Welcome to the Dwight Library Blog. Here we can provide you with very current information on Library activities and programs. With an extensive collection, hi-speed wireless computer access, we are truly the heart of the community.Please visit our official website for both Lake of Bays Libraries at www.lakeofbayslibrary.ca

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Santa Claus 3

Join us this Saturday December 22nd at 10:30am to watch 'Santa Claus 3' here in the library. Take a break from the hustle and bustle and enjoy a family friendly movie.

Saturday, December 1, 2012

New Furniture!

We have new furniture in the library! A huge thank you to the Friends of the Library who purchased the furniture and also to the Palmer House for providing such excellent service and products. Come check it out!



Friday, November 30, 2012

Thank you!

We'd like to thank all the people that made 'Light Up Dwight Night' a huge success last night. Firstly, Phil Pavey and his staff braved the snow Wednesday to install the lights...thank you. The Mason Combo played beautiful Christmas music f...or all to enjoy...thank you. Charmian and Art McCullough bravely led us in some carolling...thank you. Many, many community members baked delicious treats to donate to us...thank you. The event was put together by the Friends of the Dwight Library...thank you.


And lastly, to all the community members that came to connect with friends old and new and embrace the holiday season...thank you!

Friday, November 16, 2012

2nd Annual Light Up Dwight Night

Mark November 29th on your calendar. It's the 2nd Annual Light up Dwight Night! Festivities start in the library at 5pm with holiday music, refreshments and carolling. At 6pm we'll move outside to light up the trees and officially kick off the Christmas season. Hope to see you there!


Thursday, November 8, 2012

Make your own rainstick!

November 23rd is a P.A. Day at Irwin. Keep the kids busy with a creative workshop here at the Dwight Public Library. Diane Finlayson will be here to teach us how to make our own rain stick.

Space is limited to 8 so register early.

Cost is $15 + $5 material fee.

705-635-3319 or dpl@vianet.ca

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Automated External Defibrillator Training

The Township of Lake of Bays has been awarded a grant to install Automated External Debrillators in 3 of it's buildings. The Dwight Public Library is one of them! There is a free training session to anyone wishing to learn how to use this equipment properly on November 26, 2012 from 5:30 - 7pm. If you would like to participate, please register at the library by calling 705-635-3319, emailing dpl@vianet.ca or drop by and tell us in person.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Our First PInk Hair Day is a Success!

It got off to a rocky start, but our first 'Pink Hair Day' was a huge success!

Our hair stylist, Lisa Taylor, was enjoying her vacation in Cuba, when Hurricane Sandy hit. This delayed her departure and therefore her arrival back to beautiful Muskoka. Panicked phone calls commenced early Saturday morning between the Library staff. What were we going to do? How were we going to pull it off? After much scrambling for supplies and a quick lesson in dying hair over the phone (thank you Amanda), we were ready to go, albeit, not very confidently. Thankfully, our first victims, I mean customers, were staff from Henrietta's Pine Bakery. Very quickly, after being told it was Peggy and Cathy who would be dying their hair, they remembered that Carine Harriss, owner of the bakery, used to be a hair stylist. They rushed back to relieve her from the counter and over came Carine and Joanne Wright to our rescue. Happily, without any complaints, they dyed the hair of over 20 people. Thank you ladies, we truly appreciate you!



We were able to raise $351.15 for local families to help with transportation to and from their cancer treatments. Thank you to all who participated!


Friday, October 26, 2012

Pink Hair to Show Our Support!

Just a friendly reminder about our fundraiser tomorrow! Show your support to our families fighting breast cancer by dying a strip of your hair pink. Come to the library between 10am and 12pm and stylist Lisa Taylor will brighten up a lock of your hair for a donation of your choice. All money raised will be used to help local families with transportation to and from their treatments.


Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Visit from Mayor Robert Young

Last Friday, our very own Mayor Young came to the library and worked our circulation desk. He was amazing! He checked out books, answered questions about book series and solved problems on ipads. Thank you very much, it was great having you here!


Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Celebrate Ontario Public Library Week!

It's Ontario Public Library Week and we are celebrating! Come and join us Friday morning at 10:30 am when Mayor Bob Young will be our circulation clerk. He'll be running the desk and answering your questions. Be sure to drop by and say hi!


Friday, October 12, 2012

Ontario Public Llibrary Weekl

The theme for Ontario Public Library Week 2012 is:  Libraries Connect


An annual fall event, Ontario Public Library Week was first announced by the province in 1985 and has since become the focus for promoting public library services in Ontario.

A strong library system is the cornerstone of a strong community. Ontario Public Library Week recognizes the important contribution Ontario's public libraries make to education, literacy and life-long learning in Ontario communities. With more than 1,085 service points throughout Ontario, public libraries' patrons make over 72 million visits to local libraries across Ontario annually. And now virtually every library branch in the province also provides access to electronic information through the Internet.

