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Tay Township Public Library
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Newsletter Volume 21 Issue 7
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We had so much fun in June at community events!
This month we are right into the TD Summer Reading Club! We would like to welcome Tie, our summer student who has been working hard planning a summer full of fun activities. Stop into your branch to register for our Summer Reading Club and get all the information on all the events we have planned! |
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New Front Door at the Waubaushene Branch!
The renos are complete and the Waubaushene branch is now open - look at these before and after photos! We are so happy with the new fully accessible entrance. |
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Support your Library today by buying a book bag for $3.
Thank you for helping enhance our collections and programs!
There is so much more in branch, don't take our word for it, plan to visit your Library today.
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It's not too late to start sowing in the garden 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, don't forget to donate your seed this year!
Visit a branch to browse our seed catalogue and pick out what to grow this season.
For more information on how to borrow seeds please visit our website. |
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Summer Reading Club Registration is open!
We are ready for another summer filled with activities and reading encouragement for kids of all ages. This year is a space theme filled with wonder and exploration. Register soon to get your boarding pass to earn prizes and learn about all the activities.
New this year: Early Bird Draw! Register by July 5th and be entered to win a bag of TD SRC goodies! Let's get your summer read on! Countdown to Early Bird Draws: |
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The first SRC activity is Tomatosphere email us to register for this fun planting experiment with seeds that went to space! Tuesday in Port McNicoll, Wednesday in Victoria Harbour, and Thursday in Waubaushene, all at 2 PM. |
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As our young Summer Explorers travel the cosmos throughout the Summer Reading Program, we also encourage them to discover our own planet! The PLANETARY SURVEY encourages our young astronauts to find rocks wherever they may travel this summer and bring them TO THE LIBRARY! That way we can explore our own planet from far and wide while the young readers discover the solar system in our Summer Reading Program!
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Pajama Storytime LIVE! on Facebook and Instagram
Catch the last live video on Wednesday, July 3rd @ 6:30 PM! Join Heather as we say goodbye to online storytime, and don't forget to comment while watching live so we can say Hi! PJ Storytime will resume in person at the Victoria Harbour Branch in September! |
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Storytime for Babies and Tots
is on hold for the summer! See you in September for more books, songs, learning and fun. |
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Game Nights
Port McNicoll:
Tuesdays 5:30-7:00 PM
Waubaushene:
Thursdays 5:30-7:00 PM
Join us for Game Night with video games and board games. Great for kids of all ages, drop-in.
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Sit and Stitch
Wednesdays, 3:00 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, 3 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. Stop by and learn a new game this Thursday! |
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Learn to Play Chess Club
is on Hiatus for July and August, see you in September! |
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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 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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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
Wasaga Beach 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 Instruments of Darkness
John Connolly
In Maine, Colleen Clark stands accused of the worst crime a mother can commit -- the abduction and possible murder of her child. Everyone, ambitious politicians in an election season, hardened police, ordinary folk, has an opinion on the case, and most believe she is guilty. But most is not all. Defending Colleen is the lawyer Moxie Castin, and working alongside him is the private investigator Charlie Parker, who senses the tale has another twist, one involving a husband too eager to accept his wife's guilt, a group of fascists arming for war, a disgraced psychic seeking redemption, and an old twisted house deep in the Maine woods, a house that should never have been built. A house, and what dwells beneath.
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Camino Ghosts
John Grisham Popular bookseller Bruce Cable tells Mercer Mann an irresistible tale that might be her next novel. A giant resort developer is using its political muscle and deep pockets to claim ownership of a deserted island between Florida and Georgia. Only the last living inhabitant of the island, Lovely Jackson, stands in its way. What the developer doesn't know is that the island has a remarkable history, and locals believe it is cursed...and the past is never the past... |
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The Dead Guy Next Door
Lucy Score
A nice, normal life. Is that too much to ask? For Riley Thorn it is. Divorced. Broke. Living with a pack of elderly roommates. And those hallucinations she's diligently ignoring? Her tarot card-dealing mom is convinced they're clairvoyant visions. Just when things can't get worse, a so-hot-it-should-be-illegal private investigator shows up on her doorstep looking for a neighbor -- who turns up murdered. Nick Santiago doesn't play well with others. Unless the ‘others’ are of the female persuasion. Wink. He's a rebel, a black sheep, a man who prefers a buffet of options to being stuck with the same entrée every night, if you catch his drift. When the pretty, possibly psychic, Riley lands at the top of the list of suspects, Nick volunteers to find out whodunit. Only because he likes solving mysteries not because he wants to flex his heroic muscles for the damsel in distress. All they have to do is figure out who pulled the trigger, keep the by-the-book detective with a grudge at bay, and deal with a stranger claiming he was sent to help Riley hone her psychic gifts. All before the killer discovers she's a loose end that requires snipping.
