Point Fortin Public Library

🐔🥚 Trivia Tuesday! 🤔

The age-old question is back! Which came first: the chicken or the egg? 👀

What’s your answer? Drop it in the comments below! 👇😄

Let’s see who gets it right! 🐔🥚

📍 DigiLit Tip of the Week: Find Your Way With Maps!

Did you know your smartphone can help you find places, get directions, and even tell you how long your trip will take? Digital maps make getting around easier and more convenient.

Try these simple steps:
✔ Search for a location
✔ Get directions
✔ Check estimated travel time
✔ Save places you visit often

Give it a try today! Search for a library, supermarket, or doctor's office near you and explore how easy it is to navigate with your phone.

Small digital skills can make everyday life simpler and more confident.

💙 Follow our Faceboook page for more easy-to-understand digital literacy tips designed especially for adults and seniors.

🌺 WORD OF THE WEEK: XENOPHOBE 🌺

📖 Xenophobe (noun) — a person who fears, dislikes, or is hostile toward people from other countries or cultures.

✨ Example:
“Her xenophobic attitude made it difficult for her to make friends with new people.”

🌎 Our world is beautifully diverse, with different cultures, traditions, languages, and perspectives. Let’s choose curiosity over fear, understanding over prejudice, and kindness over division. 💕

💭 Word to remember: Different cultures. Same humanity.

📚 How would you use xenophobe in a sentence? Share your example in the comments!

Mental Health Minute: Privacy

Is not every problem yuh have to tell the whole neighbourhood. 😂

Yuh ever tell somebody, “Please nah, doh tell nobody,” and before yuh reach home, Miss Linda from two houses down asking, “So what happen with yuh?” 😩😂

And yuh standing there like… “But wait nah… WHO TELL YUH?!”

Listen, everybody eh need to know yuh business. Sometimes yuh just need somebody to talk to, somebody who could listen without turning yuh situation into the latest neighbourhood episode.

Choose yuh people carefully. Because some people does say, “I telling yuh this in confidence,” and five minutes later, the whole street know—including somebody who don't even know yuh! 🤦🏽‍♀️😂

So vent if yuh need to. Cry if yuh need to. Talk it out. But choose a safe person.

Because protecting yuh privacy isn't being secretive. Setting boundaries isn't being rude.

And most importantly… yuh doh have to call a whole village meeting every time life giving yuh a lil trouble. 😂❤️

Protect yuh peace. Choose yuh people. And mind yuh business—before somebody else does!

Pause… breathe… reset.

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Mental Health Minute 🌿

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Take a moment to reflect on how you’re really feeling today.

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🌸 Mindful Mondays: A Peaceful Mind Leads to a Happy Life 🌸

Start your week with intention, stillness, and self-care! As we step into a new week, remember that peace isn't something you find—it's something you create within yourself.

Here are 10 simple reminders to guide your heart and mind today:

✨ Start the day with gratitude

🧘‍♀️ Take deep breaths

🎯 Focus on what you can control

🍃 Let go of what you can’t

💖 Choose kindness

🌷 Make time for yourself

BOOK OF THE WEEK: "New week, new book!"

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“Promise Me” by Harlan Coben

When Myron Bolitar promises two teenage girls that they can call him anytime they are in trouble, he never expects one late-night phone call to change everything. After he drives Aimee home, she mysteriously disappears, leaving Myron as the last person known to have seen her. Determined to find her, he becomes caught in a dangerous search involving secrets, deception, and his own troubled past.

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Call Number: F Cob

Available now at your nearest Public Library.

🍯 Did You Know?

Honey can remain edible for an extremely long time when properly stored! 😲🐝

With very little water and a naturally acidic environment, honey makes it difficult for microorganisms to grow, helping it resist spoilage.

Here’s the amazing part: archaeologists have even discovered ancient honey in Egyptian tombs that was still preserved! 🏺🍯

Don’t worry—we’re not suggesting you try any 3,000-year-old honey! 😂

🎶🇹🇹 CALYPSO IS LIKE SO! 🇹🇹🎶
As we celebrate Calypso History Month in October, step into the rich musical history of Trinidad and Tobago at our FREE lecture: “Calypso Is Like So – A Musical Journey Through History.” 🎤🎵

Join Mr. Ainsley Lucky, Attorney-at-Law, Unionised Musician and Historian, as he takes us on a fascinating journey through the evolution, stories and cultural significance of Calypso.

📅 Saturday 17th October 2026
⏰ 10:00 a.m.
📍 Point Fortin Public Library
#2 Cap-de-Ville Main Road, Point Fortin
🎯All are invited.
🎙️Audience participation is encouraged!

📞 For further details: 624-4466 ext. 5018/5019
📱 Or message the Point Fortin Public Library on Facebook.
Come listen, learn, and celebrate the music that has helped tell the story of Trinidad and Tobago! 🇹🇹❤️💚🖤
Photo credit: Celebrating 18 years of calypso history month (2020) Trinidad Guardian. Available at: https://www.guardian.co.tt/.../celebrating-18-years-of... (Accessed: 22 September 2026).

🎶🇹🇹 CALYPSO IS LIKE SO! 🇹🇹🎶

As we celebrate Calypso History Month in October, step into the rich musical history of Trinidad and Tobago at our FREE lecture: “Calypso Is Like So – A Musical Journey Through History.” 🎤🎵

Join Mr. Ainsley Lucky, Attorney-at-Law, Unionised Musician and Historian, as he takes us on a fascinating journey through the evolution, stories and cultural significance of Calypso.

📅 Saturday 17th October 2026
⏰ 10:00 a.m.
📍 Point Fortin Public Library
#2 Cap-de-Ville Main Road, Point Fortin

🎯All are invited.
🎙️Audience participation is encouraged!

📞 For further details: 624-4466 ext. 5018/5019
📱 Or message the Point Fortin Public Library on Facebook.

Come listen, learn, and celebrate the music that has helped tell the story of Trinidad and Tobago! 🇹🇹❤️💚🖤

Photo credit: Celebrating 18 years of calypso history month (2020) Trinidad Guardian. Available at: https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/celebrating-18-years-of-calypso-history-month-6.2.1226366.ee841a5c59 (Accessed: 22 September 2026).

🌴🍽️ FOODIE FRIDAY! 🍽️🌴

Hunting season is right around the corner! 🐾🏹 And what better way to celebrate the season than with a delicious Curry Stew Agouti — rich, flavourful and packed with Caribbean goodness! 🇹🇹❤️

Perfect with rice, roti or your favourite provisions. 😋

Have you ever had agouti prepared this way?👀👇🏽

📌 Save this recipe and share it with a foodie!

🌉 Throwback Thursdays: Bridges of Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹

Take a journey back in time to circa 1915 with this historic view of the original Mosquito Creek Bridge, seen from up the Godineau River.

Bridges have long played an important role in connecting communities and shaping Trinidad and Tobago's transportation history. This remarkable photograph offers a glimpse into the country's early infrastructure and the landscapes of a bygone era.

📚 Source: Delon, D., Bissessarsingh, A. & Morton-Gittens, D. (2015). Bridges of Trinidad and Tobago: Side to Side. Woodbrook, Trinidad and Tobago: Cassique Publications.