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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April 2025 News

We are closed for the Easter weekend April 18-21, 2025. Enjoy your time with family and friends!

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 April 16th will be BEFORE WE WERE YOURS by Lisa Wingate.  This novel is based on one of America’s true-life scandals- in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis -based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country. You are welcome to join us at any time.

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 FIRST LADIES by Marie Benedict and Victoria Murray. A novel about two extraordinary women’s friendship, First Lady Eleanore Roosevelt, and a Black civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune, who refused to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. Eleanore’s outspokenness makes her a controversial figure in Washington, as she moves toward her own agenda in civil rights which is separate from FDR’s. 

TROUBLE ISLAND: A debut novel for Sharon Short, is inspired by true events. Situated in the middle of Lake Eried, the island serves as a stop off for gangsters between the U.S.A. and Canada. It is also the permanent home to Aurelia Escaclente, who serves as a maid to Rosita wife of the gangster Eddie McGee, who comes to the island with his men. An ice storm makes an unexpected landfall, cutting the island off from both mainlands. Where can you go when people are being murdered? 

COBALT Cradle of the Demon Metal. Birth of a Mining Superpower. History of Cobalt. Excellently written by Member of Parliament Charlie Angus. 

PERSONAL LIBRARIAN by authors Marie Benedict and Victoria Murray is a historical novel set in the early 1900’s about J.P. Morgan’s personal librarian Belle de Costa Greene the Black American woman, who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white in order to leave a lasting legacy that enriched the American nation as she curates a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and art work for the newly built Pierpont Morgan Library in New York. 
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WAITING FOR THE LONG NIGHT MOON by Amanda Peters. This is a collection of short Indigenous stories, from the coming of the white man to modern day protest for access to clean, safe drinking water. I found it very moving as whites were ‘protesters” but Natives were “terrorists.” 

​​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.