News from the Library

🔢 The Library in numbers 

Last year, OPL leant over 11.5 million items and hosted over 3.5 million visitors.  To learn more about the how your Library is reaching people in meaningful ways, read our Annual Report↗.

  • 🎨 Ādisōke Artist Workshop, Saturday May 31st  Our first Ādisōke Artist Workshop↗ of 2025 will take place at SPAO with artist, Mary Anne Barkhouse.   

  • 📚 Le Combat des livres 2025↗ débute le 9 juin. Choisissez vos lectures à partir de la liste suivante.  

📌Kids activities 

  • 🚝 All aboard! STEAM storytime - Tuesday, May 27th at 10:30 am: Join us for hands-on activities and stories to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM). Registration required. For ages 3-4 and their adult co-learner. 

  • 🔮 After school club - Wednesday, May 28 at 3:30 pm: Drop-in after school to unwind with a different craft and activity each week! For school-aged children.  

  • 📚 Bilingual family storytime – Saturday, May 31st at 10:30 am": Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, for children of all ages!  Rejoignez-nous pour des histoires, des chansons et des comptines, pour les enfants de tous âges! 

 📌Teen's escape room

  •  🎯 Kinder Conundrum - Tuesday, May 27th at 4 pm: An escape room for ages 12-16.   

📌Adults

  • 📞 English conversation group – Tuesdays at 6 pm and Wednesdays at 6:30 pm 

  • 💼 Employment Support at the Library.  Friday, May 30 at 10:30 am - 12:30 pm. Drop-in to meet one-on-one with an Employment Counsellor from the Pinecrest-Queensway Employment Services team.    

  • 📲 Discover free audio books on the Libby App↗. Access to all material is free with your library card.  

 

Visit the Library website↗ for our hours of operation↗, to access online resources, browse books, search programs and events, and more!

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