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NOREEN YOUNG: DRAWINGS & ILLUSTRATIONS at Sivarulrasa Gallery

An exhibition in support of the Noreen...

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Diana’s Quiz – July 18, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  Where are the Diomede...

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Maternal Ecologies: Feminist Practices of Motherhood, Land and Creativity

Review by Edith Cody-Rice Maternal Ecologies is an anthology, a combination of artistic and academic expressions of the experience of motherhood, particularly in relation to nature and the land In...

Earth for Sale by Maude Barlow.

by Edith Cody-Rice  In her opening sentence of the afterword to this book, Maude Barlow stated “This was a difficult book to write, as I am sure it was to...

From Ragged Ass Road to Rideau Hall by Whit Fraser

By Edith Cody-Rice   Canada has a deep wealth of accomplished writers and Whit Fraser is certainly one of them.  A CBC reporter from 1967 to 1991, his perspective is significantly...
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The First Lady Next Door by Eliza Reid

by Edith Cody-Rice   The title of Eliza Reid's new memoir, The First Lady Next Door, skilfully captures the flavour of her attitude and of her...

In conversation with author Emily Austin, March 12

In conversation with author Emily Austin - Thurs. March 12 @ 6:30pm at Almonte branch library Is This A Cry For Help? is Austin's just released...

An Irish bookseller visits Mill Street Books – February 16-18

by Ann Shea, owner of Mill Street Books As part of the Canadian and European Booksellers Associations, we are delighted to be participating in the...

Most borrowed books of 2025 at Mississippi Mills Public Library

1. Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall 2. The Women by Kristin Hannah 3. The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny 4. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden 5. One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune 6. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros 7. The...

Free Expression and The Public Library: A Conversation

The final evening lecture of the Learning Again in Almonte fall season is coming up on Thursday, November 27.  This crucial discussion will examine...

Walking with Beth: Conversations with My 100-year-old Friend by Merilyn Simonds

by Edith Cody-Rice This is a quiet book, a book to be absorbed in a peaceful place and, as the two individuals in this book...

The Mind Mappers by Eric Andrew-Gee

by Edith Cody-Rice Canadian history is full of the untold stories of social transformers whose influence extended far beyond their own lives. The Mind Mappers...

Death on the Island by Eliza Reid

by Edith Cody-Rice Eliza Reid is having an amazing moment for a debut novelist. The Canadian raised former first lady of Iceland, buoyed by her...

Shattered Motherhood by Donna Johnson

by Edith Cody-Rice Imagine grieving for a loved one who has died. Many of us do not need to imagine that. We have lived it. ...

Ripper by Mark Bourrie

By Edith Cody-Rice Mark Bourrie will appear at Mill Street Books in Almonte this coming Saturday April 19, from 10 am to 12 noon...

Ashton Authors

by Edith Cody-Rice  The Ashton General Store is a rather magical place. All painted white with stripes of pastel green and pink, antiques clustered over...

Frostbite by Nicola Twilley

by Edith Cody-Rice I cannot recall how I heard about "Frostbite", a book published last summer, or exactly why it intrigued me but it turned...

The Friends of Mississippi Mills Public Library end 2024 with a bang

The Friends of Mississippi Mills Public Library have had our best year ever.  All our fundraisers were successful, and we were able to give...

The Good Allies by Tim Cook

by Edith Cody-Rice  Tim Cook’s newly published book,The Good Allies, joins his many excellent accounts of Canada at war, principally concerning the first and second...
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