Bracebridge Public Library
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March 2016 Newsletter
What's Going On in the Library: Beaver Creek Institution Partnership: Thurs. March 3 Tech Session 6:30 p.m. Apps, VOIP
Thurs. March 10 Tech Session 6:30 Google
Due to financial constraints, Correctional Services Canada will not be renewing the Bracebridge Public Library's contract to provide library services at the Beaver Creek Institution - Medium as of March 31, 2016. We are pleased to have provided quality library service for that facility for
March 11 - 20 March Break
almost 18 years. While our Bracebridge Library patrons will no longer have
Wed. March 30 Book Club Issues of Aging
access to the materials at the Beaver Creek Library (as of February 26), we remind everyone that our Interlibrary Loan Service may be used to bring in resources not found in our collections.
Tech Sessions: Thursday March 3 at 6:30p.m. is a talk on Apps, VOIP, and Video Calls. March 10 at 6:30p.m. is a talk on Google
Internet Training: Tuesday March 22, the Library will again have one-on-one basic internet training. If you would like to book a one hour session, call 705.645.4171 - the trainer will get back to you. Book Club Wednesday March 30 is the next Book Club - the topic is "Issues of Aging" and everyone is welcome to come and talk about a book they have read.
Downton Abbey Tea:
A very special event! Join us on Saturday April 2 at 2 p.m. for an elegant tea in the Reading Room, to Saturday April 2 at 2 p.m. Downton Abbey Tea Photo Richard Munckton Flickr
celebrate everything Downton. Costumes are not required but welcomed. Please come to the Library to pick up a complimentary invitation, as our space is limited.
Children's Library Services: Programs for Grades 1-3 After School - Tuesdays @3:30 p.m.
Programs for Grades 4-8 Game On! - Thursdays @ 3:30 p.m. Lemonade Club - Fridays @3:30 p.m.
All ages programs Lego Club - Wednesdays @3:30 for ages 5-13
Preschool Programs (ages 2-5) Tales for Twos - Wednesdays & Thursdays 9:30-10 a.m. Story Hour - Wednesdays & Thursdays 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Special Events P.A. Day Friday, March 11 - Movie at 1:30 p.m. - Rise of the Guardians
****March Break***** Monday, March 14 @ 1:00 p.m. LEGO Tuesday March 15 @ 1:00 p.m. Crafts & Activities Wednesday March 16 @9:30 - Tales for Twos @10:30 - Story Hour Wednesday March 16 @ 1 p.m. - Watercolours with Nancy
Hunter (registration required)
Thursday March 17 @9:30 - Tales for Twos @10:30 - Story Hour @ 1 p.m.- Puppet Making Friday March 18 @ 1 p.m. - Puppets & Songs with Jay
March's Featured Library Service: Helpful Websites - Did you know that the Library's website has links to all sorts of helpful online information? Under Library 24/7 is a list of Helpful Websites for children, teens and adults, as well as government information and genealogy. For example, kids could try out Cool Math, FunBrain, or the Ontario Time Machine. Teens might enjoy/need Teen Reads, Hockey Hall of Fame, or AskATeacher. For adults, there are links to Legal Line, Muskoka Books, Fantastic Fiction, New Dad Manual and more. There are links to all levels of government and our local genealogy group.
Friends of the Library: In celebration of March Break, the Friends of the Library
are having a children's and youth's book sale. From March 11-18, all youth's and children's books in the Book Nook are buy one, get one free! Since books for children and youth are our least donated items, a limited number are available. Please consider donating your gently used children and youth books to the Book Nook.
Tech Tips: For free legal answers and referrals, try Legalline.ca It includes 1,000 legal topics in 65 languages and even provides live help. Examples of topics are Family Law, Tax Law, Small Claims Court, Landlord and Tenant, Legal Aid, Worker's Compensation, Highway Traffic Act and much more. A free legal resource at your fingertips.
Interesting Information: March 4 is National Grammar Day - Watch your p's and q's! March 8 is International Women's Day Happy Saint Patrick's Day !
March 17 is St. Patrick's Day March 22 is World Water Day "For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you." Ann Lamott, author.
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