Name: Pickering Welcome Centre Outreach Table
Start: 2025-04-30T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-30T16:00:00-04:00
Location: Central Library

Pickering Welcome Centre Outreach Table

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Central Lobby Elevator Display at Central Library

Program Type:

Community Partnership, Inclusion and Belonging

Age Group:

Adult

Event Details:

The Pickering Welcome Centre will host a monthly information table at the Central Library, where Settlement Counsellors will be available to answer questions for newcomers and immi...

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Central Lobby Elevator Display

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Community Partnership, Inclusion and Belonging

Event Details:

The Pickering Welcome Centre will host a monthly information table at the Central Library, where Settlement Counsellors will be available to answer questions for newcomers and immigrants to Canada.

Musical Babies with EarlyON (0-15 months)

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm

George Ashe Storytime Area at George Ashe Library

Program Type:

Community Partnership, Early Literacy

Age Group:

Children

Event Details:

This program will introduce infants to interactive songs, nursery rhymes, music, creative movement and musical instruments. Parents/caregivers will learn how to make and incorporat...

Library Branch: George Ashe Library

Room: George Ashe Storytime Area

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Community Partnership, Early Literacy

Event Details:

This program will introduce infants to interactive songs, nursery rhymes, music, creative movement and musical instruments.

Musical Babies with EarlyON (0-15 months)

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm

George Ashe Storytime Area at George Ashe Library

Program Type:

Community Partnership, Early Literacy

Age Group:

Children

Event Details:

This program will introduce infants to interactive songs, nursery rhymes, music, creative movement and musical instruments. Parents/caregivers will learn how to make and incorporat...

Library Branch: George Ashe Library

Room: George Ashe Storytime Area

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Community Partnership, Early Literacy

Event Details:

This program will introduce infants to interactive songs, nursery rhymes, music, creative movement and musical instruments.

Youth Leadership Toastmasters (11-17 yrs)

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Auditorium at Central Library

Program Type:

Community Partnership

Age Group:

Children, Teen

Event Details:

The Youth Leadership Program with Toastmasters International is geared for youth to develop their communication and leadership skills through practical experience. Participants wil...

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Children, Teen

Program Type: Community Partnership

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 11

Event Details:

The Youth Leadership Program with Toastmasters International is geared for youth to develop their communication and leadership skills through practical experience.

Growing Food on my City Lot

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Off Site

Program Type:

Community Partnership

Event Details:

Ken Brown will teach resident a wide range of innovative, yet simple and inexpensive, ways to utilize a garden with the limited space to multiply the quantity and range of tasty fo...

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Off Site

Program Type: Community Partnership

Event Details:

Ken Brown will teach resident a wide range of innovative, yet simple and inexpensive, ways to utilize a garden with the limited space to multiply the quantity and range of tasty foods.

Introduction to VPNs, Private Networking & Virtual Desktops

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Maker Space - Common Area at Central Library

Program Type:

Computers and Technology, Maker Space

Age Group:

Teen, Adult, Seniors

Event Details:

Need to access files on your home computer remotely in a safe and secure way? Want to access your home TV services while travelling? VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) and virtual des...

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Maker Space - Common Area

Age Group: Teen, Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Computers and Technology, Maker Space

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 22

Event Details:

Need to access files on your home computer remotely in a safe and secure way? Want to access your home TV services while travelling? VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) and virtual desktops provide effective ways to do all of that and more.

Claremont Storytime (2-5 yrs)

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Claremont Branch

Program Type:

Culture of Reading, Early Literacy, Storytime

Age Group:

Children

Event Details:

This interactive and fun storytime features books, action songs and rhymes for the whole family!

Library Branch: Claremont Branch

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Culture of Reading, Early Literacy, Storytime

Event Details:

This interactive and fun storytime features books, action songs and rhymes for the whole family!

Community Makers & Artisans

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Maker Space - Common Area at Central Library

Age Group:

Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Maker Space - Common Area

Age Group: Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

VPI Employment Services Support Table

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Central Lobby Outreach Table at Central Library

Program Type:

Community Partnership, Financial Literacy

Age Group:

Teen, Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Event Details:

VPI Employment Services - Ajax will doing resume critiques and discussing their employment support services.

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Central Lobby Outreach Table

Age Group: Teen, Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Community Partnership, Financial Literacy

Event Details:

VPI Employment Services - Ajax will doing resume critiques and discussing their employment support services.

People gathered around a table to complete their taxes.

Make Your Tax Your Hero with CPA

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Auditorium at Central Library

Program Type:

Financial Literacy

Age Group:

Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Event Details:

Join us to learn:Why there are taxesHow the Canadian tax system worksWhat taxes are used forWho should file a tax return and the many government assistance/benefits gained from fil...

Registration

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Financial Literacy

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 30

Event Details:

Join us to learn:

Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Caseworker

Friday, May 2, 2025 at 1:30pm - 4:00pm

Collab Room 1 (blue) 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: Collab Room 1 (blue)

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.

Ovee Stop - Whitevale Park

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am

Off Site

Program Type:

Ovee

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

Visit us at our mobile library, Ovee! This service will be at the given address at the scheduled date and time.

