November eNewsletter

*NEW DVDs*

• Downton Abbey: the grand finale
• F1: the movie
• Fantastic Four: first steps
• The last rodeo
• The life of Chuck
• Nobody 2
• 28 years later

*NEW Family DVDs*

• The bad guys 2
• Sketch

Holly Tea and Christmas Craft Sale

Join the Selwyn Public Library and Community Care Chemung for this lovely Holly Tea and Christmas Craft Sale featuring local vendors.

As part of an entrepreneur project for our Homeschool Connect program, our participants will be selling their craft and baking creations at this special Library and Community Care fundraiser. Come out to support the kids!  

The SPL Makerspace will be a vendor again this year with a variety of items for sale. Everything is made by Makerspace volunteers and staff in the Makerspace. All proceeds support Makerspace programming.

Date: Friday, November 7

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Location: Ennismore Community Centre, 553 Ennis Road

Cost: $3 admission

LCS Tech Help

Book one-on-one tech help at the Lakefield Library with students from Lakefield College School.

Tech helpers from Lakefield College School are back and ready 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 audiobooks through an app, and more.

Dates: Thursdays

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

Location: Lakefield Library Centennial Room, 8 Queen Street, Lakefield



Register on our Website

Questions? Contact Amy Rosborough at arosborough@mypubliclibrary.ca or 705-292-5065

Fitness Classes for Seniors with Karie Janssen

Join us in the Community Hall at our Bridgenorth branch for a fitness class specially designed for seniors! Certified fitness instructor Karie Janssen will lead participants through a series of exercises designed to help increase strength, taking into account each person's particular needs. The fitness portion of the class will be 45 minutes long, followed by hydration/snack time. *Please note a change from last session: Participants will sign up for all four classes at once, rather than fill out a form for each separate date.*

Dates: Mondays - in November through December 8

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Location: Bridgenorth Library (in the Community Hall), 836 Charles Street, Bridgenorth



Contact: Amy Rosborough at 705-292-5065 or arosborough@mypubliclibrary.ca

Cost: Free for Seniors (made possible through the support of the Ontario government's Seniors Community Grant Program)

Register on our Website

Mobile Makerspace: Sublimation Series

Have you wanted to learn how to use the SPL Makerspace equipment but just can't get there? This sublimation series is for you! Join us in the Optimist Hall at our Ennismore branch for a series of sublimation workshops! Participants will learn how to design and make their very own tote bag or mug using sublimation equipment from the SPL Makerspace. Participants may register for up to one tote bag workshop and one mug workshop. 

(*Please note: the designs in the photos are for inspiration and may not be available*)

Week 1: Friday, November 21 -Tote bags

Week 2: Friday, November 28 – Tote bags

Week 3: Friday, December 5 – Mugs

Week 4: Friday, December 12 - Mugs

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location: Ennismore Library (in the Optimist Hall)

Contact: Amy Rosborough at 705-292-5065 or arosborough@mypubliclibrary.ca

Cost: Free for Seniors (made possible through the support of the Ontario government's Seniors Community Grant Program)

Register on our Website

After School STEAM Event (grades 3 to 6)

Into science, tech, engineering, art and math? We’ve got a program for you! We will build, experiment and create using a variety of our special STEAM supplies.

Date: Thursday, November 6

Time: 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Location: Ennismore Library

Register for STEAM

Saturday Storytime (ages 4 to 7)

Engaging stories, songs, games, instruments and crafts for your school age child. One Saturday per month. Pick the dates you can attend:

Saturdays: November 15, December 13

Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Location: Lakefield

Register for Saturday Storytime

Holiday Movie Nights to Go (all ages)

Register now to receive a kit with holiday DVDs, hot chocolate & popcorn for your family. Choose G or PG-rated movies. Kits are limited. Pick up on Friday, December 5 at your local branch. 2-week loan.

Register for a Movie Night to Go

Gingerbread Storytime (ages birth to 5)

Join Kathleen for holiday bounces, rhymes, games and song for your young family.

Date: Wednesday, December 3

Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

Location: Bridgenorth Library

Register for Gingerbread Storytime

Last Minute Holiday Gift Maker Programs (ages 3 to 12)

We’re offering a special programming day for children to make holiday crafts to give as gifts. Children attend with an adult.

