New Books
New fiction titles to the library this week include Dead Time by Stephen White; Hold Tight by Harlan Coben; The Lady Elizabeth: a novel by Alison Weir; Natural Ordermage by L. E. Modesitt Jr.; The Rosetta Key by William Dietrich; Santa Fe Dead by Stuart Woods; Secrets by Jude Deveraux; Sundays at Tiffany’s by James Patterson; The Third Circle by Amanda Quick; Twenty Wishes by Debbie Macomber; and Winter Study by Nevada Barr.
New non-fiction titles to the library include The Alzheimer’s Action Plan by P. Murali Doraiswamy M.D. and Lisa P. Gwyther M.S.W. with Tina Adler; Anita Stewart’s Canada; The Canadian Hiker’s and Backpacker’s Handbook by Ben Gadd; Dark Summit: The true story of Everest’s most controversial season by Nick Heil; Gordon Ramsay’s Fast Food; The gut flush plan by Ann Louise Gittleman PhD. CNS, Don Hutson and Ethan Willis; Rage: the true story of a sibling murder by Jerry Langton; Send yourself Roses by Kathleen Turner; Shakespeare’s Wife by Germaine Greer; The South Beach Diet Supercharged by Arthur Agatston M.D.; The Third Jesus by Deepak Chopra; The Truth about Canada by Mel Hurtig; Urban Nation by Alan Broadbent; With or Without God by Gretta Vosper; and A Wolf at the Table by Augusten Burroughs.
New books to our Green Space include Earth: The Biography by Iain Stewart and John Lynch; Flight of the Hummingbird by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas; and Who Killed the Grand Banks? by Alex Rose.
Art Gallery
The AAC (Arts Advisory Council) of The Blue Mountains Public Library has an opening for an events coordinator. This special volunteer would work as part of a team to plan and organize events such as lectures and author talks. Interested persons please contact Jenn or Donna at the Library at 519-599-3681.
Upcoming Events
The Annual Parking Lot Party is back. Reserve the date – Friday June 20 4:30 – 9:00 p.m. Watch this column for more details.
Grey Grannies are back with their popular Granny Birds for sale just in time for Mother's Day.
These birds are handcrafted with love by our local Grey Grannies in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation. A minimum donation of $ 10.00 is required per bird.
GBACA Spring Art Show – Join us for another multi-media exhibition by the artists from The Georgian Bay Association for Creative Arts in the gallery from May 1 – May 29.
Osteoporosis Workshop – Learn to live better with osteoporosis. Karen Fisher, PT, of the Thornbury Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Centre, is offering a free session to help you live with osteoporosis, sponsored jointly by the library and the Osteoporosis support group. It will be held at the library on Tuesday May 13 from 10 a.m – 12 noon. For more information, please call 519-599-3681.
Naturopathic Medicine with Tara Gignac – Want to learn more about naturopathic medicine? Join us on Thursday, May 22 at 7 p.m.
Children’s Program
Baby Story Time - Calling all babies and mums! Join us for a new Baby Story Time running from May 2-23 from 11 – 11:30 a.m. It’s never too early to develop a love of music, rhymes and stories. For more information please telephone the library at 519-599-3681.
Mother’s Day Craft – On Saturday, May 10 we will celebrate Mother’s Day by making a tissue paper flower for mom. This is a free event being held from 2 – 2:30 p.m. for children ages eight and under (with children under six being accompanied by an adult). Come out and see what we’re up to!
