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Inktober Digital Art Contest

10/01/2024 @ 9:30am to 10/31/2024 @ 9:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Crafts and DIY, Maker Space
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Calling all artists ages 14+: submit your one of a kind digital art pieces by October 31st for your chance to be featured on our library website and win some fun prizes!Submission ...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Crafts and DIY, Maker Space
Event Details:

Calling all artists ages 14+: submit your one of a kind digital art pieces by October 31st for your chance to be featured on our library website and win some fun prizes!

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Explore Your Future with Durham College

Monday, October 7, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Central Lobby at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Are you planning your next steps after high school? Thinking of a career change? Or perhaps returning to your education after some time away? No matter your background or goals, th...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Lobby
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership
Event Details:

Are you planning your next steps after high school? Thinking of a career change? Or perhaps returning to your education after some time away? No matter your background or goals, this opportunity is for you.

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English Conversation Circle

Monday, October 7, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Silent Room 1 at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Inclusion and Belonging
Age Group:
Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

For newcomers in the Pickering area looking to practice conversational English, meet new people, and learn about your community. Join us for a one hour conversation circle in partn...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Silent Room 1
Age Group: Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Inclusion and Belonging
Event Details:

For newcomers in the Pickering area looking to practice conversational English, meet new people, and learn about your community. Join us for a one hour conversation circle in partnership with Community Development Council Durham.

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Durham Community Health Centre - Hep C and Harm Reduction ResourceTable

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Central Lobby at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Community Wellness
Age Group:
All Ages, Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

The Durham Community Health Centre team will be on site at the Central Library, hosting a resource table focusing on hepatitis c and harm reduction overdose protection.Durham Commu...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Lobby
Age Group: All Ages, Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Community Wellness
Event Details:

The Durham Community Health Centre team will be on site at the Central Library, hosting a resource table focusing on hepatitis c and harm reduction overdose protection.

artistic collage of light bulb and various objects

BACD Startup Session

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Financial Literacy
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

BACD’s Business Fundamentals series includes the Start up Session as well as Marketing & Sales, Business Planning and Finance & Operations. The Start Up Session is held wee...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Financial Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 44
Event Details:

BACD’s Business Fundamentals series includes the Start up Session as well as Marketing & Sales, Business Planning and Finance & Operations.

A green dot connecting to green, orange, yellow and red pathways, representing the different stages of a newcomer's journey to finding housing.

Durham Region Newcomer Housing Journey Map - Information Table

Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Central Lobby at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Community Wellness, Financial Literacy, Inclusion and Belonging
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Learn about Durham Region's Newcomer Housing Journey Map while visiting the library! Staff from the Region will be on site to provide a demonstration and answer any questions relat...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Lobby
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Community Wellness, Financial Literacy, Inclusion and Belonging
Event Details:

Learn about Durham Region's Newcomer Housing Journey Map while visiting the library! Staff from the Region will be on site to provide a demonstration and answer any questions related to this comprehensive resource.

Two people filming a video.

TikTok Content Creation 101 Workshop

Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium at Central Library
Program Type:
Computers and Technology, Financial Literacy
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult
Event Details:

Curious about posting on TikTok but not sure where to begin? Celebrated TV star and influencer Tiera Dee will break down TikTok content creation and teach us how to find success on...

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Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult
Program Type: Computers and Technology, Financial Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Curious about posting on TikTok but not sure where to begin? Celebrated TV star and influencer Tiera Dee will break down TikTok content creation and teach us how to find success on social media!

Introduction to Palestinian Tatreez

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Auditorium at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Community Wellness, Crafts and DIY, Inclusion and Belonging
Age Group:
Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Welcome to our workshop focussed on healing, storytelling, and connection through tatreez. You will learn how to embroider through a guided demonstration of the basic techniques of...

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Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Community Wellness, Crafts and DIY, Inclusion and Belonging
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Welcome to our workshop focussed on healing, storytelling, and connection through tatreez. You will learn how to embroider through a guided demonstration of the basic techniques of Palestinian cross-stitching.

Thanksgiving

All Day
Central Library, George Ashe Library, Claremont Branch
Closing
Branches:
Central Library, George Ashe Library, Claremont Branch
Exposed brain in a plastic skull.

Adult Trivia: Horror Edition!

