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Friday Oct 25, 2024 at 4:00pm
120 minutes
Come watch a FREE screening of fun, family-friendly movies every Friday this fall at the Blackburn Hamlet branch! Bring your own water bottle. Costumes are always welcome!
Onward (2020) - 102 mins - G
Two teenage elf brothers get an unexpected opportunity to spend one more day with their late dad, so they embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there.
Le film sera visionné en anglais / Movie will be shown in English
Saturday Oct 26, 2024 at 10:00am
210 minutes
Wear your costume and join us for some spooky fun to celebrate Halloween at the library!
We will have creepy crafts, a scary scavenger hunt through the garden, and a freaky photo booth for fun Halloween photos and more!
Drop-in Program
Saturdays, Oct 26, 2024 - Nov 30, 2024
10:15am
30 minutes
2 sessions remaining
On the last Saturday of the month, starting in October, wear your pajamas, bring along your favourite stuffie, and come get cozy with us!
Stories, rhymes, and songs for children of all ages and parents or caregivers.
September 28, 2024
October 26, 2024
November 30, 2024
Saturdays, Oct 26, 2024 - Dec 21, 2024
10:30am
30 minutes
5 sessions remaining
Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and their parents or caregivers. Drop-in program.
Saturday Oct 26, 2024 at 10:30am
45 minutes
Spooky Fun!
Join us for a Spooky Fun Time for the whole family. Stories, songs and rhymes about Halloween. Drop-In.
Saturday, October 26 from 10:30 -11:15am
Saturday Oct 26, 2024 at 12:30pm
90 minutes
Calling all goblins and ghouls....and other scary monsters too. Come decorate your own boo-tiful pumpkin to display this season. Pumpkins and paint will be supplied. There will be no pumpkin carving at this event. One pumpkin per family. Please register one family member.
Monday Oct 28, 2024 at 6:30pm
90 minutes
Join us for a discussion of cookbooks and recipes. Try a recipe from each month’s cookbook selection and tell us what you think!
Holiday Cookies
More Than 100 Very Merry Recipes
by Hoffman, Brian Hart,
No registration required. All are welcome!
Thursday Oct 31, 2024 at 10:30am
30 minutes
Halloween-inspired stories, rhymes, and songs for children of all ages and their parents or caregivers.
Friday Nov 01, 2024 at 4:00pm
120 minutes
Come watch a FREE screening of fun, family-friendly movies every Friday this fall at the Blackburn Hamlet branch! Bring your own water bottle. Costumes are always welcome!
Soul (2021) - 100 mins - G
Joe Gardner is a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. A misstep takes him from New York City to The Great Before, a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities before going to Earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a precocious soul, 22, who has never understood the appeal of the human life. As Joe tries to show 22 what's great about life, he may discover the answers to the most important questions.
Le film sera visionné en anglais / Movie will be shown in English
Saturdays, Nov 02, 2024 - Dec 07, 2024
2:00pm
120 minutes
2 sessions remaining
Don your best costume and come watch a family-friendly movie in English on the projector! Bring a friend, some snacks, a sleeping bag or lawn chair! Movie starts at 2pm
*Note: Available seating is on straight chairs, or on floor cushions.
Oct 5 – Princess Costume: Tangled (PG)
Nov 2 – Superhero Costume: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG)
Dec 7 – Animal Costume: Zootopia (G)