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August 2026 |
Welcome to our monthly newsletter featuring all that's happening at your library.
Find your way to magical places! Display at the Dorchester Library. |
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| Summer at the Library Wrap Up | |
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Summer at the Library ends today, but what an amazing summer it has been!
- Children enjoying a dramatic reading of The Gruffalo at the Coldstream Library.
- Reading Buddies working together at the Glencoe Library.
- Author Monic Miatello speaking at the Ailsa Craig Library.
- Create a Creature at the Parkhill Library.
Summer may be winding down, but that means fall programs are coming soon! |
| Explore Upcoming Events |
| Programs and Services |
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Seniors Connect: Mt. Brydges
Seniors Connect is a series of digital literacy programs focused on learning for older adults. Each week we focus on a different technology topic, develop skills, and build confidence with devices. A limited number of iPads are available to be borrowed by program participants. Registration required.
Where: Mt. Brydges Library, 22501 Adelaide Road When: Thursdays at 10am, beginning September 10th.
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Book Club Bags
Thinking of starting a book club? Already belong to one? Let us help! Middlesex County Library loans book club bags that contain up to 10 copies, information and articles about the author and book, and discussion questions.
Learn more about Book Club Bags.
Many of our branches host book clubs that are accepting new members. Check our event calendar and contact the hosting branch for details! |
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Committee and Board Recruitment
Looking for a way to get involved in your community? Middlesex County is now accepting applications for committees and advisory boards for the 2026 to 2030 term. Applications are currently open for: Application deadline is December 4, 2026 |
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Packing Healthy School Lunches
Virtual Program Joanne Stier, Registered Dietitian from Four Counties Family Health Team will provide ideas on how to pack nutritious and delicious lunches for your school aged kids so they can learn and grow! Registration required.
Where: Virtually on Zoom When: Tuesday, August 25th at 7 p.m. |
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Little Builders
We will use our big imaginations and muscles to create and build! For children ages 2-6. Open to residents of Middlesex County: registration required.
Glencoe Library: Tuesday, September 8 at 5:30pm
Parkhill Library: Saturday, September 12 at 10:00am |
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Autism Connections
This drop-in program is designed for children under eight years of age with autism and their caregivers, including families with a diagnosis, those newly navigating a diagnosis, and those still waiting for assessment. Where: Strathroy Library
When: Select Mondays from 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Upcoming Dates: August 17, September 14 and October 5.
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| For more information about Middlesex EarlyON email earlyon@middlesex.ca or call 519-666-3227. |
| Staff Picks |
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Is This a Cry for Help? |
Emily Austin |
Darcy's life turned out better than she could have ever imagined. But when Darcy receives the news that her ex-boyfriend, Ben, has passed away, she spirals into a pit of guilt and regret, resulting in a mental breakdown and medical leave from the library. When she returns to work, she is met by unrest in her community and protests surrounding intellectual freedom, resulting in a call for book bans and a second look at the branch's upcoming DEI programs. Through the support of her community, colleagues, and the personal growth that results from examining her previous relationships, Darcy comes into her own agency and the truest version of herself.
Suggested by Victoria, Library Assistant |
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A Dog Named Doug |
Karma Wilson |
Meet Doug. Doug is a dog that loves to dig. But when Doug digs he doesn't just dig holes in the backyard. He digs...ditches the size of tractors! He digs...tunnels through gold mines! He even digs his way into...the White House! But not even the Secret Service can stop this digging doggy, because when Doug digs, oh boy, does Doug DIG!
Suggested by Lianna, Dorchester Branch Assistant |
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| Meg Shaffer |
Rainy March is a proud, third-generation Book Witch, sworn to defend works of fiction from all foes real and imaginary. With her magical umbrella and feline familiar, she jumps in and out of novels to fix malicious alterations and rogue heroes like a modern-day magical Nancy Drew. Book Witches live by a strict code: Real people belong in the real world; fictional characters belong in works of fiction. Do not eat, drink, or sleep inside a fictional world, lest you become part of the story. Falling in love with a fictional character? Don't even think about it. Which is why Rainy has been forbidden from seeing the Duke of Chicago, the dashing British detective who stars in her favorite mystery series. If she's ever caught with him again, she'll be expelled from her book coven--and forced to give up the magical gifts that are as much a part of her as her own name. But when her beloved grandfather disappears and a priceless book is stolen, there's only one person she trusts to help her solve the case: the Duke.
Suggested by Jess, Komoka Branch Assistant |
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| Kate Quinn |
Alexandria Alix Watson has learned one lesson from her barren childhood in the foster-care system: unlike people, books will never let you down. Working three dead-end jobs to make ends meet and knowing college is a pipe dream, Alix takes nightly refuge in the high-vaulted reading room at the Boston Public Library, escaping into her favorite fantasy novels and dreaming of far-off lands. Until the day she stumbles through a hidden door and meets the Librarian: the ageless, acerbic guardian of a hidden library where the desperate and the lost escape to new lives...inside their favorite books.The Librarian takes a dazzled Alix under her wing, but before she can escape into the pages of her new life, a shadowy enemy emerges to threaten everyone the Astral Library has ever helped protect.
Suggested by Vanessa, Strathroy Branch Assistant |
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| Emma Brodie |
In the summer of 2000, AJ Graves dreams of writing for Saturday Night Live; instead, she's stuck working in a video rental store, with slim odds of escaping her small Massachusetts town. Then in walks Noah Drew, the enigmatic and intense scion of the Drew acting dynasty, and her life changes forever. Despite wildly different upbringings, the two forge a deep, cosmic bond, first as friends, then as acting partners--until one day, Noah disappears without a word. Seven years later, in New York City, AJ is shocked to find herself cast in the same intergalactic TV production as Noah, by then a well-known Hollywood heartthrob. As their on-screen characters grow closer every day, the lines between reality and acting begin to blur. Unable to stay away from each other, AJ and Noah are forced to confront the truth of what happened years ago--and the devastating secret that will send their lives careening apart, even as fate continues to draw them together.
Suggested by Kristyn, Dorchester Branch Assistant |
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| Casey Lyall |
Stoic seafarer Maude and her canine sidekick Claude head out to fish as they have done every day for many years. But this time, something unexpected happens. (Maude hates it when something unexpected happens.) They get swallowed by a whale. What does one do when one is swallowed by a whale? Throw a farewell party, I guess. (Maude loves a good party.) Hilarity ensues as more and more creatures get swallowed and Maude has to keep changing her party plans. (Maude does not love crowds.) Will Maude and the whale part ways, or is this the end? (Maude would prefer it if we could hurry this up.) Okay, okay. Read on to find out.
Suggested by Aimee, Technical Services Coordinator |
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