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THE BLUE MOUNTAINS PUBLIC LIBRARY
LIBRARY NEWS
MARCH 2021 TheBlueMountainsLibrary.ca | 519-599-3681
March: In the Gallery
In the Gallery: Celebrating the Colour Green Upcoming Opportunities to Exhibit
February 15, 2021 – March 29, 2021 This summer the ACC will host a Juried Show. Originally
The Arts and Culture Council (ACC) for The Gallery at L.E. planned for 2020 and The Gallery’s 25th Anniversary, this will
Shore is pleased to present the newest exhibit in The Gallery, be a fantastic opportunity to submit for judging and receive
an open call show Celebrating the Colour Green. This exhibition feedback from respected artists. The registration portal for this
is 100% virtual, and is available on The Blue Mountains Public show will open in mid-March and close on April 30. The
Library's Gallery Exhibits webpage. All pieces in this exhibit are submissions will be judged for shortlisting and invitation to
for sale and can be purchased over the phone by emailing us at hang in The Gallery in July (2D and 3D) and August
TheGallery@TheBlueMountains.ca or calling 519-599-3681 ext. (Photography). In the three categories, we will offer regular
142. This show will run through the end of March. registration and a youth competition for 20 and under. For more
information on applying to show in this exhibit, visit our
The Colour Green includes 26 local artists participating in this Applying to Exhibit page.
annual open call show. Some are long time exhibitors in The
Gallery, and others are making their BMPL Gallery debut. You The Municipal Art Program will be placing their 2021-22 call for
can learn more about the artists on our website under Gallery. applicants in May 5-31. Artists selected for this exhibit will be
shown for a year at the TBM Town Hall. The third opportunity
Missed your chance to apply to the Green Show? We have 3 for artists is our Annual Call for Applicants for The Gallery's
opportunities to apply to show in The Gallery. The Juried Show 2022 season will open this summer. This is for more prolific
2021, Municipal Art Program (MAP) 2021-2022, and The Gallery artists, but group applicants are also encouraged. Calls for all
at L.E. Shore's 2022 exhibit schedule. three of these will be available on our Applying to Exhibit page.
Images Left to Right: "Thornbury Harbour", Mary McTaggart; "Remembering That Day Down at the River", Bonnie Gardiner;
"Rolling Greens", Jennifer Joseph; "Bruce Trail", Willi Wildman; "Dance of the Hyphae", Jennifer Prior; "My Sunshine", Cory Hilliker.
WEEKLY PROGRAMS
Seniors Exercise Museum From Home
Mondays | 10:00am Mondays | 12:30pm
BMPL Facebook & YouTube | Drop-in CHD Facebook & Twitter | Drop-In
Improve your health and fitness with light aerobic Start your week with highlights and
exercises and stretches. Exercises can be done the history of items in the Craigleith
sitting or standing, nor matter your ability. Heritage Depot’s Museum
collection.
Cluesday Tuesday Kids Clubhouse
Book Review
Tuesdays | 12:30pm Tuesdays | 4:30pm
Tuesdays | 10:00am
CHD Facebook & Twitter | Drop-in BMPL YouTube | Registration
BMPL Facebook | Drop-in
Solve some mysteries or test your Interactive activities kits for
Looking for a new read? Tune in to our
knowledge with photos and items from the registered participants.
Facebook page each Tuesday morning for
Craigleith Heritage Depot archives Follow along to a video
a recommendation from our staff!
collection to decipher, discover and delight! shared on YouTube.
Wired Wednesday Bedtime Story Time
Wednesdays | 7:00pm
Wednesdays | 1:00pm
BMPL Facebook & YouTube | Drop-in
BMPL Facebook & YouTube | Drop-in
These quiet stories and rhymes will help get your
Join Ashley on our Facebook page for virtual tech
family ready for bed. Wear your PJs and bring
help. She will discuss a different Library resource or
your teddy bear.
tech topic every week and provide tech help.
