February Library Updates
New evening hours
The library has updated its hours to better serve the community.
After a trial run of evening hours in the fall, the library board has opted to keep extended hours, now just distributed a bit differently.
The library will now be open from 10am until 7pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. We will be open from 10am until 5pm on Mondays and Fridays and 10am until 2pm on Saturdays.
Library unveils new logo as part of rebranding initiative
If you have been online lately, you might have noticed that the library has a new logo. We are so excited about this visual representation of the library’s evolving role in the community. Developed alongside the library’s new strategic plan, the logo embodies the library’s mission to inspire connection, exploration, growth, and play—four essential elements reflected in its design.
The logo features four distinct leaf-like shapes, each representing a core aspect of the library’s mission. These elements are brought to life through four vibrant colors drawn from the striking mural painted in the library by Kat Roy earlier in the strategic planning process.
The logo also features a series of stacked lines, which subtly nods to books—both a tribute to the library’s foundational role in literacy and a metaphor for the layers of discovery available within its walls.
The combination of organic and structured elements reflects the library’s commitment to both tradition and innovation, ensuring it remains a welcoming space for imagination, knowledge, and personal growth.
The launch of the new logo marks the beginning of a broader rebranding effort for the library, so you can expect to see much more from us soon.
New arrivals
Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed
by Charlie Angus
The 1980s is remembered with nostalgia as a harmless decade of big hair, colourful clothes, and catchy pop songs. It was anything but. Expertly weaving his story within the larger narrative of the times, Angus traces today’s economic, environmental, and social problems to their roots in the 1980s. Planting the seeds of change, he challenges us to take action to confront widespread injustice and massive systemic inequity to create a better world.
More or Less Maddy
by Lisa Genova
Maddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out freshman at NYU. Between schoolwork, exams, navigating life in the city, and a recent breakup, it’s normal to be feeling overwhelmed. But Maddy’s latest low is devastatingly low, and she goes on an antidepressant. She begins to feel good, dazzling in fact, and she soon spirals high into a wild and terrifying mania that culminates in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
As she struggles to find her way in this new reality, navigating the complex effects bipolar has on her identity, her relationships, and her life dreams, Maddy will have to figure out how to manage being both too much and not enough.
Year One - Kingmakers
by Sophie Lark
Mafia families from around the world send their children to Kingmakers Academy to learn the skills of criminal enterprise. Under the rules of Sanctuary, students are forbidden to fight or kill. But rivalries are high, tensions inflamed, and forbidden love arises in the most unlikely places.
Try out snowshoeing or cross-country skiing with library equipment
We are so pleased with the results of our 2024 silent auction; with the help of our community, we will once again be able to use the proceeds of our auction to provide a bursary for students graduating for each of the local high schools in the spring.
Thank you to everyone who donated items for the auction, as well as everyone who participated by placing bids. We also want to give a huge shout out to volunteers Margaret Courville and Christine Mitchell-Kydd, who helped enormously with the organization and execution of the auction.