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!

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!

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

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.

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!