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Outdoor chairs for sale

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

Caroline Yuill — obituary

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

NOREEN YOUNG: DRAWINGS & ILLUSTRATIONS at Sivarulrasa Gallery

An exhibition in support of the Noreen...

Books

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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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“My Mississippi Mills” public art project

“My Mississippi Mills” public art project reflects the entire community and is on display at both library branches The library community art project brings people...

Mississippi Mills Public Library recognized for high level of service

20 June 2023 – This month both branches of the Mississippi Mills Public Library (MMPL) underwent a successful re-accreditation audit under the guidance of...

Visiting Library Service

Mississippi Mills Public Library’s Visiting Library Service (VLS) is available to residents unable to visit the library due to an illness, restricted mobility,...

Books and Beverages Local Author Event at Ottawa Valley Coffee

by Ann Shea, owner of Mill Street Books Tuesday April 04, 2023 | 7:00PM - 8:00PM Come join us for our first Books and Beverages Evening...

Lifesavers and Body Snatchers by Tim Cook

by Edith Cody-Rice  A National Treasure is coming to Almonte this Sunday, January 22 at the Old Town Hall at 2 pm.  Tim Cook, Chief...

Historian and Author Tim Cook at the Old Town Hall January 22, 2023

Digital version of ‘Almonte: Spirit of Place’ now available

Print versions of John McQuarrie's popular book Almonte: Spirit of Place are now sold out, but the author tells me that you can still...

Easy New Year’s resolutions from your library!

Mississippi Mills Public Library shares ten tips for making the best of its services in 2023: https://www.missmillslibrary.com/2022/12/28/ten-easy-2023-new-years-resolutions-from-your-library/

Book review: “An Immense World” by Ed Yong

by Brent Eades Dolphins can use their echolocation sense to identify food targets as far as 750 yards away -- not only the shape of...

Big Men Fear Me by Mark Bourrie

by Edith Cody-Rice In my youth, there existed a pervasive impression that Canadian history was boring. But then, we didn't study much of it. At...

Book review: ‘Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death, and Surviving’

Did you know that Home Hospice North Lanark has special sections in our local public libraries that hold a curated collection of books that...

Book Signing with Author Whit Fraser Saturday November 12, 2022 | 11:00AM – 1:00PM

by Ann Shea, owner of Mill Street Books You are invited to drop by on  Saturday November 12th from 11:00AM to 1:00PM, to meet Whit Fraser (author,...

“Cold Edge of Heaven” — book review

I am not much of a reader. I might plow through two books a year. My wife on the other hand will go through...

Tumblehome by Brenda Missen

by Edith Cody-Rice If you love Algonquin Park, as I do, you will be intrigued by this book. It is substantial, at 304 pages...
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