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Jane Austin Inspired Novels by Elesha Teskey

There is a trend of reimagining stories, where the author uses the original story as inspiration and reworks the events. Often the story has the same characters and themes as the original, but may make it modern, twist the story, tell it from a minor character’s point of view, or carry on the story, imagining what happened after.

I’ve noticed that there are many reimaginings of Jane Austen’s stories. If you’re interested in trying a new twist on her classic books, here are some to try:

The Murder...

World Mosquito Day: A Reading List by Cole McNaughton

Each year on August 20, the world recognizes as World Mosquito Day. This is less of a celebration of our blood sucking winged insects and more of a day of awareness. August 20th is the day of the discovery that the parasite, which causes malaria, transmits from a mosquito bite. Sir Ronald Ross made this discovery back in the year 1897 when he found the malaria parasite within the stomach of an Anopheles mosquito.

As mentioned, the day of August 20 is remembered as a day of awareness for...

TSPL Welcomes CBC Corner to our Online Resources!

TSPL is very happy to announce that we’ve added a new digital resource to our website!

Developed especially for public libraries, CBC Corner is a digital portal that brings CBC's audio, video and news content together in one place for a more streamlined experience.

Have a few minutes? Not sure what you are looking for or just want to browse around? With trusted news, local stories and radio shows, entertaining TV shows, documentaries, movies, award-winning podcasts, latest sports news and special...

CO2 Monitors Now in Circulation at Temiskaming Shores Library

Temiskaming Shores Public Library cardholders can now borrow a Carbon Dioxide (CO2) monitor to measure levels of CO2 in their homes and offices. The library began the program after learning of similar programs at the Peterborough and Toronto Public Libraries. Working with the City of Temiskaming Shores Recreation Department, the program was able to secure a donation of three Aranet4 Home Indoor Air Quality monitors from Rise.

CO2 is a gas that is produced when people exhale. As people remain in a...

Catching Up at TSPL by Alison McCorkle

Summer is upon us and that means school is out for a while, hopefully grown ups will get some much deserved time off work, and the family can spend some quality time together.

A great place to do that is right here at the Temiskaming Shores Public Library.  This will help alleviate summer holiday worries over the price of gas, delays or cancellations of flights and the high cost of just about everything!  Isn’t this music to your ears?

Catching up is about reconnecting with friends, families,...