Summer is winding down and fall events are in the works. The Muskoka Lakes Public Library book club meets on the last Tuesday of each month, September to May, for lively discussions of the selection of the month. Meetings are open to all (note to all you men: it’s open to you too!) and take place in the activity room of the Norma and Miller Alloway Muskoka Lakes Library in Port Carling at 1:00pm. Plan to drop in on September 26 for a meet and greet. Everyone is asked to bring a pot luck snack and a favourite book. The selections for the coming season have been chosen and are as follows: October 25, 2011 Empire Falls by Richard Russo; November 29, 2011 The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson; January 31, 2012 Room by Emma Donoghue; February 28, 2012 A Discovery of Witches by Debra Harkness; March 27, 2012 The Bridge Club by Patricia Sands; April 24, 2012 The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton; May 29, 2012 Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese.
A wonderful celebration of community took place at the library on Thursday, August 18 in honour of the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Norma and Miller Alloway Muskoka Lakes Library. It was a testament to the community to see the many individuals from across the Township who came together to revel in the day. A big thank you to all who came out to make the day extra special! Thank you also to the Minettones for their lovely singing voices, to Port Carling Foodland for the refreshments, to Nola McConnan who demonstrated the art of bookmaking to a multi-generational audience, to all those who donated items for the Friends of the Library silent auction, to the Friends group themselves who organized a great variety of activities including the silent auction, the contests for the children, the model train display, the native Singing Birds group, and the spectacular anniversary cake. Hopefully, it is more evident than ever to the general public the important role that the Friends group plays in the support network for your library. If you are not yet a Friend, please do consider supporting them by joining the group or making a donation. Also, they will soon be having nominations and elections to fill executive positions and would welcome new people to the organization. Call the library at 705-765-5650 or email them directly at FriendsMLPLibrary@gmail.com.
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