Tay Township Public Library
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Newsletter Volume 20 Issue 3
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February was busy with Valentines' crafts, this month we are gearing up for an awesome March Break! Check out all the details below. We will be at the at the Sweetwater Harvest Festival at Wye Marsh, on March 19th. Visit our booth and make a button! There is so much more in branch, don't take our word for it, plan to visit your Library today.
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March 8th is International Women's Day.
For International Women's Day and beyond, let's all fully #EmbraceEquity. Equity isn't just a nice-to-have, it's a must-have. A focus on gender equity needs to be part of every society's DNA. And it's critical to understand the difference between equity and equality.
IWD 2023's campaign theme gets the world talking about why equal opportunities aren't enough. |
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March Break is March 14th-18th |
Click or tap the calendar image to see everything we have planned for March Break at your Library! |
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Pajama Storytime LIVE! on Facebook and Instagram Every Wednesdays at 6:30 pm Join library staff as we read our favourite books and sing a song. Don't forget to comment while watching live so we can say Hi!
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Storytime Activity Kit Each month we offer an activity kit that matches the book/theme of one of our Pajama Storytime Live! events. Stop by your branch the beginning of the month to pick up a Paper Bag Princess Activity Kit, then watch Pajama Storytime March 8th for a special storytime.
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NEW! Storytime with EarlyOn! Tuesdays 10:30 am during EarlyON's Stay, Play and Learn - Starting March 7th Harbour Shore Community Room - Victoria Harbour Join library staff for books and songs. Ages 0-6. Pre-registration required through the EarlyON Simcoe North website.
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No Snakes in the Library Stuffy Craft (March Break) Waubaushene: Tues. Mar. 14th 1:00-3:00 pm Victoria Harbour: Wed. Mar. 15th 3:00-5:00 pm Port McNicoll: Fri. Mar. 17th 1:00-3:00 pm Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by making your own snake out of a sock! Ages 3+ This program is in person, and drop-in as it takes about 15 minutes to complete. When registering please specify how many kids, and which branch your would like to do the craft. Please register by calling or emailing.
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Beary Good Storytime (March Break) Victoria Harbour: Tues. Mar. 14th 1:30-2:15 pm Port McNicoll: Thurs. Mar. 16th 1:30-2:15 pm Waubaushene: Fri. Mar. 17th 1:30-2:15 pm Learn about spring, hibernating bears, and make a craft. Bring your blanket or stuffy! For ages 0-6 years. When registering please specify how many kids, and which branch you would like to attend at. Please register by calling or emailing.
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Nerf the Library (March Break) Port McNicoll Branch Face shields and bullets will be supplied by the library - no blaster? No problem! We have 10 singlebarrel blasters available!
Nerf Morning Madness (Ages 5-8) Wed. Mar. 15th 10:00-11:30 am Perfect for younger kids, practice shooting targets or head upstairs for some freeze tag fun!
Nerf Night or Nothin' (Ages 9+) Wed. Mar. 15th 5:30-7:00 pm In teams of 5, you will compete in a battle royale - armed with 5 bullets, the last team standing wins!
CLICK/TAP HERE TO REGISTER
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Taste the World Season 2 Registration full! This very popular spice blend program is here for round 2! Each month for 6 months we will be featuring a new spice blend with recipe cards. Ages 10 and up. Pick up starts March 25th this month!
March – Colombo Powder - West Indies April – Italian Seasoning - Italian |
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Game Nights Port McNicoll: Tuesdays 5:30-7:00pm Waubaushene: Thursdays 5:30-7:00pm Join us for Game Night with video games, board games and even some outdoor play! (Weather permitting) Great for all ages. Registration required during March Break, please email us to save a spot!
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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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Hedgehog Hunting All branches This month we are offering a fun scavenger hunt all month long. Find all the hedgehogs in the library to solve the puzzle and earn a prize book to keep! We will also have a special find Hedgie Hunt for the week of March break.
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Digital Device Coaching for Seniors
One/One Coaching with Instructor January – March 2023 Waubaushene Branch: Tuesday afternoons
Port McNicoll Branch: Wednesday afternoons Victoria Harbour Branch: Thursday afternoons
Join Jennifer for one on one device coaching. Learn how to use your device and ask questions. Please bring your device(s), the power cords for each device, a USB cable if you want to transfer things from one device to another and your usernames and passwords. Registration required, this is not drop-in.
To register for a session please contact Jennifer Ellis. (705)-209-5699 | ed@gatewaycentreforlearning.ca |
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Covid-19 and Flu Vaccine Pop-up Clinic Next Clinic is April 5th 11:00 am-3:30 pm Victoria Harbour Branch Watch our Facebook and Instagram for new dates or visit smdhu.org/getvaccinated
Primary doses available for eligible individuals 6 months+. Booster doses available for eligible individuals ages 5+ years. This is a walk-in clinic while supplies last. |
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Learn to Play Chess Fridays, 3:30-5:00 pm Victoria Harbour Branch Never played, but always wanted to? Not played in a long time and need a refresher? Learn to play chess with one on one instruction. Available for teens/adults/seniors. Contact us for more information!
