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Mactier Public Library

	2 Muskoka Road Box 541 MacTier, ON P0C 1H0 Phone/Fax: 705-375-5430 Email: mactier1@interhop.net

Winter Hours

Labour Day to Victoria Day

Summer Hours

Victoria Day to Labour Day Weekend

Adult Programs

Friends of the MacTier Public Library

The Friends of the MacTier Public Library, formed in 2004, is a benevolent, non-profit group of volunteers from the MacTier community. The Friends in conjunction with the Library Board are focusing on the Fundraising of the capital required to build the new facility.

The main aim of the Friends is to enhance and support the improvement of the services and resources of the MacTier Public Library and to assist in raising community awareness of the public library.

The Friends of the MacTier Public Library work very closely with the Township of Georgian Bay Public Library Board. The Board is responsible for library policy, planning, goal setting and operations. The Friends’ group supports and furthers the objectives of the Township of Georgian Bay Public Library Board through its activities and projects.

For more information:

inquire @ the MacTier Public Library

Book Club-Readers Welcome!

No meetings in July and August. Book Club will resume on Friday, September 3.

Children's Programs

Summer Reading Program for MacTier.pdf

History

The library was born in the mid-sixties in a building adjacent to the school which at the time was a combination laundry-mat and an electrical store owned by Fred Rickets. In the mid seventies the library moved to a room in the MacTier Public School where it stayed until 1977 when the current portable opened on August 1, located on High Street beside the Muskoka Station Store.

The open hours of the library commenced with two evenings per week and has increased over the years to 20 hours in the winter months and 25 hours in the summer months which includes one evening and Saturday mornings. In 1996, Collections totaled 6345 items and in 2005 they have expanded to 7736. Circulation of library material has increased from 4054 in 1996 to 7018 in 2004. Customers have borrowed 195 books through the Interlibrary Loan Service.

There were 52 class visits with 1207 children in total that visited the library to borrow books for projects and leisure reading. Twenty-three special story times were held during the year for 248 children who were delighted with the stories, finger plays, games and crafts presented by library staff.

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