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Tay Township Public Library
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Newsletter Volume 22 Issue 7
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Happy Canada Day!
We have so much planned to do with the kids this month for our Summer Reading Club, register them anytime to participate and earn prizes! |
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Mark your calendars, the annual
Tay Library at Wye Marsh Day is Monday, August 25th! *Free* admission to the Wye Marsh when you show your library card, this date only! |
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Don't have a DVD player?
New! We have just added new portable DVD players to each branch that you can check out with your library card. Now you can enjoy our large collection of movies, TV series and Binge Boxes if you have been missing out!
Click here for more info. |
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It's not too late to start growing with our Seed Library!
Get up to 10 types of seeds with over 100 varieties to choose from, including many native seeds. Thank you to everyone who participated last year and saved seeds for us. For more information on how to borrow seeds please visit our website. |
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Summer Reading Club Registration has begun!
We’ve planned lots of crafts and activities, guest visits, Author Storytimes, and we have prizes for reading! But don't forget to register on the tdsummerreadingclub.ca Kid Site! There you can register and create an online notebook, read ebooks, independently track your reading, answer trivia and so much more!
This year we are travelling around the world and learning about the different continents. What will you explore? Stop by your branch to get all the info and your Boarding Pass, and get reading! |
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Author Storytime! with Robin Doyle
Saturday, July 12th at 1:00 PM Victoria Harbour
Join local author Robin Elaine Doyle and illustrator Shane Blanchard for a special storytime with their new book Too Many Bears! Signed copies of the book will be available to purchase for $25.00. Don't forget to bring your teddy or stuffed animal. Please send us an email to register. |
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Author Storytime! with Erin Alladin
Saturday, August 16th at 1:00 PM Waubaushene
Get ready to move, sing and play with author, editor and nature educator Erin Alladin as we learn all about the science of seeds and the life of the monarch butterfly! Signed copies of Erin's books will also be available to purchase! Wear your sunscreen as this event will be outside if weather permits. Please send us an email to register. |
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Pajama Storytime
Wednesdays at 4:30 PM Victoria Harbour 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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Game Night!
Thursdays from 5:30-7:00 PM Waubaushene
Join us for Game Night with video games and board games. Great for kids of all ages, drop-in. |
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Storytime for Babies and Tots
This program is on pause for the summer, returning in September. Join us as we read books, sing songs, learn, & have fun! No registration required. |
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Artful Escapes - Beginner Water Colour Painting
Tuesday, July 15th at 5:30 PM - Port McNicoll Branch Create your own work of art and learn some beginner water colour techniques with video tutorials at the library. In July we are repeating the same session we did in April, for those who missed out. Free, all materials provided, for ages 12+. Limited space so register today! Contact the Port McNicoll Branch to register 705-534-3511. |
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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
Thursdays at 1:00 PM 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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Learn to Play Chess Club
Moved to a private residence for the summer months. Please contact staff if you would like to join. 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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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
Drop in anytime to any branch and visit the table that has crayons and colouring pages where children of all ages can colour and relax.
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Pole Walking
Did you know that Tay residents can borrow poles for pole walking free of charge all year long? Check them out just like a book at any Library branch. Click here for more info. |
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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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Overdue items?
We started collection of overdue fines on May 1st. Just keep 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. Ask library staff for more information. |
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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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Atmosphere
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. Thoughtful and reserved, Joan is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University and as aunt to her precocious niece Frances. That is, until she comes across an advertisement seeking the first women scientists to join NASA’s space shuttle program. Suddenly, Joan burns to be one of the few people to go to space. Selected from a pool of thousands of applicants in the summer of 1980, Joan begins training at Houston’s Johnson Space Center, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates -- Top Gun pilot Hank Redmond and scientist John Griffin, who are kind and easygoing even when the stakes are highest; mission specialist Lydia Danes, who has worked too hard to play nice; warmhearted Donna Fitzgerald, who is navigating her own secrets; and Vanessa Ford, the magnetic and mysterious aeronautical engineer, who can fix any engine and fly any plane. As the new astronauts become unlikely friends and prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a passion and a love she never imagined. In this new light, Joan begins to question everything she thinks she knows about her place in the observable universe. Then, in December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, it all changes in an instant.
