October 2023 Newsletter
Giving of Thanks
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for checking your user account for any 'stray' library items you may have missed bringing back to the library. It's particularly important if you are closing up the cottage this weekend so as not to leave a library item locked up for the winter! Not sure how to check your account online? Give us a call and we'll do it for you!  705-765-5650 Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Who in your household likes crafting?!
Children will enjoy this free weekly Saturday program that offers a variety of craft activities designed for children and youth 6+
Saturdays
10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
October 28, 2023 to December 9, 2023 
January 20, 2024 to May 11, 2024 
 



 
 

On the New Book Shelf
Holly : a novel
by Stephen King

Formerly shy private detective Holly Gibney reluctantly agrees to search for a client's missing daughter, which may have something to do with an unholy secret being harbored in the basement of a pair of semi-retired octogenarian academics.
Bright Young Women : a novel
by Jessica Knoll

"Masterfully blending elements of psychological suspense and true crime, Jessica Knoll delivers a new and exhilarating thriller in Bright Young Women. The book opens on a Saturday night in 1978, hours before a soon-to-be-infamous murderer descends upon aFlorida sorority house with deadly results. The lives of those who survive, including sorority president and key witness, Pamela Schumacher, are forever changed. Across the country, Tina Cannon is convinced her missing friend was targeted by the man papers refer to as the All-American Sex Killer--and that he's struck again. Determined to find justice, the two join forces as their search for answers leads to a final, shocking confrontation"
Stone Blind : a novel
by Natalie Haynes

Attacked by Poseidon in Athene's temple, Medusa, the most beautiful of the Gorgon sisters, is punished and transformed into a monster whose gaze will turn any living creature to stone, forcing her into a life of solitude until Perseus embarks upon a fateful quest. 
My Friend Anne Frank : the inspiring and heartbreaking true story of best friends torn apart and reunited against all odds
by Hannah Pick-Goslar

This long-awaited memoir from a Holocaust survivor, who formed a close friendship with Anne Frank until the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam tore them apart, chronicles the experiences of her own life during and after the war, providing a searing look at what countless children endured at the hands of the Nazi regime. Illustrations.
Elon Musk
by Walter Isaacson

Shadowing the rule-breaking billionaire for two years and drawing on interviews with his family, friends, coworkers and adversaries, the author presents the revealing inside story of a tough yet vulnerable man-child and visionary who ushered in the dawn of electric vehicles, private space exploration and artificial intelligence—and took over Twitter. (biography & autobiography). 

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