Free Family Skate and Lunch

It's the 2nd Annual Free Family Skate & Lunch!

January 3, 2013
Skate from 11:00am to 12:00pm
Lunch from 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Baysville Community Centre

Sponsored by the District of Muskoka and the Township of Lake of Bays

Christmas Holiday Hours

Here are our hours for the Christmas Holidays 2012/2013:

December 25: Closed
December 26: Closed
December 27: 12:00pm to 5:00pm
December 29: 10:00am to 2:00pm
January 1: Closed

Have a safe and happy holiday!

Artist of the Month: December 2012

Come on in to the library to view artwork by John Oliver Peel of Temple Knights. You'll be glad you did.

More on the Friends of the Baysville Library Artist of the Month program, view our page on it.

Kids Christmas Gift Making

Children are invited to come out and make a gift for someone special. FREE!

Saturday, December 15
10:30am
Ages 5 and up

Please preregister at the library!

Children's "Cinderella" Performance

The children involved in Amy Bridle's Children's Theatre Program will be performing on:
December 12, at 6:00pm
Baysville Community Centre

Please come out and support our local children's theatre!
Tickets $10 each.

Christmas Meet & Greet

Monday December 3, 2012
12:00pm

The District of Muskoka is holding a Christmas meet and greet at the Baysville senior's building. Lunch will be provided. All are welcome!

• Children's activities
• Gift wrapping table
• more

FREE!

A Christmas Party in Baysville

The Baysville Friends of the Library Presents:

A Christmas Party in Baysville

Join us for dessert and a few laughs as you listen to and watch this humorous multimedia story.

St Ambrose Anglican Church
Friday, December 7, 2012
Dessert served at 6:30pm
Program 7:00pm

Tickets $10 each available at the Baysville Library

Holiday Books to Borrow

Want to get in the Holiday mood? We have a number of new additions to our collection that will help.

Fiction and Nonfiction titles new to our collection for 2012

The Fiction shelf features:
A Winter Dream, by Richard Paul Evans
The Bridge, by Karen Kingsbury
Angels at the Table, by Debbie Macomber

And the non-fiction shelf features Debbie Macomber's Christmas Cookbook.

Of course we wouldn't leave out the younger readers. These titles are terrific too.

Some picturebook titles that are new to our collection

Just Right for Christmas, by Birdie Black and Rosalind Beardshaw

Finding Christmas, by Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko

Scaredy Squirrel Prepares for Christmas, by Melanie Watt

November Community Feast

Once again your local three Baysville churches are providing a FREE dinner and activities for children.

Wednesday, November 28
Meet and Greet: 5:30pm
Dinner: 6:00pm
Baysville Community Centre

Tickets are free but must be picked up at the library; seating is limited.

(Mark your calendar: next feasts January 16, 2013; February 13, 2013)

Snowflake Tea

Friday, November 23, 2012 (PD Day)
10:00am to 4:00pm

Children will prepare/bake treats then have a delicious lunch and movie. From 2:00 to 4:00pm they will serve the seniors at the tea party.

Ages 5+ (under 5 must be accompanied by an adult)
Please sign up at the library!

Sponsored by the District of Muskoka

Dwight Library Hosts YWCA Strategies 4 Success Talk

The YWCA Muskoka Strategies 4 Success series comes to the Dwight Public Library for another Y's Women Conversations--women business owners sharing with women business owners. Come talk about running a business in Lake of Bays. We invite you to join in the conversation.

Conversations initiated by:
Linda Keown, Dwight Garden Centre
Annmarie Boehm-Tapley, Logging Chain Lodge
Sarah Coombs, V3 Productions
Kyla Taylor, My Chef in Muskoka

Monday November 19, 2012
Dwight Public Library
9:00am to 12:00pm
Networking luncheon included.

Register at this link:
https://ywcamuskoka.wufoo.com/forms/x7x0k1/

Hope you can join in the conversation!

November's Artist of the Month

This month The Friends of the Baysville Library is pleased to feature Brenda Turnour as the artist of the month.

Her paintings will be on display for show and sale throughout the library for the month of November.

Stop in to see many more works like this.

