Welcome to Marmora & Lake Public Library!

New Website Coming Soon

A new website is under development for Marmora & Lake Public Library. The new design will have some new features, and make frequently used links easier to find. You can expect the changes to occur sometime this month.

Family Day Closure

The library will be closed Saturday, February 18th, 2012 in lieu of Family Day, Monday February 20th. Due dates will be extended during this period.

Homework Club Break

Homework Club will not be held Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 due to March Break. It will return March 24th.

Holiday Happenings

Food for Fines
Donate a non-perishable food item for the Marmora Food Bank and have all fines waived.
Of course, if you don't have fines you are welcome to donate as well!
Show your community spirit and help everyone have a Happy Holiday!

Open House
Need a break from all the holiday excitement? Visit us on Saturday December 24th to explore your library in the holiday spirit.
Coffee and tea will be available for the adults to enjoy, and a story will be read at to the children at 11:00am.

eReader Assistance
Considering an eReader as a gift for that special someone? Book an appointment at the library and we can advise you on selection and assist with set up. Remember, your library has eBooks available for borrowing too!

Holiday Closure
We will be closed Tuesday, December 27th, 2011 through Monday, January 2nd, 2012. We will re-open Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012.
Have a Safe and Happy Holiday Season!

Scent Free Policy

If you are planning a trip to the library, please be aware of our Scent Free Policy. The Memorial Building is a scent-free building. For medical reasons we ask that no scented perfumes, colognes, after shave lotions, etc. be worn. Even a small amount can produce a severe allergic reaction. We also ask that you do not smoke immediately before entering, as cigarette odour is also a trigger. Thank you for considering the health of others.

Our Thanks

We would like to thank the Marmora Book Club, Margaret Webber, and Nick Price for their generous donations towards the purchase of a new microwave in the William Shannon Room. We appreciate it!

Friends of the Library General Meeting

Want to help your library? Come to the general meeting to find out how you can become a Friend. The meeting will be held in the William Shannon Room of the Memorial (Library) Building at 7:00pm on Tuesday, November 22, 2011. All are welcome.

Ontario Public Library Week

October 16th to 22nd is Ontario Public Library Week. In the spirit of this year's theme, "Libraries Unbound", we have taken our celebration out of the normal library confines and on to the internet. Our newly created Youtube video will take you on a virtual tour of our eResources, as well as our in-library services. Check out Library Unbound!

Change to e-Resource

NetLibrary has now moved to eBooks & Audiobooks on EBSCOhost®. This change provides access to the many new features listed below.

Key New Features

~ Online viewing, or download to your PC or eReader
~ Browsing by subject, genre, language, & more.
~ Enhanced viewer for examining documents.
~ Easy drop-down list for choosing your checkout duration.
~ Table of Contents viewing from the Result List and Detail Record (if enabled by the library administrator).
~ "Search-within" functionality to find specific terms within a book.
~ Personal folder to view downloaded, checked-out books, including the amount of time left on active check-outs.
~ Searching across eBooks and other EBSCOhost content for integrated results.

To see all the new features, visit our e-Library section.

Shakespeare in the Park

Once again, The Friends of Marmora & Lake Public Library bring The Bard's Bus Tour to Marmora. This year's performance by the Driftwood Theatre Group will be Macbeth. This event will be held on July 30th at 7:30pm in Marmora Memorial Park. In case of rain, the location will be moved to the arena. Come join us for this exciting presentation. Tickets are pay-what-you-can (suggested price is $15).

Splash Into Summer Fun!

Marmora & Lake Public Library, in collaboration with the TD Summer Reading Club, invites you to join us for Splash! Celebrate Summer children's program. To find out more, visit our Current Events section.

Upcoming Holiday Closure

We will be closed Saturday May 21st in lieu of Victoria Day. No fines will be accrued during this time. Have a great weekend!

Reading Contest

We're springing into another reading contest. This time we're adding a petal to the daisy for each book read. Let's fill our windows with flowers and watch young minds grow!
There are 3 age categories: Ages 3-6, ages 7-10 and ages 11 to 15.
A draw will be held at the end of June and winner's names will be posted.

Homework Club

The school year is almost over and that means no more homework! That means Homework Club will be ending for the season as well. Participants are invited to join us for the last session of the year on Wednesday, May 25th.

eResource Changes

The new eresources are now available. For kids, we have the Tumble series of online books. Each series has a different focus: picture books, chapter books, and audio books (which includes titles for adults as well). For Homework Help PebbleGo and Grzimek's Animal Life have been added, along with Canada in Context for older students.
Many new Academic and General Interest eresources have been added to our collection. Included are Consumer Health Complete (English and French), Chilton Library, and a Librarian favourite - Novelist. Novelist is a reader advisory database with listings of series, author biographies, Read-alikes and much more.
Find out more about these exciting new eresources by visiting the e-Library section. Mouse over the logo to see information about the resource, or click to access. Explore, have fun and learn!

e-Library

View magazine articles, research academic papers, read or listen to books, and even learn what could be causing that rattle under the car hood...all from the comfort of your own computer! Check out your e-Library today.
Note: Most resources do require a password for access. Just contact us and we'll get you started right away.

Web Catalogue

Our Web Catalogue is online! You can now browse through our materials from any computer system.
Click here for access

We're on Facebook!

March 9th, 2009
Click here to become a fan and keep up-to-date on the latest events, write on our wall, or participate in a discussion about the latest hot book! We look forward to seeing our patrons in a new environment!