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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 10:00am
    360 minutes

    Join us for a special Star Wars themed edition of DIY Craft Day!

    Come and make a craft at the library.  We provide the supplies and you provide the creativity and imagination!

    Saturday from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

    While supplies last. This program is best for ages 4-10.

    Drop-in program.

  • Saturday May 04, 2024 at 10:30am
    150 minutes

    This year, May the 4th is both Free Comic Book Day AND Star Wars Day! Stupendous!!

    While comic books are always free at the library (as long as you return them on their due date, of course), we also want to celebrate this occasion. So join us this morning at the library for some geeky (and family friendly) arts and crafts:

    • Superhero themed face painting (10:30 am to noon)
    • Star Wars themed colouring and crafts (10:30 to 1PM)
    • Make your own button with comic book art (10:30 to 1PM)
    • Draw your own comic - and make copies to exchange with friends!

    Bonus points for anyone who shows up in costume or cosplay!!

    Spider Man reading       Wonder Woman reading

    Princess Leia reading      R2-D2 reading

  • Saturday May 04, 2024 at 11:00am
    120 minutes

    These are the activities you are looking for.....at Richmond branch.  Let out your inner Droid, Stormtrooper, Wookie, etc and get creative!  Join us in celebrating Star Wars day the Jedi way!

    Saturday, May 4th, 2024 @ 11-1pm

    Richmond branch, OPL

  • colourful comic book explosion

    Saturday May 04, 2024 at 1:00pm
    240 minutes

    Continue the Free Comic Book Day celebration with a comic book movie double feature!! (Bonus points for those who show up in costume or cosplay and pose for a picture in front of our green screen!)

    • Big Hero 6 (1PM to 2:45PM)
    • Intermission: cosplay picture time! (2:45PM to 3PM)
    • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (3PM to 4:40PM)

    Big Hero 6 movie poster        Mutant Mayhem - movie poster

  • Saturdays, May 04, 2024 - Jun 29, 2024
    2:30pm
    60 minutes

    8 sessions remaining

    Create and build with Lego®!  Drop-in Family Program.

  • Saturday May 04, 2024 at 2:30pm
    60 minutes

    Let out your inner Droid, Stormtrooper, Wookie, etc and have a blast! 

    Join us in celebrating Star Wars Day, the Jedi way!

    In a galaxy far, far away, we will explore science experiments, crafts, games, and more!

    Drop-in. Family program.

    Saturday, May 4th from 2:30-3:30 pm. 

  • Mondays, May 06, 2024 - May 13, 2024
    2:00pm
    240 minutes

    2 sessions remaining

    Enjoy games and meet new friends. We will have tea, games, cards, puzzles and colouring books.

  • Mondays, May 06, 2024 - May 27, 2024
    5:30pm
    90 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Come enjoy a night of fun at the library. Play a new board game or bring your own to play with a friend.

  • Tuesdays, May 07, 2024 - May 28, 2024
    11:30am
    30 minutes

    4 sessions remaining

    Following Babytime, join us to play and chat! There will be self-directed activities and toys for parents/caregivers and babies. Drop-in program.

  • Knitting

    Tuesdays, May 07, 2024 - Jun 25, 2024
    2:00pm
    120 minutes

    8 sessions remaining

    Do you like to knit, crochet, or do handwork of some sort? Please join like-minded individuals for an enjoyable afternoon of crafting. Bring any project that you are working on.  Drop In.