Please leave your feedback for Brenda at the library or email her at brenda.turnour@live.ca

Get the Giller Winner Here

Yes, we do have Will Ferguson's 2012 Giller Prize winning novel "419."

Have you read it yet? We have it in our library. If it's not on our shelf we can put it on reserve for you. Come on in or give us a call.

Read more about the Scotiabank Giller Prize here.

Let's Do Lunch

"Let's Do Lunch" is the theme for Deb's kids' cooking class. You will make and enjoy a delicious lunch--
Saturday, November 17
11:00am to 1:00pm
Ages 6 and up
Cost $4 each

Remember to preregister at the library!

Tween Halloween Monster Bash

Tweens ages 8 to 12 are invited to join us for some Halloween fun. Prizes for costumes, fun and games, and refreshments. All this for only $2 each.
Friday october 26
7:00 to 8:30pm

remember to preregister at the library!

Using Numbers 4 Growth

The YWCA presents a workshop by Theresa Morley on your business numbers. You can participate via webinar at the Baysville Library. Double click or right click to download the flyer and follow the registration link to participate.

What a Website

Have you visited our library website recently? It's got a new look and we're quite pleased. This new site should be easier for you to find the information you're looking for so you can keep up with what's going on at both the Baysville and Dwight branches.

Hope on over and let us know what you think:

www.lakeofbayslibrary.ca

Sprouted Superfoods Workshop

Join us on Saturday, October 20, 2012
10:30am to 12:30pm
as Four Season Greens hosts a workshop for you to learn all about sprouting and sprouts and why they're called superfoods.

$15 each

This two-hour hands-on workshop will explore the world of sprouted foods. We will have lots of tasty samples, a powerpoint demo, and a book table. Take home recipes, handouts, and a coupon for free sprouts. Sprouting kits will be available. Please register at the library.

Children's Poster Contest

Do you like the library? Do you like to draw or colour? Why not make a poster to promote the library?!

We'll have prizes for the most creative poster in several different age categories. Entries must be submitted to the library by Thursday, October 18. Winners will be announced on Friday October 19.

One prize for each age group: 5 and under, 6 to 10, 10 and over.

Artist for October: Elizabeth Johnson

Stop by the library to see the latest artist on display for show and sale organized by the Friends of the Baysville Library. This month we feature the work of  Elizabeth Johnson. Here's a sample.

So come by and see the rest. You'll be glad that you did.

Yes, We Have Underpants!

Are you looking to get your hands on the latest Captain Underpants book by Dav Pilkey? We have it here for you to borrow. The ninth in this popular series: Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers.

RSVP to the Art Reception This Weekend

This coming Saturday, September 22, is our Art Reception and you are invited to

• Mingle with Lake of Bays artists
• Listen to readings by Lake of Bays writers
• Enjoy wine tastings and live music

and (drum roll please....)

• Witness the Friends of the Library Quilt Raffle draw!

If you would like to join us from 3:00pm to 5:00pm we need you to RSVP to the Friends Email address or call the library at (705) 767 2361. 

Book Club Reading List 2012-2013

Have you been waiting for the new book club reading list? Wait no longer. Here it is:

September
Don Gray will be providing a presentation on Jane Austen in the library at 10:00am.
October
Children of my Heart
by Gabrielle Roy
Set in the prairies in the 1930s and rich with the author's own memories of her time there as a young woman, this is a powerful story of an impressionable and passinate young teacher and the pupils, from impoverished immigrant families, whose lives she touches. Children of My Heart bears unforgettable testimony to the healing power love exerts on the wounds of loneliness and poverty.

November
Jacob's Ladder: a novel of Virginia during the Civil War
by Donald McCaig
A novel that resonates with the bitter glory and deep human shame of the Confederacy. Against the epic canvas of the Civil War, the people--black and white--of one Virginia plantation fulfill their unforgettable destinies.

December
No Book club

January
Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
Her first dynamite novel is based on the Iliad.

February
Before I Go To Sleep
by S. J. Watson
Christine wakes up every morning not knowing who she is, where she is or who the man is laying beside her. Every morning this man must review her life with her with photos and a scrapbook. For two decades he's done this and all seemed to be well until a call from her doctor.

March
Each member will read a biography or autobiography of their choosing.

