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Thank You

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THANK YOU!
     A huge thank you to the Wawa Rotary for their generous donation to the Wawa Public Library Summer Programming! All donations will ensure another successful program for all kids to enjoy all summer long! Thank you also, to Alamos Gold, Wesdome Gold, Brookfield/Evolugen, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 429, Fenlon’s Pharmacy, Superior Coast Outfitters, Subway, Young’s General Story, Hawk Air, Villeneuve Construction, Wawa Christmas Hamper, John’s Independent Grocer, JJAM FM and Green Cabin Pottery! We are adding these donors to our Donor Board so come on in and check it out!
    We are beyond grateful for the generosity of our donors! Thank you each and every one of you! Thank you to Green Cabin Pottery, Young’s General Store and Fenlon’s Pharmacy for their recent donations!

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Drag Story Time!

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DRAG STORY TIME! Wow! What an awesome turn out we had for our Drag Story Time! The stormy weather certainly didn’t keep anyone away! Thank to King Luke and Queen Lucia for reading some excellent stories and for the fun activities. Everyone had a great time! Thank you also, to Mayor Melanie Pilon, for the Land Acknowledgement and for your opening remarks! The library and staff and board thank you and Council for your continued support! After the Story Time, we gathered our Pride flags and walked over to the Municipal Conference Room where we made some beautiful Pride bracelets. We also had a photo booth available for anyone who wanted to take some pictures! It was a fabulous time, and we thank everyone who came out to show their pride!

 

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Grandpa Story Time!

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GRANDPA STORY TIME!

A great big THANK YOU to Grandpa Leo for reading for Grandpa Story Time! The kids enjoyed the stories and love having you read to them!

After the stories, it was craft time and the kids made some cool key chains for dad! It was awesome to have such a nice attendance for Grandpa Story Time! The winner of the Father’s Day surprise gift was Nicole! Thank you again to Grandpa Leo and to all who participated! Happy Father’s Day to all the dads!

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Thank You!

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A huge thank you to the Wawa Rotary for their generous donation to the Wawa Public Library Summer Programming! All donations will ensure another successful program for all kids to enjoy all summer long! Thank you also, to Hawk Air, Villeneuve Construction, Wawa Christmas Hamper, John’s Independent Grocer and JJAM FM! We are adding these donors to our Donor Board so come on in and check it out!

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Thank You to the Wawa men’s Curling Club!

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THANK YOU TO THE WAWA MEN’S CURLING CLUB FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATION TO THE WAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY!
The Wawa Men’s Curling Club’s President Jim Hoffman presented the Wawa Public Library with a generous donation of $113.00. We are very grateful and thank everyone for the support given to the library. The Board and staff of the Wawa PL strive to make the library an important and necessary part of the community for everyone! If you haven’t visited the library in a while, we invite you to come on in and check it out!

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Beautiful Artwork Donated to the Wawa Public Library

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PAINTINGS DONATED TO THE WAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY
by Barb Fisher, photos supplied
It is with great pleasure that the Wawa Public Library has recently accepted the donations of artworks, paintings from the Shamess family and the late Mrs. Elsie Skinner.
Mrs. Skinner was a weekly user of the library for many years and introduced the Shamess siblings, her grandchildren, to the joys of books and the library system. Mrs. Skinner was also well known in the United Church circles as the organist and choirmaster for many years, and the Shamess’ s were longtime residents living here in Wawa for over 50 years. Charles Shamess graciously shipped the art work to the library where they would have a permanent home.
The Michael Cleary is an original watercolour and depicts ‘Old Woman Bay’, and the two paintings capture ‘Birches on Long Beach’ and ‘Turtle and Seagull Islands/Michipicoten Bay and Lighthouse Point’. According to the Shamess family, these paintings were done by Grace Goodall who stayed at the Shamess cottage on Long Beach Road on Lake Superior, not long after the Highway was completed from Sault Ste. Marie to Wawa. The artist left the paintings, one of them, ‘Birches on Long Beach’ about three quarters finished, for the Shamess family as a token of her appreciation. Some time later, Clee Campbell offered to finish the art piece. Also donated by the Shamess family is a small replica of the original ‘Wawa Goose Statue’, a Wawa Ontario Pennant, various Lake Superior history books and old cookbooks.
Our Library staff extends a hearty thankyou to Mrs. Elsie Skinner and the Shamess family for the wonderful donations in remembering our history. These items are now on display in our Library, and everyone is welcome to come in and view a bit of Wawa’s splendor on canvass.

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