Due to provincial funding cuts, interlibrary loan service is no longer available.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
Pending requests will NOT be filled.
New requests will NOT be possible.
The end of
the SOLS delivery service means that 24 drivers (full time, part time and
occasional) will lose their jobs. Last year, they drove almost 1 million
kilometers to deliver over 710,000 packages to 153 main library branches across
southern Ontario. Truly the end of an era in provincial resource sharing.
Meet
local author, Professor Noel McDermott who lived and taught in the eastern
arctic for thirty five years. Recently he has written two traditional stories
about Kiviuq, one of the most important characters in Inuit mythology.
In
one of his most heartpounding adventures, Kiviuq and the Mermaids,
Kivuiq encounters a group of frightening mermaids. With only his qayaq to keep
him out of their clutches, Kiviuq must think fast to defeat these angry
creatures of the deep! Kiviuq and the Bee Woman was published
in January. Readers will be fascinated by the contemporary renditions of
traditional tales.
These
books are published by Inhabit Media, an Inuit-owned company located in
Iqaluit, Nunavut whose aim is to preserve stories of Inuit and Northern Canada.
The books have been published in English and Inuktitut.
While
traditionally these are books for youth, Noel’s lecture will encompass his
extensive knowledge of Inuit history as well as his books and will appeal to
adults. Noel’s wife Kate McDermott will bring along artifacts from their time living
in Northern Canada.
The
Mississippi Mills Public Library & Mill Street Books invite you to meet
local author Noel McDermott at the Almonte Library Branch on Tuesday April 23rd
at 7pm. Open Seating. Space is limited. For
further information, contact Mill Street Books 613-256-9090.
Educated – Tara Westover:An unforgettable memoir in the tradition of The Glass Castle about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University.
Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny: The entrancing new crime thriller featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache.
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig RiceIn a small northern First Nations community, all lines of communication, as well as the power, have been disconnected without explanation. Winter has arrived and panic has set in. Has something happened down south? Is help on the way? And who is this mysterious survivalist, Jason Scott, who has arrived in town?
The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz: New York Times bestselling author of Magpie Murders and Moriarty, Anthony Horowitz has yet again brilliantly reinvented the classic crime novel, this time writing a fictional version of himself as the Watson to a modern-day Holmes.
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling): Private investigator Cormoran Strike returns in a new mystery from Robert Galbraith, author of the #1 international bestseller The Cuckoo’s Calling.
Follow this link for many more books suggested by Almonte readers.
Here is just some of what’s new this week. Ask for any of these titles at either branch. For tips on how to place a reserve, please visit the Your Account page (for using our online catalogue to reserve a title) or the Waiting Lists page (to get direct assistance).
Almonte Branch
Adult Fiction
Outpost: the Donovan series by W. Michael Gear
Cold Case: a Bob Skinner novel by Quintin Jardine
The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg
Late Breaking: stories by K. D. Miller
Liar, Liar: a Detective Harriet Blue novel by James Patterson
Adult Non-Fiction
200+ Ways to Protect Your Privacy: simple ways to prevent hacks and protect privacy – on and offline by Jeni Rogers
The Year of Less: how I stopped shopping, gave away my belongs, and discovered life is worth more than anything you can buy in a store by Cait Flanders
A Very Bad Wizard: morality behind the curtain by Tamler Sommers
The Waking Comes Late by Steven Heighton
Ontario’s African-Canadian Heritage: collected writings by Fred Landon, 1918-1967 by Fred Landon
Here is just some of what’s new this week. Ask for any of these titles at either branch. For tips on how to place a reserve, please visit the Your Account page (for using our online catalogue to reserve a title) or the Waiting Lists page (to get direct assistance).
Carolyn’s work is internationally collected having art in Germany, England, New Zealand, the US, and nationally across Canada
Favourite Quote: Erase the line that holds you back. – Anonymous
Carolyn is a Canadian artist working with acrylics, powdered charcoal, and mixed media. As a young girl, she often drew horses, and when she was 13, she produced a self portrait in pencil, but she never thought of herself as a future artist. Carolyn finished high school, went on to university, got married, had a family, and worked full time. Art was history, although every now and then, she would pull out an old sketchbook and draw.
Carolyn has been painting since 2010. At that time, she was temporarily off work (oncology nurse) while going through chemotherapy, and a friend asked her to take an art course in a private home. Carolyn’s a high energy, always-on-the-move, Type A personality, and her friend felt she had too much time on her hands. The class stimulated her creative self, and even now, spends time every day in her studio.
Here is just some of what’s new this week. Ask for any of these titles at either branch. For tips on how to place a reserve, please visit the Your Account page (for using our online catalogue to reserve a title) or the Waiting Lists page (to get direct assistance).
