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Tay Township Public Library
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Newsletter Volume 22 Issue 2
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Are you in a reading slump and don't know what to choose next?
All month long you can check out books from our "Mystery Date" displays. The books are all wrapped up, no peeking until you get home! You might just fall in love...and there is a draw for an Elegant Gourmet gift card on March 4th for participants!
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Overdue items?
This year our overdue fine policy will begin again. There is a grace period while we all get used to it again. Just make sure you are renewing or returning items on time and you will have nothing to worry about. All books are 25 cents per day overdue, everything else is $1.00 per day. We have also notified patrons with long overdue material, please remember to return items that are overdue before May 1st to avoid late fees. Ask library staff for more details. |
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Wi-Fi Update!
We have new Wi-Fi access in all three branches. You no longer need to log in with your library card. Just choose the Library Network then use the password Tay-pub-wifi when you are in range of any Library Branch. |
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Did you save seeds for the Seed Library?
Thank you to everyone who has participated in the seed library, don't forget to donate your seeds from last year's harvest.
Visit a branch to browse our seed catalogue and pick out what to grow next season.
For more information on how to borrow seeds please visit our website. |
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Exciting news!
We will have new public computers soon! All three branches have two new computers for public use. We know many people have been waiting patiently for faster machines and they have arrived! |
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Inter-Library Loan Update!
Library staff have been working hard to learn new software that Ontario Library Service has implemented for Inter-Library Loans. Please have patience as we work out the kinks and continue learning. |
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Support your Library today by buying a book bag for $3.
Thank you for helping enhance our collections and programs! |
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Game Nights 5:30-7:00 PM
Tuesdays - Port McNicoll Thursdays - Waubaushene
Join us for Game Night with video games and board games. Great for kids of all ages, drop-in. |
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Family Craft Party - Kindness Bucket
Port McNicoll Branch - Sat., Feb 22nd at 1 PM
Join us for a monthly family craft party! This month we are celebrating kindness! Come make a bucket and learn how to fill it everyday. We will be reading the book Have You Filled Your Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud. For kids aged 4-10. Please email or call us to register.
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Storytime for Babies and Tots
This program is on hold, returning March 2025. Join us as we read books, sing songs, learn, & have fun! No registration required, for ages 0-6. |
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Pajama Storytime
This program is on hold this month, returning March 2025.
Join us in branch, in your PJs, as we read and talk about our favourite picture books! Geared to ages 5 and up! |
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Save the Date: 2025 Puzzle Swap!
April 12th 11:00 AM Victoria Harbour Branch
Drop off your puzzles at any branch during March and receive a ticket for each puzzle you bring. Please make sure your puzzles are in good condition and have all their pieces. Then bring your tickets to the Victoria Harbour Branch on April 12th to pick out your new puzzles. Please wait until March to bring your puzzles in.
Call us or send an email for more information. |
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Learn to Play Chess Club
Tuesdays at 12:30 PM Victoria Harbour Branch Never played, but always wanted to? Not played in a long time and need a refresher? Learn to play chess in a group setting. Come join us for a game! |
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Sit and Stitch
Wednesdays at 2:30 PM
Victoria Harbour Branch
A casual, drop-in atmosphere. Bring what you are working on and maybe get help from new friends. Knit, crochet, embroidery, mending, if you can bring it and want to share it, stop by and do one more row together. You could also swap yarn and patterns! |
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Mahjong for Beginners
On hold until further notice. Victoria Harbour Branch
Mahjong is a tile-based game that was developed in the 19th century in China and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century. We are playing the American version of the game. It is played with four players and a set of 152 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols. |
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All three branches have a cart full of donated and discarded books and movies you can purchase from, by donation to the Library.
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Drop in Kids Colouring
Victoria Harbour
Drop in anytime to visit the table that has crayons and colouring pages where children of all ages can colour and relax.
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Borrow a PassClick here to visit our website for more information, or click the images to place your holds! |
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The Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre has provided the Tay Township Public Library with Family Day Passes! This gives you FREE entrance to the Marsh for up to 2 adults and 2 children.
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Visit any Ontario Park for FREE by borrowing an Ontario Parks Vehicle Permit from the Library! Permits allow park entry to any provincial park for one vehicle (excluding busses) and its passengers for the whole day (not for overnight use).
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The Huronia Museum has provided the Tay Township Public Library with 3 Museum Passes! This gives you FREE entrance to the Museum for up to 2 adults and 2 children.
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Apps to read on the go!
