{"id":84086,"date":"2026-06-24T09:51:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T13:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=84086"},"modified":"2026-06-24T09:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T13:51:48","slug":"between-the-covers-june-23rd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/between-the-covers-june-23rd\/","title":{"rendered":"Between the Covers – June 23rd"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We missed Grandpa Leo this year, but we also welcomed Grandpa Luc who did a wonderful job reading to the children. With the help of Grandma Lise, two fun Father\u2019s Day Stories were read, and the children were very engaged! A big thank you to Grandpa Luc and Grandma Lise for coming in short notice to make our Grandpa Story Time a success! Following the stories, the children were invited to do a wonderful Father\u2019s Day Craft! As you can see from the photos, the results were all unique and very well done! One of the participants was the lucky winner of the draw for a Father\u2019s Day Gift package! Congratulations! Thank you to all who participated and Happy Father\u2019s Day to all of the dads out there! Enjoy your special day!<\/p>\n

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Despite the downpours, we had an awesome PRIDE Music Night! A huge shout out to Dawn, Alex and Cynthia (Luc) for their great performances. We had a great time, laughing, sharing, and showing our PRIDE. Thank you to everyone who came out to support LGBTQ++, libraries, music, and local musicians. This PRIDE Music Night was dedicated to our friend Mia who will be forever remembered. The Wawa Public Library will be making PRIDE Music Night an annual event.<\/p>\n

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Upcoming Events:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Drag Story Time 2026!<\/strong> Join us on Saturday, June 27 at 2 p.m. for our Annual Drag Story Time! This is a family-friendly event, and we are so excited to have King Luke back with Queen Violet! Following the stories, there will be a fun craft for everyone to participate in! Show your PRIDE and join us for Drag Story Time! Everyone is welcome!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Story Walk in the Park:<\/strong> We are inviting families, daycares and everyone interested to join us on June 29th (rain date June 30th) between 9 and 11 a.m. at Queen\u2019s Park for a fun story and a walk in the park. This event is a partnership with TD Summer Reading Club, Wawa Public Library, Early On and the Wawa Fire Department!<\/p>\n

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New Books <\/strong>on the 7- Day Shelf are \u201cCaller Unknown\u201d by Gillian McAllister, \u201cThe Anniversary\u201d by Alex Finlay and \u201cThe Last Mandarin\u201d by Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung.<\/p>\n

En Fran\u00e7ais, nous avons \u201cInconnus\u201d par Marianne Brisebois.<\/p>\n

Staff Pick of the Week is <\/strong>\u201cDark Roads\u201d, by Chevy Stevens. From Goodreads with a rating of 3.98.<\/p>\n

The Cold Creek Highway stretches close to five hundred miles through British Columbia\u2019s rugged wilderness to the west coast. Isolated and vast, it has become a prime hunting ground for predators. For decades, young women traveling the road have gone missing. Motorists and hitchhikers, those passing through or living in one of the small towns scattered along the region, have fallen prey time and again. And no killer or abductor who has stalked the highway has ever been brought to justice.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hailey McBride calls Cold Creek home. Her father taught her to respect nature, how to live and survive off the land, and to never travel the highway alone. Now he\u2019s gone, leaving her a teenage orphan in the care of her aunt whose police officer husband uses his badge as a means to bully and control Hailey. Overwhelmed by grief and forbidden to work, socialize, or date, Hailey vanishes into the mountainous terrain, hoping everyone will believe she\u2019s left town. Rumors spread that she was taken by the highway killer\u2014who\u2019s claimed another victim over the summer.<\/em><\/p>\n

One year later, Beth Chevalier arrives in Cold Creek, where her sister Amber lived\u2014and where she was murdered. Estranged from her parents and seeking closure, Beth takes a waitressing job at the local diner, just as Amber did, desperate to understand what happened to her and why. But Beth\u2019s search for answers puts a target on her back\u2014and threatens to reveal the truth behind Hailey\u2019s disappearance.<\/em><\/p>\n

