Welcome to a new year and loads of great things in the works
at Thunder Bay Public Library! It would be impossible to try and list
everything that we have planned for 2016, especially since there will be new
projects and adventures throughout the year that I can’t possibly anticipate.
One of the easiest things to foresee though is that the
Library has great new books and DVDs on the way this year. Complete lists of
the New and Upcoming titles can be found on our website under the Browse tab. You
can also sign up for monthly email updates and be the first to know about new
and upcoming additions to the collection. To sign up, simply send an email to tbplmonthlylist@tbpl.ca, and include
your email address in your message. There are dozens of titles already in the
online catalogue for items that will be released in 2016 and can be placed on
hold to ensure you won’t miss out on future favourites.
Transparent Language will be an exciting new addition to
the Library for anyone interested in learning a new language in 2016. This new
program offers 100+ languages (including Finnish) as well as an App for fast
and convenient access. More information can be found online at www.tbpl.ca/learnalanguage.
Other new initiatives that you will see at TBPL this year
include a book spine prose and poetry contest modeled after the recent battle
waged online between Kansas Public Library and the Toronto Public Library. Get your creative juices flowing and visit
any location of the Library and find at least three books to compose your
unique contest entry. Send a photo of your work to the Library before March 19
to qualify. Entries can be submitted through Facebook (TBayPL), Twitter
(@TBayPL) or email (comments@tbpl.ca).
Science North and TBPL are teaming up to introduce nature
inspired programs this year – some of which will include this winter’s schedule
for Northern Nature Trading, Science North: Game On! and the Geology, Lapidary
and Jewelry Making Club. Full descriptions, times, locations, and registration
requirements are available in the Connect @ Your Library Winter 2016 newsletter
(which will be distributed throughout the city this week).
And if all that wasn’t enough, there is another new
initiative launching this winter in partnership with Northwest Employment Works
(NEW). A friendly employment advisor from NEW will be on site throughout the
week (Tuesday afternoons at Brodie and Friday afternoons at Waverley) to
discuss employment goals and how NEW can help you along your pathway to
employment.
All of the above just covers the relatively new stuff
happening in the next few months, but the tried and true deserve recognition as
well. The World War One Thunder Bay Centennial Project continues to commemorate
the impact of the First World War here in Thunder Bay. iHelp and eBook
assistance continue at a rapidly growing pace. Workshops and lectures will be
held on topics ranging from financial planning to genealogy, food innovation,
forestry and more. Book clubs, Readers are Leaders, Youth Advisory Council and
the Community Action Panel are all guaranteed sights around the Library this
year. To find out what else is coming up that may be of interest, connect with
us online at www.tbpl.ca.
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