The Allan Macpherson House & Park, located at 180 Elizabeth Street in Napanee, opened for another busy summer season on June 27th. The House, built in 1826, recently received a new cedar shingle roof and looks as grand as it ever has, standing proudly along the banks of the Napanee River. It will be open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 1 – 5 pm.
Patricia, Programming & Outreach Coordinator for the County Libraries, recently enjoyed the latest novel by Nancy Thayer, the Queen of the beach read.
Join your fellow entrepreneurs and register for the latest installment of the "Made it in L&A Business Collective". The evening provides an excellent opportunity to hear success stories and participate in fresh networking right here in Lennox & Addington.
For Napanee-based FireRein Inc., the buzz about their fire-extinguishing ‘eco-gel’ is spreading like, well, wildfire.
Tuesday Night at the Museum returns to the Lennox & Addington County Museum & Archives in Napanee on June 20th at 7pm. Hear from Diane Gallinger, guest curator of “Crinolines and Confederation” exhibit currently on display at the Museum & Archives.
The Lennox & Addington County Museum & Archives is pleased to be displaying a Sampson-Matthews Canadian Collection of Silkscreen Art. A vivid display of 14 prints portraying the Canadian landscape is at the museum to enjoy until October 15th.
Terry Fallis, two time winner of the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, is back this week with the release of his sixth novel.
TD Summer Reading Club is Canada’s biggest, bilingual summer reading program for kids of all ages, all interests, and all abilities. This free program is co-created and delivered by 2,000 public libraries across Canada. It celebrates Canadian authors, illustrators and stories. It’s designed to inspire kids to explore the fun of reading their way – the key to building a lifelong love of reading.
Bath, Tamworth and Yarker branches of the County of Lennox & Addington Libraries have new and expanded hours. This change came into effect on June 1st, 2017.
Monday & Wednesday: 4 pm – 8 pm
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday: 10 am - 2 pm
Jennifer from the Amherstview Branch recently enjoyed reading The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman, a 2007 novel that was released as a movie earlier this year.
“The Zookeeper’s Wife tells the true story of a couple who ran a zoo and when it became a farm during Nazi rule,” explains Jennifer. “Antonina, a housewife, and her husband, Jan, a zoo director, secretly sheltered Jews in their home and on the grounds.”