April
We Need To Talk About Kevin
by Lionel Shriver
In this gripping novel of motherhood gone awry, Lionel Shriver approaches the tragedy of a high-school massacre from teh point of view of hte killer's mother. A spellbinding read, this book is as original as it is timely.

May
Open for now...stay tuned!

June
In the Garden of Beasts
by Erik Larson
The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd beomes America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history.

July
Mudbound
by Hillary Jordan
In Jordan's prize-wining debus, prejudice takes many forms, both subtle and brutal. It is 1946, and city-bred Laura McAllan is trying to raise her children on her husband's Mississpippi Delta farm--a place she finds foreign and frightening.

August
Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern
The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amusemen ts. it is called Le Cirque des Reves, and it is only open at night. But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway--a duel between two young magiciains, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will.

Meeting are held at the library this season, 10:00am, on the last Thursday of the month:
September 27
October 25
November 29
December: no book club
January 31
February 28
March 28
April 25
May 30
June 27
July 25
August 29

Sandy Inkster is Back

We've addesd another great event to our summer events line up.

Sandy Inkster is an early childhood educator. Her enthusiastic stories and songs are always popular with kids. Join her on:

Tuesday, August 14
11:00 a.m.
Free

Young Adult Author Reading: Sharon Ledwith

Come by the Baysville Public Library on
July 20th at 11:15am
to hear newly published author Sharon Ledwith give a reading from her book The Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis. This is the firest adventure ina time travel ser4ies written for kids ages 9 and up.

Goodies and giveaways will be provided!

What's the book about?
When 13-year-old Amanda Sault and her annoying classmates are caught in a food fight at school, they're given a choice: suspension or yard duty. The decision is a no-brainer. Their two-week crash course in landscaping leads to the discovery of a weathered stone arch in the overgrown back yard. The arch isn't a forgotten lawn ornament but an ancient time portal from the lost continent of Atlantis. Chosen by an Atlantean Magus to be Timekeepers--legendary time travelers sworn to keep history safe from the evil Belial--Amanda and her classmates are sent on an adventure of a lifetime. Can they find the young Robin Hood and his merry band of teens? If they don't then history itself may be turned upside down.

For more information about Sharon, please visit http://www.sharonledwith.com/.

Artist of the Month for July: Wendy Truscott

Wendy Truscott

It's July and we're delighted that the Baysville Friends of the Library have a new artist to feature: Wendy Truscott.

Come in to the library to view the many paintings on display and for sale by Wendy Truscott, a Lake of Bays area artist. Here's just a sample of what you'll see:

Thank you to Wendy for lending her paintings to the library.

Imagine! It's TD Summer Reading Time Again

Are you ready to read for fun and a chance to win a prize? Sign up for the TD Summer Reading program at the Library. This year's theme is "Imagine!"

Beginning on July 3rd, you can join the TD Summer Reading Program. You'll get an activity booklet, stickers, a poster, and a picture to color and put on our circulation desk once you've read five books. Every time you've read five books you get to add another figure to our desk and you get a ballot to put into our draw for a big bag of summer stuff. We'll have four draws over the summer.

All this fun is free! So come in and sign up today.

For more on the TD Summer Reading program, please see the website http://tdsummerreadingclub.ca/

Happy Canada Day!

The library is closed on Sundays so there will be no change to the library's normal operating hours as a result of Canada Day, July 1st. Celebrate safely everyone! And remember Saturday, June 30th is the Fireworks at dusk at the dam in Baysville put on by the volunteer fire department.

Fiddle Fun!

We've added more entertainment to the comedic performance of "Her Wake!"

Now you can tap your feet to the fiddling of The Fern Glen Fiddleheads while you enjoy your dessert and tea or coffee.

Ticket sales are brisk so be sure to contact the library to reserve your seat for Thursday's performance. You won't be sorry.

(See our blog post on the play for additional information)

My How Times Have Changed

Recently a patron came across a couple old books that had been part of our library's collection. "The Frightened Lady" is copyrighted 1933. But it wasn't the books themselves that particularly interested us, it was what was inside. And not the books' contents either.

In each inside front cover there's a book plate that spells out the library policy on borrowing and on fines in very specific language. We got a chuckle out of how severe that language is.

