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2026 MUNICIPAL ELECTION INFORMATION
Voting Period: October 19-26, 2026. | Tay Valley Township | Town of Perth | Township of Drummond/North Elmsley
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Library After Dark returns with a night of music with Jim Bryson!
Jim Bryson returns to the Perth & District Library for another Library After Dark concert on November 21, 2026. The highly praised Library After Dark is a special fundraising concert series held at the Perth & District Library, and offers a chance for people...
Community Safety Working Group Encourages Community Members to Access Support as Sentencing Decision Approaches
[posted on behalf of the Community Safety Working Group] Ongoing court proceedings related to the death of 15-year-old Reese Stanzel may continue to be difficult and upsetting for many members of the community. The judge is expected to deliver his sentencing decision...
Land Acknowledgement Statement
The Perth & District Union Public Library acknowledges that it is situated on land that is the unceded traditional territory of the Omàmìwininì / Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. We are grateful for the many opportunities this relationship and land provides to everyone.
Read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action | Final Report of the TRC | Spirit Bear’s Guide to the TRC Calls to Action (youth-friendly)| Library Policy: Indigenous Respect and Relations
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation | Residential School History | National Residential School Crisis Line 1-866-925-4419
Learn more about Indigenous histories and contemporary issues via the University of Alberta’s online course Indigenous Canada | Montreal Urban Aboriginal Community Strategy Network’s Indigenous Ally Toolkit |University of Saskatchewan: I-Portal: Indigenous Studies Portal| Indigenous Cinema with the NFB | Borrow the Library’s Indigenous Classroom Kits