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After School Clubs<\/strong> will be coming to an end at the end of this month. We will be switching over to the Summer Programs beginning July 2<\/sup><\/p>\n

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nd<\/sup>! Children aged 5 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Parents of returning participants, please update your children\u2019s registration. New participants are asked to fill in a registration form! For the remainder of the month of June, Tuesday is Craft and Story Club, Wednesday is STEAM Club, Thursday is Clay Club and Friday is Game Club! Fun, social, literacy and learning, it all happens during the Wawa Public Library After School Program.<\/p>\n

Registration for TD\u2019s Summer Reading Club Online programming is open!<\/strong> Sign up and set up an account for your child and see what this program has to offer. (see poster for QR code for TD Summer Reading Club site)<\/p>\n

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Wawa Public Library\u2019s Summer Reading BINGO challenge<\/strong> has begun. Stop by the library and pick up a BINGO card and pamphlet of events or download from the website! (QR Code for wawa.olsn.ca)<\/p>\n

Saturday Mahjong with Dave<\/strong> on June 27th! Back in July on the 11th and 25th.<\/p>\n

Dungeons & Dragons: <\/strong>Eric is your Dungeon Master and will coordinate the play of a variety of paper & pen tabletop games! Please note that the tabletop game may be a variation of D&D. Ages 13 and up are welcome!! COME ON IN AND CHECK IT OUT!<\/p>\n

Senior’s Corner: <\/strong>Any seniors interested in joining our Knitting Connections please drop by the library for more information. The Senior Knitting Group have begun to knit\/crochet chemo hats for all ages, knockers for women who have had breast cancer and lap blankets.<\/p>\n

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Linda\u2019s knitted baby blanket with an opening for a car seat buckle! <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

This past Thursday, we invited Jessica from WAVES (Wawa Area Victims Services) to join our Senior\u2019s Knitting Club as we presented her with an assortment of mittens, socks, scarves and lap blankets proudly knitted by our seniors. \u00a0They are sure to be useful items in a time of crisis.<\/p>\n

The Knitting Club also knitted a basket full of slippers for the Wawa Goose Senior\u2019s Centre. The slippers will be ideal to protect the carpet in their new location and come in a variety of sizes and colours! We hope you enjoy them!<\/p>\n

Our next project we will be knitting for Chemo patients, young and old, from chemo hats to knockers, lap blankets, shawls and anything else we think would aid in keeping you warm and cozy during and after treatment.\u00a0 A huge THANK YOU to all our dedicated knitters!<\/p>\n

If you are a senior who is unable to get out, the library offers a Senior\u2019s Shut-in Program. We will deliver library materials to patrons living in the Wawa area. For more information, please telephone the library at 705-856-2244 ext. 290 or 291!<\/p>\n

We have a large selection of large print books and audio books for seniors and anyone else with sight issues.<\/p>\n

The library has a puzzle mat! If you are interested in popping in and working on a puzzle, we can set you up! Puzzles are also available for all patrons to check out!<\/p>\n

If you are just looking for a safe, inviting place to go for a social activity, the library is the place to go. We have very comfortable seating available in a lovely, active environment.<\/p>\n

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library: <\/strong>Registration forms for Dolly Parton\u2019s Imagination Library can be filled out at the Wawa Public Library! This amazing program is coordinated by Cathy Cannon and sponsored by the Rotary Club of Wawa and provides free monthly books for children 0-5 years old! What a way to start building a library for your child and instilling the love of reading right from the start!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We missed Grandpa Leo this year, but we also welcomed Grandpa Luc who did a wonderful job reading to the children. With the help of Grandma Lise, two fun Father\u2019s Day Stories were read, and the children were very engaged! A big thank you to Grandpa Luc and Grandma Lise for coming in short notice …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":51000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-01 09:53:40","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84086"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84093,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84086\/revisions\/84093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}