Book sales, Sir John, Lilacs, frogs and more at the County libraries
Administrator | May 09, 2025 | Comments 0
Galileo & the Galilean Moons
Picton Branch
2 pm – 4 pm
Learn about Galileo as an individual, particularly about his relationship with his daughter and how her support helped Galileo’s work and his struggles against the inquisition. This talk will also discuss the four largest moons of Jupiter, the significance of their discovery for science and humanity’s understanding of the cosmos. As well, a brief discussion about the current NASA and ESA robotic journeys to Europa and some of the other moons, and why these missions are so important now and what we might expect to learn from them. Presented by the The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada: Belleville Centre
Book Sale
Saturday, May 17
10 am to 3:30 pm
Picton Branch
Good deals on great books! Drop in for a gently-used book sale.
Make Time
Thursday, May 22
1:30-3:30pm
Wellington Branch
A new open studio time at Wellington Branch Library (an expansion of the library program “DiscARTed”) will begin Thursday May 22 from 1:30pm to 3:30pm.
Please feel free to bring whatever you are working on: collage, book binding, knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting, rug hooking, sketching and painting etc. Please bring your own supplies. If you wish, discarded books will be provided for book art projects.
Come on your own, come with a friend or spend time ‘making’ with others. Share, connect, communicate and create.
The group will meet biweekly on Thursdays beginning May 22.
Reconciling with Sir John A. Macdonald
Thursday, May 22
7 pm
Picton Branch Flex Space
“Reconciling with Sir John A. Macdonald” will reexamine the accomplishments of Canada’s first prime minister
The presentation will focus on the most important challenges he faced and discuss how he managed them.
Presented by Patrice Dutil, author of “Sir John A. Macdonald: & The Apocalyptic Year 1885”
Click here to purchase tickets. https://www.universe.com/events/reconciling-with-sir-john-a-macdonald-tickets-ZP4N8K
Lilac Blooms: A Celebration of Rejuvenation (plus book sale)
Saturday, May 24
12 – 2 pm
Bloomfield Branch
Join the Friends of the Bloomfield Branch Library for a celebration of rejuvenation, connection and nostalgia. All welcome.
Storytime with SSJI – Frogs
Picton Branch Children’s Room
Saturday, May 24, 2025
10:30am – 11:30am
Join members of the South Shore Joint Initiative to hop into springs with a program all about Frogs.
Picton Branch
Every Other Wednesday
10 am – 12 pm This group meets at the Picton Branch Library and welcomes people who are new to the area to meet others with social time and guest speakers from community groups and volunteer organizations.
Previous iterations of the group have built lasting friendships leading to book clubs, dinner clubs and more.
Anyone is welcome, but we do ask for registration to help us anticipate numbers.
Contact the group’s leader – Judy by email : judyinpicton@gmail.com to register and for more information.
Picton Branch
Tuesdays
3pm – 4:30pm
Secondary After School Club ( S.A.S.S.) Drop into the library after school on Tuesdays for fun new activities each week. Examples include art, podcasting, filmmaking and STEAM projects. Highschoolers and teens 13+ welcome to join.These are just a few of the upcoming programs for January – visit peclibrary.org to find upcoming events, the latest new books, and more.
Curious about 3D Printing?
Want to create unique and one-of-a-kind items? Call the Picton Branch and book your time to learn more or to use
the 3D printer. We even have a new 3D scanner which makes it easier to replicate existing items. (613) 476-5962
One-on-one tech help
One-on-one help is available at any branch of the Library or vitually through Zoom or over the phone. Library tech help is friendly, flexible and free, so whether you want to learn about Facebook, the latest in AI, or just want help setting up a new cell phone or tablet, give us a call at (613) 476-5962.
We’re happy to help with any tech questions and if we don’t know the answer, we’ll work with you to try to find it.
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