Date: Monday, December 22

Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

OR 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location: Bridgenorth Library

Register for 11:00 a.m.

Register for 2:00 p.m.

Minifigure BINGO (ages 4 to 12)

Come play our Lego Minifigure BINGO and win big for the holidays! Children attend with an adult.

Date: Tuesday, December 23

Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Location: Lakefield Library

Register for BINGO

Lego Block Parties (ages 4 to 12)

Come build with our huge Lego collection. Children 8 and under attend with an adult.

Date: Tuesday, December 23

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

Location: Lakefield Library

Register for December 23

Date: Tuesday, December 30

Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Location: Ennismore Library

Register for December 30

Year-Round Passive Programs (all ages)

In-Branch Scavenger Hunts, Monthly Colouring Contest, Mystery Book bags and Homeschool Haul are also available year-round for all ages.

Community Call: Holiday print flannelette

We’re putting out a call for holiday print flannelette donations for our Crafting for a Cause program. Donated fabric will be used to make NICU mattress covers for wee babes needing extra love and care over the holiday season. Fabric must be flannelette. Pre-washed and dried is appreciated, but not required.

Mattress covers are 20”x30”

Example fabric print: Santa, snowmen, reindeer, stars, holly berry, solid red, solid green, plaid, snowflakes, trees, etc. Please drop-off fabric directly to the SPL Makerspace located at 1 Bridge Street in Lakefield during open hours.



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, November 4 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, November 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Engraved Christmas Ornaments

During our 1.5-hour class, you will learn how to design an ornament for engraving on clear acrylic. Each person will design 3 ornaments during our time together. Basic computer skills are required. Depending on time, some ornaments can be engraved at the end of class. Others will be engraved later in the week and be available for pick up the week of November 25 from the SPL Makerspace during open hours.

Date: Tuesday, November 18

Time: 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Location: Makerspace

Cost: $10 will be collected at the start of class



Register for 10:00 a.m.

Register for 6:00 p.m.

Holiday Apron

Spice up your holiday cooking and baking with a new apron! During our 2-hour class, you will create a design in Cricut Design Space, learn how to use the Cricut Maker 3 to cut vinyl, and use the heat press to apply your design to your apron. Basic computer skills are required. All aprons are red and one size. Each person gets one piece of white 12"x12" vinyl to work with.

Date: Tuesday, November 25

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: Makerspace

Cost: $10 will be collected at the start of class

Register for Apron

Engraved Cutting Board

During this 1.5-hour class, you will learn how to create a design that will be engraved onto a bamboo cutting board. Depending on time, some cutting boards will be engraved at the end of class. Others will be engraved at a later time and be available for pick up the week of December 2. Pickup will be from the SPL Makerspace during our open hours. The boards are 19"x6.25".

Date: Thursday, November 27

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Location: Makerspace

Cost: $15 will be collected at the start of class

Register for Cutting Board

Engraved Notebook Cover

During this 1.5-hour class, you will learn how to create a design that will be engraved onto a pine book cover. Depending on time, some book covers will be engraved at the end of class. Others will be engraved at a later time and be available for pick up the week of December 2. Pickup will be from the SPL Makerspace during our open hours. The spiral notebook is 6"x8.25" and 136 pages.

Date: Thursday, November 27

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Location: Makerspace

Cost: $10 will be collected at the start of class

Register for Notebook

November Artist: Dera Oram

View art by Dera Oram on display at the Bridgenorth Library during open hours.

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.

It’s been a quiet year for the Thursday Murder Club. Joyce is busy with table plans and first dances. Elizabeth is grieving. Ron is dealing with family troubles, and Ibrahim is still providing therapy to his favorite criminal.

But when Elizabeth meets Nick, a wedding guest asking for her help, she finds the thrill of the chase is ignited once again. And when Nick disappears without a trace, his cagey business partner becomes the gang’s next stop. It seems the duo have something valuable—something worth killing for.

Joyce’s daughter, Joanna, jumps into the fray to help the gang as they seek answers: Has someone kidnapped Nick? And what’s this uncrackable code they keep hearing about? Plunged back into action once more, can the four friends solve the puzzle and a murder in time? – From the publisher.

Bridgenorth Library: 705-292-5065

Lakefield Library: 705-652-8623

Ennismore Library: 705-292-8022

SPL Makerspace: 705-651-8601