From Left to Right: Jolene Munro, Coordinator of Technology & Collections, Brock Township Public Library Patrick Malloy, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Grant Review Team volunteer Laurie Scott, MPP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock Katie-Scarlett MacGillivray, CEO, Brock Township Public Library $51,900 OTF Grant Provides Brock Libraries with Access to Technology to Enhance Programming and Services Sunderland, ON - On Wednesday, MPP Laurie Scott had the chance to meet with representatives at Brock Township Public Library to hear more about the $51,900 Resilient Communities Fund grant awarded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) in 2022 to the Township. The grant was used to make technological accessibility upgrades, including internet hardware, meeting and programming equipment, and internet hotspots at the library. "Libraries are integral in providing spaces for people to learn, grow and develop," said Laurie Scott, MPP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock. "The funds have helped the Brock Township Public Library make significant technological upgrades to help even more…

As the grateful recipients of a mini-grant from the International Dyslexia Association, Ontario, Brock Libraries is pleased to showcase our newly purchased decodable book collection! Decodable books are written in a format that builds reading skills and confidence in all readers, but especially struggling readers and those with Dyslexia. This is accomplished by encouraging learners to read ordered books while they increase their knowledge of letter and sound combinations building on what they already know. While the whole language approach to reading has students learn whole words through context (often using pictures to decipher or guess at unknown words and/or memorize common words by sight), decodable books offer learners a more structured approach to reading by learning letter and sound combinations (phonics). Find these items by typing decodable in the search bar of our library catalogue or look for the red decodable spine label amongst the shelves. A sampling of titles to explore: