Winter is here. Snowy, blustery days have arrived and the temperature has dropped. I've always found that the word cozy has a significant...

3. I don’t know where to start. We put so much pressure on ourselves to start in the right spot. We often hear lessons and lectures about...

1. My writing isn’t good enough. Do not—I repeat, DO NOT—compare your writing to the book on your nightstand. That book has been written,...

Angus resident Amy Kiezebrink is many things: a wife, mother of three young boys, graphic designer, writer, reader – with a “to be read”...

April is a month where we celebrate the unique and soulful form of writing, poetry. This has been a celebration in Canada since 2008...

On March 21st, Canada marks a special day, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Closer to home, Simcoe...

Throughout 2022, your friends at the Essa Public Library hosted not only a variety of wonderful programs and events, but we also got to...

Incorporate Writing Sprints. Writing a book in any amount of time is a marathon--but trying to get it done in 30 days? It’s an...

How to use TK to write faster (no, I don't mean TikTok). There is an old trick journalists use when writing on a deadline, one that was a...

Don’t fall into the trap of editing as you go. Pro tip: first drafts are SUPPOSED to be messy. It won’t make sense to anyone else--but...

Throughout the year, Groundspeak, the company that created geocaching, releases special digital souvenirs that geocachers can earn,...

Does the library have park passes for Ontario Parks? Yep! We sure do! The Province of Ontario and Ontario Parks started a program in 2020...

You know when you meet someone new for the first time and as you're making introductory chit-chat, nine times out of ten you'll ask or be...

Join 8 Simcoe County libraries as they celebrate National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and support writers on their journey to write a...

Please join us in congratulating our Library Champion, Grace Baker! If you missed the debate catch it online on the RogersTV YouTube page...

Simcoe Reads is back and this year there are seven amazing books from seven amazing authors. Based on Canada Reads, Simcoe Libraries have...

Captain von Trapp eases the car toward the gates, his new wife and seven children in tow. In the dark, he and Max finally push the car...

June 15th is World Youth Skills Day, a day to celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment,...

This past week marks the end of an era with the passing of HRH Prince Philip. He was the longest standing consort in the British Monarchy...

Those famous words were coined by British mountaineer George Mallory in response to a New York Times reporter in 1923. He’d been asked...