Welcome to the official Prince Township Public Library website! Visit this page to keep up to date on what we're doing here at the Prince Township Public Library! On this page you'll find newly catalogued and new McNaughton arrivals, workshops, Book Club, new blog posts, photos and much more! Scroll down to see what we've been up to. 

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

Are you organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about libraries and community service? We're looking for a Volunteer Secretary to join our Library Board!

Role: Board Secretary
Type: Volunteer Position
Commitment: 4 year term (follows the Council's term)

Responsibilities:

• Attend, take and distribute minutes at monthly board meetings
• Maintain board records and documents
• Assist with all correspondence and communication as needed
• Other relevant duties as they arise 

This is a great opportunity to get involved, make a difference, and support your local library!

​Interested?
Please contact the Library CEO, Rita Wagner at 705-779-2992 x 5 or email [email protected]

If you are interested in becoming a Library Board member, please complete an application at the Municipal Office. Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• A resident of Prince Township
• 18 years of age
• A Canadian citizen

LIBRARY ACTIVITIES:

We are pleased to announce and welcome Mary Moore to the Library as our Program Facilitator! Please check back for the monthly activities on our website page: Activities, that the Library will be hosting. If you would like to contact Mary please email [email protected] and follow our Facebook page for updates: Prince Twp Library Activities
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July 2025 News

We are not accepting donations at this time.

LIBRARY BOARD MEETING: The Board does not meet over the summer. See you in September!

BOOK CLUB: We have taken a break over the summer and will be back in September!

LARGE PRINT BOOKS: Our new shipment from Ontario Library Service North has arrived for your enjoyment. We have the books for three months and then they are sent on to another library.   They are in the bookcase at the back of the room with the new arrivals.  There are all types of books, western, non- fiction, thriller, and romance. 

“NEW” TO US BOOKS:  These hard cover and paperback are on the brown table near the circulation desk. They are donations or purchased with funds from the Friends of the Library or the Library and are recently published.   

RECOMMENDED BOOKS:  Some of these books were used in our Book Club and are not from McNaughton but are paperbacks and are on the brown table near the front desk. Some are Non Fiction or Historical Fiction.   

THE JACKAL’S MISTRESS by Chris Bohjalian is a historical fiction novel, inspired by a real-life Civil War friendship across enemy lines, set in Virginia 1864.

THE PARIS EXPRESS by Emma Donoghue. This is also a historical novel. On October 22, 1895, a steam engine sets out from the Normandy coast, speeding toward Paris’ Montparnasse station. The train is packed with people from all over the world who do not know how the day will end. Only the train herself is aware that there is an anarchist aboard whose dearest wish is to kill them all. 

THE MAP TO PARADISE a novel by Susan Meissner. Actress Melanie Cole is living a lonely life as she has been blacklisted by Hollywood, her housekeeper Eva an immigrant from war-torn Europe rarely makes conversation and her neighbour Elwood whose agoraphobia allows just short chats through open windows, is her sole confidant. Eva and Melanie see Elwood’s sister-in-law and caretaker digging in his beloved rose garden. After that, they don’t see Elwood at all. Where can he be? 

Summer is the best time to pick up a new read for those lazy days on the beach! Come check us out!

​​BOOK SALE: We have many good reads for you on the table and in the bookcase in the library.  Hard cover books are $1.00, paper backs are $.50 each, children’s books are 5 for $1.00, and puzzles are $2.00. 

BOOK DROP OFF BOX:  Bring your library books inside the Community Centre foyer and put them in the box to the left of the doors when entering.

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A Tale from the Trenches

Bryan Davies and Andrew Traficante were our guests for our most recent book club meeting.
​A Boy From Botwood moulds the spoken record of Private Arthur Manuel, a sawmill worker from Botwood, Newfoundland, in a gripping narrative of his service with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and months of abuse as a prisoner of war. 
The book may be ordered locally at Coles or online from indigo.ca or amazon.ca.