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Writing Contest

11/01/2024 @ 9:30am to 11/30/2024 @ 9:00pm
All Library Locations
Program Type:
Culture of Reading, Writing and Publishing
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Calling all writers: submit your poetry, short stories, and creative nonfiction by November 30th for your chance to be featured on our library website and win some fun prizes!Picke...

Library Branch: All Library Locations
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Culture of Reading, Writing and Publishing
Event Details:

Calling all writers: submit your poetry, short stories, and creative nonfiction by November 30th for your chance to be featured on our library website and win some fun prizes!

Teacup sitting atop an open book.

Tea & Books: Yearly Highlights

Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Wellness, Culture of Reading, Inclusion and Belonging
Age Group:
Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Our staff will present new and exciting books available at the Library as you enjoy some tea, snacks, discussion and social time with others. You just might discover your next favo...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Wellness, Culture of Reading, Inclusion and Belonging
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Our staff will present new and exciting books available at the Library as you enjoy some tea, snacks, discussion and social time with others. You just might discover your next favourite author!

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.

Mobile ID Tax Clinic Session 1

Friday, November 22, 2024 at 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Collab Room 1 (blue) at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Financial Literacy
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Filing your taxes each year unlocks benefits you may be eligible to receive. Have a modest income and a simple tax situation? Get your taxes filed by the community volunteer income...

Full
Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Collab Room 1 (blue)
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Financial Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Filing your taxes each year unlocks benefits you may be eligible to receive. Have a modest income and a simple tax situation?

'Financial Education' spelled out in blocks, with a piggy bank in the back.

Mobile ID and Benefits Access Hub

Friday, November 22, 2024 at 1:00pm - 6:00pm
Maker Space at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Financial Literacy
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Get help accessing benefits that may put money in your pocket!Open a Registered Education Savings Plan, get Social Insurance Numbers and other ID, and learn about the Canadian Dent...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Maker Space
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Financial Literacy
Event Details:

Get help accessing benefits that may put money in your pocket!

Open a Registered Education Savings Plan, get Social Insurance Numbers and other ID, and learn about the Canadian Dental Care Plan!

Government of Ontario logo, the word Ontario followed by a trillium

Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Caseworker

Friday, November 22, 2024 at 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Central Lobby at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Community Wellness
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

An Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Caseworker from the Oshawa office will be onsite every Friday at the Central Library to assist you, and no appointment is necessary. Th...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Lobby
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Community Wellness
Event Details:

An Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Caseworker from the Oshawa office will be onsite every Friday at the Central Library to assist you, and no appointment is necessary.

Mobile ID Tax Clinic Session 2

Friday, November 22, 2024 at 1:45pm - 2:30pm
Collab Room 1 (blue) at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Financial Literacy
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Filing your taxes each year unlocks benefits you may be eligible to receive. Have a modest income and a simple tax situation? Get your taxes filed by the community volunteer income...

Full
Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Collab Room 1 (blue)
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Financial Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Filing your taxes each year unlocks benefits you may be eligible to receive. Have a modest income and a simple tax situation?

Mobile ID Tax Clinic Session 3

Friday, November 22, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:15pm
Collab Room 1 (blue) at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Financial Literacy
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Filing your taxes each year unlocks benefits you may be eligible to receive. Have a modest income and a simple tax situation? Get your taxes filed by the community volunteer income...

Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Collab Room 1 (blue)
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Financial Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Filing your taxes each year unlocks benefits you may be eligible to receive. Have a modest income and a simple tax situation?

Mobile ID Tax Clinic Session 4

Friday, November 22, 2024 at 3:45pm - 4:30pm
Collab Room 1 (blue) at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Financial Literacy
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Filing your taxes each year unlocks benefits you may be eligible to receive. Have a modest income and a simple tax situation? Get your taxes filed by the community volunteer income...

Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Collab Room 1 (blue)
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Financial Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Filing your taxes each year unlocks benefits you may be eligible to receive. Have a modest income and a simple tax situation?

Mobile ID Tax Clinic Session 5

Friday, November 22, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Collab Room 1 (blue) at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Financial Literacy
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Filing your taxes each year unlocks benefits you may be eligible to receive. Have a modest income and a simple tax situation? Get your taxes filed by the community volunteer income...

Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Collab Room 1 (blue)
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Financial Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Filing your taxes each year unlocks benefits you may be eligible to receive. Have a modest income and a simple tax situation?

Mobile ID Tax Clinic Session 6

Friday, November 22, 2024 at 5:15pm - 6:00pm
Collab Room 1 (blue) at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Financial Literacy
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Filing your taxes each year unlocks benefits you may be eligible to receive. Have a modest income and a simple tax situation? Get your taxes filed by the community volunteer income...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Collab Room 1 (blue)
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Financial Literacy
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Filing your taxes each year unlocks benefits you may be eligible to receive. Have a modest income and a simple tax situation?

Green table with free flyers and resources on display, representing the Ontario Save Energy program.

CLEAResult Outreach Table

Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
George Ashe Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership
Age Group:
Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Join CLEAResult for information and support regarding the Save on Energy’s Energy Affordability Program (EAP), and Enbridge’s Home Winterproofing Program (HWP)....

