Week Calendar

Enjoy a themed storytime followed by open-ended play with a variety of creative and engaging materials inspired by the tale. Perfect for curious little hands and big imaginations!

Perfect for little ones who love bounces and tickles! This storytime features books, songs and action rhymes for little ones!

Pickering-based entrepreneurs looking to start or grow their business can speak with a staff member at the Outreach Table in the Central Library lobby to receive support!

Join us for Baby and Toddler Storytime—a cozy and interactive session filled with songs, rhymes, and stories just for little ones. Stay afterward for a relaxed playtime with age-appropriate toys and activities, all supervised by library staff.

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

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

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

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

Sending out a lot of resumes with no response? Your resume may be in an outdated format, or not working with Tracking Systems (ATS) so employers don’t even see it! 

Enjoy a themed storytime followed by open-ended play with a variety of creative and engaging materials inspired by the tale. Perfect for curious little hands and big imaginations!

Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre - Pickering will doing resume critiques and discussing their employment support services.

CreatorCon is an all-inclusive festival that celebrates culture and the creative spirit by highlighting a wide range of creative genres such as film & filmmaking, music, photography & art, dance & movement, and much more.

Reawaken your inner artist with our ‘Art for All’ activity. Explore a wide range of traditional and modern mediums like ink, charcoal, and digital art. It's time to unleash your creativity! 

Come and create your own customized book using our book binding machine! Supplies will be provided. 

Translate your dance into a colourful drawing on a large collaborative art wall! Using markers, crayons, or paint pens on a large, shared canvas, you're invited to design how different movements feel. Swirls for spins?

Our Maker Space staff will be demonstrating available Maker Space equipment throughout the day.  

Add to our interactive impact board and share what film impacted you the most and why! 

Get ready to make some noise! You and your little ones are invited to test out instruments and create all kinds of sounds and rhythms. 

Have any old comics that are falling apart but don't want to just throw them out? Upcycle them into buttons for your shirts, bags, hats and more! Come and learn how to use our button maker for your next project! All materials will be provided.

Don your creative cap and pen a poem or short story using quill and ink. Take home your work or display it on the wall for our community to enjoy! 

Join us for an interactive and fun storytime at the Pickering Town Centre! This storytime will feature books, action songs and rhymes for the whole family!

Joseph Robinson will perform a dynamic mix of live vocals, acoustic guitar, and backing tracks. Enjoy this intimate yet energetic set! 

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

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

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.

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

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.

Join Fit and Dance Dimensions for a fun, engaging, spontaneous dance lesson! Learn all about the creative aspects of dance.  

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

Want to make a one of a kind gift for someone? Learn how to use the Vinyl Cutter and Heat Press to customize a shirt with text and simple graphics! The shirt and vinyl will be provided. 

Are you new to poetry and looking to flex your creative muscles? Check out our crash course to learn poetry basics and take a stab at writing different kinds of poems. You'll even have the chance to share your work. Let's have fun with words!

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

Join us for a film Screening of "My Dad's Tapes" written by Rob Viscardis and directed by Kurtis Watson, followed by a Q&A with the director! 

Come make a colorful fall wreath using paint and real-looking leaves! We’ll use watercolors to bring the magic of autumn to life—then build our own beautiful wreaths to take home. Supplies will be provided.

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

Games, Music, and Snacks. Every week, every time. All welcome!

Join us to make orange beaded bracelets in honour of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Supplies will be provided.

Backpack looking a little bare? Come make your own keychain to clip onto your backpack! Choose from beads, charms, and more to create something totally you. Supplies will be provided.

Games, Music, and Snacks. Every week, every time. 

A Youth Outreach Worker from Durham Community Health Centre will be on site. Resources included. All welcome!

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

This workshop will give participants the skills and confidence to start saving their own seeds! During the workshop we'll be identifying and gathering seeds from a nearby park or garden, sorting and preparing seeds for storage. 

Put on your PJs, grab your favourite stuffed animal, and wind down with us at Sleepy Storytime! This gentle, evening storytime features calming stories, soft songs, and soothing rhymes to help little ones relax and get ready for bed. 

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.

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

Family Mediation and Resources presents an online divorce information session focusing on divorce options in and out of court.

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

This month's anime: My Hero Academia  

Design and paint a bookend to decorate the Youth Space! Leave your mark by helping to create a fun and welcoming space for Teens. Fantasy, Marvel, Video games, paint whatever design brings you joy!

Find your voice at Toastmasters! 

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

This community-led book club is accepting new members!