South River - Machar Union Public Library

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South River - Machar Union Public Library Come and see us at 63 Marie St., South River, ON! Contact us at [email protected]

...and by soon we mean now!  Just a notice to our patrons who use the Libby App!  You will now be required to input a pa...
10/16/2026

...and by soon we mean now!

Just a notice to our patrons who use the Libby App!

You will now be required to input a password to use and access Libby. Don't worry! We can set it up for you at the Library. Give us a call at (705)386-0222, or drop by.

Just a gentle reminder the library will be closed this MONDAY, OCTOBER 12th for Thanksgiving!   We hope everyone has an ...
10/06/2026

Just a gentle reminder the library will be closed this MONDAY, OCTOBER 12th for Thanksgiving! We hope everyone has an enjoyable holiday.

A notice to our patrons and members of the community!
10/03/2026

A notice to our patrons and members of the community!

A notice to our patrons that the library will be closed this coming MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH for Labour Day!  We hope you a...
09/04/2026

A notice to our patrons that the library will be closed this coming MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH for Labour Day! We hope you all have a great long weekend.

09/04/2026

Just a gentle reminder to our patrons that our book drop is for returning of library materials only. We appreciate donations but please discuss the donations with a staff member first as overloading our book drop damages returned materials.

Welcome home Carl!  His final destination was none other than SOUTH RIVER, ONTARIO!  A big thank you to everyone who par...
08/28/2026

Welcome home Carl! His final destination was none other than SOUTH RIVER, ONTARIO!

A big thank you to everyone who participated in WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARL? this summer.

The winning entry has been pulled and we have messaged the winner!

Carl had a great time exploring all that ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, USA had to offer.  The time has come again however, for him ...
08/20/2026

Carl had a great time exploring all that ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, USA had to offer. The time has come again however, for him to continue on the last leg of his trip!

Carl can't reach his final destination by boat, so he decides to drive. He leaves Anchorage heading east on the Alaskan Highway. His GPS tells him his journey will be approximately 6280km. Good thing he has Spotify! He eventually enters Canada. Continuing south east he travels through 6 provinces and territories. His final destination is Canada's second largest province, and contains over 250,000 lakes. That's approximately one fifth of the world's fresh surface water! Whoa!

His destination has deep ties to legendary artist Tom Thomson, is a popular paddling entrance to Algonquin Park, and at one point in history was the charcoal capital of Canada!

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARL GOING? Message us or drop by with your guess for this week. Limit one guess per patron per week, open to all ages!

Submissions will be open until THURSDAY, AUGUST 27th - and our draw for the prize will be held on FRIDAY, AUGUST 28th! Prize TBA!

Carl enjoyed his stay exploring the Forbidden City in BEIJING, CHINA.  Just for fun, can you find Carl in the photo belo...
08/14/2026

Carl enjoyed his stay exploring the Forbidden City in BEIJING, CHINA. Just for fun, can you find Carl in the photo below? New week, new adventure! He is feeling extra cheeky this week, and left us a few different breadcrumbs to find out where he went!

First he departed Beijing by sea northeast bound along the coast, snaking around both sides of North and South Korea, heading further north (still along the coast) until he finds something called the Bering Land Bridge. He crosses the ocean navigating eastward across the land bridge, traversing the Bering Sea. Once he starts to hit the mainland he finds himself in another country!

The city he finds himself in is the northernmost major city of this country, but the population is only about 289,000! Here you can really see the northern lights... except in summer where you can get up to 22 hours of daylight.

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARL GOING? Message us or drop by with your guess for this week. Limit one guess per patron per week, open to all ages!

Carl had such a great time during his visit in TOKYO, JAPAN, he forgot to let us know where he was going next... jeeze C...
08/07/2026

Carl had such a great time during his visit in TOKYO, JAPAN, he forgot to let us know where he was going next... jeeze Carl!

Carl said he will be heading southwest from his last destination until he hits the mainland. He wanted to check out the capital city of this country, so he heads to the Forbidden City - one of the largest preserved royal palace complexes still standing in the world. It was the centre of political power in this country for over 500 years. It's 178 acres big... that's pretty big!

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARL GOING? Send us a message in Messenger on Facebook, call or drop in and tell us where Carl is going this week! Open to all ages!

Just a notice to our patrons the library will be closed this coming MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD for the Civic Holiday.  We will b...
07/31/2026

Just a notice to our patrons the library will be closed this coming MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD for the Civic Holiday. We will be open for business as usual on Tuesday! Have a great long weekend.

Address

63 Marie Street , P. O. Box 190
South River, ON
P0A1X0

Opening Hours

Monday 4pm - 8pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 4pm - 8pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

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