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The Lost Book of First Loves
RaeAnne Thayne
Raised by her literary icon father Carson Wells, Alison Wells always felt loved, even though her mother died when she was a teen. But when she takes a DNA test on a whim and discovers she has a sister she never knew about, it's clear there are things her father didn't tell her before he died. Determined to meet Juniper, her half sister, and unravel the truth of what happened all those years ago, Ali finds herself taking a job as Juniper's intern. She'll eventually figure out a way to tell Juniper the truth of their relationship. But she never could have imagined what would happen next. Juniper Connolly has always been incredibly healthy until she wakes up in the hospital after experiencing cardiac arrest, with her new and recently fired intern to thank for saving her life. It's clear June needs to de-stress her life a little, so when Ali offers her the use of her family's cabin in a small Wyoming town, June has no reason not to go. But when she arrives, her life will never be the same. Under the wide-open spaces of the Wyoming summer sun, Ali and June will untangle the secrets and lies their lives were built on to discover who they really are and what family really means. But even more than that, they'll build a real relationship with one another and finally become sisters.
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The First Gentleman
Bill Clinton and James Patterson
The President of the United States is up for reelection. Her husband is on trial for murder. Is the First Gentleman a killer? A pair of brilliant investigative journalists set out to answer that burning question about the NFL star-turned-political spouse. |
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Whistle
Linwood Barclay
Annie Blunt has had an unimaginably terrible year. First, her husband was killed in a tragic hit-and-run accident, then one of the children's books she's built her writing and illustrating career on ignited a major scandal. Desperate for a fresh start, she moves with her son Charlie to a charming small town in upstate New York where they can begin to heal. But Annie's year is about to get worse. Bored and lonely in their isolated new surroundings, Charlie is thrilled when he finds a forgotten train set in a locked shed on their property. Annie is glad to see Charlie happy, but there's something unsettling about his new toy. Strange sounds wake Annie in the night--she could swear she hears a train, but there isn't an active track for miles--and bizarre things begin happening in the neighborhood. Worse, Annie can't seem to stop drawing a disturbing new character that has no place in a children's book. Grief can do strange things to the mind, but Annie is beginning to think she's walked out of one nightmare straight into another, only this one is far more terrifying ...
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Blonde Dust
Tatiana De Rosney
Pauline, a young chambermaid who works at the legendary Mapes Hotel in Reno, Nevada, is asked to step in for a colleague and clean Suite 614. Although she was told the rooms were empty, a dazed sleepy woman appears before her. This is Mrs. Miller, aka Marilyn Monroe, whose stay in Reno coincides with the breakdown of her marriage to Arthur Miller and the filming of what was to be her last film, The Misfits. Set in the American West in 1960 where the mustang horses run wild, an unexpected friendship unfolds between the most famous movie star in the world and a young cleaning woman whose life will be changed forever through the course of a few weeks. A testament to the enduring power of female friendship and a reimagining of a side of Marilyn Monroe that has never been seen before.
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Finders Keepers
Stuart Woods
After attending an Arrington properties meeting on Martha's Vineyard at the group's newest location, The Vineyard Arrington, Stone Barrington returns to New York City to catch up with his old friend Jack Coulter over lunch, who requests Stone's help in settling his niece Sara into city life post-divorce. Always one to please, Stone takes Sara under his wing. But when various men from Sara's past start getting hurt, and Jack's loved ones find themselves a target in a deadly scheme, it's up to Stone to put the pieces together before the shrouded conspirer manages to tear them all apart, permanently. |
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Built to Move
Kelly & Julie Starrlett
Ready to boost your overall quality of life without overhauling your daily routine and spending thousands? Start here with Built to Move. Not only a book, but your new secret weapon for a more durable body and thriving health. No matter your financial background, age, or occupation, Built to Move is designed to be your lifelong companion and your guide to optimal wellness. After decades spent working with professional athletes, Olympians, and Navy Seals, mobility pioneers Kelly and Juliet Starrett began thinking about the physical well-being of the rest of us. What makes a durable human? How do we continue to feel great and function well as we age? And how do we counteract the effects of technology-dependence, sedentary living, and other modern ways of life on our body’s natural need for activity? The answers lie in an easy-to-use formula for basic mobility maintenance: 10 tests + 10 physical practices = 10 ways to make your body work better for a healthier, longer, and more joyful life!
