MMPL UPDATES & EVENTS

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 ...

A lovely Pakenham branch basement makeover (paint colour chosen by Pakenham's own Kealy Mann) is just the first step. Stay tuned for fun, new things to come!

Welcome to the team!! Steph started at the library in March covering a leave, but will now be at the library in a permanent role! Steph comes to the library with a variety of previous work experience, but has always loved and wanted to work in public libraries. She is looking forward to bringing new ...

  Congratulations to Hank and Nikita as the Mississippi Mills finalists of the Lanark Sumobot League! They will be going to the County FINAL on 30 November at the Perth & Union Public Library. All 16 participants at MMPL did a great job both in building and coding their bot to push their opponents out ...

Sorry for any inconvenience this causes. Please note: The mobile training group will still meet at Almonte branch on Nov 4, and the Learning Again in Almonte event will still run the evening of Nov 4. The Almonte branch is open Nov 11.

Ontario Public Library Week - October 20 to 26, 2024. Celebrate with MMPL! Visit your branch for a treat or two and create a heart message to let staff & your community know the things you like about your library. Thank you for all the wonderful messages so far! MMPL staff LOVE our community! #LibrariesTransformLives ...