Oxford County Library and Woodstock Public Library are excited to hold the 2024 Oxford Reads Gala featuring author and this year’s Oxford Reads pick, Emily Austin. Hosted by Sarah Acchione, the evening will be an intimate conversation with Emily Austin as she discusses her book Everyone in this Room Will Someday Be Dead. Early birds: reserve your ticket by Saturday, September 29 and you could win Emily Austin's new book!
Voting is open for the Evergreen Award for nominated adult Canadian titles from September 1 to 30th. You can vote using the form below or in person at your local Oxford County Library branch. Vote for your favourite books to support and celebrate Canadian authors, illustrators, and publishers, and give them a chance to win a Forest of Reading award!
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A Potter's Field is the burial place of the forgotten, marginalized and stigmatized members of Ingersoll’s community who didn’t have the means to pay for a burial. This summer, a team of historians, archaeologists and students at Western are working to uncover the history of Potter's Field and tell the stories of the more than 350 community members who are buried there. This project was inspired by the digitization of the cemetery’s massive burial log, undertaken by our local history technician Vicki Brenner.
See the Burial Register
Day-use permits are available for the Ontario Provincials Parks are available on a first-come, first-serve basis from all 14 branches. Grand River Park passes and Upper Thames Conservation Passes are also available from select branches. These day-use permits are available for two-week loans and are not holdable in advance.
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With a vision to “connect, discover, share, become,” Oxford County Library provides Oxford’s communities with excellent, responsive services in a welcoming and inclusive environment. Services encompass free lending of books, DVDs and other materials; access to online catalogues, databases and lifelong learning tools; community information; local history and genealogy support; children’s, teen, and adult programming; literacy services; job search resources and information about government services; computer access; the Kitchen Library and more. The Library’s 14 branches are located in Brownsville, Burgessville, Embro, Harrington, Ingersoll, Innerkip, Mount Elgin, Norwich, Otterville, Plattsville, Princeton, Tavistock, Thamesford and Tillsonburg.
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