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Auditorium at Central Library
Program Type:
Games and Activities
Age Group:
Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Boo! Prove you’re the number one horror fan at this frightening old-school trivia night! Play individually or in teams of up to four for your chance at some terrifyingly cool prize...

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Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Games and Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 33
Event Details:

Boo! Prove you’re the number one horror fan at this frightening old-school trivia night! Play individually or in teams of up to four for your chance at some terrifyingly cool prizes. 

Headshots of Furqan Mohamed, Felix I.D. Dimaro, and Bee Quammie.

Local Author Panel

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium at Central Library
Program Type:
Author Event, Culture of Reading, Writing and Publishing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Who better to get writing and publishing advice from than successful authors in your area? Hear from a panel of established local authors, each with their own unique publishing exp...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Author Event, Culture of Reading, Writing and Publishing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 28
Event Details:

Who better to get writing and publishing advice from than successful authors in your area? Hear from a panel of established local authors, each with their own unique publishing experiences. 

Joining us on the panel:

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English Conversation Circle

Monday, October 21, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Silent Room 1 at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Inclusion and Belonging
Age Group:
Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

For newcomers in the Pickering area looking to practice conversational English, meet new people, and learn about your community. Join us for a one hour conversation circle in partn...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Silent Room 1
Age Group: Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Inclusion and Belonging
Event Details:

For newcomers in the Pickering area looking to practice conversational English, meet new people, and learn about your community. Join us for a one hour conversation circle in partnership with Community Development Council Durham.

Coins in a jar and stacked in various towers beside the jar.

Survive and Thrive Financially After Job Loss with CPA

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Financial Literacy
Age Group:
Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Learn how to move ahead financially after the loss of a job.understand how to budget after job losslearn how to deal with debtfind out about other options, such as:becoming a contr...

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Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Financial Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 38
Event Details:

Learn how to move ahead financially after the loss of a job.

Author Q&A: Sadiya Ansari

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 7:00pm - 7:45pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Author Event, Culture of Reading, Inclusion and Belonging, Writing and Publishing
Age Group:
Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Celebrate Islamic Heritage Month with a special Q&A featuring Sadiya Ansari, author of the novel In Exile: Rupture, Reunion, and My Grandmother's Secret Life. Join us...

Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Author Event, Culture of Reading, Inclusion and Belonging, Writing and Publishing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 49
Event Details:

Celebrate Islamic Heritage Month with a special Q&A featuring Sadiya Ansari, author of the novel In Exile: Rupture, Reunion, and My Grandmother's Secret Life.

Disclaimer(s)

Library Event Photo Policy

By attending this Library event, you consent to having your photo/video taken by Library staff in accordance with Library Policy. 

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English Conversation Circle

Monday, October 28, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Silent Room 1 at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Inclusion and Belonging
Age Group:
Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

For newcomers in the Pickering area looking to practice conversational English, meet new people, and learn about your community. Join us for a one hour conversation circle in partn...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Silent Room 1
Age Group: Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Inclusion and Belonging
Event Details:

For newcomers in the Pickering area looking to practice conversational English, meet new people, and learn about your community. Join us for a one hour conversation circle in partnership with Community Development Council Durham.

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English Conversation Circle

Monday, November 4, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Silent Room 1 at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Inclusion and Belonging
Age Group:
Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

For newcomers in the Pickering area looking to practice conversational English, meet new people, and learn about your community. Join us for a one hour conversation circle in partn...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Silent Room 1
Age Group: Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Inclusion and Belonging
Event Details:

For newcomers in the Pickering area looking to practice conversational English, meet new people, and learn about your community. Join us for a one hour conversation circle in partnership with Community Development Council Durham.

A stack of coins.

Wealth and Investing 101 with Ellen Seyers from RBC Dominion Securities

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Financial Literacy
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult
Event Details:

Please join Ellen Seyers from RBC Dominion Securities for an interactive session to help build your financial management skills and answer your financial questions. Some of the top...

Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult
Program Type: Community Partnership, Financial Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Please join Ellen Seyers from RBC Dominion Securities for an interactive session to help build your financial management skills and answer your financial questions. Some of the topics we will discuss include:

2 pictures of John Standingready with instruments and the ProjectHealing.ca logo and website.

