The Year Ahead at TBPL

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 →

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 →

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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