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2023 Report to the Community
May 14, 2024
2023 was a year of growth and reinvention at the Library. Read our 2023 Report to the Community here.
Central Library. Your Library. Reimagined.
A Central Library branch that supports our neighbourhood branches will revitalize us in ways we didn’t imagine were possible.
Welcome to Our New Website!
Learn about our new website, featuring a spectacular new online catalogue, event listings and improved navigation.
Get Started: Create Your New BiblioCommons Account
You'll need to create a BiblioCommons account to place holds, make lists, and maintain your Library account online.
Why buy when you can borrow?
Sign up for a Library Card today!
TBPL For You
Read. Sing. Play.
Children and their family or caregivers will enjoy this 100% literacy based drop in storytime combining stories, music, rhymes, and play.
Discord for YOUth
Join our youth-only Discord server! Meet TBay teens in a safe welcoming digital community. Chat about games, memes, and events. Ages 13-18
Attraction Passes
Explore local attractions for FREE with passes you can borrow from our collection!
Mini-Tipi Making Workshop
Jun 7th | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
In this workshop, you will learn all about Tipis while making your very own miniature tipi.
Digital Library
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Central Library Consultations
Mini-Tipi Making Workshop
Jun 7th | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
In this workshop, you will learn all about Tipis while making your very own miniature tipi.
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New In Our Collection
New & Coming Soon
Staff Lists
If You Liked: Fourth Wing
These titles are also action filled fantasy adventures with a touch of romance!
What a Twist!
Sometimes you can predict how a story will end, and sometimes the ending is not what you expect!
Graphic Novels in the Indigenous Collection
Great for young adults and the young at heart - these graphic novels explore Indigenous culture through the eyes of young people.
Steampunk in YA
A sci-fi subgenre, steampunk incorporates retrofuturistic tech and aesthetics inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machines
We acknowledge that the City of Thunder Bay has been built on the traditional territory of Fort William First Nation, signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850. We also recognize the contributions made to our community by the Métis people.