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A Daughter of Fair Verona
Christina Dodd
Once upon a time a young couple met and fell in love. You probably know that story, and how it ended (hint: badly). Only here’s the thing -- that’s not how it ended at all. Romeo and Juliet are alive and well and the parents of seven kids. I’m the oldest, with the emphasis on ‘old’, a certified spinster at twenty, and happy to stay that way. It’s not easy to keep your taste for romance with parents like mine. Picture it -- constant monologues, passionate declarations, fighting, making up, making out. It’s exhausting. Each time they’ve presented me with a betrothal, I’ve set out to find the groom-to-be a more suitable bride. After all, someone sensible needs to stay home and manage this household. But their latest match, Duke Stephano, isn’t so easy to palm off on anyone else. The debaucher has had three previous wives, all of whom met unfortunate ends. Conscience forbids me from consigning another woman to that fate. As it turns out, I don’t have to. At our betrothal ball, where quite by accident, I meet a beautiful young man who makes me wonder if perhaps there is something to love at first sight, I stumble upon Duke Stephano with a dagger in his chest. But who killed him? His late wives’ families, his relatives, his mistress, his servants -- half of Verona had motive. And when everyone around the Duke begins dying, disappearing, or descending into madness, I know I must uncover the killer, before death lies on me like an untimely frost.
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The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands
Sarah Brooks
It is said there is a price that every passenger must pay. A price beyond the cost of a ticket. It is the end of the nineteenth century and the world is awash with marvels. But there is nothing so marvellous as the Wastelands -- a terrain of terrible miracles that lies between Beijing and Moscow. Nothing touches the Wastelands except the Great Trans-Siberian Express, an impenetrable train built to carry cargo across continents, but which now transports anyone who dares. Onto the platform steps a curious cast of characters: Marya, a grieving woman with a borrowed name; Weiwei, a famous child born on the train; and Henry Grey, a disgraced naturalist. But there are whispers that the train isn't safe. As secrets and stories begin to unravel, the passengers and crew must survive their journey together, even as something uncontrollable seems to be breaking in.
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Pearly Everlasting
Tammy Armstrong
New Brunswick, 1934. When a cook in a logging camp finds an orphaned baby bear, he brings it home to his wife, who names the cub Bruno and raises him alongside her newborn daughter Pearly. Growing up, Pearly and Bruno share a special bond and become inseparable. While life in the camp can be perilous -- loggers are regularly injured or even killed -- the Everlasting family form a close-knit community with the woodsmen, who accept and embrace the tame young bear. But all that changes when a new supervisor arrives, a ruthless profiteer who pushes the workers to their breaking point and abuses Bruno. When the man is found dead in a ditch, the blame falls on the bear; soon after, Bruno is kidnapped and sold to an animal trader. Determined to rescue the only brother she has ever known, Pearly, now a teenager, sets off alone on a hazardous journey through the forest, her first trip to the ‘Outside’, to find him. In the harrowing quest to bring him home through miles of ice and snow, eluding malevolent spirits and the cruelty of strange villagers, she will discover new worlds and a strength she never knew she possessed. Steeped in rural folklore and superstition, and set against the backdrop of an enchanting woodland, Pearly Everlasting is a story about the triumph of good over evil, the beauty of the natural world, and the bonds that cannot be broken.
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Closer Together: Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other
SophieGrégoire Trudeau
As a passionate advocate for mental health, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau believes that in order to know and accept ourselves fully, we need to understand why we think and feel the way we do, and recognize how our own unresolved issues are holding us back. And yet all of us are capable of growth and positive change, if we're willing to stay open and curious throughout our lives. In Closer Together, Sophie shares moments from her own journey: from her childhood, through her struggles with an eating disorder in her teens and early adulthood; from a career as a speaker and television host to de facto first lady and mother of three. She explores the questions that matter the most for our individual and collective growth, and in how we interact with others. How does the way we were raised contribute to our sense of self? How can we better prepare ourselves to deal with big emotions? What do we need from our relationships, and what can we contribute to them? What role do physical activity and creative pursuits play in mental health? How can we let go of what doesn't serve us and nurture what does? Drawing on her own mindfulness and yoga practices, Sophie also offers journaling prompts and other tools that will guide readers as they explore these questions in their own lives. In creating a space for openness, playfulness and creativity, Sophie inspires us to see that there are more things that bring us together than separate us, allowing us to stand in the light of our true potential.
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What This Comedian Said Will Shock You
Bill Maher
Inspired by the "editorial" he delivers at the end of each episode of Real Time, this hilarious work of commentary about American life speaks exactly to the moment we're in, covering free speech, cops, drugs, race, religion, cancel culture, the media, show biz, romance, health and more. |
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Creepy Crayon!
Aaron Reynolds
When Jasper Rabbit finds a purple crayon willing to do his schoolwork for him, he is elated -- at first. |
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Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder
[Graphic Novel] Dave Pilkey After an encounter with a skunk, Dog Man, now scarlet red after being dunked in tomato juice, is exiled but must find a way to save those who shunned him when an all-new, never-before-seen villain unleashes an army of A.I. robots. |
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Kung Fu Panda 4 [DVD and Blu-Ray]
Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will train a new kung fu practitioner for the spot and will encounter a villain called the Chameleon who conjures villains from the past. |
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Arthur the King
[DVD]
Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Michael Light and a scrappy street dog companion dubbed Arthur. Based on an incredible true story, ARTHUR THE KING follows Light, desperate for one last chance to win, as he convinces a sponsor to back him and a team of athletes for the Adventure Racing World Championship in the Dominican Republic. As the team is pushed to their outer limits of endurance in the race, Arthur redefines what victory, loyalty and friendship truly mean. |
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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
[DVD]The epic battle continues! The cinematic Monsterverse follows up the explosive showdown of “Godzilla vs. Kong” with an all‐new adventure that pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence—and our own. |
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One Love
[DVD]Bob Marley was a musical and philosophical icon who inspired generations through his message of love and unity. His life is a powerful story of overcoming adversity and revolutionary music. |
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