purchase from, by donation to the Library.
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Drop in Kids Colouring
Victoria Harbour
Drop in anytime to visit the table that has crayons and colouring pages where children of all ages can colour and relax. |
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Borrow a PassClick here to visit our website for more information, or click the images to place your holds! |
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The Simcoe County Museum pass provides entrance to the museum for up to 7 people! Visit the museum for a wide variety of events, exhibits and programs for all ages throughout the year!
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The Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre has provided the Tay Township Public Library with Family Day Passes! This gives you FREE entrance to the Marsh for up to 2 adults and 2 children.
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Visit any Ontario Park for FREE by borrowing an Ontario Parks Vehicle Permit from the Library! Permits allow park entry to any provincial park for one vehicle (excluding busses) and its passengers for the whole day (not for overnight use).
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The Huronia Museum has provided the Tay Township Public Library with 3 Museum Passes! This gives you FREE entrance to the Museum for up to 2 adults and 2 children.
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Apps to read on the go!
Click on the App icons to learn more about cloudLibrary for borrowing Ebooks and AudioBooks, and PressReader to view your favourite newspapers and magazines, all on your own device! |
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ComicsPlus
Enjoy unlimited access to thousands of digital comics, mangas and graphic novels for free with your Tay Township Library card! No holds, wait lists or limits!
To access Comics Plus:
1. Visit login.librarypass.com, or download and install the LibraryPass app for iOS or Android.
2. Search for Simcoe Digital Library Service, and enter your library card number. 3. Read all the comics! |
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Download the Simcoe County Libraries app and log in with your library card to access your account and place holds today.
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Reciprocal Borrowing |
If you are currently a member in good standing at your Library, you are entitled to a free Library membership at any of these Libraries!
Clearview Public Library
Essa Public Library
Penetanguishene Public Library
Ramara Public Library
Severn Public Library
Springwater Public Library
Wasaga Beach Public Library
Midland Public Library
Click here for more information |
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Library Board Information |
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Library Board Members:
Heather Walker (Chair)
Janet McFadden (Vice Chair)
Laura Adams
Gerard LaChapelle (Council Representative)
Sandy Talbot (Council Representative) |
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Email Domain Change
We have switched email domains, please make sure you update your library contacts, so we don’t get lost in your junk folders. All our names are the same, you just need to change the end to @taylibrary.ca
For all your library needs please email library@taylibrary.ca |
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New Titles for your holds!
Click the images to display in our catalogue to place a hold. |
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Glass Houses
Madeline Ashby
A masterful near future whodunit for fans of Glass Onion and Black Mirror. Join a stranded start-up team led by a terrifyingly realistic charismatic billionaire, a deserted tropical island, and a mysterious AI-driven mansion as the remaining members disappear one by one. A group of employees and their CEO, celebrating the sale of their remarkable emotion-mapping-AI-algorithm, crash onto a not-quite-deserted tropical island. Luckily, those who survived have found a beautiful, fully-stocked private palace, with all the latest technological updates (though one without connection to the outside world). The house, however, has more secrets than anyone might have guessed, and a much darker reason for having been built and left behind. Kristen, the hyper-competent ‘chief emotional manager’ (i.e., the eccentric boyish billionaire-CEO Sumter's idea of an HR department) is trying to keep her colleagues stable throughout this new challenge, but staying sane seems to be as much of a challenge as staying alive. Being a woman in technology has always meant having to be smarter than anyone expects and Kristen's survival skills are more impressive than anyone knows.
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The Third Wife of Faraday House
B. R. Myers
November 1816: Restless but naive Emeline Fitzpatrick is desperate to escape her stifling life in foggy Halifax. Her guardian is lining up repugnant suitors, but Emeline has her eyes set on a lieutenant in the British Navy. She just needs to persuade him to propose, or her one chance at happiness will be gone forever. But when Emeline’s hopes end in scandal, she finds herself with only one suitor left -- the wealthy and enigmatic Captain Graves. Having already lost two wives to tragic circumstances, the widower is seeking a new companion in his cloistered seaside manor Faraday House. Or at least that is what Emeline has been told, because when she arrives, she is horrified to discover that the second Mrs. Graves, Georgina, is still alive though fading fast. Emeline is only certain of two things. Something ghastly is afoot at Faraday House, and no one is going to save her. She will have to rely on her own courage, her burgeoning bond with Georgina, and the aid of a handsome reverend with a mysterious past to shed light on a ghostly truth.
