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Browse the YA Book Collection
Explore comics, graphic novels, popular series, and more for YOUth at your Thunder Bay Public Library.
2026 Cookbook Club - Asian Cooking
The theme for our Cookbook Club in May 2026 was "Asian Cooking". Check out these cookbooks and add some new recipes to your repertoire!
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TBPL Staff List: Favourite Board Games
Get ready for game night with this list of our staff's favourite games!
Gay (M/M) Voices in YA
Standout YA novels featuring gay (M/M) characters and love stories, with picks spanning contemporary, fantasy, and historical settings.
YA Death Personified
Death and it's complications are fascinating. This list includes grim reapers, death as a character, and dead characters telling their story
If You Liked...Tales From the Pizzaplex Graphic Novel
Creepy, mysterious, or filled with hunting animatronics... check out the other books in the series first, and then find similar books!
TBPL Staff List: Favourite Board Games
Get ready for game night with this list of our staff's favourite games!
Gay (M/M) Voices in YA
Standout YA novels featuring gay (M/M) characters and love stories, with picks spanning contemporary, fantasy, and historical settings.
YA Death Personified
Death and it's complications are fascinating. This list includes grim reapers, death as a character, and dead characters telling their story
If You Liked...Tales From the Pizzaplex Graphic Novel
Creepy, mysterious, or filled with hunting animatronics... check out the other books in the series first, and then find similar books!
Volunteer opportunities
YOUth Action Council (YAC)
Have your voice heard and help the library buy books and influence library programs for teens with the YOUth Action Council.
YOUth Reviews
Review books or movies that you loved (or hated) for community service hours. For each review, you can earn up to 4 volunteer hours!
YOUth Knitters
Knit or crochet hats or scarves for those in need to earn community service volunteer hours.
YOUth reviews
Homework Help
Gale Literature Criticism
An integrated research experience that brings together Gale's premier literary databases.
Literary Reference Center Plus
A full-text literary database providing a complete collection of reference works across all genres and time periods.
Gateway to Northwestern Ontario History
A virtual gallery of historic photographs, books, & drawings and so much more. Your portal to our region's history.
Gale eBooks
An award-winning, hassle-free eBook experience — that includes Business Plans Handbooks which provides real examples of business plans.
Gale Literature Criticism
An integrated research experience that brings together Gale's premier literary databases.
Literary Reference Center Plus
A full-text literary database providing a complete collection of reference works across all genres and time periods.
Gateway to Northwestern Ontario History
A virtual gallery of historic photographs, books, & drawings and so much more. Your portal to our region's history.
Gale eBooks
An award-winning, hassle-free eBook experience — that includes Business Plans Handbooks which provides real examples of business plans.
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