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.
Tuesdays, Oct 15, 2024 - Dec 10, 2024
1:30pm
60 minutes
3 sessions remaining
Do you love browsing through cookbooks and trying new recipes? Then come and meet with other food enthusiasts and put a cookbook to the test! Each month will be a different cookbook! We will then make recipes at home and share comments on the results with the group.
No need to put a hold on a copy! You will get the cookbooks at the meetings.
Wednesdays, Oct 16, 2024 - Dec 11, 2024
1:30pm
90 minutes
5 sessions remaining
Join us for an afternoon of board games, LEGO, cards & fun for home-schooled children and their families!
During the first 15 minutes, OPL staff will share library resources that you can explore.
Soyez des nôtres pour un après-midi de jeux de société, de LEGO, de cartes et de plaisir destiné aux enfants instruits à la maison et leurs familles! Pendant les 15 premières minutes, une employée de la BPO partagera des ressources intéressantes de la bibliothèque.
Thursdays, Oct 17, 2024 - Dec 12, 2024
2:00pm
60 minutes
3 sessions remaining
L'automne s'approche, et sur ses pas suit la nouvelle saison des clubs de lecture!
Joignez-vous à nous pour des discussions conviviales au sujet des livres francophones. Quand vous vous inscrivez, vous recevrez une copie physique du livre - sans avoir besoin de la réserver! Si vous voulez une copie numérique, veuillez placer une commande en cliquant sur le lien du titre désiré ci-bas.
12 septembre: Qimmik, par Michel Jean
17 octobre: La vie de ma mère, par Natalie Petrowski
14 novembre: Rue Duplessis, par Jean-Phillipe Pleau
12 décembre: Peuple de verre, par Catherine Leroux
Friday Oct 18, 2024 at 3:00pm
120 minutes
Curious about Dungeons and Dragons (a.k.a. 'that game from Stranger Things')? Give it a try with this one-session-long adventure for beginners!
D&D is a popular fantasy role-playing game in which you and other players take on the role of different characters to explore, solve puzzles, and fight or outwit monsters. Learn the basic rules of this popular game as you undertake an adventure with fellow players!
This adventure uses pre-generated characters, so you must register by Wednesday October 9th to receive a list of characters to choose from and receive your character info-sheet before game-day. Late registrants and those who do not reply to the character-choosing email will be assigned a random character.
Ages: 12-17
Note: Can't attend this session? Register to join the repeat of this game scheduled on Saturday November 9th!
Saturday Oct 19, 2024 at 10:00am
60 minutes
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Cumberland Branch! Join Luc Leduc, The Duke of Magic, for an action-packed, bilingual magic show with a lot of audience participation. Family program.
Célébrez le 25e anniversaire de la succursale Cumberland ! Joignez-vous à Luc Leduc, Leduc de la magie, pour un spectacle de magie bilingue, plein d'action et avec beaucoup de participation du public. Programme familial.
Saturday Oct 19, 2024 at 11:00am
60 minutes
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Cumberland Branch! Explore elements of traditional Métis jigging with MASC artist Brad Lafortune.
Métis culture is unique and filled with distinct cultural pieces such as its sash and beadwork; the culture is further reflected in its language, dance, and music. Learn about the creation of the Métis, who they were, who they are now, and where they’re heading.
Célébrez le 25e anniversaire de la succursale Cumberland ! Explorez les différents éléments de la gigue traditionnelle métisse avec Brad Lafortune, artiste de MASC.
La culture métisse est indéniablement unique et regorge d’éléments culturels distincts tels que la ceinture fléchée et le perlage. La culture se reflète également dans sa langue, sa danse et sa musique. Apprenez-en davantage sur la création des Métis; de leurs débuts à aujourd’hui, en se projetant vers demain.
Saturday Oct 19, 2024 at 2:00pm
60 minutes
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Cumberland Branch! Rag & Bone Puppet Theatre presents a “Hat Trick”, a new show based on three books by acclaimed Canadian author Jon Klassen: I Want My Hat Back, This is Not My Hat, and We Found a Hat. Join us for a performance featuring puppets, poems, songs, stories, and crazy situations that will make even the most serious among us laugh out loud.
Célébrez le 25e anniversaire de la succursale Cumberland ! Rag & Bone Puppet Theatre présente « Hat Trick », une nouvelle pièce basée sur trois livres de l’auteur canadien Jon Klassen : Rendez-moi mon chapeau, Ce n'est pas mon chapeau et Nous avons trouvé un chapeau. Joignez-vous à nous pour une performance mettant en vedette des marionnettes, des poèmes, des chansons, des histoires et des situations folles qui feront rire même les plus sérieux d’entre nous.
Sunday Oct 20, 2024 at 2:00pm
105 minutes
Ink is our primal medium. It has always been with us, inscribing the evolution of humanity. The Colour of Ink uncovers the medium’s mystery and power through the eyes of Jason Logan, a visionary Toronto inkmaker. Working with ingredients foraged in the wild—weeds, berries, bark, flowers, rocks, rust—he makes ink from just about anything. Jason sends custom-made inks to an eclectic range of artists around the world, from a New Yorker cartoonist to a Japanese calligrapher. As the inks take on a life of their own, his playful alchemy paints a story of colour that reconnects us to the earth and returns us to a childlike sense of wonder.
105 minutes. English, Spanish, and Japanese with English subtitles.
Courtesy of the National Film Board.
Tuesdays, Oct 22, 2024 - Dec 17, 2024
2:30pm
60 minutes
3 sessions remaining
Join us each month for discussions on mystery novels! From cold-blooded murders to humourous whodunnits, come meet fellow mystery enthusiasts as we chat about the pre-selected book.
When you register for a session, there is no need to place a hold on the book! A physical copy of the book will be available for you to pick up from the branch. If you would prefer a different format such as an e-book, audiobook, or large print, please click on the title link below to place a hold through your own account.
FALL SESSIONS - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
September 17: Still Life (Inspector Gamache #1), by Louise Penney
October 22: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone, by Benjamin Stevenson
November 19: The Spy Coast (Martini Club #1), by Tess Gerritsen (Martini Club #1)
December 17: Treasure State (Cassie Dewell #1), by C.J. Box
WINTER SESSIONS ❄ Registration opens December 2024 ❄
January 2025: The Turn of the Key, by Ruth Ware
February 2025: Dead Man's Grave (DS Max Graigie #1), by Neil Lancaster
March 2025: The Woman in the Library, by Sulari Gentill
SPRING SESSIONS ❀ Registration opens March 2025 ❀
April: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, by Olga Tokarczuk
May: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, by Jessie Q. Sutanto
June: The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club #1), by Richard Osman
Saturday Oct 26, 2024 at 2:00pm
75 minutes
The Perfect Story is a heart-wrenching and provocative look at journalism, belonging, the stories we tell, and who gets to tell them. The film follows the decade-long relationship between Canadian journalist Michelle Shephard and Ismael Abdulle, a young Somali refugee who had his hand and foot cut off by the terrorist group al-Shabab.
Their story begins in 2010, when they met during one of Michelle’s reporting trips to Mogadishu for the Toronto Star. Her articles about Ismael sparked a movement within the Somali diaspora that helped him escape Mogadishu and find refuge in Harstad, Norway, 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle. For nearly a decade, Ismael embraced his new home, learning to speak Norwegian fluently and attempting to adapt to his new country. When Ismael goes back to Mogadishu, an unexpected turn of events forces Michelle to defy one of journalism’s golden rules—“report the story, don’t become part of it”—and makes her question her role as a storyteller.
74 minutes. English, Somali and Norwegian with English subtitles.
Courtesy of the National film Board.