The Friends of the Library hold a Book Drive on the fourth Monday of every month from 3-5 pm at the Library to collect book donations from the community. These books are sold to raise funds for library services and initiatives. Please only bring books in good condition, and no textbooks. Thank you.

Come on down to the library for an evening of family board game fun in celebration of Family Literacy Week! Try out PRPL’s selection of various board games, all while […]

Preschool storytime opens the story seat up to YOU on the last Wednesday of the month. Bring a favourite preschool-friendly picture book, song, or rhyme and share it with the […]

Primary grades K+ are invited to unwind and connect through play in this weekly afterschool drop-in featuring a cool collection of low-tech, high-interest play and crafting resources. This program is […]

Youth 12+ are invited to immerse themselves in the world of role-playing games. A Troika-based adventure facilitated by Robin Gibson in Meeting Room A or a Dungeons and Dragons adventure led by Dungeon Master Dan Rogers in Meeting Room B. About Robin Gibson Robin Gibson is a game designer and illustrator, who has been running […]

Join fellow knitting enthusiasts in the Friends of the Library Lounge for a drop-in knit night.

Sonia Zagwyn offers a lively fare of puppetry, finger plays, action rhymes, singalong songs and the best-of-the-best-of book-tales Wednesday and Thursday mornings, 10:30-11:00 am in the Anne Woznow Children's Reading Room. Toddlers and preschoolers and family members come discover the energy of words and pictures. This is a drop-in program and no registration is required.

Kids 8+ come hang out after school on Thursdays for 45 minutes of drawing together. Sessions are interactive with prompts and exercises and plenty of space to share your ideas and creations. All drawing tools and supplies provided. For more information contact Children’s Services Coordinator, Sonia Zagwyn. Drawing figures image by Luke Ramsey.

A shared creative space for poetry with Amira Abouelalla. A place for listening, connecting, and being inspired...and of course, POETRY! First Credit Union Community Room, on the last Thursday of the month, drop-in. About Amira Abouelalla Amira is from Toronto, Ontario where she was born and raised until the age of 12. That same year, […]

Using non-toxic inks on quality papers, replicate small hands and feet for your wee one's scrapbook. Take home some early literacy resources along with your prints. We'll be joined by speech and language therapist Nicole Wagner from VCH who will be open to answering any  questions you might have about speech and language development. Coffee, […]

Write On is a fun, creative, and informal online space for writers.  Participating writers will receive creativity-sparking prompts each week, and we will write for 20-25 minutes followed by discussion and time to share and celebrate writing. Write On meets virtually on Fridays from 2-3 pm. Registrants will receive a link by email each week for […]

Write On is a fun, creative, and informal online space for writers.  Participating writers will receive creativity-sparking prompts each week, and we will write for 20-25 minutes followed by discussion and time to share and celebrate writing. Write On meets virtually on Fridays from 2-3 pm. Registrants will receive a link by email each week for […]

Interact, create and engage in this fun and informal writing group!  Talk writing, genre, learn new techniques, and develop your craft. Ages 10+  welcome. Young Writers Group meets every Friday when school is in session, from 4-5 pm in Meeting Room B. Drop-in.  

Learn about the generative art platform OpenArt.ai and discover some of the possibilities that artificial intelligence is opening up for artists and art enthusiasts. Registration Required. To Register email Mark at mmerlino@prpl.ca

Movie-loving youth, adults, and families are invited for a free mid-week matinee at PRPL. Get out of the weather and enjoy a film at PRPL. Popcorn provided!   About The Little Mermaid (2023, 135 minutes, Rated PG-13) The youngest of King Triton's daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the […]