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Hera
Jennifer Saint
Even the gods must have their queen. When the immortal goddess Hera and her brother Zeus overthrow their tyrannical father, she dreams of ruling at his side. But as they establish their reign on Mount Olympus, Hera begins to see that Zeus is just as ruthless and cruel as the father they betrayed. While Zeus ascends, Hera is relegated to the role of wife and mother, a role she never wanted. She was always born to rule, but must she lose herself in perpetuating this cycle of violence and cruelty? Or can she find a way to forge a better world? In this enthralling retelling, Greek mythology's most famous and maligned goddess finally tells her own story, as power, passion, and divine strength collide in the heart of Olympus. |
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The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams
Karen Hawkins
When an antique tin of love letters is found, historian Tay Dove returns to her hometown to investigate. Reeling from a romantic betrayal, Tay hopes to distract herself by writing a biography about her famous great-great-grandmother Sarafina Dove, who became a star reporter in the late 1890s. Tay believes the letters could be the key to understanding why Sarafina left Dove Pond so abruptly, but the missives only add to Tay's questions, especially when they reveal a forbidden love affair with William Day, a notorious train robber. Some answers might be found in eighty-two-year-old Rose Day's bookshop and town archive, but Rose is curiously reluctant to give Tay access. Just when Tay thinks she's reached a dead end, she finds an unlikely ally in Rose's grandson Luke, a fellow puzzle lover. Together they set out to uncover what happened and find a love story that could be more precious than gold.
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And So I Roar (Large Print)
Abi Daré
When Tia accidentally overhears a whispered conversation between her mother, terminally ill and lying in a hospital bed in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and her aunt, the repercussions will send her on a desperate quest to uncover a secret her mother has been hiding for nearly two decades. Back home in Lagos a few days later, Adunni, a plucky fourteen-year-old runaway, is lying awake in Tia’s guest room. Having escaped from her rural village in a desperate bid to seek a better future, she’s finally found refuge with Tia, who has helped her enroll in school. It’s always been Adunni’s dream to get an education, and she’s bursting with excitement. Suddenly, there’s a horrible knocking at the front gate. It’s only the beginning of a harrowing ordeal that will see Tia forced to make a terrible choice between protecting Adunni or finally learning the truth behind the secret her mother has hidden from her. And Adunni will learn that her ‘louding voice’, as she calls it, is more important than ever, as she must advocate to save not only herself but all the young women of her home village, Ikati. If she succeeds, she may transform Ikati into a place where girls are allowed to claim the bright futures they deserve -- and shout their stories to the world.
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No Safe Place
Michael LedwidgeWhile he's hiding out off the grid on a trout stream in the middle of rural New England, the last thing Mike Gannon is looking for is any more trouble. But then he bumps into an old girlfriend who is an investigator up from New York City looking into the mysterious death of a student at a nearby prestigious college. And soon what Mike wants and what he's about to get become two very different things. First a whistleblower comes forward with evidence of a deadly scandal. Then shortly after arrives a group of dangerous men who will do anything to keep secrets buried. |
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Food To Die For : Recipes & Stories From America's Most Legendary Haunted Places Amy Bruni
Paranormal investigator and Kindred Spirits host Amy Bruni brings together haunted history with ghoulish gastronomy in this designed, story-infused cookbook of nearly 60 locations across America. Discover the eerie hotels, haunted homes, hellish hospitals, and spine-tingling ghost towns through stories and photos, each with a notable recipe to try. |
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Social Media Marketing 2024: Mastering New Trends and Strategies for Online Success
Robert Hill
This book is your definitive guide to the ever-evolving landscape of social media marketing in the year 2024 and beyond. With social media platforms constantly changing and user behaviors evolving, this book is your compass to navigate the complex terrain of online engagement. It offers valuable insights into emerging trends, innovative strategies, and the latest tools that will define the social media marketing landscape in 2024. |
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Little Cat Hide-And-Seek Emotions: A Playful Primer To Learn About Your Feelings [board book]
Audrey Bouquet Come along with Little Cat as he experiences a wide range of emotions. |
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Trapped in a Video Game
Dustin Brady After getting sucked in the new game Full Blast with his friend Eric, Jesse starts to see the appeal of being in the game, but pretty soon, a mysterious figure begins following Eric and Jesse, and they discover they cannot leave the game. |
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Furiosa [DVD]
As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home. |
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Abigail
[DVD] After a group of criminals kidnap the ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, they retreat to an isolated mansion, unaware that they're locked inside with no normal little girl. |
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The Fall Guy
[DVD]A stuntman, fresh off an almost career-ending accident, has to track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy and try to win back the love of his life while still doing his day job. What could possibly go right? |
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The First Omen
[DVD]A young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, but encounters a darkness that causes her to question her faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate. |
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