October 2021
Haunted Story Walk – Birth to 12
Put on your costume (or spookiest shirt) and join us outdoors for a live and interactive story walk as we read our own version of "We're Going on a Monster Hunt!" Participants will complete a series of obstacles and minichallenges throughout the story until finally reaching the monster's lair. The brave souls who make it to the end will receive a small reward for their efforts! Adult accompaniment is required. Families must register for an available time slot. Rain date…
Find out more »Story Time Online!
Join us for a fun and interactive story time complete with favourite songs, stories and rhymes. Story times help support a lifelong love of reading through language and social development. To enjoy CPL's Story Time Online programs, registrants will need access to a tablet, laptop or computer with internet access. Registrants will be provided a Zoom link and instructions on taking part via a confirmation email (as provided at time of registration). A supplemental Story Time kit containing a scarf…
Find out more »Teen Advisory Group (TAG)
Our Teen Advisory Group volunteers meet once a month to plan and discuss teen programming, collections and outreach. You must have completed our teen volunteer orientation to attend. For more information on becoming a teen volunteer, please visit https://cpl.social/TeenVolunteers
Find out more »Story Time Online!
Join us for a fun and interactive story time complete with favourite songs, stories and rhymes. Story times help support a lifelong love of reading through language and social development. To enjoy CPL's Story Time Online programs, registrants will need access to a tablet, laptop or computer with internet access. Registrants will be provided a Zoom link and instructions on taking part via a confirmation email (as provided at time of registration). A supplemental Story Time kit containing a scarf…
Find out more »Writing Workshop Series
In this three-workshop series you will strengthen your writing voice and have the opportunity to experience the impact of writing, reading and receiving feedback with a supportive group and local facilitator, Carol Good. Carol will use the Amherst Writers and Artists (AWA) method developed by Pat Schneider (Writing Alone and With Others) to ensure participants create, listen and learn together. Attendees will be provided with resources to assist them with their writing journey. This program will be hosted on Zoom…
Find out more »November 2021
Story Time Online!
Join us for a fun and interactive story time complete with favourite songs, stories and rhymes. Story times help support a lifelong love of reading through language and social development. To enjoy CPL's Story Time Online programs, registrants will need access to a tablet, laptop or computer with internet access. Registrants will be provided a Zoom link and instructions on taking part via a confirmation email (as provided at time of registration). A supplemental Story Time kit containing a scarf…
Find out more »Anime Luminaries for Teens (Live) – Ages 13 to 17
Join us live on Zoom as we turn ordinary mason jars into adorable luminaries highlighting your favourite anime characters! Kit pickup details will be emailed to registrants when they are ready. Free, register.
Find out more »Story Time Online!
Join us for a fun and interactive story time complete with favourite songs, stories and rhymes. Story times help support a lifelong love of reading through language and social development. To enjoy CPL's Story Time Online programs, registrants will need access to a tablet, laptop or computer with internet access. Registrants will be provided a Zoom link and instructions on taking part via a confirmation email (as provided at time of registration). A supplemental Story Time kit containing a scarf…
Find out more »Story Time Online!
Join us for a fun and interactive story time complete with favourite songs, stories and rhymes. Story times help support a lifelong love of reading through language and social development. To enjoy CPL's Story Time Online programs, registrants will need access to a tablet, laptop or computer with internet access. Registrants will be provided a Zoom link and instructions on taking part via a confirmation email (as provided at time of registration). A supplemental Story Time kit containing a scarf…
Find out more »Story Time Online!
Join us for a fun and interactive story time complete with favourite songs, stories and rhymes. Story times help support a lifelong love of reading through language and social development. To enjoy CPL's Story Time Online programs, registrants will need access to a tablet, laptop or computer with internet access. Registrants will be provided a Zoom link and instructions on taking part via a confirmation email (as provided at time of registration). A supplemental Story Time kit containing a scarf…
Find out more »Cartoon Bingo for Kids (Live) – Ages 6 to 10
Try your luck at our cartoon-themed bingo! Join us on Zoom for live Bingo and try to win a prize! Zoom link will be emailed to participants via a confirmation email at time of registration. Free, register.
Find out more »Story Time Online!
