May eNewsletter

*NEW DVDs*

Babygirl

Companion

Conclave

Love hurts

*NEW Family DVDs*

Dog man

Moana 2

Mufasa: the lion king

Sonic the hedgehog 3

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Book one-on-one tech help at the Lakefield Library with students from Lakefield College School. Tech helpers are able to offer assistance with a variety of devices including smartphones, tablets, laptops and e-readers. Get help with tech topics such as navigating emails, optimizing space on your device, organizing photos, accessing eBooks and eAudiobooks through an app, and more. Registration is required.

Dates:

Thursdays - May 1, May 8, May 22, May 29

Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Location: Lakefield Library Centennial Room 

Register on our website

Garden design using native plants

Join us at the Bridgenorth Library Community Hall for this presentation on Garden Design using native plants, hosted by Anne Craig from The Peterborough & Area Master Gardeners. 

Learn how to create classic garden designs, such as cottage, modern, and formal gardens, using plants that are native to our area, followed by a Q&A session. 

Date: Monday, May 5

Time: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Location: Bridgenorth Library, inside the Community Hall

Register for Garden Design

You're invited to our Community Anthology Launch Event 

Our Selwyn Publishing and Reading Collective members have collected story and poetry submissions from patrons of Selwyn Public Library and published them in this collection titled River Echoes: Volume One. This anthology is a tribute to our local writers and creators, showcasing the incredible talent in Selwyn Township and the surrounding areas. 

Join us at the Bridgenorth Community Hall to meet the authors and organizers, enjoy snacks and refreshments, and checkout your own copy of River Echoes from our library catalogue. 

Date: Wednesday, May 7

Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Location: Bridgenorth Library, inside the Community Hall

Scams & Frauds: O.P.P. Presentation and Q&A 

Join us at the Bridgenorth Library for this presentation on how to identify and help protect yourself and your loved ones from scams and frauds. Provincial Constable Dan Gay will lead this presentation on common scams and frauds you may encounter, will offer prevention tips, and share how to take action if you believe you've been a victim to one of these scams. 

Questions and open discussions are welcome as part of this presentation. 

Coffee and tea will be provided. This program is free to attend.

Date: Monday, June 9 

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

Location: Bridgenorth Library, inside the Community Hall 

Register for OPP Presentation

Travel Collection Information Night 

We will be holding an information night for patrons to learn about our Ennismore Library Travel Collection. Staff will demo each item in the collection (including the 12 new items added in 2025), as well as show you how to reserve items for your trip. RSVP to attend via the link below. If you have any questions in advance of this information session, please contact Sarah at sjones@mypubliclibrary.ca OR by phone at 705-292-8022. 

Date: Thursday, June 5

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Location: Lakefield Library

RSVP to Travel Collection Info Night

Take a Seed, Leave a Seed @ Ennismore Library 

Stop by Ennismore Library to pick up some seeds and resources to help you start growing your garden this spring! If you have extra seeds to share, leave them in a sealed and labelled envelope for others to enjoy. This program is offered in partnership with the Ennismore Garden Club to encourage community members to grown their own food and flowers, promote healthy eating, and increase awareness of self-sustaining gardens.

Home Library Service

Did you know monthly delivery of Library materials is available to homebound readers residing in Bridgenorth and Ennismore? For more information on the service and eligibility please email Sarah Jones or call 705 292-8022.

Ennismore Book Club

Once a month on a Monday morning at 11:00 a.m in the Optimist Hall (lower level of the Ennismore Library).

To register for the Ennismore Book Club, email Sarah Jones or call 705 292-8022.

Children’s Summer Programs

We’re looking forward to a full summer of programming for children at each of our branches. Mark your calendar - Summer program registration will open on June 2. Stay tuned for more details.

Needlework Drop-In

A time and place for people to meet together and work on their personal projects. Knitting, crochet, hand embroidery, etc.

Dates:

Tuesday, May 6 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 7 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Sublimation Tea Towel 

Using any graphic design you wish. Great for a personalized kitchen or one-of-a-kind gift. Learn how to find graphics online and create your design on a laptop. Learn about the sublimation printer and heat press to finish your custom piece. Tea Towels are white polyester.

Date: Wednesday, May 14

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: SPL Makerspace

Cost: $10

Register for May 14

Date: Tuesday, May 20

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Location: SPL Makerspace

Cost: $10

Register for May 20

Embroidery Machine: Applique Letters

Applique can be a fun and unique way to personalize your clothing. In this beginner class, participants will observe the process of making applique letters with our embroidery machine. No prior sewing or embroidery experience is required. Following class, participants are welcome to book one-on-one time to begin practicing and working towards making their own item.

Date: Thursday, May 22

Time: 3:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m.

Location: SPL Makerspace

Register for 3:00 p.m.

Register for 6:00 p.m.

Embroidery 101 

There is a new embroidery machine in the SPL Makerspace, and we love it! In this introduction to the embroidery machine, small groups will learn how to thread the machine, insert the bobbin, get a hoop ready, and embroider basic letters that are pre-loaded on the embroidery machine.

Date: Wednesday, May 28

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: SPL Makerspace

Register for Embroidery 101

Hand-Burned Hat Workshop 

Join us for this one-of-a-kind workshop in the SPL Makerspace. We are so excited to host Church House Studio to teach the art of hand-burning hats. Burnt, boho, and full of soul - each one is a vibe of its own.

Date: Saturday, May 31

Time: 10:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m.

Location: SPL Makerspace

Cost: $80

Register for 10:00 a.m.

Register for 1:00 p.m.

Fabric Donations Needed – Baby Print!

We’re looking for fabric donations for our Crafting for a Cause program. Specifically, we need baby print flannelette. Our volunteers use this fabric to sew hearts that are donated to the NICU. To learn more about Crafting for a Cause please visit our website. Fabric can be donated to the Makerspace located at 1 Bridge Street, Lakefield during open hours:

Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

May Art Display: Christine Barker

View Christine’s fabric collages depicting landscapes, flora and abstracts during the month of May at the Bridgenorth Library.

On display throughout May at the Bridgenorth Library during open hours.

For more information on the Selwyn Public Library Twilight Golf Tournament, click here to visit the website.

Volunteering

The Bridgenorth Library is seeking a volunteers for Monday mornings, and alternating Tuesday afternoons, and alternating Thursday mornings.

Please contact Heather at hjamieson@mypubliclibrary.ca or 705-292-5065 for details.

New-to-You Stores

Did you know that the library operates two thrift stores in partnership with Community Care Chemung? Both the Ennismore Community Thrift Shop and the Bridgenorth Treasure Trove are seeking donations, as well as volunteers to work in these lovely stores. Donations can be received during open hours.

For more information on volunteering or donations, call 705-292-8708 or email Chemung Community Care.

The moon has turned into cheese.

Now humanity has to deal with it.

For some it’s an opportunity. For others it’s a moment to question their faith: In God, in science, in everything. Still others try to keep the world running in the face of absurdity and uncertainty. And then there are the billions looking to the sky and wondering how a thing that was always just there is now... something absolutely impossible.

Astronauts and billionaires, comedians and bank executives, professors and presidents, teenagers and terminal patients at the end of their lives -- over the length of an entire lunar cycle, each get their moment in the moonlight. To panic, to plan, to wonder and to pray, to laugh and to grieve. All in a kaleidoscopic novel that goes all the places you’d expect, and then to so many places you wouldn’t. – From the publisher.

Bridgenorth Library: 705-292-5065

Lakefield Library: 705-652-8623

Ennismore Library: 705-292-8022

SPL Makerspace: 705-651-8601