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Socially Booked Club Meets the first Thursday every month at 10:00 am. The location changes each month to support local businesses. This volunteer run club invites all book lovers for conversation about the books you're currently reading! Contact us for more info on how to attend.
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NEW! Book Rec Club (Recommendation+Recreation) Meets the third Thursday of every month. Victoria Harbour Branch 2:00 - 3:00 pm No registration required. All adult book lovers welcome for light refreshments and to talk about what you are reading, what you have read, and what you would like to read. Meet new people and make/get book recommendations!
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Borrow a Pass
Click here to visit our website for more information, or click the images to place your holds! |
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The Simcoe County Museum pass provides entrance to the museum for up to 7 people! Visit the museum for a wide variety of events, exhibits and programs for all ages throughout the year!
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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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Courtesy of the Marjorie Young Volunteer Association, $5 bundles of books and DVDs are available - you will get a great selection of whichever genre you like to read or watch the most! We also have a used book sale cart in each branch where you can browse and make a donation of your choosing to the library.
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Apps to read on the go!
Click on the App icons to learn more about Libby for borrowing Ebooks and AudioBooks, and PressReader to view your favourite newspapers and magazines, all on your own device! |
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| Meet Libby. |
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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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Have You Downloaded Our App? |
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New Titles for your holds!
Click the images to display in our catalogue or search for them in the Simcoe County Libraires App to place holds. |
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3 Ways to Live James Patterson
The people closest to you can be your most dangerous enemies in this heart-pounding collection of 3 brand-new thrillers from the master of suspense. |
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Code Name Sapphire: A World War 2 Novel Pam Jenoff
1942. Hannah Martel has narrowly escaped Nazi Germany after her fiancé was killed in a pogrom. When her ship bound for America is turned away at port, she has nowhere to go but to her cousin Lily, who lives with her family in Brussels. Fearful for her life, Hannah is desperate to get out of occupied Europe. But with no safe way to leave, she must return to the dangerous underground work she thought she had left behind. |
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The Final Girl Support Group Grady Hendrix
In horror movies, the final girls are the ones left standing when the credits roll. They made it through the worst night of their lives…but what happens after? |
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Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six Lisa Unger
Three couples rent a luxury cabin in the woods for a weekend getaway to die for in this chilling locked-room thriller.
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On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down James Fell
Mae West was sent to jail for “corrupting the morals of youth” with her first Broadway play. When participation in the Hitler Youth became mandatory in Germany, groups of teen “pirates” rebelled. Muhammad Ali refused to “drop bombs and bullets on brown people” in Vietnam. A dog sled relay carried life-saving medicine 674 miles through –50 temperatures to rescue children dying from diphtheria. The Dionne Quintuplets were stolen by the Canadian government and displayed like zoo animals for profit. Indian princess Noor Inayat Khan was one of the most successful spies against the Nazis in World War II. A children’s television show called Caillou tortured parents for more than a decade . . . |
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Badly Behaved Women: The Story of Modern Feminism
Anna-Marie Crowhurst Badly Behaved Women is the illustrated story of the past 100 years of the women's movement, from suffrage, alleged bra burning and the politics of hair to Beyoncé, body positivity and #MeToo.
In the early twentieth century, through ceaseless dedication and fearless campaigning, the women's movement achieved what had previously been unimaginable: a woman's right to vote. Four waves of feminism and a century on, the rich cultural history of this movement is truly worthy of celebration. |
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Payden's Pronoun Party Blue Jaryn
Payden has always used he/him pronouns, until one day Payden realizes those words might not fit. Payden’s parents promise to throw a big party to introduce whatever pronouns Payden chooses―but which pronouns are the best match? |
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This Book Can Read Your Mind Susannah Lloyd
This book can READ YOUR MIND. I will just need you to think of something, but whatever you do, don’t think of anything SILLY. You know, like a pink elephant… |
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Ticket to Paradise [DVD] Academy Award® winners George Clooney and Julia Roberts team up as exes who find themselves on a shared mission: to stop their lovestruck daughter from making the same mistake they once made. Ticket to Paradise is a romantic comedy about the sweet surprise of second chances.
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MarioKart 8 Deluxe [Switch] Burn rubber across Mushroom Kingdom raceways—underwater, in the sky, upside-down in zero-g, and past the finish—for the win! Get revved up for local multiplayer, online in-game tournaments, a revamped battle mode, and more!
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish [DVD]
When Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll and he has burned through eight of his nine lives, he launches an epic journey to restore them by finding the mythical Last Wish. |
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Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody [Blu-Ray]
A 2022 American biographical musical drama film directed by Kasi Lemmons, from a screenplay by Anthony McCarten, based on the life and career of American singer and actress Whitney Houston. |
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