Click on the App icons to learn more about cloudLibrary for borrowing eBooks and AudioBooks, and PressReader to view your favourite newspapers and magazines, all on your own device! |
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ComicsPlus
Enjoy unlimited access to thousands of digital comics, mangas and graphic novels for free with your Tay Township Library card! No holds, wait lists or limits! To access Comics Plus:
1. Visit login.librarypass.com, or download and install the LibraryPass app for iOS or Android.
2. Search for Simcoe Digital Library Service, and enter your library card number. 3. Read all the comics! |
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Download the Simcoe County Libraries app and log in with your library card to access your account and place holds today.
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Reciprocal Borrowing |
If you are currently a member in good standing at your Library, you are entitled to a free Library membership at any of these Libraries!
Clearview Public Library
Essa Public Library
Penetanguishene Public Library
Ramara Public Library
Severn Public Library
Springwater Public Library
Midland Public Library
Click here for more information |
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Library Board Information |
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Library Board Members:
Heather Walker (Chair)
Janet McFadden (Vice Chair)
Laura Adams
Gerard LaChapelle
(Council Representative)
Sandy Talbot (Council Representative) |
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Email Domain Change
We have switched email domains, please make sure you update your library contacts, so we don’t get lost in your junk folders. All our names are the same, you just need to change the end to @taylibrary.ca
For all your library needs please email library@taylibrary.ca |
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New Titles for your holds!
Click the images to display in our catalogue to place a hold. |
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The Cinnamon Bun Book Store
Laurie Gilmore
When a secret message turns up hidden in a book in the Cinnamon Bun Book Store, Hazel can't understand it. As more secret codes appear between the pages, she decides to follow the trail of clues. She just need someone to help her out. Gorgeous and outgoing fisherman, Noah, is always up for an adventure. And a scavenger hunt sounds like a lot of fun. Even better that the cute bookseller he's been crushing on for months is the one who wants his help! Hazel didn't go looking for romance, but as the treasure hunt leads her and Noah around Dream Harbor, their undeniable chemistry might be just as hot as the fresh-out-of-the-oven cinnamon buns the bookstore sells. |
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Dark Hope
Christine Feehan
Silke Vriese Reinders knows a war is coming. The demon slayer has seen it over and over again in the cards -- and the battle won't be just for the survival of her remote village but for all mankind. Silke knows the only way to win will be with the help of the Carpathians. A fact that fills her with trepidation, as she is fated to be the lifemate to one of the ancient supernatural warriors -- bound to a complete stranger and responsible for his soul. One of the oldest, most dangerous Carpathians, Benedek Kovak is more beast than man. He's been locked away for centuries, and the only thing that has stopped him from becoming one of the monsters he's sworn to defeat is the thought of his lifemate. When Benedek senses the impending danger, he sets out to find her before it's too late. But their enemy has laid a trap that pushes him closer to turning than ever before. For so long Benedek has felt nothing. Now, some dark art is compelling him to indulge in cravings he thought were long buried. He has no hope that anyone can restore what's left of his tainted soul, but Silke is nothing like he imagined. Perhaps she's strong enough to fight back the darkness. Perhaps together they can defeat an adversary hell-bent on destroying them all ...
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The In-Between Bookstore
Edward Underhill
If you had one chance to talk to your younger self, would you? What would you say? When Darby left Oak Falls for university in New York City, all he wanted was to get as far away as possible, find a community where he could start afresh -- and finally forget about his childhood best friend Michael, and just how painfully their friendship ended. Now, about to turn thirty, Darby suddenly finds himself unemployed. With no better alternative, and questioning where he really belongs, he moves back to his hometown. But the changes in Oak Falls make him feel off balance. And Michael's still there, their relationship still distant and strained. One thing is familiar -- In-Between Books, Darby's refuge growing up and high school job. When he walks inside, Darby feels an eerie sense of déjà vu. Everything is exactly the same. Even the newspapers are dated 2009. And behind the till is a teen who looks a lot like Darby did at sixteen, a teen who just might give him the opportunity to change his own present for the better, if he can figure out how before his connection to the past vanishes forever.
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Beautiful Ugly
Alice Feeney
Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life. Grady calls his wife to share some exciting news as she is driving home. He hears Abby slam on the brakes, get out of the car, then nothing. When he eventually finds her car by the cliff edge the headlights are on, the driver door is open, her phone is still there but his wife has disappeared. A year later, Grady is still overcome with grief and desperate to know what happened to Abby. He can’t sleep, and he can’t write, so he travels to a tiny Scottish island to try to get his life back on track. Then he sees the impossible -- a woman who looks exactly like his missing wife. Wives think their husbands will change but they don’t. Husbands think their wives won’t change but they do.
