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In the Gallery: January 2025

Type: In the Gallery

Happy New Year! Explore Gallery events and application opportunities for the first month of 2025. APPLY to the Arts & Culture Council Image We…

Library News January 2025

Library News, January 2025

Type: Library News

In this issue: The Books of 2024, watch the latest REEL History film, and more!  If you are not already getting the Library News in your…

Top Circulating Books of 2024

Top Circulating Books of 2024

Type: Staff Picks

Blue Mountains Public Library patrons read these ten books in print, eBook and audiobook. Image The women : a novel / Kristin HannahIn 1965,…

Ken holding Doppelganger by Naomi Klein

Staff Picks of 2024

Type: Staff Picks

Library staff have chosen our favourite books of 2024!  Image All the Colours of the Dark by Chris WhitakerThis book was unforgettable.…

Craigleith Station Documentary To Premiere at L.E. Shore on December 18, 2024

Type: Library News

Lights, Camera, History: 'Craigleith Station’ To Premiere at the Blue Mountains Public Library  Thornbury, ON (December 05, 2024) – The Craigleith…

Library News December 2024

Library News, December 2024

Type: Library News

Our December newsletter is here with exciting updates you won’t want to miss!  Find out what everyone’s reading, get the inside scoop on some…

In The Gallery: December 2024

Type: In the Gallery

In December, explore the elements through a photographic exhibition and travel around Iceland on the Icelandic Ring Road! NEW EXHIBIT: Elements …

Key Messages Update

Key Messages, November 2024

Type: Key Messages

Organizational Excellence New Chair/Vice Chair Appointed: During its annual election, the Board elected Julia Scott as Chair and Joanne de Visser as Vice…

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

Great Nonfiction

Type: Staff Picks

Looking for some fascinating nonfiction? Here are our recommendations: Image Ada's Algorithm : How Lord Byron's daughter Ada Lovelace Launched…

Library News November 2024

Library News, November 2024

Type: Library News

Happy November! Join us for Ted Barris, the return of the Cover to Cover Reading Challenge, Natural Inspiration in The Gallery, and more! If you are not…

Ken holding The Chronicles of Fairacre

Our Guilty Pleasures

Type: Staff Picks

We asked Library Staff, what book do you enjoy but are kind of embarrassed to admit?  Image Bridgerton Dearest Gentle Reader: Ashley's…

In the Gallery: November 2024

Type: In the Gallery

Find comfort from the cold at The Gallery at L.E. Shore. Join us this month to enjoy our lineup of arts and culture programming! EXHIBIT OPENING: Natural…

The Selection by Kiera Cass

The Selection by Kiera Cass

Type: Teen Reads

A teen review by Saara The Selection by Kiera Cass is a dystopian series that explores the complex dynamics of a society where a competition is held to…

Special Council Meeting re: Joint Multi-Use Recreation Feasibility Assessment Announced

Type: Library News

A Joint Special Council Meeting between the Town of The Blue Mountains and the Town of Collingwood is happening on October 30, 2024, at 5 p.m. The meeting…

Old books on a library shelf

A Book List for Library Lovers

Type: Staff Picks

Happy Ontario Public Library Week! Our fascination with libraries is the theme for our latest Staff Picks. Image The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by…