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Enchantra
Kaylie Smith
Did you know that some creatures that live in the dark have adapted to have no eyes? Or that some dark dwellers have extra long antennae so they can feel their way around their homes? Have you ever seen a troglobite? There many different types of troglobites, including the fearless waterfall-climbing cave fish, the mutant Mexican tetra, and the mystifying olm. Author and illustrator Lindsey Leigh introduces young readers to some of the weirdest and creepiest critters that thrive in the darkest corners of our planet in her uniquely funny and graphic style. This fact-filled book reveals the different ways that creatures of the dark have adapted to thrive in their environments, including slow movement and loss of pigment in their bodies to blend in with their surroundings. Readers will get to know aquatic cave leeches, tailless whip scorpions, cave beetles, the devil's hole pupfish, worms, salamanders, and all kinds of bats.
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The Mystery of the Haunted Dance Hall
Charis Cotter
Bee's mom has a job in New York City for the summer, so Bee is being sent to summer camp. She's not excited about it. Being around other people is hard for her, plus she knows nothing about campfires, she's not a good swimmer and she's never even been in a canoe. When she first arrives, things go pretty much as she expected. The other girls either make fun of her or ignore her, and the woods surrounding the camp give her the creeps. She keeps hearing elusive music coming from somewhere in the distance, and there's something unearthly about it. But then Zippy comes on the scene -- an oddball like Bee, but with a lot more confidence and hard-won knowledge gleaned from many summers spent at this exact camp. And most importantly, Zippy has also discovered mysterious behavior going on at the camp. The older girls from the Hawks cabin are sneaking out to do -- something. They're always exhausted, and their flashlight batteries are running out at an alarming rate. But their counselors are never woken up by girls sneaking out, no one on staff doing nightly rounds ever sees them outside the cabin, and even when they start doing a bed check at night, the girls all seem to be in their bunks. Zippy and Bee are on the case, and with the help of an unlikely ally, they try to figure out what the Hawks are up to. But they soon discover there's more going on than just the usual summer-camp hijinks. How are the Hawks getting out at night? What is the deal with the (very cute) mysterious boy who seems to be working with the groundskeeper? Where is the distant music coming from? And what does the reclusive camp founder know about all of it?
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Agents of S.U.I.T. [Graphic Novel books 1-3]
John Patrick GreenAt S.U.I.T. headquarters, Cilantro the Chameleon finally gets what she's been waiting for -- a field assignment. Only it's literally out in the middle of a field, and her orders are so vague, she can hardly tell what she's supposed to be investigating. But as she begins to uncover a sheep-led worker's rights revolt and an alien invasion conspiracy not to mention a spooky haunting at the abandoned S.U.I.T. field outpost, Cilantro steps into her own V.E.S.T. as a valued member of the S.U.I.T. team. |
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Pizza and Taco: Coolest Club [Graphic Novel]
Stephen Shaskan Pizza and Taco start their own after-school club! |
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Captain America: Brave New World [DVD]
Anthony Mackie returns as the high-flying hero Sam Wilson, who's officially taken up the mantle of Captain America. After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red. |
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Twisters [DVD]
Ever since a devastating tornado encounter, Kate gave up chasing storms across the Oklahoma prairie to safely study them on screens in New York City. Lured back to the field by her friend Javi and a once-in-a-lifetime scientific opportunity, Kate crosses paths with Tyler, a charming daredevil and self-proclaimed tornado wrangler whose thirst for tornado-tracking adventures made him a social media sensation. As storm season intensifies with terrifying phenomena unlike anything seen before, Kate and Tyler realize they may need to work together if they are to have any chance of taming, and surviving, an unprecedented outbreak of destructive tornadoes. |
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Black Bag [DVD]
Follows legendary intelligence agents George Woodhouse and his beloved wife Kathryn. When she is suspected of betraying the nation, George faces the ultimate test--loyalty to his marriage or his country. |
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