Public libraries, dedicated librarians and devoted volunteers across the province are planning special activities to mark Ontario Public Library Week.

Here at the Dwight Public Library, we are thrilled to unveil our BRAND NEW WEBSITE next week. Check it out at www.lakeofbayslibrary.ca Come in for a guided tour and discover all the resources available to you. Download e-books, find a new career, research your ancestry, get homework help and so much more!

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Get your Scare On

Halloween Party!!!!    The Annual Community Halloween Party is Oct. 26th, 6.30 until 8.30 at the Dwight Community Centre.  Dancing, snacks, prizes and fun for children age 0 to 13... not to mention good times for the older set!

Wear a costume and join in the fun!

Thank you to the Dwight Lions for sponsoring this event!

Sport Pink for Support

October -- or as we like to call it, Octobreast, has always been known as the month for breast cancer awareness.  This year, we'd like to help the people who generously donate their time to raising money for education and research.  We invite you to show your support for the women and their families who are fighting this disease by having a strip of your hair dyed pink!  Come to the Library Oct. 27, between 10 and and noon, and hair stylist Lisa Taylor will add a splash of colour to your locks for a donation of your choice.  All money raised will be donated for breast cancer treatment and research.

Community Scarecrow Contest


Families and buisnesses are invited to create a scarecrow and enter our contest.  Prizes will be awarded in 5 categories: scariest, funniest, best commercial, most creative and best overall.   Judges will be out and about Dwight and area on October 19 to judge all participants.  Winners will be announced Oct. 26 at the community Halloween Party.  Come and enjoy pumpkin pie while we award the prizes.  Please register at the library by Oct. 12, dpl@vianet.ca or 705 635 3319

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Books are Huge

Don't miss our Super Sale, on all next week at the Library, Sept. 29 to Oct. 6.

This is a sale of Giant Books... or is it a Giant sale of gently used books? Either way, you will find deals galore and be able to get all set up for cosy winter nights reading by the fire.

All proceeds go to the acquisition of new books for our collections.

Avoid disappointment, and come early for the best selection!

Friday, June 1, 2012

Me to We to Us

Wednesday June 6th at 7pm, come to the library and hear about Dwight Team China's recent experiences on their travels. Me to We and Free the Children are amazing organizations that enabled these kids to go help people in China and make a difference in their lives. Refreshments will be served from their fund-raising China cookbook. Everyone is welcome!

Just Your Cup of Tea


Saturday JUNE 23rd, 10 a.m.
Come to the Library and join Ys Women for a
TEA PARTY

with entrepreneur Hoda Paripoush of the Sloane Tea Company


Sloane Tea Company

Named after Sloane Square in London, England, everything about the Sloane Tea Company speaks of old world charm and gentility... the taste of the tea, the beauty of its colour in your cup, the enticing fragrance.

Hoda Paripoush is among the elite group of first certified tea sommeliers in North America.  This is not your average brew-up... come and learn what tea can be.

Join us as Hoda shares her success story, and delights your senses as you sample her line of remarkable teas and tisanes.

Hoda has travelled the world in her search for products and will talk about the many wonderful proprties of tea including the amazing health benefits they can provide.

Sponsored by the YWCA, Muskoka' Enterprising Women Program.
Tickets $10 YWCA member,  $15 non-member.

Reserve your ticket at the library or call 705 645 9827.
Proceeds of the event go to the Friends of the Dwight Public Library to support library programs and materials. Thank you for your support.

Her Wake

The Friends of the Dwight Library are proud to present the fun, witty, theatre pro-duction, ‘Her Wake’, written by Frank Mac-Donald and originally produced by Pacheco Theatre in London, ON.

Deborah Mitchell and Lesleigh Turner play two Nova Scotia women at the wake of a friend. They soon start sharing stories about the deceased and the laughs and biting satire abound.  Catch a sneak preview!

Prior to the play, enjoy the music of Sean Connon and fiddle playing of Tom Hutchinson, as you indulge in decadent desserts and coffee.

Wednesday June 20th. Tickets are $15 per person. Doors open and refreshments start at 6:30pm. The play will start at 7:30pm. Hope to see you there!

Photo by Debra Chantler








Saturday, May 19, 2012

Home Tweet Home!

This lovely birdhouse has been a beautiful addition to the gardens around our Book Nook. Thank you Councillor Shane Baker!

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Get Growing!

Care about where your food comes from? Want to eat food grown locally? Here's your chance to learn how to... Make a raised vegetable garden.

