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May 2024 |
Welcome to our monthly newsletter featuring all that's happening at your library. |
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Our Notices Have a New Look |
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Some of the emails you receive from Middlesex County Library now have a new look! Emails that were updated include notifications about items coming due, holds ready for pick-up and overdue notices. This change will not impact our program registration emails, NextReads eNewsletters, or our MCL Monthly Update eNewsletter.
If you are expecting messages from us and have not received them, be sure to check your junk or spam folder, and consider adding librarian@middlesex.ca to your contacts. If you've followed these steps and still are not receiving emails from us, please let us know.
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June is Seniors Month and we are excited to celebrate seniors in our communities, and to offer a wide variety of programs that recognize that the drive to explore, learn and grow never ends. In addition to the programs highlighted below, we'll be offering Bingo, card making, smart phone savvy, chair yoga and more! Find details on our event calendar, or ask at your local Middlesex County Library.
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Digital Demo Day
Drop-in to the Strathroy Library to learn about the technology and services the library offers for older adults. Everyone welcome! No registration required. Tuesday, June 4 from 10 - 11:30am, Strathroy Library |
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Fire Safety for Seniors
Join Safety and Standards Officer John Elston at the Parkhill Library for an informative session on fire safety. Everyone welcome! No registration required. Wednesday, June 5 at 1:00pm, Parkhill Library |
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Video Healthcare Appointments Workshop
Join staff from the Virtual Care Program at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and St. Joseph’s Health Care at the Dorchester Library to learn all about Video Healthcare Appointments. Registration required. Register online or call the Dorchester Library at 519-268-3451.
Thursday, June 5 at 1:30pm, Dorchester Library |
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Internet and Password Safety
Join Tom Cheel from the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at the Glencoe Library to learn about best practices for internet and password safety. Registration required. Register online or call the Glencoe Library at
519-287-2735. Wednesday, June 12 at 10:30am, Glencoe Library |
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Safe Driving for Older Adults
Join Rick Higgins from DriverZed.com at the Komoka Library to learn about changes to Ontario's driving laws and how they affect you, review good driving habits and find out about resources for older drivers. Registration required. Register online or call the Komoka Library at
519-657-1461. Thursday, June 20 at 1:00pm, Komoka Library |
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Fraud Awareness for Seniors
Join Tom Cheel from the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at the Adelaide Metcalfe Fire Hall (27817 Kerwood Rd) to learn about common frauds, and best practices to avoid being scammed. Registration required. Register online or call 519-245-8237 and leave a message.
Tuesday, June 25 at 2pm, Adelaide Metcalfe Fire Hall |
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| Middlesex EarlyON | |
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Beginning Wednesday, May 22, visit us for Play & Learn Wednesdays from 9-11 a.m. or Baby Time Wednesdays from 1-3 p.m. For more information on EarlyON visit our website, browse our event calendar or connect with us directly by email earlyon@middlesex.ca or call 519-666-3227.
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Staff Picks |
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Click on the book cover to place a hold. |
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| Souvankham Thammavongsa | In her stunning debut, Souvankham Thammavongsa captures the day-to-day lives of immigrants and refugees in a nameless city, illuminating hopes, disappointments, love affairs, and above all, the pursuit of a place to belong.
Suggest by Katy, Lucan Branch Assistant |
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| Jesse Q. Sutanto |
When she discovers a dead man in the middle of her tea shop, Vera Wong, a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands, calls the police but not before swiping the flash drive from the body, setting a trap for the killer that becomes complicated by unexpected friendships with her customers.
Suggested by Kristyn, Lucan Branch Assistant |
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| Benjamin Stevenson |
"Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, the high achievers, have killed more than once. I'm not trying to be dramatic, but it is the truth. Some of us are good, others are bad, and some just unfortunate. I'm Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. I wish I'd killed whoever decided our family reunion should be at a ski resort, but it's a little more complicated than that. Have I killed someone? Yes. I have. Who was it? Let's get started"
Suggested by Karen, Komoka Branch Assistant |
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| Amanda Peters |
Growing up as the only child of affluent and overprotective parents, Norma, troubled by recurring dreams and visions that seem more like memories than imagination, searches for the truth, leading her to the blueberry fields of Maine, where a family secret is finally revealed.
Suggested by Victoria, Library Adminstration Assistant |
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| Rachelle Unreich | The daughter of a Holocaust survivor tells the story of her mother who lived through four concentration camps and explores the role that fate, chance and destiny played in her life.
Suggested by Jaime, Lucan Branch Assistant |
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