March eNewsletter

*NEW DVDs*

Dream scenario

The Holdovers

The Marvels

Silent night

Waitress: the musical

*NEW Family DVDs*

Trolls band together

Under the boardwalk

Wonka

ALL WEEK: Shamrock Hunt (All Ages)

The Library Leprechaun has lost his shamrocks again! Visit any branch and grab a hunt sheet from the front desk to help him out. Once you’ve found them all, turn in your hunt sheet for a chance to win a prize bag for you and your family. There will be one winner per branch.

Starts Friday, March 8 and goes until Saturday, March 16  

PA Day LEGO Block Party (Ages 4-12)

Come build with our huge LEGO collection. Children 8 and under attend with an adult.

Date: Friday, March 8

Time: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Location: Bridgenorth

Register for Block Party

Crafternoon (Ages 4-12)

We will put out tons of tables with craft supplies, and you create! Children attend with an adult.

Date: Monday, March 11

Time: 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Location: Bridgenorth

Register for Crafternoon

Slime-a-palooza (ages 8-14)

Make a variety of slime to take home!

Date: Tuesday, March 12

Time: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Location: Lakefield

Register for Slime

St. Patrick’s LEGO Challenge (Ages 4-12)

Come build St. Patrick’s Day themed creations with our huge LEGO collection. Children 8 and under attend with an adult.

Date: Wednesday, March 13

Time: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Location: Bridgenorth

Register for Lego

Minifigure BINGO (Ages 4-12)

Play BINGO with minifigure cards. Children attend with a caregiver.

Prizes for winners.

Date: Thursday, March 14

Time: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Location: Ennismore

Register for BINGO

Birds of Prey Experience (Ages 3-17)

Learn about the raptors that live in our neighbourhoods and around the world with this live, up-close, free-flight demonstration. There’s nothing quite like seeing a hawk or eagle in-person, to inspire a lifetime of curiosity and a desire to learn.

Date: Friday, March 15

Time: 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Location: Bridgenorth

Register for Birds

Spring Storytime (Ages 3+)

Join the girl with the squirrel for six weeks of stories, songs, games, instruments play and crafts at the Bridgenorth Library. This program is designed to foster early literacy skill development for young children. Siblings are welcome.

Date: Begins Wednesday, March 20

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Location: Bridgenorth

Register for Spring Storytime

Monthly Colouring Contests, Scavenger Hunts, Homeschool Haul Bags

& Mystery Book bags (All Ages)

These special passive programs are always available for your family.

Check out the website for all of the information.

Air-Dry Clay (Ages 4-12)

Each child will be provided with 1lb of air-dry clay for them to create with. Some simple design examples will be available. Decorate with beads and sequins if you wish. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver.

Date: Thursday, March 14

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Location: SPL Makerspace

Register for clay

Friendship Bracelets (Grades 5-12)

Open to children and teens. We will bring out all the colours of thread we have and you can create! Some basic patterns will be taught. Or teach the group a pattern you love! Make as many bracelets as you can during the program.

Date: Tuesday, March 12

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Location: SPL Makerspace

Register for bracelets

Baycrest NBS Sharing Dance Older Adults

What is Sharing Dance?

• A 60-minute dance class that is adaptable to varying levels of physical and cognitive abilities

• Classes are creative and incorporate a variety of musical and dance styles

 How are these classes delivered?

• Classes are taught from Canada’s National Ballet School in Toronto, and delivered to your community via video streaming.

 This class is for you if:

• You want to exercise, socialize and have fun

• You enjoy moving to beautiful music!

Questions?   Email librarian@mypubliclibrary.ca

Begins the week of April 8 for six weeks.

Bridgenorth Library: Thursdays @ 10:30 a.m.

Register for Bridgenorth

Lakefield Library (Centennial Room): Fridays @10:30 a.m.

Register for Lakefield

Bridgenorth Movie Night

Movie: Wonka

Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl’s most iconic children's book and one of the best-selling children's books of all time, "Wonka" tells the wondrous story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today.

Suggested donation of $2.00 for admission. Free popcorn. Registration is required.

Date: Wednesday, March 20

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: Bridgenorth

Contact Heather for more information

Register for March Movie Night

Ennismore Book Club

Once a month on a Monday morning at 11:00 a.m in the Optimist Hall (lower level of the Ennismore Library).

To register for the Ennismore Book Club, email Sarah Jones or call 705 292-8022.

Home Library Service

Did you know monthly delivery of Library materials is available to homebound readers residing in Bridgenorth and Ennismore? For more information on the service and eligibility please email Sarah Jones or call 705 292-8022.

