Programs

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You can visit the calendar to view some of the upcoming programs.

Author Events

If you were unable to join us on November 24, 2020 or would like to revisit virtual live webinar with Emma Donoghue (Room, The Wonder, Akin) as she discussed her latest book, The Pull of the Stars, the recording is available to view on YouTube.

Virtual Event with Emma Donoghue

LEGO

Do you love to build with LEGO? We do! Here you will find some challenges to complete. Send us some pictures of your completed challenges as we would love to see your creativity! Send your photos to the library, listing who is in the photo, ages, and any other details about your construction that you would like to share.

December 2, 2020 Tiny House

Library LEGO Club Together on Zoom

In order to keep it a more personal experience, the sessions are limited to 8 families, holding a valid Muskoka Lakes Public Library card, per session. Not a library member? Please visit our membership page. We'd love to have you join us!

You and your kids love to build and so do we! You and your family are invited to join us for a virtual activity of LEGO building as we host Library LEGO Club Together on Zoom with a unique build challenge each session. Join a private Zoom meeting with your kids to share, show and describe what they build!

If you can't join us on Zoom, please do build to the theme and send us your photos for us to post on our Facebook and Instagram pages!

All you need is some space, an Internet connection and computer or mobile device, some LEGO, and imagination!

Guidelines and etiquette:

place your bin of LEGO behind you rather than close to the mic on your device or laptop so that your voice, rather than the sound of the bricks, is what we will hear most
it has been noted that building on the floor with your laptop placed about two metres from you allows others to see you and what you are building
mute your mic if you have loud noises in the background (barking dogs, etc)
please do not take screenshots unless all participants are in agreement
we will informally meet and greet at the beginning of each session
after building we will all stop and take turns to show what we have built
we will end the meeting with suggestions for more fun!

Get your Zoom Meeting ID and link and required password details - email us.

Build with LEGO at home before Library LEGO Club Together on Zoom or during the program.
Download the Zoom app on your mobile device.
Sign in with the Zoom Meeting ID or link, along with a password, emailed to the participant's parent/caregiver.
During the virtual activity, build your designs, and see what other kids have built. Share and describe your creation with your friends.

Thursday, January 21, 2021 3:30-4:30 Email to join.

Build a robot or other human-like character

Thursday, January 28, 2021 3:30-4:30 Email to join.

Build a play park

Mahjong

Our Muskoka Lakes Public Library Mahjong players met every Monday morning at 10 in the Heritage Room at the Port Carling branch, in the 'before times'. They didn't let the pandemic closures and restrictions stop them from playing the game they all enjoy, though! They have been meeting at a private Mahjong table, online, since all the closures. Interested in joining them? Contact Val Duke for access information. valerieduke@gmail.com

Reading Challenge 2021

Challenge yourself this year to go out of your reading comfort zone. Can you check off 21 of the following reading challenges this year? 21 books sound too daunting? Don’t let it be! Some books can check more than one category! The 2-page challenge list can be printed at home or a copy can be picked up at the library.

Challenge	Title & Author	Date read
A banned book
A memoir or autobiography
A childhood favourite
A young adult book
An immigrant or refugee’s story
The story takes place in Canada
The book has 500+ pages
It has a one-word title
It was made into a film
It was mentioned on the radio
It’s based on a real event
It’s an author you have never read
The author has your first or last name
A book by an Indigenous author
The novel is older than you
The book has a colour in the title
The book has a season in the title
The book features a witch or magic
The book has a cover you dislike
The genre is not one you normally read
A book you own but have not read
An e-book
An audiobook
A book of poetry
The first book in a series
A western
A romance
A who-done-it mystery
A thriller
A science fiction
A fantasy
A book written in diary or letter style
A CBC Reads 2021 book
A Giller Prize winner
A Man Booker Prize winner
A non-fiction book
A book about Muskoka
A book about a different culture
A book from a grandparent’s birthplace
A book recommended by a friend
An historical fiction
A book less than 200 pages
A book with two authors
A book with the same title as another but with a different author than the other
A book by an author that writes under more than one name
A book by a debut author
A book by a Muskoka fiction author
A book on a controversial topic
A book written by a female person of colour
A science book
A book that has a sport in the storyline
A classic
A book you had to read in school
A book set in the future
A book published this year

Something Learned

We have a YouTube channel with instructional videos.

Get Clear 2021 Intention Setting

Download this self-directed activity to help guide you through the year ahead with purpose and intention.