Upcoming Events

Name: Create a Custom Cat Toy
Start: 2025-04-02T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-02T20:30:00-04:00
Location: Central Library

Featured Events

Create a Custom Cat Toy

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Maker Space - Event Room at Central Library

Open

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Maker Space - Event Room

Age Group: Teen, Adult

Program Type: Computers and Technology, Crafts and DIY, March Break

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 7

Event Details:

Repurpose 3D print filament spools and create a custom unique eco-friendly toy for your cat, just in time for Earth Day.

Creative Writing Series: Editing

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Auditorium at Central Library

Waitlist

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Culture of Reading, Writing and Publishing

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 0

Event Details:

You've written a bestseller – now what? Let’s tackle the editing process and the art of critique, learning what to cut, where to expand, and how to produce the best quality product possible.

Animal Prints: Learn the Art of Linocut Stamps with Susan Munderich and Animal Services

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Quiet Study Room at George Ashe Library

Waitlist

Library Branch: George Ashe Library

Room: Quiet Study Room

Age Group: Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Community Partnership, Crafts and DIY

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 0

Event Details:

Participants will learn the basics of the linocut process to design, carve, and print their own rubber animal stamps. Using special tools, fine detail can be achieved to capture an animal’s intricate features and its unique character.

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.

Anime Club

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

Auditorium at Central Library

Open

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Teen

Program Type: Film Screening, Games and Activities, Inclusion and Belonging

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 18

Event Details:

Join us for our biweekly Anime Club meetup, where anime enthusiasts and teens new to the genre come together for snacks, watch parties, and to discuss our favourite moments and characters!

This month's anime: Jujutsu Kaisen

Disclaimer(s)

Teen only event

This event is intended for teens between the ages of 13-19 only. To maintain a safe space for our teens, children and adults are not permitted.

Digital Art Drop-in

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm

George Ashe Library

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Library Branch: George Ashe Library

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Maker Space

Event Details:

It's time to unleash your inner artist! This all ages event will introduce you to digital art and teach you how to use our new Wacom tablets so you can create your very own masterpiece.

The Prism Collective

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Silent Room 1 at Central Library

Open

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Silent Room 1

Age Group: Teen, Adult, Young Adult

Program Type: 2SLGBTQIA+, Inclusion and Belonging

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 10

Event Details:

Welcome to the Prism Collective! We will be meeting every month for games, activities, watch parties, and discussions around community and identity.

This is a program for 2SLGBTQIA+ community members and allies ages 16 – 25.

Man in wheelchair speaking with woman behind desk.

Disability: Accessing Your Benefits

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Auditorium at Central Library

Open

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Community Partnership, Financial Literacy

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 26

Event Details:

Learn about the Disability Tax Credit and Registered Disability Savings Plan and how to access them with CPA Canada.

Learn how to:

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Genealogy Drop-In

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm

Maker Space - Common Area at Central Library

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Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Maker Space - Common Area

Age Group: Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Local History and Genealogy

Event Details:

Stop by the Central Library for a monthly, afternoon drop-in to work on genealogy projects with the support of library staff and other genealogy enthusiasts. Staff will be on site to introduce genealogy tools like Ancestry.ca and as

Race to Build: LEGO Car Edition! (8-12 yrs)

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Auditorium at Central Library

Waitlist

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Community Wellness, Games and Activities, STEAM

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 0

Event Details:

Build a car with your friends and launch it down a ramp to see how far it travels. Change your design and test it again—who can create the car that goes the farthest? Work together and see whose design wins the distance challenge!

Tween Turnout (10-14 yrs)

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Teens Area at Central Library

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Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Teens Area

Age Group: Children, Teen

Program Type: Games and Activities, Inclusion and Belonging

Event Details:

Relax and connect while playing games with other tweens!

This is a program for youth (ages 10-14).

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Genealogy Drop-In

10:30am - 12:30pm

Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Central Library

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Maker Space - Common Area

Age Group: Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Local History and Genealogy

Event Details:

Good Friday

All Day

Some Branches

Closing

Branches:

Central Library, George Ashe Library, Claremont Branch

Easter Sunday

All Day

Some Branches

Closing

Branches:

Central Library, George Ashe Library, Claremont Branch

Easter Monday

All Day

Some Branches

Closing

Branches:

Central Library, George Ashe Library, Claremont Branch

Genealogy Drop-In

10:30am - 12:30pm

Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Central Library

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Maker Space - Common Area

Age Group: Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Local History and Genealogy

Event Details:

Local History Speaker Series: Ontario Archaeology and the Sebastien Site with Alistair Jolly, MA

7:00pm - 8:30pm

Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Central Library

Registration

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Local History and Genealogy

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 50

Event Details:

Learn with the TRCA’s Supervisor of Archaeology, Alistair Jolly, about the prehistory of Ontario and why we do archaeology.

Victoria Day

All Day

Some Branches

Closing

Branches:

Central Library, George Ashe Library, Claremont Branch

Genealogy Drop-In

10:30am - 12:30pm

Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Central Library

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Maker Space - Common Area

Age Group: Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Local History and Genealogy

Event Details:

Canada Day

All Day

Some Branches

Closing

Branches:

Central Library, George Ashe Library, Claremont Branch

Genealogy Drop-In

10:30am - 12:30pm

Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Central Library

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Maker Space - Common Area

Age Group: Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Local History and Genealogy

Event Details:

Civic Holiday

All Day

Some Branches

Closing

Branches:

Central Library, George Ashe Library, Claremont Branch

Local History Speaker Series: Lake Ontario's Salmon with Dr. Kathryn Peiman

7:00pm - 8:30pm

Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Central Library

Registration

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Local History and Genealogy

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 50

Event Details:

Explore the story of salmon and trout in Lake Ontario, spanning habitat degradation, overharvest, extirpation, stocking, naturalization, and shifting management priorities. Dr.

Genealogy Drop-In

10:30am - 12:30pm

Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Central Library

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Maker Space - Common Area

Age Group: Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Local History and Genealogy

Event Details:

Labour Day

All Day

Some Branches

Closing

Branches:

Central Library, George Ashe Library, Claremont Branch

Genealogy Drop-In

10:30am - 12:30pm

Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Central Library

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Maker Space - Common Area

Age Group: Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Local History and Genealogy

Event Details:

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

All Day

Some Branches

Closing

Branches:

George Ashe Library, Claremont Branch

Thanksgiving

All Day

Some Branches

Closing

Branches:

Central Library, George Ashe Library, Claremont Branch

Genealogy Drop-In

10:30am - 12:30pm

Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Central Library

Library Branch: Central Library

Room: Maker Space - Common Area

Age Group: Adult, Young Adult, Seniors

Program Type: Local History and Genealogy

Event Details:

Christmas Eve

All Day

Claremont Branch

Closing

Branches:

Claremont Branch

Christmas Eve

1:00pm - 9:00pm

Some Branches

Closing

Branches:

Central Library, George Ashe Library

Christmas Day

All Day

Some Branches

Closing

Branches:

Central Library, George Ashe Library, Claremont Branch

Boxing Day

All Day

Some Branches

Closing

Branches:

Central Library, George Ashe Library, Claremont Branch

New Year's Eve

All Day

Claremont Branch

Closing

Branches:

Claremont Branch

New Year's Eve

1:00pm - 9:00pm

Some Branches

Closing

Branches:

Central Library, George Ashe Library

Upcoming Events

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