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April 12 is the International Day of Human Space Flight! Have you been following the news about Artemis II? Find out the latest from the NASA website!
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Something to Smile About! The Friends of the Ramara Township Public Library has been selected as the recipient for the Smile Cookie campaign at the Brechin Tim Hortons from April 27 to May 3! Pre-orders for boxes of cookies (12/box) are being accepted now! Pick up a pre-order form from either library branch. Money raised will go to the Friends of the Library. The Friends sponsor library PA Days, guest speakers, programming equipment, special collections, and more! If you want to help the Friends, you can purchase a Smile Cookie or check out their book sale on May 30! Interested in joining the Friends? Pick up an application at the library!
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Canada Reads 2026 April 13 - 16 Love Canada Reads? Watch the debate at the library! Join us at 10 AM Tuesday, April 14 - Thursday, April 16 and cheer on your favourite book! All of this year's Canada Reads contenders are available on CloudLibrary as eBooks and/or eAudiobooks. Need help with the app? Pop into the library to get a hand. You can also transfer eBooks to your Kobo using Adobe Digital Editions.
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Are you interested in joining a FUN and VERY PRODUCTIVE group? Well, have we got a group for you! The Friends of the Ramara Township Public Library are a group of volunteers who not only help raise funds for programming, they also help raise funds for other library needs, such as furniture, collection items, and more! They also support the library by helping out at events like this year's Easter Egg Hunt. You will be able to meet some of our Friends at the Brechin Tim Hortons, from April 27 to May 3. Our Friends will be helping with the decorating during the Smile Cookie Campaign, so please come by and see us and purchase a cookie or 2! Don't miss out on these delicious cookies that will help support your local library. We will also be hosting a Plant Sale on Saturday, May 30, from 10 AM until 1 PM at the Ramara Centre. This will run in conjunction with the library's phenomenal Book and DVD sale! We wish to thank the library staff for continually putting on amazing programs for the young and not so young members of our community and beyond. Please feel free to join us on April 20 at 11:30 AM, at the Ramara Public Library for our Annual meeting and regular meeting. Hope to see you there!
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Polymer Clay Creatures Tuesday, April 14 6 PM - 7:30 Ramara Centre Ages 13-17 RSVP Calling all Teens! Want to make your own polymer clay creatures? Join in the fun on Tuesday!
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Earth Day Storytime Wednesday, April 22 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Ramara Centre All welcome RSVP Happy Earth Day! Join us for an Earth Day program with a storytime, songs, and a craft.
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Little Adventurers Friday, April 17 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Ramara Centre Ages 0 - 4 RSVP or Drop In! It is adventure time! Stories, songs, activities, and a craft. There is something for everyone at Little Adventurers!
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Tech Time Tuesday, April 14 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Ramara Centre RSVP Your library card gives you free access to LinkedIn Learning! Find out how to log in, search for courses, and more at our next Tech Time!
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Black Holes with Ian Wheelband Thursday, April 23 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Ramara Centre RSVP Sign up for "A Trip to a Black Hole" where we will board our school bus and virtually travel to Cygnus X-1!
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Vegetable Gardening in Containers Tuesday, April 28 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Ramara Centre RSVP Join Pat from the Simcoe County Master Gardeners for an inspiring and practical presentation on Growing Vegetables in Containers.
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Place holds on any of the items below by clicking or tapping the book cover. Log in to the website with your library card number and PIN to place the item on hold.
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Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a last-chance mission -- and if he fails, the earth itself will perish. Except right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name. Hurtling through space on a tiny ship, it's up to Ryland to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery. And with the clock ticking down he's got to do it all alone. Or does he?
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Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly Originally relegated to teaching math in segregated public schools, a group of African American women were called into service during World War II. Even while segregated, these women of Langley's all-black "West Computing" group helped America launch rockets and astronauts into space, as well as achieve victory over the Soviet Union in the Cold War. (Based on a true story.)
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Saturn Run by John Sandford & Ctein The year is 2066. A Caltech intern inadvertently notices an anomaly from a space telescope -- something is approaching Saturn and decelerating. Space objects don't decelerate. Spaceships do. Whatever built that ship is at least one hundred years ahead and whoever can get their hands on it exclusively and bring it back will have an advantage so large, no other nation can compete.
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Place holds on any of the items below by clicking or tapping on the movie cover. Log in to the website with your library card number and PIN to place the item on hold.
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Indian Horse Follows the life of Canadian First Nations boy, Saul Indian Horse, as he survives residential school and life amongst the racism of the 1970s. A talented hockey player, Saul must find his own path as he battles sterotypes and alcoholism.
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Heartland The fictional town of Hudson in the foothills of the Alberta Rockies is home to Heartland, a family ranch dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating troubled horses. (Series)
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Anne with an E Based on Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. A young orphaned girl in the late 1890's, who, after an abusive childhood spent in orphanages and strangers' homes, is mistakenly sent to live with an elderly spinster. (Series)
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The library has more than just books! Read on to learn about different services and resources available with your Ramara library card!
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EBSCO Discovery Service Finding trustworthy information online can be difficult. The Discovery Service from EBSCO give you access to e-books, magazines, and full-text articles to help with your next research question. Learn hobbies and sports, research health information, learn about your next holiday destination, and more! Find Discovery Service in the list of our Research Databases online!
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One Brother Shy by Terry Fallis Few people know the real Alex MacAskill. Most of the world sees a painfully and chronically shy software engineer in his mid-20s. But when his mother passes, he has no choice but to face the very memory he's been avoiding and finds himself trying to piece together the mystery of his identity, on a search that takes him from Ottawa to Moscow
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Township of Ramara News & Events! Click on an image below to be taken to a website or Facebook page to learn more!
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