Staff Pick: Clark and Division
Catherine
Jennifer recently enjoyed Clark and Division by Edgar Award-winner Noami Hirahara, an atmospheric historical mystery based on real events.
Return to pre-COVID hours
Catherine
Please note that effective Wednesday, September 1st, all branches will be returning to their pre-COVID hours of operation.
Please note that we are limited to 50% capacity in order to ensure proper distancing. Masks are required at all times. Please see below for hours, capacity limits, and additional safety precautions.
HOURS
Amherstview & Napanee:
Mondays 10am-8pm
Tuesdays 10am-8pm
Wednesdays 10am-8pm
Thursdays 10am-8pm
Fridays 10am-5pm
Saturdays 10am-5pm
Staff Pick: Call Me Indian
Catherine
Julie recently enjoyed Call Me Indian by Fred Sasakamoose, a memoir by the hockey star whose life served as inspiration for Richard Wagamese's Indian Horse.
Staff Picks: I Will Judge You By Your Bookshelf
Catherine
Kristin recently enjoyed I Will Judge You By Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider, an illustrated book that will call out to bibliophiles. Here is her review:
JMPC Update
Angela Malcolm
We are happy to welcome you to our electronic form of communication via our regular email newsletter. We hope this platform brings you a sense of reassurance and comfort regarding our enhanced attention to Infection Control as well as knowledge and awareness of our processes that will affect you as you engage with the John M Parrott Centre. We know that efficient and timely communication is of utmost importance and we commit to using this platform to ensure you are well informed of processes, opportunities, resources, events etc occurring in the Home.
Staff Pick: I Have No Secrets
Catherine
Marg recently enjoyed I Have No Secrets by Penny Joelson, a captivating YA mystery novel with an ability-diverse cast of characters.
Fourteen year old Jemma lives with Cerebral Palsy and is confined to a wheelchair unable to communicate. She resides with loving foster parents and two other fostered children and has a home healthcare provider named Sarah who is like family.
Archival Meanderings
Michelle Barclay
Summer is sure flying by here at the archives! The museum is buzzing with activity, and more and more researchers are making their way into the archives to hash out the details of the past. The influx of new visitors has had me quite busy responding to research requests, dissecting census records, squinting at the fine print of old newspapers on the microfilm reader, and meandering between the lines of land records and abstracts.
Staff Picks: That Summer
Catherine
Patricia recently enjoyed That Summer by Jennifer Weiner, a beach read with some surprising depth. Here is her review:
National Peacekeepers Day
Jennifer Robinson
The Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping, the Canadian Armed Forces, Veterans Affairs Canada, and the RCMP hold a ceremony each year on the Sunday nearest August 9th at the Peacekeeping Monument in Ottawa to recognize international peace support efforts. This day commemorates the losses people sustain on all sides due to trauma and death in conflict zones/peace missions.
Children’s Books
Media Release: Eastern Ontario Officials Respond to Provincial Broadband Funding
Lindsey
Elected officials across Eastern Ontario are hopeful that the Government of Ontario’s new $4-billion broadband program will help deliver Gig level speeds across the region.