Sound Healing Session

Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Community Wellness, Inclusion and Belonging, Indigenous
Age Group:
Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Indigenous singer and floutist John Standingready will be facilitating a sound bath session as well as a meditation session using instruments such as gongs, drums, c...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Community Wellness, Inclusion and Belonging, Indigenous
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Indigenous singer and floutist John Standingready will be facilitating a sound bath session as well as a meditation session using instruments such as gongs, drums, chimes.

a group of women sitting in a circle talking and smiling

English Conversation Circle

Monday, November 11, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Silent Room 1 at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Inclusion and Belonging
Age Group:
Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

For newcomers in the Pickering area looking to practice conversational English, meet new people, and learn about your community. Join us for a one hour conversation circle in partn...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Silent Room 1
Age Group: Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Inclusion and Belonging
Event Details:

For newcomers in the Pickering area looking to practice conversational English, meet new people, and learn about your community. Join us for a one hour conversation circle in partnership with Community Development Council Durham.

Durham Community Health Centre logo

Durham Community Health Centre - Hep C and Harm Reduction ResourceTable

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Central Lobby at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Community Wellness
Age Group:
All Ages, Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

The Durham Community Health Centre team will be on site at the Central Library, hosting a resource table focusing on hepatitis c and harm reduction overdose protection.Durham Commu...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Lobby
Age Group: All Ages, Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Community Wellness
Event Details:

The Durham Community Health Centre team will be on site at the Central Library, hosting a resource table focusing on hepatitis c and harm reduction overdose protection.

Nightstop. Preventing homelessness through community hosting. Supporting You.

Nightstop Recruitment Information Session with Durham Youth Services

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Quiet Study Room at George Ashe Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Community Wellness, Inclusion and Belonging
Age Group:
Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Nightstop is an alternative to shelter that adopts a preventative approach to homelessness by intervening at an early stage of crisis in order to help youth secure safe temporary h...

Registration
Library Branch: George Ashe Library
Room: Quiet Study Room
Age Group: Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Community Wellness, Inclusion and Belonging
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Nightstop is an alternative to shelter that adopts a preventative approach to homelessness by intervening at an early stage of crisis in order to help youth secure safe temporary housing, avoiding the shelter system or sleeping “rough” on the stre

John Howard Society in blue writing, inside a blue speaking bubble square with Durham Region written below

Harm Reduction Information and Education

Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Lobby at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership
Age Group:
Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Harm Reduction Outreach Counsellors with the Harm Reduction Outreach program at John Howard Society Durham will be on-site at the Pickering Central Library to offer harm reduction ...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Lobby
Age Group: Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership
Event Details:

Harm Reduction Outreach Counsellors with the Harm Reduction Outreach program at John Howard Society Durham will be on-site at the Pickering Central Library to offer harm reduction education and information as well as Naloxone training and distribu

Taylor Swift spinning around on stage.

Swifties' Night!

Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens Area at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Wellness, Crafts and DIY, Games and Activities, Inclusion and Belonging
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Calling Swifties ages 13 and up who couldn't snag tickets to Taylor's show tonight! Enjoy an evening of music, friendship bracelets, trivia, and fun, right here in the Library...

Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Teens Area
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Wellness, Crafts and DIY, Games and Activities, Inclusion and Belonging
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Calling Swifties ages 13 and up who couldn't snag tickets to Taylor's show tonight! 

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies/Dietary Restrictions

Food will be served at this event. Please let us know if anyone registered has any allergies or dietary restrictions.

Library Event Photo Policy

By attending this Library event, you consent to having your photo/video taken by Library staff in accordance with Library Policy. 

A green dot connecting to green, orange, yellow and red pathways, representing the different stages of a newcomer's journey to finding housing.

Durham Region Newcomer Housing Journey Map - Information Table

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Central Lobby at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Community Wellness, Financial Literacy, Inclusion and Belonging
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Learn about Durham Region's Newcomer Housing Journey Map while visiting the library! Staff from the Region will be on site to provide a demonstration and answer any questions relat...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Lobby
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Community Wellness, Financial Literacy, Inclusion and Belonging
Event Details:

Learn about Durham Region's Newcomer Housing Journey Map while visiting the library! Staff from the Region will be on site to provide a demonstration and answer any questions related to this comprehensive resource.