New Website Information
June 2024 Master Facilities Plan now available to the public
Jun 24, 2024
Plan explores scenarios with more space, more hours and a cost-neutral solution vs. the status quo. Last June, City Council endorsed the…
Connect: July/August 2024
Jun 21, 2024
Learn about our Summer Reading Club; free-to-attend programming for children, youths and adults; and our unique borrowing options.
2023 Report to the Community
May 14, 2024
2023 was a year of growth and reinvention at the Library. Read our 2023 Report to the Community here.
Welcome to Our New Website!
Learn about our new website, featuring a spectacular new online catalogue, event listings and improved navigation.
Why buy when you can borrow?
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TBPL For You
Read. Sing. Play.
Children and their family or caregivers will enjoy this 100% literacy based drop in storytime combining stories, music, rhymes, and play.
Discord for YOUth
Join our youth-only Discord server! Meet TBay teens in a safe welcoming digital community. Chat about games, memes, and events. Ages 13-18
Attraction Passes
Explore local attractions for FREE with passes you can borrow from our collection!
Msikomini Giizis
By learning gentleness and kindness, we may pass through the thorns and harvest fruits. Learning is especially important in our families.
Digital Library
What's On
Featured Event
Hit the Books with Thunder Bay Border Cats
Jul 5th | 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meet the players and team mascot Boomer from the Thunder Bay Border Cats when they visit the library to read a story and greet some fans!
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New In Our Collection
New & Coming Soon
Staff Lists
Gay Rep in Adult Fiction
Fantastic adult fiction novels that have gay representation (M/M)
Graphic Novels in the Indigenous Collection
Great for young adults and the young at heart - these graphic novels explore Indigenous culture through the eyes of young people.
New YA Pride Books
If you're looking for the latest YA books that feature 2SLGBTQIA+ characters, you've come to the right place!
2S/Indigiqueer Titles
Explore this fantastic list of fiction and nonfiction featuring Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer voices.
We acknowledge that the City of Thunder Bay has been built on the traditional territory of Fort William First Nation, signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850. We also recognize the contributions made to our community by the Métis people.