Children’s Program: Paint with Nature

Leave the mess in the SPL Makerspace! Open to children ages 4-12. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver. Each child will get a canvas, acrylic paint, brushes, and some nature pieces to create their own masterpiece. Feel free to bring your own nature pieces if you like (pine branches, cedar leaves, sticks, berries, rocks, feathers, etc.)

Date: Saturday March 2

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: SPL Makerspace

Register for painting

Makerspace Saturday Drop-ins

Drop in for a tour of the space, learn more about the equipment, and ask questions.

Dates: Saturday, March 2 and Saturday, April 6

Time: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Needlework Drop-ins

A time for people to work on their own projects. No formal teaching provided.

Coffee and tea provided. Knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, hand-embroidery. 

Dates: Tuesday, March 5 and Tuesday, April 2

Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Dates: Wednesday, March 6 and Wednesday, April 3

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Inkscape and Text

Working with text can take on a life of its own. During this one-hour class we will explore text in Inkscape, including how to preview font styles, engraving text vs. cutting text (stroke vs. fill), cursive text, and sizing text for a project.

Date: Thursday, March 7

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Location: SPL Makerspace

Register for Inkscape

Children’s Program: Sublimation Mug

Open to children ages 4-12. Take your time and draw a special picture with sublimation markers. Then learn how to press your artwork onto a mug using a sublimation press.

Children must be accompanied by a caregiver.

Date: Saturday, April 6

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Cost: $5

Location: SPL Makerspace

Register for mug

Napkin Decoupage on Wood

In this beginner class we will experiment with two different decoupage styles on wood: solid coverage with a napkin and piecing together parts from a napkin. Feel free to bring your own napkins if you have a design you'd like to use.

Date: Wednesday, March 20

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Cost: $2

Location: SPL Makerspace

Register for decoupage

Welcome Sign

Join us for a fun night and make a five-foot Welcome sign. Lots of paint and stain colours to choose from. All materials provided. Each letter will be cut from wood. Once everything is dry, you will glue the letters onto the board.

Date: Thursday April 4

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Cost: $50 due by April 2.

Register for welcome sign

Digitize VHS & VHS-C

Learn how to use our digitizing equipment to turn your VHS & VHS-C into MP4 files.

Date: Tuesday, March 26

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Register for VHS

Digitize Super 8 and 8mm Film

Learn how to use our digitizing equipment to turn your Super 8 and 8mm film into MP4 format.

Date: Thursday, March 28

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Location: SPL Makerspace

Register for Super 8

Teen Advisory Group (TAG)

Selwyn Public Library is looking for teens who are interested in contributing to their public library by sharing their ideas and helping to develop services and programs for teens. Meet other teens, gain new skills and earn community involvement hours too! Ages 13-18. The group will meet once a month, and next meeting is on Thursday, March 21 from 6:00 -7:30 p.m. at the Lakefield Library.

Register for the Teen Advisory Group or email Sarah J. for more information.

Teen Newsletter

Are you interested in hearing more about what the library can offer teens including information about our upcoming Teen Advisory Group? Sign up for Selwyn Public Library’s teen email newsletter to hear about programming opportunities, new services, and more!

"Folded Through Time" by David Van Drunen

Drop by the Bridgenorth Library during open hours to see sculptural paintings by the featured artist in March.

“Folded Through Time” is painted in a style inspired by Jackson Pollock and Gerhard Richter. By rolling, folding and cutting the paintings into new forms they express the tangled, mixed up, broken space many of us still find ourselves in this new world. (What we used to be, what was lost, and what we will become.) As we pass through events, we fold into different forms to adapt and protect ourselves, displaying new beauty.

New-to-You Stores

Did you know that the libary operates two thrift stores in partnership with Community Care Chemung? Both the Ennismore Community Thrift Shop and the Bridgenorth Treasure Trove are seeking donations, as well as volunteers to work in these lovely stores. Donations can be received during open hours.

For more information on volunteering or donations, call 705-292-8708 or email Chemung Community Care.

For Alice and her partner Joe, moving to the sleepy village of Penton is a chance to embrace country life and prepare for the birth of their first child. He can take up woodwork; maybe she’ll learn to make jam? But the rural idyll they’d hoped for doesn’t quite pan out when a dead body is discovered at their local prenatal class, and they find themselves suspects in a murder investigation.

With a cloud of suspicion hanging over the heads of the whole group, Alice and her new-found pregnant friends set out to solve the mystery and clear their names, with the help of her troublesome dog, Helen. However, there are more secrets and tensions in the heart of Penton than first meet the eye. Between the discovery of a shady commune up in the woods, the unearthing of a mysterious death years earlier, and the near-tragic poisoning of Helen, Alice is soon in way over her head. –From the publisher.

Bridgenorth Library: 705-292-5065

Lakefield Library: 705-652-8623

Ennismore Library: 705-292-8022

We welcome your questions and comments at news@mypubliclibrary.ca