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Ask a Librarian #2: What is cloudLibrary?
If you've visited our website lately you'll likely have noticed we keep talking about this new thing, cloudLibrary. So what is it? It's...
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Dawn Travers
Apr 21, 2023
National Poetry Month
April is a month where we celebrate the unique and soulful form of writing, poetry. This has been a celebration in Canada since 2008...
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Library Zest Team
Aug 25, 2022
Simcoe Reads 2022
We're back! Essa Public Library is so pleased to join in for the third annual Simcoe Reads community event. This year, we'll be able to...
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Library Zest Team
Jun 1, 2022
Ask a Librarian #1
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...
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Library Zest Team
May 12, 2022
Best of the Best
To catch up on the best reads of the season, check out these selections. The Essa Public Library regularly posts in-house displays for...
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Library Zest Team
Mar 29, 2022
Reasons I love geocaching: #3 Solving puzzles
There are a variety of different geocache types; one of which is called Mystery. Almost any kind of puzzle can be made into a geocache. ...
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Library Zest Team
Mar 24, 2022
Happy Tolkien Reading Day!
March 25th, 2022 marks the 19th Tolkien Reading Day. Organized by the Tolkien Society, it's a day to celebrate all things Tolkien. Why...
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Library Zest Team
Mar 4, 2022
What is a library?
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...
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Library Zest Team
Feb 9, 2022
Find Your Calm
Mindfulness is a proven strategy to reduce stress and develop positivity. We are living in uncertain times and everyone feels that...
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Library Zest Team
Dec 20, 2021
Escape to Christmas: New Holiday Novels for 2021!
Charles Dickens may be credited with inventing the Christmas story but, judging by the surge in popularity of the Christmas themed novel...
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Library Zest Team
Dec 16, 2021
Born On This Day: Jane Austen December 16, 1775
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” Jane Austen was...
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Library Zest Team
Oct 15, 2021
Born on this day: Mario Puzo October 15, 1920
Mario Puzo may not be considered a household name, but the characters he penned as part of The Godfather series of books and movies are...
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Library Zest Team
Oct 13, 2021
Reasons why I love geocaching: #1 It's fun!
Who doesn't love treasure hunting?! The thrill of the journey, the elation of the find! Geocaching is often called real-life treasure...
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Library Zest Team
Oct 4, 2021
Born on this Day: Richard Wagamese October 4, 1955
Richard Wagamese described himself as a second-generation survivor of Canada’s residential school system and used the trauma he...
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Library Zest Team
Oct 1, 2021
Watch and Vote
Please join us in congratulating our Library Champion, Grace Baker! If you missed the debate catch it online on the RogersTV YouTube page...
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Library Zest Team
Sep 25, 2021
Born on this Day: Shel Silverstein September 25, 1930
Shel Silverstein was an American illustrator, cartoonist, playwright, songwriter, and poet, best known for his children’s books, The...
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Library Zest Team
Aug 16, 2021
#SimcoeReads2021
Simcoe Reads is back and this year there are seven amazing books from seven amazing authors. Based on Canada Reads, Simcoe Libraries have...
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Library Zest Team
Apr 16, 2021
HRH Prince Philip
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...
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Library Zest Team
Mar 29, 2021
Because it's there
Those famous words were coined by British mountaineer George Mallory in response to a New York Times reporter in 1923. He’d been asked...
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Library Zest Team
Nov 25, 2020
The Society of the Living-Dead
The Society of the Living-Dead sounds like an awesome zombie enthusiast fraternity; it isn’t, but the name is definitely catchy. This...
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