Local Fact or Fiction Digital Book Club
Thursdays | 12:00pm
Thursdays | 1:00pm
CHD Facebook & BMPL Instagram | Drop-In
BMPL Facebook | Drop-in
Every week take a crack at trying to guess what’s
Each week features a new book discussion
true and what’s not local edition! Learn some new
topic to hear your thoughts on books.
things or check your own knowledge on local history!
Virtual Story Time Favourite Fossils
Fridays | 11:00am Fridays | 5:00pm
BMPL Facebook | Drop-in CHD Facebook & Twitter | Drop-in
Support your young children develop a love of reading. Songs, rhymes and Explore the prehistoric past with
stories are shared. Suitable for children of all ages, stages and abilities. fossils from the Craigleith Heritage
Depot!
Trivia Game Night Photo Feature
Fridays | 7:00pm Saturdays | 11:30am
BMPL Facebook & Event Calendar | Drop-in BMPL Instagram | Drop-in
New weekly Trivia themes posted every Learn about the history of photography in the
Friday for you to enjoy all week long! Blue Mountains and see highlights from the
Get the link on our Facebook page Craigleith Heritage Depot archival museum
or Event Calendar. collections.
Monthly Scavenger Hunts
L.E. Shore & Craigleith Heritage Depot | Drop-in
Each month a new outdoor scavenger hunt will go up
on the windows of each building! Test your eyes and Learn more about digital design. New online
see if you can find all the hidden items! classes are posted on our Event Calendar.
MARCH 2021 TheBlueMountainsLibrary.ca | 519-599-3681
SPECIAL THIS MONTH
ACC Presents: India & Nepal International Women’s Day
A Visit to the Cradle of the Human Race March 8 | 11:00am
March 4 | 7:00pm BMPL Zoom | Registration
BMPL Zoom | Registration Hear from Paralympian Erin Latimer
Experience the history, architecture, people, religion and and Olympian Larisa Yurkiw as they
wildlife of India and Nepal, as well as the world's highest discuss topics of courage and
mountain--Mount Everest. leadership.
Free Tax Clinic
Teen Group
March 15, 22, 29 | All Day
March 11 | 5:00pm
BMPL Zoom or Phone | Registration
BMPL Zoom | Registration
Get your taxes done by a registered
We want to hear from you in Teen Group. Take part in
CVITP volunteer. Must meet eligibility
stress-free activities as you influence Teen programs.
criteria and by appointment only.
Greats 9-12.
TwAG
Author Talk Family Astronomy
March 25 | 7:00pm
March 16 | 7:00pm March 18 | 6:00pm
BMPL Zoom | Registration
BMPL Zoom | Registration BMPL Zoom | Registration
Monthly meetings feature an
Hear from Cathy Marie Buchanan Join Ian Wheelband from the Royal
interactive MakerKit where tweens
as she discusses her newest novel Astronomical Society of Canada for a
can make, explore and lead in
"Daughter of Black Lake". virtual night under the stars.
this tween-led program.
Connecting with Nature ACC Presents: Music as Sound and its
Health & Wellness Series Effect on Blood, Bone and Brain
March 27 | 10:00am March 30 | 7:00pm
BMPL Zoom | Registration BMPL Zoom | Registration
We have all experienced the healing power of Join Professor Lee Bartel, as he discusses a model
nature. The next session in our Health & Wellness of response to music and pulsed stimulation and
series is an interactive guided audio meditation. how it can affect us.
For more information on these programs, visit our Event Calendar on our website.
Lynda.com is now LinkedIn Learning
Attention BMPL Lynda.com users! Next time you log
in to Lynda.com you will be redirected to LinkedIn
Learning or prompted to download the LinkedIn
Learning app. Don’t worry, your learning history will
still be there. The same great courses, too! Learn
relevant, professional skills on LinkedIn Learning with
over 7,000 online courses taught by expert instructors
with real-world experience. Access is included in your
BMPL membership.
Courses covered are: Leadership, Project Management, Mental Wellness, Sales, Excel, Digital Marketing, Photography,
Videography, and much more. Grab your library card and visit https://www.linkedin.com/learning-login/go/bmpl today.
