Yes, we are all blown away by the awesome efforts of our Friends of the Mississippi Mills Public Library! In 2024 the Friends raised $19,000 in donations! These donations support: • FINE FREE LIBRARY • CHILDREN SUMMER CAMPS • NEW BOOK CLUB SETS • EXPANDING THE DIGITAL COLLECTION (LIBBY & KANOPY) THANK YOU so much, ...
Borrow snowshoes from the library - either branch. Sizes available for the whole family. Details here. Ottawa Cohousing is hosting a Gingerbread Village Crafting at Almonte branch library, large meeting room, Saturday, Dec. 14 at 2pm! Gingerbread, icing and candy are supplied. A family friendly event, bring kids, cousins, grandparents, a friend or two... This ...
What’s at the FriendSHOP & on the lovely Christmas tree?! Incredible book sets packaged in festive boxes or tied with seasonal ribbon - all individually priced and ready to give! The tree is decorated with locally handmade beaded ornaments - all to purchase. The shop has many more gift ideas too: stained glass ornaments, cards, ...
An elf is hiding on a shelf in 27 local businesses across Almonte this winter! The search is on! Collect a stamp in your booklet each time you spot the elf on a shelf at each participating business or organization. Once you've got all 20 stams, bring your completed card to Mill Street Books, 52 ...
LANARK LIT AWARDS GALA & READING Sunday, 8 Dec from 2-4pm, at Almonte branch library. Refreshments will be served Almonte Readers & Writers invite you to join in a celebration of the competition winners! Check out the list of winners at www.almontereadersandwriters.org (announced a week in advance of the Gala), then please plan to join ...
FIBER CRAFT DESTASH! Thursday, December 5th, Almonte branch - 5-6pm stash swap - 6-7pm chat & share Calling all fiber crafters and crafters to be! Bring your extra craft supplies that don’t give you joy anymore to swap or donate (yarn, needles, tools, magazines, patterns, fabric). New to crafts? Pick up some starter supplies and ...
Get ready for a musical adventure that will have children wiggling, clapping, and discovering the magical world of flutes, guitar and songs at the second Friends of MMPL annual Live @ the Library FAMILY concert On Sunday, December 1, at 2:30 pm, Almonte Branch transforms into a vibrant musical playground. Renowned flutist and singer Gertrude ...
ADVENT CALENDAR DRAW! Drop by your library branch to enter your child's name (and your contact info) in the draw for an awesome ADVENT CALENDAR made by a generous library patron. FOUR names will be drawn - two at each branch - at end of day on 28 November. Good luck everyone! ANNUAL ANGEL TREE ...
Welcome to the team, Rob! Rob has spent most of his life living and working in England and Malaysia, first as a Government Welfare Officer around London & Portsmouth, and then as a Curriculum Support Teacher in an international school in Kuala Lumpur. It was in Malaysia he got his first taste of library work, ...
Strumming, singing, and fluting with Gertrude Letourneau and Garry Elliott Sunday, 1 December at 2:30pm, Almonte branch, tickets by donation Join the Friends for a family friendly concert. Young listeners can let their imaginations run free as the performers weave the sounds of 4 different flutes and a guitar into a musical adventure. Tickets available ...