Dwight Public Library, in partnership with the District of Muskoka Community Services and Elizabeth Johnson, is offering a workshop on Tuesday May 15th, at 6:30pm. The "lasagna gardening method' will be demonstrated. Wear old clothes if you'd like to participate! The garden will be built near the "Book Nook" in front of the Dwight Library and the cost is FREE! For more information call the library at 705-653-3319 or e-mail dpl@vianet.ca

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Calling Robin Hood!


two of the targets for the archery event! They get
more and better every year.
                                                                         

FRIENDS OF THE

 
DWIGHT LIBRARY
present their
popular
FUNDRAISING EVENT

4th ANNUAL

OUTDOOR 3D TARGET

ARCHERY TOURNAMENT


SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2012

10:00am – 5:00pm

Registration starts at 9:00am

(rain or shine!)


at Logging Chain Lodge

Lunch is Included. Prizes for all Levels.                                                          

2840 Highway 60, Dwight.

OPEN TO ALL AGES OF

ARCHERY ENTHUSIASTS!

*** BRING YOUR OWN EQUIPMENT***

Please Call For More Information

705-635-3319 or 705-635-2575



 














Spinning Wheels and Paper Towels

We need your help! For a children's program this summer, we are collecting paper towel and toilet paper tubes. We also need hot wheel cars. If you could save yours and bring them to us we would really appreciate it!

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Enterprising Women

Wondering how social media can --and can't -- help your business?

This workshop is designed to help small business owners establish on-line business networks, and better understand how social media can help expand your networks.  Laura Redman is here from the YWCA to help it all come clear.

Registration is at 9 a.m., Session is from 9.30 to noon. Bring your own laptop.  Lunch/networking to follow.

Register today, 705 645 9827

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Get into the Spirit (Animal)

Coming up over the March Break -- March 14, from 10 until noon, at the Dwight Community Centre, we're going to help you Create a Shield with your Spirit Animal.

Paint your Vision Animal on leather and frame or stretch it a twig structure. 

We'll examine art by famous Native Artists and then YOU create your own "native" style.

All materials a supplied. Bring a smile and old clothes -- finding your Spirit Animal can be a wonderfully messy task.  Be prepared to go Outside to find your special twig or something to entwine.

Bring something to drink with you. And, since the space for this is limited to eight people, be sure to book your spot.

Diane Finlayson is our facilitator for this program.  More than Just Art...

Monday, March 5, 2012

E-Reader Drop In

Did you get an e-reader for Christmas?  New Year's Resolution was to become more tech savvy? 

Do you have questions about how to use your e-reader?  Need help learning how to download free books from our Library website?

Drop by and learn what you need to know.

Fridays. 10 a.m. till noon.

705 635 3319, or email phurley@vianet.ca

Walk and Talk














Tired of slipping on the ice and snow?

Come inside to the Dwight Community Centre to walk in safety and comfort.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon.

Spring is almost here, and we'll be able to get walking outdoors again soon, but while you wait, get off the couch, and off the ice, and come walk a mile beside someone else's shoes.

CREATIVE CRAFT CIRCLE



All you crafty people...   Bring whatever craft you are working on and enjoy some great conversation and camaraderie as you create away.

We've got the space, and the company -- you bring the creative part.





We'll put on the coffee!  And the conversation.




THURSDAYS, 10 a.m. to noon.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Telling Tales

Join Ms. Peggy on Friday:  Feb. 17th, 24th and March 2nd, from 10.30 to 11.00 a.m.

She'll be spinning enchanting tales, suitable for all ages from 2 on up to 102 (and maybe even more)  Tales as old as time, as young as spring. Tales to make young minds light up and old hearts sing.

Please register at the Library, 705 635 3319 by Feb. 15 so she can be sure to have all her tales in a row and not get her tales in a knot.

After all, story-telling is a time-honoured tradition, and our Ms. Peggy knows how to spin a yarn.

Most of us are familiar with the traditional beginning, "Once upon a time."  And most of us know the ending, "Happily Ever After."     How many of you are familiar with another traditional ending to stories --

"Three apples fell from heaven: one for the teller, one for the listener, and one for the one who heard."

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Peggy's Puzzled

There are jigsaw pieces all over the table at the Dwight Library.

Peggy recently got a new jigsaw -- very colourful, lots of pieces.


She is puzzled, and needs some help.




So she's issued a challenge to all the library patrons to stop by and help her put at least one piece in its place. 

Puzzles are a time-honoured winter and cottage activity. There is something quite entrancing about the process.

Unless you have one, like we did once, that was impossible. Truly.  All one shade of purple, no edges, irregular in shape.  The puzzle from hell.





Not this one. It's pretty, and has a lovely picture to guide us all along.

It would also be, it would seem, impossible to resist.  (or should that be Im-puzzle-able?)

Come on in, see what's new at the Library. Check out our books, e-readers, magazines, computers. Enjoy some company, catch up with the neighbours.
And help Peggy be less Puzzled!