Join us for a fun and interactive story time complete with favourite songs, stories and rhymes. Story times help support a lifelong love of reading through language and social development. To enjoy CPL's Story Time Online programs, registrants will need access to a tablet, laptop or computer with internet access. Registrants will be provided a Zoom link and instructions on taking part via a confirmation email (as provided at time of registration). A supplemental Story Time kit containing a scarf…
Find out more »What’s New in Social Media
The pandemic turned our world upside down and made us depend on virtual connections more than ever. Learn how existing social media networks adapted to meet the challenge, and discover new tools and apps that have gained popularity over the last two years. This program will be hosted on Zoom. Free, register.
Find out more »Teen Café @ CPL: Cartographers Board Game (Live) : Ages 13-17
Join us live on Zoom during International Games Week as we play the popular roll and write board game Cartographers! Players will be tasked with mapping out their own territory using a preprinted map sheet (also available for pickup from your library branch), and the cards drawn over the course of four rounds that are displayed on Zoom. The player who earns the most points at the end wins! Free.
Find out more »Dungeons and Dragons Virtual Gaming Club for Teens: Ages 13-17
Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is a tabletop role-playing game where players create their own characters and go on adventures. Players communicate and work together to overcome obstacles and advance further in the game, making new friends along the way. For D&D Online, players will use free internet programs to play the game and connect with each other in real time, no downloads necessary. A computer with an internet connection is required to participate in this program. Registrants will be contacted…
Find out more »Kids on a Bike – a DND game for Kids: Ages 8-12
In Kids on a Bike you will take on the roll of kids on bikes exploring towns and strange places, and will be facing strange, terrifying foes, forcing your selected character to band together, use their abilities to stand and overcome whatever lies in your way, or decide to run away as fast as you can! In these mysterious times be prepared for anything and everything to happen! Link to Zoom invite will be included in confirmation email.
Find out more »Story Time Online!
Join us for a fun and interactive story time complete with favourite songs, stories and rhymes. Story times help support a lifelong love of reading through language and social development. To enjoy CPL's Story Time Online programs, registrants will need access to a tablet, laptop or computer with internet access. Registrants will be provided a Zoom link and instructions on taking part via a confirmation email (as provided at time of registration). A supplemental Story Time kit containing a scarf…
Find out more »Story Time Online!
Join us for a fun and interactive story time complete with favourite songs, stories and rhymes. Story times help support a lifelong love of reading through language and social development. To enjoy CPL's Story Time Online programs, registrants will need access to a tablet, laptop or computer with internet access. Registrants will be provided a Zoom link and instructions on taking part via a confirmation email (as provided at time of registration). A supplemental Story Time kit containing a scarf…
Find out more »Galaxy Jars for Kids: Ages 6-10
Hold the galaxy in your hands with these fun and mesmerizing galaxy jars! Registrants will be provided a Zoom link via a confirmation email (provided at time of registration). Kit pickup details will be emailed to registrants.
Find out more »Story Time Online!
Join us for a fun and interactive story time complete with favourite songs, stories and rhymes. Story times help support a lifelong love of reading through language and social development. To enjoy CPL's Story Time Online programs, registrants will need access to a tablet, laptop or computer with internet access. Registrants will be provided a Zoom link and instructions on taking part via a confirmation email (as provided at time of registration). A supplemental Story Time kit containing a scarf…
Find out more »Adult Craft Club: Friendship Bracelets
Discover your inner creativity! Join us as we experiment and create with different types of crafts and materials. For this month’s craft project, we will learn how to make friendship bracelets! Pick up the supplies you will need from the library and then join us on Zoom for step-by-step instructions. Pickup instructions will be sent to registered participants. Free, register.
Find out more »What’s Next? Preparing for Life After High School: Grade 11 or 12
Are you starting to think about your plans for after high school? College? Gap year? University? Work? Join us with Youth Career Coach Sabrina McTaggart where you can begin to tackle these important questions. In this interactive session you will learn more about how to find your way to a satisfying career and how to begin to achieve those goals. There will be lots of time to ask questions about how you can begin to prepare for your bright future.
Find out more »Story Time Online!
Join us for a fun and interactive story time complete with favourite songs, stories and rhymes. Story times help support a lifelong love of reading through language and social development. To enjoy CPL's Story Time Online programs, registrants will need access to a tablet, laptop or computer with internet access. Registrants will be provided a Zoom link and instructions on taking part via a confirmation email (as provided at time of registration). A supplemental Story Time kit containing a scarf…
Find out more »Story Time Online!
