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Some in-branch programs require registration with your library card. Please log in with your library account or follow this link to apply for a card online. You can also apply for a card in person at any of our 33 locations.

  • Books

    Thursdays, Oct 03, 2024 - Jan 02, 2025
    6:30pm
    60 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    Everyone is welcome to join Vernon’s book club!
    Visit with your friends and neighbours to discuss great books.

    First Thursday of the month
    6:30pm-7:30pm

    July 4 – Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
    August 1– Fight Night by Miriam Toews
    September 5 – A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
    October 3 – Jennie’s Boy by Wayne Johnston
    November 7 – The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
    December 5 – Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
    January 2 (2025) – Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

    Books will be available at the Vernon branch service hub.

  • Fridays, Oct 04, 2024 - Dec 06, 2024
    1:30pm
    90 minutes

    10 sessions remaining

    Ready for more than conversation? These classes will help build on your English language skills.​

    Intermediate sessions also available - register here.

    Drop-ins welcome but registration preferred.​

    Vous cherchez un peu plus qu'une conversation? ​Nos classes vous aideront à développer vos compétences linguistiques en anglais.​

    Niveau intermédiaire aussi disponible - inscrivez-vous.

    Portes ouvertes mais inscription préférée.

  • Fridays, Oct 04, 2024 - Dec 06, 2024
    1:30pm
    90 minutes

    10 sessions remaining

    Ready for more than conversation? These classes will help build on your English language skills.​

    Beginner sessions also available - register here.

    Drop-ins welcome but registration preferred.​

    Vous cherchez un peu plus qu'une conversation? ​Nos classes vous aideront à développer vos compétences linguistiques en anglais.​

    Niveau débutant aussi disponible - inscrivez-vous.​

    Portes ouvertes mais inscription préférée.

  • Saturday Oct 05, 2024 at 10:00am
    90 minutes

    Wrapped-yarn:  Using a resist technique is a fun way to create unique results. For beginners.

    Technique avec de la laine: Une façon de créer des résultats uniques. Pour débutants.

  • Workers in area destroyed by Halifax explosion / Ouvriers dans zone détruite par explosion d'Halifax

    Saturday Oct 05, 2024 at 1:00pm
    120 minutes

    On December 6, 1917, the Belgian relief vessel Imo struck the munitions-laden freighter Mont-Blanc in Halifax Harbour. The Mont-Blanc exploded in a devastating 2.9 kiloton blast, killing 2,000 people and injuring 9,000. More than 6,000 people were made homeless, and an additional 12,000 left without shelter. 

    Join Michael Dupuis, author of The Woman reporter and the Halifax explosion, to live the story of this disaster through the eyes and words of more than twenty journalists who reported the magnitude of the blast to the rest of the world.  

  • Saturday Oct 05, 2024 at 2:00pm
    60 minutes

    Learn the basics of saving seeds, plant genetics, collection techniques, storage and viability.

    Breed your own varieties, adapted specifically to growing conditions in your garden!

    Presentation by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton.

  • Monday Oct 07, 2024 at 1:00pm
    120 minutes

    Participants will explore what’s involved (practically, emotionally, and financially) in considering whether they can or should stay in their current home, and which home modifications might ease their lives now and allow them to stay in their homes longer. ​

    Registration limited. Please pre-register online.

  • Mondays, Oct 07, 2024 - Dec 02, 2024
    6:00pm
    120 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Join author Michael F. Stewart for an evening of shared writing, support, and constructive criticism from peers. No experience necessary, all forms of writing welcome.

  • Mondays, Oct 07, 2024 - Dec 02, 2024
    6:00pm
    120 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Come and share your writing and participate in guided writing activities with other writers in the neighborhood. Writers of all genres and skill levels are welcome. 

  • Monday Oct 07, 2024 at 6:00pm
    90 minutes

    Celebrate Fall and create this cute pumpkin in plaid colors, it’s so easy you will want to create your own pumpkin patch.  Add a tea candle inside for ambience or fill with treats and give as a gift.  No experience needed. All materials provided.