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Board Games
Did you know that you can borrow board games from the library? Check out our collection and get ready for your next game night!
Attraction Passes
Explore local attractions for FREE with passes you can borrow from our collection!
DVD Collection
Browse our collection of over 8,500 DVD titles!
Book Club Hub
Learn about all things Book Club, including our Book Club in a Bag options (10 copies of the same book), as well as great suggestions!
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Mawka Giizis - Bear Moon
This book list is from Indigenous authors help share and preserve these teachings and stories for future generations.
March 2026 New & Upcoming
By the time most of you see this list, we should be into March and already anticipating the arrival of spring! Here are some new arrivals
March 2026 Non-Fiction
March's list is packed with world events, self help, fascinating biographies, and tomes about the natural world, and of course, cookbooks!
Epic Fantasy
Check out a title from this collection of epic fantasy fiction, containing tales of immersive world-building, complex characters and more!
Mawka Giizis - Bear Moon
This book list is from Indigenous authors help share and preserve these teachings and stories for future generations.
March 2026 New & Upcoming
By the time most of you see this list, we should be into March and already anticipating the arrival of spring! Here are some new arrivals
March 2026 Non-Fiction
March's list is packed with world events, self help, fascinating biographies, and tomes about the natural world, and of course, cookbooks!
Epic Fantasy
Check out a title from this collection of epic fantasy fiction, containing tales of immersive world-building, complex characters and more!
A History of the Mechanics' Institute | TBPL Research Blog
A brief history of the predecessor to the Port Arthur Public Library. Part of our Waverley Library 75th anniversary celebrations.
County Park Library Celebrates 30 Years | TBPL Research Blog
Travel back 30 years as we explore how a community rallied together to make the County Park Library a reality.
Escape from Rennbahn | TBPL Research Blog
Caught, captured, and cunning. Learn about Port Arthur Local, Gerrie Burk’s 1916 escape from a German WWI POW camp.
A History of the Mechanics' Institute | TBPL Research Blog
A brief history of the predecessor to the Port Arthur Public Library. Part of our Waverley Library 75th anniversary celebrations.
County Park Library Celebrates 30 Years | TBPL Research Blog
Travel back 30 years as we explore how a community rallied together to make the County Park Library a reality.
Escape from Rennbahn | TBPL Research Blog
Caught, captured, and cunning. Learn about Port Arthur Local, Gerrie Burk’s 1916 escape from a German WWI POW camp.
Adult Programs
Coming Up at TBPL
Spice Club
Pick up a spice sample and an information brochure with recipes and book recommendations on the third Wednesday of every month.
Online Resources
Your Online Library
Your Digital Library
Your Library Card is the key to a vast array of online stuff that you can't get anywhere else! Read, watch, listen and learn online, 24/7.
Gale eBooks
An award-winning, hassle-free eBook experience — that includes Business Plans Handbooks which provides real examples of business plans.
SimplyAnalytics
A market research mapping, analytics, & data visualization application. Remote access is available between 7am - 7pm in 20 minute sessions.
FamilySearch
Access from a TBPL branch and gain access to all of FamilySearch's 13 billion searchable names and 6 billion viewable genealogical records.
We acknowledge that the City of Thunder Bay has been built on the traditional territory of Fort William First Nation, signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850. We also recognize the contributions made to our community by the Métis people.