Here it is for you to chuckle too. (You can double click on the photo to make it bigger.)

I don't think we've "debarred" anyone in awhile. Isn't it nice that times have changed?

The 2012 Quilt Raffle

Once again this year the Friends of the Baysville Library is holding a raffle for a beautiful quilt. The proceeds will support the programs at the Baysville Library.

This year's quilt is a barn raising quilt--it's reversible! One side features beautiful earth tones perfect for fall/winter and the other side is a cheerful mix of spring/summer colors. The quilt was created for you by:
Stella Neilson, Jean McIvor, Edith Cook, Paula Elliott, Barbara Ruttle, Carol Cragg, Judy Geller, Tina Bax, Kim Redwood, Jean MacInnis, Caroline Konarzewski, Dorothy Stoddart, Janice Pearson, and Margaret Stroud.

Tickets are 3 for $5.00 or $2.00 each. We have them for sale at the library, and watch for the Friends booth at community events throughout the summer.

This year the draw for the winner will be held on September 22, 2012 at the Library during a special Art Reception. The reception will be held from 3:00 pm to 5:00pm where you can mingle with Lake of Bays artists, hear readings from the Baysville Writer's Circle, and enjoy refreshments. The quilt draw will take place about 4:00pm. We hope you'll join us!

Thank you for supporting the library programs with your ticket purchase.

Her Wake

Thursday June 21
7:00pm
Seniors Building

Come out and get a laugh with this professional "Irish wake" comedy. Refreshments provided. Please contact the library for tickets.

Cost: $15 each
Coffee and Dessert provided!
This is a fundraiser put on by the Baysville Friends of the Library

Here's a clip from the production of the show put on by another group:

"S.S. Baysville" Silent Auction and Dinner

Join us once again for our Annual Silent Auction and Dinner

S.S. Baysville
Saturday May 26, 2012
Pier #10 University Street, Baysville
Cocktails (cash bar) at 5:30pm
Departure (dinner) at 6:30pm

Boarding Passes $50/passenger

Buffet Dinner with Chef Mackenzie Taylor, My Chef in Muskoka
Music with Glen Byrom, Eclectic Selections

For boarding passes, please contact the library at 705-767-2361

Your Hosts: Friends of the Baysville Library

Teen Movie and Pizza Night

Join your friends for Teen Movie and Pizza Night here at the library.

Friday, April 20, 2012
6:00pm to 8:00pm
ages 8+

Free but please contact the library by April 19 to register.

Easter Hours 2012

It's a holiday weekend. Our hours are:

Friday, April 6: Closed
Saturday, April 7: Open as normal 10:00am to 2:00pm
Sunday, April 8: Closed Sundays as normal
Monday, April 9: Closed Mondays as normal

Have a safe and enjoyable weekend!

What's New in Teen Titles?

We've been adding to our collection again. Come on in to borrow these and other new titles:

Shelter, Harlan Coben
Above, Leah Bobet
Blood Wounds, Susan Beth Pfeffer
Every You, Every Me, David Levithan
Rose Sees Red, Cecil Castellucci

Fresh

Wednesday, May 16, 2:00pm

We'll be showing the documentary "Fresh." It looks at the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, confronting the consequences of this change: food contamination, environmental pollution, etc. It also explores forging healthier, sustainable alternatives and offers a practical vision for a future of our food and planet.

Free

High Tea

Wednesday, April 25, 2pm

We'll be presenting the documentary "The Windsors from George to Kate" on the big screen.

Please feel free to dress for the occasion--fascinators are most welcome! Prize for the most creative hat.

Admission is free with a contribution of a delicious treat. We will provide the tea.

Some Fabulous New Fiction for Young People

Are you ready for some great spring reads? Our "J FIC" section boasts some of the latest titles. Come on in to borrow titles such as these:

Cat Found, Ingrid Lee
Wonderstruck, Brian Selznick
The 39 Clues books 6, 7, 8 (we have earlier titles too and more on the way)
Showoff, Gordon Korman
Farticus Maximus, Felice Arena
Words that Start with B, Vikki VanSickle
Howl, Karen Hood Caddy

And if you enjoyed The Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan, his new companion series The Brotherband Chronicles is one you're definitely going to want to read.

