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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LIBRARY SURVEY

The Prince Township Public Library wants input to enhance our services and programs.

Thanks to a generous donation from a community member, we have an opportunity to expand what we offer and better serve our community.

We’d love to hear thoughts on how we can improve and what new services you’d like to see. Your feedback will help us decide how to use our resources effectively.

The survey is open to both residents and non-residents—everyone’s input is welcome!
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Survey Link

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June 2025 News

We are not accepting donations at this time.

LIBRARY BOARD MEETING: All are welcome to attend our Board meeting on June 8 at 5:30 pm in the Library.

BOOK CLUB: You are welcome to join us at 1:00 p.m. in the library on the third Wednesday of the month. There will be a list of books for discussion, in the library.  Our selection for June will be THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO by Taylor Jenkins Reid. 

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.   

THIS IS NOT A GAME by Kelly Mullen: Set on Mackinac Island, where a murder, martinis, a widowed grandmother Mimi, and her estranged granddaughter Addie, are invited to a charity auction at the home of Jane Ireland.  When Jane is murdered, Addie and her grandmother team up to narrow down the suspects… 

MIDNIGHT BLACK; Gray Man novel by Mark Greaney: With his lover Zoya imprisoned in a Russian gulag, Court Gentry the Gray Man has one thing that is keeping him going, the belief that she is not dead, and he will stop at nothing to free her…. 

THE QUIET LIBRARIAN by Allen Eskens.  After the murder of her best friend, a Minnesota librarian’s search for answers leads back to her own dark secrets from thirty years ago in Bosnia, as the legendary, deadly Night Mora… 

BATTLE MOUNTAIN a Joe Pickett novel by C.J. Box.  Outlaw falconer Nate Romanowski is off the grid, with fellow falconer Geronimo Jones, and he is out for revenge against Axel Soledad and Dallas Cates after they decimated his falcons. Joe and rookie game warden Susan Kany are looking for the governor’s missing son-inlaw.  Their journeys will converge on Battle Mountain… 

​​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.