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  • Saturday Oct 14, 2023 at 2:00pm
    120 minutes

    Building Boom! Show off your architectural creativity with Lego®!

    Archiboum! Architectes en herbes, à vos Lego®! 

  • Thursday Oct 19, 2023 at 6:00pm
    60 minutes

    Ages 8 - 13 years old.

    Barbies are DYING for a makeover! Join us and "zombie" a Barbie.

    All supplies (including a Barbie or a Ken) will be provided. Please register for this program.

  • Lego

    Saturday Oct 21, 2023 at 10:00am
    120 minutes

    Come on over and build with Lego. Please note this program is self-directed.

    Drop-in. Ages 4+

  • Halloween crafts and art supplies

    Saturday Oct 21, 2023 at 10:15am
    45 minutes

    Create Halloween crafts and help us decorate the library! We have all the supplies you need to satisfy your creativity! 

    For ages 6-12. Drop-in.

    Viens faire du bricolage pour nous aider à décorer la bibliothèque et la rendre amusante! On a tout ce qu’il te faut pour que tu puisses satisfaire l’artiste en toi!

    Pour les enfants de 6 à 12 ans. Portes ouvertes.

  • Saturday Oct 21, 2023 at 10:30am
    60 minutes

    Spend your Saturday investigating the world of S.T.E.A.M. 

    This session we will look at polymers and viscosity, and how we can use these principles to create spooky items for Hallowe'en

    Ages 8-12. Registration required

  • A haunted house and a picture of Joel Sutherland

    Saturday Oct 21, 2023 at 10:30am
    60 minutes

    Do you believe in ghosts? Join Joel A. Sutherland, the award-winning author of the bestselling Haunted Canada series and many spooky novels, for an event filled with storytelling, history, humour…and ghosts, of course! Joel, who grew up in Ottawa, will also share some local ghost stories and tips for aspiring young writers in this fun, interactive program. Also, with Halloween just around the corner, we invite you to start the party early and wear your costume!

    For ages 8-12

    Bio:

    Joel A. Sutherland is the Silver Birch Award-winning author of numerous volumes of Haunted Canada (a series that now has more than 500,000 copies in print and is celebrating its 20th anniversary), Screamers (Scholastic Canada), and Summer's End (a Red Maple Award Honour Book currently in development for television by Scholastic Entertainment). His series, Haunted, including The House Next Door, has been praised by Goosebumps author R.L. Stine. His latest release is his debut young adult novel, House of Ash and Bone (Tundra Books). He has a Masters of Information and Library Studies from Aberystwyth University in Wales and lives in southeastern Ontario with his family. Visit Joel at joelasutherland.com.

  • Saturday Oct 21, 2023 at 2:00pm
    60 minutes

    Zombies are taking over the library. Join us for an afternoon of ghoulish crafting as we transform Barbie dolls into zombies. All materials provided. Ages 10-17. Registration Required.

  • Saturday Oct 21, 2023 at 2:00pm
    60 minutes

    While on a haunted hayride with your friends you notice a strange box underneath the hay. You must pick up clues along the way to open the locked box.

    Come test your math skills and solve the mystery of the haunted hayride!

    Best suited for ages 7 to 12

    Escape room created by BreakoutEDU

    Lors d'une promenade hantée avec vos amis, vous remarquez une étrange boîte sous le foin. Vous devez trouver des indices en chemin pour ouvrir la boîte verrouillée.

    Viens tester tes compétences en mathématiques et résous le mystère de la balade en foin hanté !

    Convient aux enfants de 7 à 12 ans

    Salle d'évasion créée par BreakoutEDU

  • Tuesday Oct 24, 2023 at 3:00pm
    240 minutes

    Join us for a fun afternoon as we celebrate Halloween by painting a pumpkin!

    Drop in. No registration required.  (while supplies last)

  • Cute little monsters

    Saturday Oct 28, 2023 at 11:15am
    45 minutes

    Don your Halloween costume (if you like) and join us for Halloween stories, songs, and crafts!

    Don't worry... we won't make it too spooky. Just... Halloween-y!

    All ages.