The Outcasts: Brotherband Chronicles, book 1, by John Flanagan

Women's Wellness Day

Monday, April 16
9am to 3pm
Baysville Library

Enjoy a day to balance, strengthen and beautify yourself through meditation, Tai Chi, Chi Kung, Yoga, a wellness seminar, healthy lunch, massage, reflexology and creative expression. Please bring copies of pictures that represent wellness to you so you can make them into a beautiful collage.

$49 for the day
Chair massage extra and optional: 10 mins for $10; 20 mins for $20
For more information and to register, please contact the library or:
Linda Lacroix: email
Valerie Houston-Peel: email
Please preregister by April 12

Click the flyer at the left to open it in a pdf viewer such as Adobe Reader.

Brand New for the Youngest Library Patrons

Come in to see the new picture books we've added to our collection. Here's a sampling:

Fairy Dogfather, Alexandra Day
The Very Cranky Bear, Nick Bland
I Want My Hat Back, John Klassen

And if your child is ready to read on their own, our JE collection is just the thing. We're always adding new books like:

Marley and Me: Marley to the Rescue

There are more terrific titles on the way!

Listen to This

We've just added a whole bunch of the hottest fiction titles in Audio CD format to our collection. Here's a sample:

Victims, Jonathan Kellerman

Longing, Karen Kingsbury

Breakdown, Sara Paretsky

The Rope, Nevada Barr

The Hunter, John Lescroart

A Devil is Waiting, Jack Higgins

Celebrity in Death, J.D. Robb

Taken, Robert Crais

Catch Me, Lisa Gardner

Why not borrow one today?

March Break Activities

What are you doing for the March Break? Why not join us for one of these activities:

Helium Balloon Messages
Write a message and set it free. Who knows where it will end up but it will be fun to find out.
Thursday March 15, 1:00pm
Cost $1 each
All ages.
Must sign up in advance. Call or visit the library.

Dinosaur Party
Food and fun in Jurassic style!
Friday March 14, 11:00am
Cost $2 each
Ages 5+
Must sign up in advance. Call or visit the library.

E-Reader Information Sessions

Margaret Hughes will be conducting a demonstration on using e-readers. If you have been thinking of purchasing an e-reader or need some information on how to use your e-reader, these sessions may be helpful to you.

The library now has 3 e-readers for in-house use. Provided by a grant from the Ministry of Tourism and Culture.

Workshops:
Tuesday February 21, 6:00pm-7:00pm
Wednesday March 7, 2:00pm-3:00pm

No Sew Hat & Scarf

Want to make a hat and scarf?
You don't need to sew a stitch!

Come have Catherine Trudeau show you how to do it.

Saturday February 25, 2012
Ages 7+
Cost: $5
Please sign up at the library because space is limited.

Tween Valentine's Dance!

Come dance Valentine's style.

Friday February 17, 2012
7:00pm-8:30pm
Ages 8+
No charge

Refreshments will be provided thanks to all those who supported the Kids' Bake Sale.

Workshop: Nourishing Traditions

Confused about modern dietary advice? Interested in improving your health or your family's? Come and join us for a two-part series that takes a fascinating look at the history of healthy cultures and gives practical wisdom for applying these principles to our modern day lives.

Part One: will give an overview of healthy, traditional eating
Part Two: will focus on the practical "how to" including budgeting, grocery shopping tips and food demonstration

Presented by Miranda Riley, whole foods cook, mom of 5 and nutrition student

Baysville Library
Part One: Saturday February 11, 10:30am-12:30pm, Free
Part Two: Saturday March 3, 10:30am-12:30pm, $5 each

Some relevant materials such as books, pamphlets, etc. will be available for purchase.

Bake Sale!

This Saturday February 4th, 2012 you can get baked goods AND books at the library! Baysville young people are raising money for their upcoming Valentine's dance and future programs.

So come on out, get some sweets, and support a great cause.

Saturday, February 4th
10:00am
Baysville Library

Social Media Seminar for Women

The YMCA of Muskoka is hosting a FREE social media seminar for women at the library. This is a great opportunity!

Monday, February 6, 2012
Baysville Library
9am to 12pm

RSVP 705-645-9827 or www.ywcamuskoka.com

The flyer for more information is below.