Join us for a fun and interactive story time complete with favourite songs, stories and rhymes. Story times help support a lifelong love of reading through language and social development. To enjoy CPL's Story Time Online programs, registrants will need access to a tablet, laptop or computer with internet access. Registrants will be provided a Zoom link and instructions on taking part via a confirmation email (as provided at time of registration). A supplemental Story Time kit containing a scarf…
Find out more »Mini Book Keychains for Tweens (Live): Ages 10-12
Join us live on Zoom as we create miniature versions of popular books using polymer clay and preprinted images! Your mini book can be used as a keychain or to decorate your backpack! Kit pickup details will be sent to registrants when they are ready. Free, register.
Find out more »Story Time Online!
Join us for a fun and interactive story time complete with favourite songs, stories and rhymes. Story times help support a lifelong love of reading through language and social development. To enjoy CPL's Story Time Online programs, registrants will need access to a tablet, laptop or computer with internet access. Registrants will be provided a Zoom link and instructions on taking part via a confirmation email (as provided at time of registration). A supplemental Story Time kit containing a scarf…
Find out more »How to Build Your Mental Muscles to Thrive through Difficult Times: Ages 18+
You can be your very best friend or your worst enemy, and it all starts with how you talk to yourself! Join mental fitness coach Charissa Yavtucovich as she discusses your PQ (Positive Intelligence® Quotient). PQ measures the percentage of time your mind serves you/cheers you on, as opposed to the amount of time your mind sabotages you through negative talk, feelings and emotions. There are ten saboteurs and everyone experiences at least two or three of them in their…
Find out more »Story Time Online!
Join us for a fun and interactive story time complete with favourite songs, stories and rhymes. Story times help support a lifelong love of reading through language and social development. To enjoy CPL's Story Time Online programs, registrants will need access to a tablet, laptop or computer with internet access. Registrants will be provided a Zoom link and instructions on taking part via a confirmation email (as provided at time of registration). A supplemental Story Time kit containing a scarf…
Find out more »Merry Sith-mas: Star Wars Snowflakes for Tweens (Live): Ages 10-12
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Join us live on Zoom as we design one of a kind snowflakes that look like popular Star Wars characters! Kit pickup details will be emailed to participants when they are ready. Free, register.
Find out more »Merry Sith-mas: Stormtrooper Snowglobes (Live): Ages 6-9
You'll be dashing through the snow (on Hoth) with this craft! Join us on Zoom as we design a one of a kind snowglobe, complete with a mini Stormtrooper! Participants will require their own glue gun. All other supplies will be included. Kit pickup details will be emailed to registrants when they are ready. Free, register.
Find out more »December 2021
Holiday Hot Choc-Off
Join us for our virtual Holiday Hot Choc-Off! Create the most delicious, audacious, over-the-top, holiday-tastic hot chocolate. On the evening of the event, you will have 30 minutes to make your chocolatey creation. Participate individually or register as a family or team (at least one adult per team is required). You must be able to use Zoom and have a laptop or device camera running to share your workspace with the other participants. Your hot chocolate will be judged based…
Find out more »Merry Sith-mas: Canvas Art (Live): Ages 13-17
It's beginning to look a lot like Sith-mas! Join us on Zoom as we make one of a kind Star Wars-inspired holiday canvas art! Kit pickup details will be sent to registrants when they are ready. Free, register.
Find out more »Adult Craft Club: DIY Paper Ornament
Discover your inner creativity! Join us as we experiment and create with different types of crafts and materials. For this month’s craft project, get into the holiday spirit by learning how to make a paper ornament! Pick up the supplies you will need from the library and then join us on Zoom for step-by-step instructions. Pickup instructions will be sent to registered participants. Free, register.
Find out more »Coping with Grief During the Holidays
The holiday season can be challenging, especially for those struggling to cope with grief and loss - and the pandemic only makes things worse. Bethell Hospice is partnering with the Caledon Public Library to offer this valuable workshop to our community. Join us for an informative and supportive discussion on how to cope well with grief and loss during the holiday season. With the additional lens of art therapy, participants will learn coping strategies, and be given activity suggestions for…
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