Parry Sound Public Library
• Parry Sound Public Library Newsletter September 2026 •
 • Titles for Back to School •
Picture Books
First Day of School by Anne Rockwell
 
One Boy Watching by Grant Snider
Llama Llama Back to School by Anna Dewdney
Junior Fiction
Birds on the Brain by Uma Krishnaswami
Jude Saves the World by Ronnie Riley
Inkling by Kenneth Oppel
Young Adult
Woke Up Like This by Amy Lea
Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe
The Infinite Noise: A Bright Sessions Novel by Lauren Shippen

Every Child Matters by Phyllis Webstad
 
You Hold Me Up / Gimanaadenim by Monique Gray Smith
The Witness Blanket: Truth, Art and Reconciliation by Carey Newman
Who We Are: Four Questions for a Life and a Nation by Murray Sinclair
Talk Treaty to Me: Understanding the Basics of Treaties and Land in Canada by Crystal Gail Fraser
52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing by David A. Robertson

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Parry Sound Public Library is closed
 
Saturday, September 5th for Labour Day Weekend.
 
Our regular hours will resume
 
Tuesday, September 8th.
 

• September Programs •
The McDougall Recreation Committee and The Parry Sound
Public Library present the screening of Zootopia 2!

It's a pajama party movie night! Bring your friends, family,
blankets and chairs for a night of fun and film!

Free snacks & beverages will be available.
Located at McDougall Recreation Centre, 148 Hammel Ave. Nobel
 
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Service Canada in Your Community

Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 2:30 – 6:30 pm
Main level of the library
 
Service Canada provides Canadians with a single point of access to a wide range of government services and benefits.
 
Service Canada will be in your community to help you apply
for the programs and services listed below:
• Canadian Dental Plan (CDCP)
• Social Insurance Number (SIN)
• Canadian Disability Benefit (CDB)
• Employment Insurance (EI)
• My Service Canada Account (MSCA)
• Passport
 
What to Bring: Visit Canada.ca for a complete list of required documents.

Chess Club
Tuesdays at 10 am to 1 pm
Join Chess Club to practice, learn, and sharpen your chess skills.
 
Drop-in · All ages and
skill levels welcome
(supervised youth please)
 
Located on the library main level
Two People Playing the Chessboard

Intro to Yoga*
Wednesdays at 1:30 to 2:15 pm
Light Yoga with certified
instructor Ellen Koennecke
of Yoga in the Sound.
 
Weekly Drop-in program
$5 donation

French Group*
Wednesdays at 4:30 to 6 pm
Join us at the library for a
weekly casual French Group
 
Drop-in • All skill levels welcome
(not formal lessons)
 
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* programs located in the library auditorium unless otherwise stated.  Auditorium is not wheelchair accessible.
• New DVDs •
For more visit our Online Catalogue


Library membership privileges for township /municipal agreements (Parry Sound, Archipelago, Carling and McDougall) may have
expired on Dec. 31, 2025. 
 
Renew your library card online here or
contact us by email or phone 705-746-9601.
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For more information follow us on: 
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Parry Sound Public Library
29 Mary Street
Parry Sound, Ontario P2A1E3
705-746-9601

https://www.parrysoundlibrary.com/