Hours of Operation:

Mon., Tues., Wed. and Frid. – 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday – 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Closed for lunch hour - 12:30 - 1:30, on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

Location and Directions:
Doaktown Consolidated High School
430 Main St., Doaktown, N.B.

Route 8, which joins Fredericton and Miramichi City, becomes Main Street as it passes through the Village of Doaktown. The Library is located at one end of the Doaktown Consolidated High School on Main Street next to Betts Home Hardware. Turn onto Union Street at the flashing light and turn once more into the School parking lot. The School steps facing Union Street lead directly upstairs - the Library is the first door on your right.

Partners

The Doaktown Community/School Library is one of 14 branch libraries (and one Bookmobile) in the York Library Region which, in turn, is a component of the New Brunswick Public Library (NBPLS). We operate in partnership with the Village of Doaktown and School District 18, whose financial contribution toward our continued service is gratefully acknowledged.

We also rely on the assistance of our dedicated volunteers who do their part to ensure that the services offered by the Doaktown Library are of the highest possible caliber. If you are interested in helping in this capacity (and we hope you are), please read our Volunteer section. For more information about the structure and mandate of the public library system, go to the About Us section of the New Brunswick Public Library Service site.

Schedule of Events

Upcoming February Library Programs 

THE DOAKTOWN COMMUNITY/SCHOOL LIBRARY IS STAYING PUT!!!! 

To all of our dedicated patrons who have been wondering about our future plans, sleep well in your little beds because we’re not going anywhere!  In fact, if all goes well and our fund-raising efforts are successful, we are hoping to expand over the next year or two so that our existing floor space practically triples.  Think of the fun we all can have with that kind of room – more shelving, more displays, more program space, and more elbow room! In addition, plans call for the relocation of the Adult Learning Center so that it’s right next door AND on the same floor – convenient and much more accessible.      

Our Expansion Committee hopes to have the official floor plans ready for “unveiling” by early spring.  We wanted you to know that the Doaktown Library is in the community to stay. 

Last Chance for a Ultimate Friday Night Pyjama Party Raffle Ticket 

You have until Friday, February 5 to support the library expansion fundraising raffle, the Ultimate Friday Night Pyjama Party at O’Donnell’s Cottages.  The winner may select three friends or family members to enjoy the special gifts donated by local businesses.  For more information call Belva or Bonnie at 365-2018 or drop into the Library to get ticket. 

Bookmobile Service and Books on Wheels in Blackville 

The Board of the Doaktown Library congratulates the communities of Blackville, Renous and Sunny Corner on obtaining a monthly Bookmobile service.   We want to reassure Books on Wheels patrons in Upper Blackville, Blackville and Grey Rapids that your service will continue thanks to volunteers Sally Underhill and Gwen Murphy (Blackville delivery) and Isabel Wilson (Upper Blackville route).  This service is provided to patrons who are unable to visit a local library or bookmobile.  Visit www.gnb.ca/publiclibraries for Bookmobile South West delivery dates and locations or call us at 365-2018 for more information. 

Every Tuesday (1:30 p.m.) – Scrabble/Crib/Games Day@the Library

Thursdays, February 4 & 18 – Busy Bee Quilters meeting (6 p.m. - 8 p.m.)

Wednesday, February 10 - Celebrate Heritage Week (February 8 -12) by attending talks by the New Brunswick Genealogy Society – Miramichi.  At 1:30 p.m. join the Middle School for the first session or the Zoomers & Bloomers presentation at 3:10 p.m.  Are any Zoomers, age 50 & up, interested in helping the Bloomers, Middle School children, with their heritage project for the fair in April.  We will be launching a program called Rent-a-Zoomer for your Heritage Project that will run from February 10 to the end of March.  Call or drop in to register so a schedule can be set up.

Thursday, February 25 – The adult book club, known as the Racey Readers’ Club, will meet to discuss The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill.  Copies are now available at the Library for anyone who would like to join in on the discussion (7 p.m. – 8 p.m.). 

ZOOMERS & BLOOMERS PROGRAM:  Zoomers (adults aged 50 and up) are invited to join our Zoomers and Bloomers group that began in November.  The weekly one-hour programs are hosted alternately by the Zoomers, then by the Bloomers.  Why not sign up for some fun programs to beat the winter blues and enjoy an hour or two with some fascinating young people. 

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Would your child benefit from one-on-one tutoring in a pleasant environment?  The schools may be recommending that your child participate in the Literacy for Kids program at the library again this summer. The Literacy Kits may be checked out anytime as long as a parent or guardian accompanies them.

