We are excited to announce the return of the BCPL App! Visit your app store to redownload the app, or if it is still on your phone, simply open it and sign back in.
Events
- Mar19
Shake off the school day at the Library! Join us for games, activities and more. Ages 5-12
- Mar20
Join us for this fun preschool program and help you build early literacy skills with your child by reading, talking, singing, and playing together. Adults must stay for the program.
- Mar21
Book a one-to-one session with Library staff, please contact the Branch to make an appointment.
- Mar26
Shake off the school day at the Library! Join us for games, activities and more. Ages 5-12
- Mar27
Join us for this fun preschool program and help you build early literacy skills with your child by reading, talking, singing, and playing together. Adults must stay for the program.
- Mar28
Book a one-to-one session with Library staff, please contact the Branch to make an appointment.
- Apr02
Shake off the school day at the Library! Join us for games, activities and more. Ages 5-12
- Apr03
Join us for this fun preschool program and help you build early literacy skills with your child by reading, talking, singing, and playing together. Adults must stay for the program.
- Apr04
Book a one-to-one session with Library staff, please contact the Branch to make an appointment.
- Apr09
Shake off the school day at the Library! Join us for games, activities and more. Ages 5-12
About this Library
So what is there to discover?
Tara has had a library since February 14, 1890. Tara joined the Bruce County Library system in 1945 for a fee of $25.00.
The current library building was built in 1988 through a Community Project sponsored by the Tara & District Kinsmen.
Notable dates & Events
1898 – First weeded books, “Swiss Family Robinson”, The Innocents at Home” and “The Romance of War”
1915 – Purchase of Encyclopedia Britannica for $159.50
1916 – Electricity in the library!
1929 – Poster placed insisting silence and good order
1934 – Library inspector recommends buying an atlas
1941 – 131 patrons
1953 – Received grant of $357!
1998 – Computers and internet access!
Become a Member
If you are a Bruce County Resident, you can become a member free of charge by completing a library card application at any of our 17 Branch Library locations.
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