2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the amalgamation of the cities of Port Arthur and Fort William into the City of Thunder Bay. As such, it also marks the 50th anniversary of the Thunder Bay Public Library (TBPL). To mark the occasion, TBPL has been hard at work on several big projects for the coming... Continue Reading →
‘From Here’ Music Festival
Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of the City of Thunder Bay. TBPL is a member of the City’s 50th Anniversary organizing committee and is planning a number of events to celebrate this significant milestone. The ‘From Here’ Music Festival will inspire today’s musically inclined youth to add to Thunder Bay’s vibrant... Continue Reading →
Virtual Resources to Help with your New Year’s Resolutions
Your Library can help you with your New Year's Resolutions, and we can do it from the comfort of your home. If you want to discover new authors, learn a new language, develop an appreciation for classical or jazz music or embark on some home improvements our Virtual Collection can help. NoveList is a helpful... Continue Reading →
Library Creates Indigenous Knowledge Centres
Your Thunder Bay Public Library is creating an Indigenous Knowledge Centre at each branch. Although it is still in progress as we are selecting new books and other materials for it and working with the Indigenous Advisory Council and Liaison to design the spaces to include artwork, treaty maps and other key elements, the basic... Continue Reading →
Interview with Emma Hooper
Raised in Alberta, Emma Hooper brought her love of music and literature to the U.K., where she received a doctorate in musico-literary studies at the University of East Anglia and currently lectures at Bath Spa University. She comes home to Canada to cross-country ski whenever she can. You can find her online at emmahooper.ca. Shauna... Continue Reading →
Shakespeare in Popular Music, part One
“Mediocre writers borrow. Great writers steal.“ T.S.Eliot Sometimes,it's not really stealing, its is simply paying homage to great words and great ideas. I was actually surprised by the number of pop songs that have taken inspiration by Shakespeare's words or plays. The variety of artists range from Bob Dylan to Dire Straits, with Canadian contributions... Continue Reading →
Sonnet Twenty -Nine By William Shakespeare, adapted by Rufus Wainwright
Sonnet 29 When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And look upon myself, and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Featur'd like him, like him with friends possess'd, Desiring this man's art and... Continue Reading →
The Interestings, by Meg Wolitzer
We’re all sticky beaks, at least to a certain extent. I love walking in the evening and being able to see inside other peoples’ houses: not in a creepy, stand under the sill and gawk in kind of way, but just in a glancing, see how people decorate their homes and what they’re up to... Continue Reading →
The Bells, by Richard Harvell
The fact that Moses Froben survived his childhood at all is miraculous enough, but then Moses’ whole life is nothing short of a miracle. From the most humble of beginnings, he transmogrifies into a highly celebrated and world-renowned opera singer. Without that ignoble and completely extraordinary infancy, though, Moses’ transformation could never have been possible.... Continue Reading →
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