Library Branch: George Ashe Library
Age Group: Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership
Event Details:

Join CLEAResult for information and support regarding the Save on Energy’s Energy Affordability Program (EAP), and Enbridge’s 

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English Conversation Circle

Monday, November 25, 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.

Seniors Social

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library
Program Type:
Community Wellness, Games and Activities
Age Group:
Seniors
Seniors Social:

Get together with other seniors every Tuesday afternoon for coffee and conversation. This drop-in social features Scrabble, dominoes, cards, and lively discussion.

Library Branch: Central Library
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Community Wellness, Games and Activities

Get together with other seniors every Tuesday afternoon for coffee and conversation. This drop-in social features Scrabble, dominoes, cards, and lively discussion.

Open Tech Talk: Apple iPhones and iPads

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Maker Space at Central Library
Program Type:
Computers and Technology, Maker Space
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Fostering a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing of technology, Open Tech Talk is a drop-in discussion group, whereby clients can bring in their tech related questions to...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Maker Space
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Computers and Technology, Maker Space
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Fostering a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing of technology, Open Tech Talk is a drop-in discussion group, whereby clients can bring in their tech related questions to discuss with library staff as well as share their love of technolo

Community Makers & Artisans

Thursday, November 28, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
George Ashe Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Community Wellness, Crafts and DIY
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Meet up with fellow makers every Thursday! Bring your own projects, share ideas, and socialize.Please note: Community Makers & Artisans is run independently by community member...

Library Branch: George Ashe Library
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Community Wellness, Crafts and DIY
Event Details:

Meet up with fellow makers every Thursday! Bring your own projects, share ideas, and socialize.

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

Harm Reduction Information and Education

Thursday, November 28, 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

Intro to Digital Art Software: Krita

Thursday, November 28, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Maker Space at Central Library
Program Type:
Computers and Technology, Maker Space
Age Group:
All Ages, Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Unlock your inner artist with our Krita workshop. Krita is a free digital painting software used by professionals and hobbyists to create digital art. Participants will learn to us...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Maker Space
Age Group: All Ages, Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Computers and Technology, Maker Space
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Unlock your inner artist with our Krita workshop. Krita is a free digital painting software used by professionals and hobbyists to create digital art.

Government of Ontario logo, the word Ontario followed by a trillium

Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Caseworker

Friday, November 29, 2024 at 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Central Lobby at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Community Wellness
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

An Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Caseworker from the Oshawa office will be onsite every Friday at the Central Library to assist you, and no appointment is necessary. Th...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Lobby
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Community Wellness
Event Details:

An Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Caseworker from the Oshawa office will be onsite every Friday at the Central Library to assist you, and no appointment is necessary.

Paper and scissors in a craft workspace.

DIY Gifts

Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens Area at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Wellness, Crafts and DIY
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Ever wanted to make a beautiful homemade gift for someone special? The Library's got a boatload of leftover supplies from this year's programs that would make perfect gifts with a ...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Teens Area
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Y/Z Young Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Wellness, Crafts and DIY
Event Details:

Ever wanted to make a beautiful homemade gift for someone special? The Library's got a boatload of leftover supplies from this year's programs that would make perfect gifts with a little bit of love and creativity.

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English Conversation Circle

Monday, December 2, 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.

Seniors Social

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library
Program Type:
Community Wellness, Games and Activities
Age Group:
Seniors
Seniors Social:

Get together with other seniors every Tuesday afternoon for coffee and conversation. This drop-in social features Scrabble, dominoes, cards, and lively discussion.

Library Branch: Central Library
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Community Wellness, Games and Activities

Get together with other seniors every Tuesday afternoon for coffee and conversation. This drop-in social features Scrabble, dominoes, cards, and lively discussion.

DIY Personalized Gifts: Vinyl Cutter

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Maker Space at Central Library
Program Type:
Computers and Technology, Maker Space
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

Want to make a custom gift for the holidays? Come and learn how to create your own design with the Vinyl Cutter! Learn the basics of vector graphics to create your design and cut i...

Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Maker Space
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Computers and Technology, Maker Space
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Want to make a custom gift for the holidays? Come and learn how to create your own design with the Vinyl Cutter! Learn the basics of vector graphics to create your design and cut it using the vinyl cutter.

Photo Series: Photo Processing and Printing

Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Maker Space at Central Library
Program Type:
Computers and Technology, Maker Space
Age Group:
Teen, Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

This workshop will demonstrate the basics of photo editing and post processing using software like Adobe Lightroom. We will look at concepts like white balance, color correction an...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Maker Space
Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Computers and Technology, Maker Space
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

This workshop will demonstrate the basics of photo editing and post processing using software like Adobe Lightroom. We will look at concepts like white balance, color correction and how these concepts relate to the printing process.

Government of Ontario logo, the word Ontario followed by a trillium

Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Caseworker

Friday, December 6, 2024 at 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Central Lobby at Central Library
Program Type:
Community Partnership, Community Wellness
Age Group:
Adult, Seniors
Event Details:

An Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Caseworker from the Oshawa office will be onsite every Friday at the Central Library to assist you, and no appointment is necessary. Th...

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Lobby
Age Group: Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Community Partnership, Community Wellness
Event Details:

An Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Caseworker from the Oshawa office will be onsite every Friday at the Central Library to assist you, and no appointment is necessary.