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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.

  • Saturday May 04, 2024 at 1:00pm
    90 minutes

    In this Mathieu Fournier documentary on the first viral phenomenon of the digital age, Ghyslain Raza (the “Star Wars Kid”) breaks his silence and reflects on his story for the first time. In doing so, he also explores our collective experience living in an online world in which we have to make peace with our digital shadows.

    2022. 80 min. French with English subtitles. Provided by the National Film Board.

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    Dans ce documentaire de Mathieu Fournier portant sur le premier phénomène viral de l’ère numérique, Ghyslain Raza, le « Star Wars Kid », sort du silence pour la première fois afin de réfléchir à son histoire. Ce faisant, il explore aussi la nôtre : celle d’internautes qui doivent, eux aussi, apprivoiser leur ombre numérique. 

    2022. 80 min. Français avec sous-titres anglais. Gracieuseté de l’Office national du film.

  • Wednesdays, May 08, 2024 - Jun 26, 2024
    10:00am
    90 minutes

    8 sessions remaining

    Participez à notre groupe de conversation, dans une ambiance amicale et décontractée, afin d'améliorer vos habiletés à converser en français.

    Aucune inscription requise.

    Participate in our conversation group so that you can improve your French language conversation skills in a relaxed and friendly environment.

    No registration required.

  • Wednesdays, May 08, 2024 - Jun 05, 2024
    6:30pm
    60 minutes

    5 sessions remaining

    Do you already have some basic English language skills, and are you looking for a casual, friendly environment where you can practice your English speaking skills? All levels are welcome.

    Join our free English conversation group!

    Receive guidance from our leaders, meet new people and gain confidence in your ability to speak English.

    Every Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm (no conversation group on April 17)

    Vous avez déjà une base en anglais et vous cherchez un endroit avec une ambiance décontractée et amicale pour pratiquer vos habiletés de converser en anglais? Tous les niveaux sont les bienvenus.

    Joignez-vous à notre groupe de conversation en anglais! C'est gratuit!

    Recevez des conseils, rencontrez de nouvelles personnes et gagnez de la confiance à converser en anglais.

    Tous les mercredis soirs de 18h30-19h30 (sauf le 17 avril)

  • circles containing images from films, superimposed on a stylized map of Asia on a pink background

    Saturday May 11, 2024 at 1:00pm
    60 minutes

    Join us for a program of short animated films by women of Asian descent!

    In Flowing Home, two sisters separated by the war between North and South Vietnam are only able to connect through the letters they exchange to relieve their loneliness.

    Winds of Spring tells the tender story of a young girl who, driven by the irrepressible need for self-fulfillment, decides to leave the family nest.

    In Old Dog, an elderly pug named Henry must depend on his owner for help and companionship.

    In A Prairie Story, a prairie landscape undergoes a metamorphosis from rural idyll to over-urbanized dystopia.

    Showa Shinzan tells the story of a young Japanese girl's relationship with her grandfather, a postmaster and amateur geologist.

    The Zoo follows the parallel lives of a polar bear cub in a popular city zoo and a Chinese boy who visits him until they’re both in their twilight years.

    Surfacing explores the passions of acclaimed musician and songwriter Sarah McLachlan, using her own words and drawings to guide us through her rich creative world, the founding of the groundbreaking Lilith Fair, and her philanthropic work at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music.

    55 min. Multiple languages. Provided by the National Film Board.

  • circles containing images from films, superimposed on a stylized map of Asia on a pink background

    Saturday May 25, 2024 at 1:00pm
    60 minutes

    Join us for a program of short documentary films by Canadian directors of Asian descent.

    Through an intimate archive of the Chow’s family lineage, A Passage Beyond Fortune offers an homage to the culturally significant but buried history of Chinese-Canadian communities in Moose Jaw.

    Highway to Heaven takes audiences into many of the temples, mosques, and churches that call No. 5 Road in Richmond, British Columbia, home, revealing unity despite difference across these diverse cultural spaces.

    In love, amma, after being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, a young mother writes a letter to her daughter about their family’s collective journey to acceptance

    4 North A is a celebration of the fleeting joys of life and a bittersweet reminder that we don’t always get the closure we seek.

    56 min. Multiple languages. Provided by the National Film Board.

  • Fridays, May 03, 2024 - May 12, 2024
    10:00am
    480 minutes

    10 sessions remaining

    Drop in during opening hours from  May 1 to May 12 to complete a self-directed scavenger hunt. Ages 3-8.

    Passez nous voir entre le1 mai et le 12 mai  pendant les heures d’ouverture pour participer à une chasse au trésor. Pour les enfants de 3 à 8 ans.

  • Friday May 03, 2024 at 10:30am
    60 minutes

    Staff from the Greenboro Branch will come to the Ledbury Pavilion, 1250 Ledbury Avenue, the first Friday of every month from October until May, between 10:30 and 11:30. 

    Each visit will include a 30-minute Family Storytime with stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver. 

    Register for a library card for you and your children.  Ask for reading recommendations or tell us about YOUR favourite book from when you were a child. 

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    Joignez-vous à nous le premier vendredi de chaque mois pour un programme de contes en famille au Pavillon Ledbury, 1250 avenue Ledbury.

    Chaque visite comprendra un programme de contes en famille de 30 minutes avec des histoires, comptines et chansons et s’adressera aux enfants de tous âges accompagnés d’un parent ou gardien(ne).

    Demandez une carte de bibliothèque pour vous et vos enfants.

    Aucune inscription requise / PROGRAMME GRATUIT

  • Fridays, May 03, 2024 - May 31, 2024
    10:30am
    90 minutes

    5 sessions remaining

    Join us in our children's area to play and chat! Drop-in program.

    Joignez-vous à nous au département des enfants pour jouer et socialiser. Portes ouvertes.

  • Craft supplies on table

    Fridays, May 03, 2024 - May 31, 2024
    1:00pm
    120 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Join us for an afternoon of collage art! We will provide the paper, images, glue and scissors, you are welcome to bring additional notions if you would like. Drop-in program.​

    Joignez-nous pour un après-midi de collage! Nous allons fournir les ciseaux, la colle, les images et le papier, vous êtes la bienvenue d'apporter du matériel supplémentaire si vous le désirez. Programme portes ouvertes.​

  • Fridays, May 03, 2024 - Jun 07, 2024
    1:30pm
    90 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Share the enjoyment of good books in a relaxed atmosphere at the Hazeldean Library.  Join us for discussion on the first Friday of every month.

    NOVEMBER 10, 2023

    “Atonement” by Ian McEwan (Fiction)

    DECEMBER 1, 2023

    “When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing”by Daniel Pink (Non-Fiction)

    NO MEETING IN JANUARY

    FEBRUARY 2, 2024

    “Washington Black” by Esi Erdugan (Canadian-Fiction)

    MARCH 1, 2024

    “Five Little Indians” by Michelle Good (Canadian-Fiction)

    APRIL 5, 2024

    “Rules of Civility” by Amor Towles (Fiction)

    MAY 3, 2024

    “The Vanishing Half” by Britt Bennett (Fiction)

    June 7, 2024

    “Full Disclosure” by Beverley McLachlin (Canadian-Mystery)