MARCH 2021 LibraryInfo@TheBlueMountains.ca | 519-599-3681
History Pin
Have you ever looked at your surroundings and wondered,
“What did this building or street corner look like a hundred
years ago?” Well, wonder no more! The Craigleith Heritage
Depot is now on Historypin.org, a website that allows you to
pin photographs (both old and new), videos and audio
recordings to a gigantic Google map of the world! You can
now experience how familiar environments have changed
over time in front of you. To explore please visit our “Virtual
Museum” on the BMPL website for a direct link to our
Historypin collections under ‘Resources’.
The basic engine of the site is Google Maps and a simple
interface lets you pin images to relevant places on the map,
and attach captions, stories and descriptions as well. With
the help of Street View, historic photos can be superimposed Historypin: Henry Pedwell Home (Errinrung Retirement Community)
on what you see now using a slider on the site.
A number of Collections have been included on the Depot’s Historypin site including Craigleith, Clarksburg and Thornbury as
well as the “Building History” videos. If you have photos that you would like to include, you can upload them once you register on
the site. For more information or if you need help with Historypin, please don’t hesitate to contact the Craigleith Heritage Depot!
Newest REEL History Films a Success!
In February the two newest films in our REEL History series were released to over
1,500 participants across the globe. Thank you to all our community members that
showed up to support the launch of these films. If you missed this event, our
recorded launch is available on our YouTube Channel. We're hard at work on our
next installation of the series. Stay tuned for more information.
International Women's Day REEL History: Niagara Escarpment and Fossils
The Craigleith Heritage Depot presents International Women’s
Day with Paralympian Erin Latimer and Olympian Larisa
Yurkiw. Both athletes competed in the 2014 Sochi Olympic
Games in Russia as Alpine Skiers.
This year’s theme for International Women’s Day is Courage
and Leadership. Join Museum Technician Alessia Farris as she
interviews these amazing women and asks them to share how
they draw upon courage and leadership as athletes and as
Erin Latimer Larisa Yurkiw career women.
Date: March 8th, 2021
Time: 11am-12pm
Where: Zoom
Register on our Website today!
MARCH 2021 LibraryInfo@TheBlueMountains.ca | 519-599-3681
Board Corner Service Updates
The BMPL Board continues to have very high views of the Board Did you know that the CEO has released 24 press releases
Meetings. We encourage our community to watch live on through the Service Updates & COVID-19 webpage?
Facebook, or after the meeting on YouTube. What we have not
seen, is members of the community wishing to speak at We decided early into the pandemic that this was our best way
Deputations or to make public input on the agenda. If you would to provide up-to-date information about our practices during the
like to participate in the live meeting, Public Input on the Agenda pandemic and how we would alter our service model to continue
is still occurring. Simply contact the CEO by email any time prior to provide exemplary service, but in a manner which was safe
to the day before the meeting, and login credentials will be given during the pandemic. While we could have e-blasted these
for this very important part of our meeting. messages out, or waited until the next newsletter, we neither
wanted to overload inboxes, nor have outdated information
Section F of our meetings is the Strategic Plan Updates & Action provided to our community.
Items. In the February meeting, 13 separate key discussions
occurred to inform the practice and next steps of the Board Our last update was provided following the Board Meeting and
toward the achievement of the 2018-2022 Strategic Plan. While identifies our decision to focus on the health of the community
public input can occur on any agenda topic, and any topic for the and service continuity by continuing curbside pick up. The Board
Deputations and Correspondence, your input on this section has also passed a resolution supporting this decision at the meeting.
the opportunity to bring more information to the Board prior to We encourage you to visit this page regularly or watch for
these discussions and decisions which set direction. Facebook posts notifying you of new updates.
Even During Curbside,
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Curbside Pickup Hours Curbside Pickup Hours
BMPL will be continuing with Tues / Thu: 11am-6pm Sun / Tues / Thu: 12pm-4pm
curbside pickup, in lieu of Wed / Fri: 12pm-5pm Wed: 4:30pm-7:30pm
Sat: 10am-2pm Sat / Mon / Fri: Closed
facility browsing.
Sun / Mon: Closed
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