The Library has purchased a Cricket Machine for producing professional letters, numbers, signs and art creations to enhance posters, banners, exhibits, card making, scrapbooking, bulletin boards and decorations for special occasions such as baby and wedding showers, anniversaries, graduations, church celebrations and school projects.  For a very reasonable fee, Library staff will cut them out for you (the proceeds will be put toward the Library’s proposed expansion). 

The library is now collecting your email address so you can be sent a reminder notice as to when your books are due.  Give us a call at 365-2018 or stop in for a visit and give us your email address. 

Watch for our new Adopt-A-Book Wish List. View it at the Doaktown Library or view here on-line. You may adopt one or more of the books for a friend, a relative or yourself.  It’s an excellent way to remember a loved one or to celebrate a special occasion. For more information call the library at 365-2018. 

Visit the following website for additional information on the Doaktown Community/School Library and New Brunswick Public Library Service:  www.gnb.ca/publiclibraries.

Used Book Sale -

The USED BOOK SALE has expanded to include juvenile and adult cassettes and kits so drop in to purchase books, magazines and other items to take with you on vacation.

Call the library at 365-2018 for more information.

Programs and Activities

Check our monthly Schedule of Events or call the Library at 506-365-2018 for more information and details on the following programs and activities.

• Babies in the Library welcomes infants up to 18 months for programs on social development, insights on how babies learn, and improving parenting skills. Two 4-week programs offered every year - one in May, the other in November.
• Storytime for preschoolers ages two to five. Stories, songs and activities for special occasions (such as Easter, Halloween, and Christmas) and favourite things (birthdays, animals, games, toys). Offered from September to May.
• Globe Trotter Series. An adult series featuring guest speakers with insights on the countries they have lived or travelled in.
• Summer Reading Club, Read to Me Club and Kids Literacy Program - all available during the months of July and August.
• Going to the Hospital. An annual presentation aimed at making doctors, nurses and visits to the hospital a little less scary for boys and girls of Kindergarten age. Usually held in the Spring but check schedule to confirm.
• Family Literacy Night - January. A pajama party for preschoolers and kids of any age. Featuring puppet shows, story telling, and reading circles with guest readers.
• Heritage Week - February. Presentations and free classes on learing skills the people of Miramichi brought with them from "the old country" and have carried on ever since. topics include attending a one-room school, shopping in the early 1900's, toffee pulling, baking cookies, making fried dough, knitting and crocheting.
• Canadian Library Month - October. A wide range of programs and contests AND the annual Scholastic Book Fair, all in celebration of Canadian Library Month.
• Canadian Children's Book Week - November. Plans for 2007 include an extensive display of books for children by Canadian writers and a reading by one of those authors. The Scholastic Book Fair also continues this week.
• Hackmatack Children’s Choice Awards Book Club - For children in Grades Four to Six. The Club meets once a month (during lunch breaks) from October to April. Members decide which of 10 Canadian fiction or 10 Canadian non-fiction books they would like to read. If, by the end of the six-month period, they have read five books in one or both of the categories, they are eligible to vote for their favourite Canadian author. When all the votes from all the Hackmatack Clubs across the Atlantic Provinces are counted, the winner is announced. For more information on this program, go to www.hackmatack.ca or call the Library.
• Books on Wheels - Every month (except for December) our volunteers deliver books, magazines, CDs and other library materials to those in the Doaktown area (including McNamee, Carroll's Crossing, Storeytown, Blissfield, Upper Blackville, the Howard Road, Blackville and Grey Rapids) who because of health, transportaton or other reasons find it difficult to access our Library in person. To get your name on their delivery list, please call Belva or Bonnie who'll be happy to give you all the information you'll need.
• On-line Training for Adults and Young Adults - Offering basic one-on-one training for individuals or small groups on how to search for books and other library materials available through the New Brunswick Public Library Service using your home computer. Call the library for more information or to set up an appointment.
• On-line Access - Library patrons can now renew books, check their accounts, and search for topics of interest using the New Brunswick Public Library Service’s Vision browser. Please note:  Books and other materials not available at the Doaktown Library may be ordered on your behalf from one of the Province’s other branch libraries. Simply call the staff at the Doaktown Library to make your request.   
• Join teens across Canada in a new teen online book club called TeenSRC. You can read and write book reviews, join discussion groups and chat with other readers across Canada online.  Just visit the website TeenSRC at www.teensrc.ca to register and “book” yourself a trip today.  For more information about TeenSRC or any library summer programs, please contact the Doaktown Community-School Library at 365-2018.

Our ADOPT-A-BOOK Program List of Books Currently Up for Adoption (awaiting new list) On November 30, 2006, the Honorable Herménégilde Chiasson, Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, helped the Doaktown Library celebrate its 20th anniversary by launching our new Adopt-A-Book Program. We are very excited about this project because of the opportunities it offers for everyone to get involved in supporting one of our Village’s most important resources, its public library, and by so doing, to promote literacy, reading and lifelong learning among our residents.