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Ovee

Event Details:

Visit us at our mobile library, Ovee! This service will be at the given address at the scheduled date and time.

Ovee Stop - Rick Johnson Memorial Park

Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Off Site

Program Type:

Ovee

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

Visit us at our mobile library, Ovee! This service will be at the given address at the scheduled date and time.

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Ovee

Event Details:

Visit us at our mobile library, Ovee! This service will be at the given address at the scheduled date and time.

Music and Movement with EarlyON (birth to 6 yrs)

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Auditorium at Central Library

Program Type:

Community Partnership, Community Wellness, Early Literacy

Age Group:

Children

Event Details:

This program will introduce children to interactive songs, nursery rhymes, music, creative movement and musical instruments. Parents/caregivers will learn how to make and incorpora...

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Community Partnership, Community Wellness, Early Literacy

Event Details:

This program will introduce children to interactive songs, nursery rhymes, music, creative movement and musical instruments.

a group of women sitting in a circle talking and smiling

English Conversation Circle

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Silent Room 1 at Central Library

Program Type:

Community Partnership, Inclusion and Belonging

Age Group:

Adult, 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, 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.

Pickering Powerhouse Toastmasters

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Auditorium at Central Library

Event Details:

Find your voice at Toastmasters! Hear some great speakers and enjoy warm conversation and watch a Toastmasters meeting unfold. Toastmasters International is a non-profit ...

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Auditorium

Event Details:

Find your voice at Toastmasters!

Hear some great speakers and enjoy warm conversation and watch a Toastmasters meeting unfold.

Seniors Social

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Central Library

Program Type:

Community Wellness, Inclusion and Belonging

Age Group:

Seniors

Event Details:

Get together with other Seniors every Tuesday afternoon for coffee and snacks. This fun gathering features lively games of Rummikub, Sequence, and Dominoes.

Library Branch: Central Library

Age Group: Seniors

Program Type: Community Wellness, Inclusion and Belonging

Event Details:

Get together with other Seniors every Tuesday afternoon for coffee and snacks. This fun gathering features lively games of Rummikub, Sequence, and Dominoes.

The Neighbourhood Organization (TNO) Settlement Services Resource Table

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 6:00pm

Central Lobby Outreach Table at Central Library

Program Type:

Community Partnership, Community Wellness, Inclusion and Belonging

Age Group:

Teen, Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Event Details:

The Neighbourhood Organization (TNO) is a community-based, multi-service agency dedicated to offering a broad range of community services. TNO provides settlement support to newcom...

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Central Lobby Outreach Table

Age Group: Teen, Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Community Partnership, Community Wellness, Inclusion and Belonging

Event Details:

The Neighbourhood Organization (TNO) is a community-based, multi-service agency dedicated to offering a broad range of community services.

DARS (Dedicated Advocacy Resource Support)

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm

Auditorium at Central Library

Program Type:

Community Partnership, Community Wellness

Age Group:

Adult

DARS (Dedicated Advocacy Resource Support):

DARS is a volunteer-led community outreach initiative that aims to serve low-income families and individuals experiencing housing instability in Pickering and Ajax. They offer a sa...

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Community Partnership, Community Wellness

DARS is a volunteer-led community outreach initiative that aims to serve low-income families and individuals experiencing housing instability in Pickering and Ajax. They offer a safe, inclusive space for social connection and a warm meal. Clients can also receive pantry staples, clothing, access to showers, and assistance with housing and income applications.

Disclaimer(s)

Animals may be present at this event

Please be advised that animals (including service animals) may be present at this event.

Youth Leadership Toastmasters (11-17 yrs)

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Auditorium at Central Library

Program Type:

Community Partnership

Age Group:

Children, Teen

Event Details:

The Youth Leadership Program with Toastmasters International is geared for youth to develop their communication and leadership skills through practical experience. Participants wil...

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Children, Teen

Program Type: Community Partnership

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 11

Event Details:

The Youth Leadership Program with Toastmasters International is geared for youth to develop their communication and leadership skills through practical experience.

Community Makers & Artisans

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

George Ashe Library

Age Group:

Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Library Branch: George Ashe Library

Age Group: Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Caseworker

Friday, May 9, 2025 at 1:30pm - 4:00pm

Collab Room 1 (blue) 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: Collab Room 1 (blue)

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.

Ovee Stop - Hollymeadow Park

Friday, May 9, 2025 at 2:15pm - 3:30pm

Off Site

Program Type:

Ovee

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

Visit us at our mobile library, Ovee! This service will be at the given address at the scheduled date and time.

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Ovee

Event Details:

Visit us at our mobile library, Ovee! This service will be at the given address at the scheduled date and time.

Ovee Stop - Rouge Valley Park

Friday, May 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Off Site

Program Type:

Ovee

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

Visit us at our mobile library, Ovee! This service will be at the given address at the scheduled date and time.

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Ovee

Event Details:

Visit us at our mobile library, Ovee! This service will be at the given address at the scheduled date and time.

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Disclaimer(s)

Animals may be present at this event