Administrator | Mar 30, 2026 | Comments 0
Prince Edward County offers six library branches with programs and services for everyone. Visit peclibrary.org to find upcoming events, the latest new books, and more.
NOTE: all branches of the Library will be closed on Good Friday, April 3rd
Astronomy and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Picton Branch Library
Saturday, April 11, 2026
2 pm–3 pm
Join with members of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada as we delve into the idea of life elsewhere within the universe. This talk will include the Drake equation and the SETI project. Also included will be new initiatives to search for life using telescopes, including space telescopes, and the impact each of these are having along with the most promising exoplanets that have been found so far. The truth is out there!
Thanks to RASC Belleville and SSJI
The Ontario Cottage: Perfect of Its Kind – Author Event and Fundraiser
Wellington Branch Library
Saturday, April 11, 2026
2:00pm–3:30pm
TICKETS
In this illustrated talk, authors Lynne DiStefano and Dan Schneider will share their fascination with the Ontario Cottage, one of the most recognizable historic houseforms in the province and the subject of their new book The Ontario Cottage: Perfect of Its Kind. The book, which includes 75 full-page photographs and many other illustrations, examines the design lineage of the cottage, its proportions and distinctive parts, and the reasons for its enduring appeal. Lynne and Dan will highlight several examples of Ontario Cottages from Prince Edward County, including one of Demorestville’s significant buildings – John and Sophira Howell’s c. 1843 home on Water Street, which they feature on the front cover! This “Ontario cottage” is described in The Settler’s Dream as the Howell/Anderson/Rowan House, “[o]ne of the most pleasant architectural surprises along the road approaching Demorestville … perched on a rise marking the entrance to the village.” Now, thanks to Lynn’s and Dan’s new book, this County gem and others will be appreciated province-wide!
Presented by the PEC Heritage Conservancy, in partnership with County of Prince Edward Public Library & Archives, this event is a fundraiser for the HASPE Digitizing Project, which aims to digitize the Historical Architectural Survey of Prince Edward – records of a remarkable 4,000+ heritage properties held in over 100 binders at the Wellington Archives. All of the gathering of this research (only a fraction of which was published in book form, in 1984, as The Settler’s Dream) was commissioned by the Municipality as a Bi-Centennial Project to mark the 1784 founding of both the Province of Ontario and the County of Prince Edward. Digitizing the HASPE Collection will preserve this invaluable resource and make it more accessible to County residents, historians, genealogists, planners and consultants.
Mah Jongg
Picton Branch Library- Nonfiction Area
Weekly, on Thursdays
3:30pm–6pm
Registration is required for this event.
Do you play Mah Jongg? Or maybe you would like to learn how to play? Join us.
We have a few Mah Jongg sets and the official North American Mah Jongg cards but if you have a set of your own please bring it along.
Attend weekly or whenever you can. Come learn, teach, or just play. All skill levels welcome.
For more information contact:
Judy – judyinpicton@gmail.com OR
Kerry – aroostookboy@icloud.com
The Secondary After School Social Club (SASS Club)
Picton Branch
Tuesdays
3 pm–4:30pm
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
Story times at the library
In addition to the popular Thursday, Friday and Saturday Storytimes at the Picton Branch Library, you can now join us on Thursdays at the Bloomfield Branch and Saturdays at the Wellington Branch, each at 10:30 a.m. All welcome!
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 virtually 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. Staff can help with any tech questions and if they don’t know the answer, they will work with you to try to find it.
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