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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...

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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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Dad Bod: portraits of pop culture papas by Cian Cruise

by Edith Cody-Rice I have to acknowledge at the outset that I am probably the wrong generation to review this book. I think Cian Cruise...

Ice War Diplomat by Gary J. Smith

by Edith Cody-Rice He had a distinguished diplomatic career full of dramatic events: he was in Israel during the 1982 war in Lebanon, in Bonn,...

The Ice War Diplomat, Gary J. Smith, comes to Almonte

by Edith Cody-Rice If you are of a certain vintage you will recall the intense excitement in 1972 when a professional Canadian hockey team...

Home Hospice North Lanark Book of the Month Review: “Every Note Played”

A curated collection of books and other resources can be found at both branches of Mississippi Mills Public Library. Some of our members are...

Denial by Beverley McLachlin

by Edith Cody-Rice Beverley McLachlin, the former chief justice of Canada retired at the end of 2017 and not only has she been busy judging...

Off the Record by Peter Mansbridge

by Edith Cody-Rice It's a little late in the season but for those of you who are book lovers or friends or partners of book...

Library books can now be dropped off in Appleton

North Lanark Regional Museum in Appleton: a new library drop off & pick up location! Mississippi Mills Public Library and the NLRM in Appleton are...

Readers spotted in and around Mississippi Mills lost in a good book!

The Friends of Mississippi Mills Public Library (FMMPL) have captured community members taking a break in familiar locales in their new 2022 “Caught Reading”...

The Library has an app!

New, simple and convenient, free MMPL app The easiest way to access your Mississippi Mills Public Library (MMPL) account! Renew and reserve items, place and suspend...

Library seeks copies of “Days of Toil and Tears”

Request from the Mississippi Mills Public Library Calling out to families who may no longer need/want their copy of the book pictured! Mississippi Mills Public Library...

If You Love Them Leave Them Lists by Catherine Rahal.

by Edith Cody-Rice This book by Quebec based financial advisor Catherine Rahal and designer/collaborator and Almonte resident Wendy Moenig should be in every adult home....

Interview with Sharon Johnston – author of Patchwork Society

by Edith Cody-Rice The Millstone interviewed Sharon Johnston about her latest novel, Patchwork Society. Mrs. Johnston has written two novels, Matrons and Madams, published in 2015,...

Patchwork Society by Sharon Johnston

by Edith Cody-Rice In March 2020, local novelist Sharon Johnston released her second novel into the void that was Covid 19. No book launches, no...

Library: Titles about COVID-19, pandemics & adapting to the changes

These titles are suggested by Mississippi Mills Public Library staff to support those who have children asking about COVID-19 and our world, and also...
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