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Let Audiobooks Help You Reach Your Reading Goal This Year by Elesha Teskey
Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 05:08 AM
A common goal for people in January is to read more over the coming year. Even if you love to read, it can be a challenge to fit more time into your busy schedule. This is where audiobooks can come in handy!
Listening to audiobooks is not cheating. Naturally, it’s not quite the same, but you still get to enjoy the story.
The benefit of audiobooks is that they are portable. You can listen in the car, on your walk, while exercising, or doing chores around the house. This is a handy way to squeeze...
Our e-Book Catalog and Popular Reimaging Novels by Cole McNaughton
Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 05:01 AM
‘Tis the season of cold weather up here in Temiskaming Shores and what better thing to do than to snuggle up under a blanket and read to keep away that cabin fever. To make it even easier, our library has access to many titles through our e-resource, Overdrive and it's Libby app to read ebooks or listen to audiobooks without the need venture out to us in person. All you need is a device compatible with Libby and your library card.
Already have Libby or just downloaded it onto your device but...
Keep Your Kid Curious: The Wonders of Science and Nature by Sharren Reil
Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 05:57 AM
Last Tuesday evening I was walking my dog downtown New Liskeard over behind TDSS when I encountered something so remarkable that I still can’t stop thinking about it!
As I left the house, I could see that there were many ice crystals in the air, and my deck was super sparkly. The flash of ice and snow crystals is a big part of the joy I find with winter, but this was way more noticeable than usual. As I walked past the street lights, I noticed that they had ice auras around them from the...
The Most Borrowed Books at TSPL in 2021
Posted on Monday, January 03, 2022 02:59 PM
1. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
2. All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny
3. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
4. A Gambling Man by David Baldacci
5. The Drowning Kind by Jennifer Mcmahon
6. Win by Harlan Coben
7. The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
8. The Rehearsals by Annette Christie
9. Not Dark Yet by Peter Robinson
10. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
11. The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
12. Daylight by David Baldacci
13. The Daughters of Foxcote Manor by Eve Chase
14. Dark Sky by C.J. Box
15. Choose...
Library Funding and the Non-resident Fee by Rebecca Hunt
Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 04:47 PM
A question occasionally asked of library staff members is, “How is the library funded?” In Ontario, libraries are funded primarily through municipal tax dollars. In Temiskaming Shores, this accounts for about 85% of library revenues. Although libraries are primarily funded by municipalities and their boards are appointed by municipal councils, libraries are governed by the Public Libraries Act of Ontario. The act restricts the ability of public libraries to levy fees for services for residents...
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