The Honourable Herménégilde Chiasson, Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, with Paul Gillespie, Chair of the Doaktown Library's Board of Trustees.

Have a look and see if there are any that you yourself might like to read or perhaps there’s one you think might appeal to a friend or relative. Maybe you know of someone who has a special occasion coming up or, if you're a business or organization, perhaps there's something on the list that matches your group's particular interest. Perhaps you've lost a special person from your life and would like to remember them by making a donation to the Library. If you find a match, contact the Doaktown Library at 365-2018 or email us at dtcslib@gnb.ca. A staff member will help you complete a donor card and take down the information necessary to return a tax receipt to you. When you donate, you also have the option of choosing text for a commemorative bookplate to be inserted at the front of the book – or any other library material such as a CD or DVD -- you might select. Our wish list of books and other materials available for adoption will be updated on a regular basis. Our last 20 years have been memorable ones – help make our next 20 equally impressive!!! Paul Gillespie, Chair Board of Trustees Doaktown Library

Commemorative CD

(View our sample CD photos in the left hand column of this page.)

The Doaktown Library wishes to announce that the long-awaited CD commemorating its 20^th Anniversary is now on sale at the library. With almost 300 color photographs of programs, patrons and special events and exceptional people, we're sure you’ll enjoy this walk down “memory lane.”  Included in this CD are tributes to our 32 Fall Home Tour hostesses (1999-2006), pictures taken during our official anniversary celebration held on November 30, 2006 and a host of photos of the children and grown-ups who make our Library such a great place to be.who make our library such a great place to be.  It is a wonderful souvenir for parents, grandparents, and especially those now living “away”. A great gift idea for someone special at Easter time, Mother's Day or when that unexpected birthday suddenly pops up on the horizon. Available for $15.00 at the Doaktown Library, all proceeds to go toward improving library services to the people of Doaktown and the surrounding areas. 

We have received inquiries from several individuals who would prefer to have this 20^th Anniversary commemoration in book form.  Unfortunately, owing to the high cost of color printing, we are unable to offer an exact replica of the CD in this format.  We have, however, put together a 44 page booklet which, we hope, captures the “flavour” of the CD.  Each of these books will be made available at $25.00 payable in advance (see a sample copy is on display at the library).   

For further information or to place your order, please call Belva or Bonnie at the Doaktown Library (506-365-2018), e-mail dtcslib@gnb.ca or simply drop in.

For those of you outside the immediate Doaktown area, arrangements can be made to ship these products to you.  Just send us your name and mailing address, the quantities you are requesting, whether you want this souvenir in book or CD format, and a cheque made payable to The Doaktown Community/School Library.      

The following prices will apply to EACH copy requested: 

CD -     $15.00 + $1.25 (shipping and handling) = $16.25*
Book -  $25.00 + $2.00 (shipping and handling) = $27.00*

*Prices valid inside Canada only
Send this information and your cheque to: 
The Doaktown Community/School Library, 430 Main Street, Doaktown, NB, E9C 1E8.  

Fall Home Tour and Luncheon / Fall Frolic

Since 1999, the Doaktown Library’s Fall Home Tour and Luncheon has not only been our biggest fundraiser, but also one of “the” social events of the year for women in the Upper Southwest Miramichi area and beyond.  In 2006, to celebrate the Library’s 20^th Anniversary, we decided to mark the occasion by expanding the home tour and luncheon to include a Ladies Fair, an exhibition of goods and services designed to pamper both body and soul.  In addition, we invited local businesses and organizations to join with us to sponsor activities and events throughout the community for all members of the family to enjoy – the result was Doaktown’s first-ever Fall Frolic and what a great time it was!

And yes, everyone seemed to enjoy 2006’s Fall Frolic so much that the organizers are making it an annual event.  Check out our events at the Doaktown Fall Frolic.

Used Books and Magazines

Looking for an excuse to get rid of all those books and magazines that have been cluttering up your living room for way too long?  Have the kids outgrown their story books?  Your husband finally decided that maybe he could survive without all those westerns he’s collected over the years?  Want to get the stuff out of your house but can’t bring yourself to take them to the recycling depot? 

The Doaktown Library is always looking for donations to its used book display – “gently used” reading materials that we can place for sale at “greatly reduced prices.”  It helps US raise money for the many little extras around the Library and it helps YOU get them off your premises with a clear conscience.    

So why not give call Belva or Bonnie at 506-365-2018 or e-mail them at dtcslib@gnb.ca for details, and then get ready to enjoy all that extra space.