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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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TBPL Local Authors: Memoirs and Autobiographies
Learn about growing up in Thunder Bay, Fort William, or Port Arthur through these memoirs and autobiograhies!
TBPL Local Authors: A Tale of Two Cities
Remember when Thunder Bay was two cities, Port Arthur and Fort William? Learn all about their histories before the amalgamation in 1970.
TBPL Local Authors: Mysteries and Thrillers
Dive into these mystery and thriller novels, written by authors local to Thunder Bay!
If You Liked...Heated Rivalry
These sports romance books, most of which feature same-sex relationships, will give you all the feels you got from Shane and Ilya.
TBPL Local Authors: Memoirs and Autobiographies
Learn about growing up in Thunder Bay, Fort William, or Port Arthur through these memoirs and autobiograhies!
TBPL Local Authors: A Tale of Two Cities
Remember when Thunder Bay was two cities, Port Arthur and Fort William? Learn all about their histories before the amalgamation in 1970.
TBPL Local Authors: Mysteries and Thrillers
Dive into these mystery and thriller novels, written by authors local to Thunder Bay!
If You Liked...Heated Rivalry
These sports romance books, most of which feature same-sex relationships, will give you all the feels you got from Shane and Ilya.
Lady Lumberjack | TBPL Research Blog
Learn about the life of Dorothea Mitchell, affectionally known as Lady Lumberjack, a local entrepreneur, amateur film maker and much 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.
Lady Lumberjack | TBPL Research Blog
Learn about the life of Dorothea Mitchell, affectionally known as Lady Lumberjack, a local entrepreneur, amateur film maker and much 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.
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.