Over two decades before a public library was established in Port Arthur, then Prince Arthur’s Landing, there was the Mechanics’ Institute. The Institute began in 1876 would put on classes and operate a reading room with books for leisure and for learning. In 1907, Port Arthur's Town Hall burned to the ground, resulting in the…
YOUth Review: A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers
Reading “A Certain Hunger” by Chelsea G. Summers is not so simple. It’s one of those books that leaves you constantly wondering why? The first thing that caught my attention was the character and narrator of the book, Dorothy, a highly intelligent and attractive woman in her 50s who is also a food critic. However…
County Park Library Celebrates 30 Years | TBPL Research Blog
Floor space is not a new issue for the Thunder Bay Public Library (TBPL) system. In 1951 what is now the Waverley Library was built and the Port Arthur Public Library moved operations to the new location. In 1974 a new addition was built onto Waverley to meet the needs of the public who utilized…
Escape from Rennbahn | TBPL Research Blog
In early September 1916, halfway through the First World War, two haggard Allied soldiers crept toward the barbed wire entanglements surrounding their heavily guarded German prisoner-of-war camp. They had been captured months earlier and had spent weeks carefully planning their escape. Up to this point in the war, no one had ever escaped from German…
The Lighthouse of Doom | TBPL Research Blog
Lake Superior is known for its relentless storms in the fall, known as the “Gales of November” that infamously send vessels of all sizes to a watery grave. This fate also happens to be true for lighthouses. Canada’s first lighthouse on Lake Superior was the St. Ignace Lighthouse on Talbot Island near Nipigon Bay. Built…
National Book Lovers Day | TBPL Research Blog
August 9th is National Book Lovers Day, a day for book lovers everywhere to celebrate their love of reading and share their favourite books with others. Here at TBPL, you’ll find plenty of book lovers working in our branches. To celebrate, we’ve rounded up our staff’s favourite books by local authors. Our region has a…
Canada: 1888 Edition | TBPL Research Blog
Celebrating Canada Day is an event that has become part of our identity as citizens of this beautiful country. While browsing through our local history resources under the “Canada Day” subject heading, the word calithumpian captured my attention as a descriptor for the Dominion Day celebration of 1888. Just how did the fledgling communities of…
Pride in the Bay | TBPL Research Blog
Thunder Bay’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community has a long history in our city. While the community has grown larger and more active over the years, there have been many struggles in its past. In the 1950s, the Kakabeka Falls Fun Club was one of the first mentions of the gay community for those “in the know,” as…
YOUth Review: Wedding Crasher by Geronimo Stilton
Wedding Crasher by Geronimo Stilton is a funny and interesting adventure set in the world of a casual mouse journalist. Geronimo gets invited to a ‘fancy’ wedding, but things don't go as planned. Molly Mozzarella, dirty water, foul-smelling garbage, itching, cold rooms, unfed guests, and so much more! There are loads of surprises, mysteries, and…
YOUth Review: Get Into Gear, Stilton! by Geronimo Stilton
Get Into Gear, Stilton! by Geronimo Stilton is another very adventure-filled book in the life of a casual, famous mouse journalist. He's going out of his usual routine and down to the tracks. From the visit from the mayor of the town to getting a driving license, to discovering a secret base? And a stolen…
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