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Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 18, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  The two Diomede Islands...

Outdoor chairs for sale

Two Faulkner 'zero gravity' chairs in navy,...

Caroline Yuill — obituary

Yuill (nee Drynan), Caroline Ann Peacefully at home...

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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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Stephen Harper by John Ibbitson – book review

By Edith Cody-Rice I have always enjoyed the writing of John Ibbitson - a fine writer, and his book on Stephen Harper is no exception....

Carleton Place children’s author has first book in local stores

Nancy Higham is a local author who has resided in Carleton Place since 1981. She has released her first children’s book, called The School Mice,...

The Dust that Falls from Dreams – Louis de Bernières – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice Dipping in to a de Bernières novel is always a deeply delicious experience. He evokes an intimate atmosphere with his characters and...

Lanark County ‘One Book, One Community’ program

Librarians in Lanark County are pleased to present the upcoming events for the 2015 One Book, One Community program - a library-initiated project that...

New at the Mississippi Mills Public Library

Here is just some of what’s new this week.  Ask for any of these titles at either branch. ALMONTE BRANCH Non-Fiction Uniquely Human:  a different way of...

Book Launch: “Lanark County Connections – Memories Among the Maples”

In her latest collection of short stories, author Arlene Stafford-Wilson remains loyal to the past; faithfully reconstructing the rural Ontario of her childhood. She...

New at the Mississippi Mills Public Library

Here is just some of what’s new this week.  Ask for any of these titles at either branch. For tips on how to place...

New memoir teaches readers to ‘Begin Again’

This little red brick schoolhouse SS No 11, Ramsay (located in Appleton, Ontario) was my first initiation into subject matter. I still remember my...

Amazing sale at Mill Street Books

Stock up for birthday parties, road trips and lazy summer days with this great assortment of Usborne books at great prices.

On the Move by Oliver Sacks – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice Writer/neurologist Oliver Sacks, author of the autobiographical Awakenings (made into a movie with Robin Williams and Robert de Niro), The Man Who...

Daddy Lenin by Guy Vanderhaeghe – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice I chose this book because I will read anything by Guy Vanderhaeghe. He is a wonderful, lyrical writer and recorder of Canadian...

A look back at life in Canada’s arctic – View from the Deck—Arctic Adventures

Recollections of the 10th Annual Voyage of the CGS C.D. Howe, 1959 View from the Deck Arctic Adventures will capture the imagination of those interested...

Great big sale this weekend only at Mill Street Books

20% OFF Select Titles

Visit the new website of the Mississippi Mills Public Library

Visit our new website, http://missmillslibrary.com/, to view just some of what's new at the Mississippi Mills Public Library this week.  While there, take a...
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