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The Note [Large Print]
Alafair Burke
Growing up, May Hanover was a good girl, always. Well-behaved, top of her class, a compulsive rule-follower. Raised by a first-generation Chinese single mother with high expectations, May didn't have room to slip up, let alone fail. Her friends didn't call her the Little Sheriff for nothing. But even good girls have secrets. And regrets. When it comes to her friendship with Lauren and Kelsey, she's had her fair share of both. Their bond -- forged when May was just twelve years old -- has withstood a tragic accident, individual scandals, heartbreak and loss. Now the three friends have reunited for the first time in years for a few days of sun and fun in the Hamptons. But a chance encounter with a pair of strangers leads to a drunken prank that goes horribly awry. When she finds herself at the center of an urgent police investigation, May begins to wonder whether Lauren and Kelsey are keeping secrets from her, testing the limits of her loyalty to lifelong friends. What had they gone and done?
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Dungeons and Drama
Kristy Boyce
No one loves musicals more than Riley Morris—her dream is to be a Broadway director. But when the spring show is canceled, Riley has to figure out a way to bring it back. Easier said than done—she’s stuck working at her dad’s game store. The place that means more to him than his family does. Riley can't waste time at a dead-end job when her entire future is resting on making a name for herself. So she convinces her co-worker Nathan Wheeler—the floppy-haired, glasses-wearing guy she barely knows from school—to help her. In exchange, she’ll help him make his gamer-girl crush jealous. Plus it won’t hurt to show her egotistical ex, Paul, just what he’s missing without her.
Soon Riley and Nathan are “a couple,” and people seem to believe it. But selling the ruse means joining Nathan’s role-playing game. To Riley’s surprise, the game is almost fun. And even more surprising, flirting with Nathan doesn’t require as much acting as she thought it would. . . .
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Butter Boards
Alejandra DIaz-Imlah
From the delicious trend that took the internet by storm comes Butter Boards, featuring over 100 savory spreads and complementary recipes to take your entertaining to the next level. Whether it's a gorgeous board for a formal dinner party or a simple afternoon snack, these lavish spreads instantly elevate any occasion. This cookbook expertly breaks down 50 butter board spreads. Each board features a number for each ingredient, so you can quickly find recipes and reconstruct these boards with ease. Just match the number on the board to the recipe in the book to arrange striking platters or put a new spin on your favorite recipes. |
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Windows 11 for Dummies 2nd Edition
Alan SimpsonThis Edition brings you up to speed on the latest version of Windows, so you can make your PC operate the way you need it to with no guesswork. This straightforward and approachable resource helps you keep your PC or laptop humming, helping you do things like create user profiles, get connected to networks, find lost files, make your computer play nice with a printer, and fix the most common Windows hiccups. New Windows users and upgraders alike can swiftly get up and running with Windows 11, thanks to this wildly popular guide. |
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Ruby's Chinese New Year
Vickie Lee As Ruby travels to her grandmother's house to bring her a gift for Chinese New Year, she is joined by all of the animals of the zodiac. Includes the legend of the Chinese horoscope and instructions for crafts. |
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Dragon Masters #27: Haunting of the Ghost Dragon
Tracy WestDrake and Bo are sent to Gothica to retrieve a powerful dream orb from the castle of the evil wizard Zoltan--but first they must enlist the help of a young dragon master and his ghost dragon, Phantom. |
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle [XBOX SERIES X]
Set in 1937, play as Indiana Jones and keep the Great Circle and its ancient power safe by staying one step ahead of the sinister forces also in pursuit. |
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Dog Man : Mission impawsible [1 Nintendo Switch cartridge]
Join Dog Man and the Supa Buddies on an epic adventure! Dog Man: Mission Impawsible brings the beloved book series to life! Dive into this action-packed, humor-filled adventure. The key to the city has fallen into the hands of a supa bad guy, unlocking all the prison doors and releasing many evildoers. Help Dog Man and his friends chase down the supa bad guys in their most impawsible mission yet! Switch between Dog Man and his Supa Buddies, each with their own special abilities and gadgets such as Rocket Boots, Retractable Claws and Dirt Proof Pants. Together you can overcome challenging obstacles and defeat powerful bosses.Set in 1937, play as Indiana Jones and keep the Great Circle and its ancient power safe by staying one step ahead of the sinister forces also in pursuit.
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Mandalorian: Seasons 1-3 [DVD]
After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before. The Mandalorian and the Child continue their journey, facing enemies and rallying allies as they make their way through a dangerous galaxy in the tumultuous era after the collapse of the Galactic Empire. |
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Severance: Season 1 [DVD]
SEVERANCE centers on Mark Scout (Adam Scott), leading a team of office workers whose memories are surgically split between work and personal lives. This ‘work-life balance’ experiment is questioned as Mark faces a mystery forcing him to confront the true nature of his work and himself. |
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