September eNewsletter

*NEW DVDs*

Back to black

The bikeriders

Furiosa: A Mad Max saga

I saw the TV glow

*NEW Series DVDs*

London kills, series 3-4

Shaun the sheep : the complete series

Ted Lasso, seasons 1-3

Wallace & Gromit: the complete cracking collection

*NEW Family DVDs*

IF (Imaginary Friends)

All branches of the Selwyn Public Library will be closed on Monday, September 2. Have a great weekend!

Work behind the scenes on the creative development of a Community Anthology highlighting local poets and storytellers! Members of Publishing Club will meet monthly from September to March. For more information, visit our website.

First Meeting: Thursday, September 26

Time: 4:00 p.m.

Location: Lakefield Library (Centennial Room) 

Register for the Selwyn Public Library Publishing Club

Painted Tote Bag Workshop

Unleash your inner artist at our Painted Tote Bag Workshop! Join us for a fun and relaxing session where you can design and paint your very own reusable tote bag. Whether you're a seasoned artist or just looking for a creative outlet, this workshop is perfect for all skill levels. All materials will be provided.

Date: Monday, September 9

Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Location: Bridgenorth Library (Community Hall)

Register for Painted Tote Bag

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.

Fall Babytime (Ages birth – 15 months)

High pace interactive experience for you and your child that includes books, songs, fingerplays and instruments. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Siblings are welcome.

Date: Thursdays, starting September 5 for 6 weeks.

Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Location: Ennismore Library

Register for Babytime

Fall Toddlertime (Ages 16 – 35 months)

This program is for children who are 16 - 36 months old and is a high-pace interactive experience for you and your child that includes books, songs, fingerplays and instruments. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Siblings are welcome.

Date: Tuesdays, starting September 3 for 6 weeks.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. followed by a 30-minute play and social time

Location: Lakefield Library

Register for Toddlertime

Fall Storytime (Ages 3+)

This program is for ages 3 and up, attending with a caregiver. Siblings are welcome to attend as well. Each program features 2 -3 stories, songs, drama, fingerplay, games or instrument play and a take and make craft or in-person craft.

Date: Wednesdays, starting September 4 for 8 weeks

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

Location: Bridgenorth Library

Register for Storytime

Saturday Storytime (Ages 4-7)

Join Kathleen and Corny the Squirrel for stories, songs, games and crafts once each month from October to December at the Lakefield Library.

Dates: September 14, October 19 (special program), November 9, December 7

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

Location: Lakefield Library

Register for Saturday Storytime

Lakefield Pride Picnic (All ages, drop-in)

Mark your calendars to come visit us at the Lakefield Pride Picnic at Isabel Morris Park. We will be giving out free rainbow bracelet making kits for all ages as well as a Storywalk and scavenger hunt in the park. Weather permitting. 

Date: Sunday, September 22

Time: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Location: Isabel Morris Park

Homeschool Connect (Ages 6 and up)

Participants complete monthly projects at home designed around the group’s interests and present their creations to the group in creative ways. A great way to get to know other homeschoolers in a fun and family friendly environment. Siblings are welcome.

Dates: October 8, November 5, December 10, January 7, February 4, March 4, April 8

Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Location: Lakefield Library

Register for Homeschool Connect

September PA Day at the Ennismore Library

Hogwarts Potions Class (Ages 8+)

Get your potions credit by creating Potter-themed slime and a special potion you can drink!

Date: Friday, September 27

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

Location: Ennismore Library

Register for Potions



Minifigure BINGO (Ages 3+)

Play BINGO with minifigure cards. Children attend with a caregiver. Prizes for winners.

Date: Friday, September 27

Time: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Location: Ennismore Library

Register for BINGO

Fall Storywalks (All ages)

These are self-led programs with scavenger hunts. Register to receive your hunt sheet or pick one up at the branch nearest the program. Enter your sheet into our weekly prize draw

Storywalks on the Heritage Trail @ the Ennismore Waterfront Park:

*Sept. 27-29: “The Water Walker”

*Oct. 4—6:“The Gruffalo”

*Oct. 11 to 14:“Sophie’s Squash”

Storywalks in Cenotaph Park @ the Lakefield Library

*Oct. 18 to 20: “Red: A Crayon’s Story”

*Oct. 25 to 27: The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything”

 Register to receive Storywalk Hunt Sheet

Monthly Colouring Contests, In-Branch Scavenger Hunts, Mystery Book Bags and Homeschool Haul are also happening! Check the website for all of the details. 

Needlework Drop-ins

A time for people to work on their own knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, and hand-embroidery projects. No formal teaching will be provided. No registration required.

Tuesday, September 3 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, September 4 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Makerspace @ The Lakefield Farmers' Market

The Makerspace will be at the Lakefield Farmers' Market with a number of items for sale. Everything has been made in the Makerspace by a volunteer or staff. All proceeds go directly to Makerspace programming.

Dates: Thursday, September 5

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Location: Lakefield Farmers’ Market at Isabel Morris Park

Digitizing VHS

During this 1-hour class participants will learn how to use the VHS digitizing equipment. Following class, participants can book time to start their own digitizing projects.

Date: Tuesday, September 17

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Location: SPL Makerspace

Register for VHS

Cricut HTV: Football Theme Sweatshirts

It's that time of year - football season! Join us and create your own football theme sweatshirt. Lots of designs to choose from. During this class you will learn how to use our Cricut vinyl cutter and heat press.

Date: Thursday, September 19

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Cost: $12 plus participants bring their own sweatshirts.

Register for Cricut Sweatshirts

Photograph to Picture Stencil

Learn how to navigate and use the Rapid Resizer website and Inkscape to trace photos into a stencil, pattern, or line drawing. Basic computer skills required. This is a great skill to have when working with our Glowforge laser and engraving. A live demo of examples will be provided. Following the class participants can schedule a time, at a later date, to engrave personal projects.

Date: Tuesday, September 24

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Location: SPL Makerspace

Register for September 24

Date: Wednesday, September 25

Time: 12:30 p.m.  

Location: SPL Makerspace

Register for September 25

Yarn Pumpkin

Join us for a fun and social time while you learn to make yarn pumpkins. Make as many as you like during our 2-hour class.

Date: Thursday, September 26

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Cost: $3 per pumpkin

Location: SPL Makerspace

Register for 1:00 p.m.

Date: Thursday, September 26

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Location: SPL Makerspace

Cost: $3 per pumpkin

Regsister for 6:00 p.m.

David Goyette - Fluid Figures 

The paintings present innovative techniques in paint pouring, offering a variety of fluid images that imply different forms of motion. View abstract art by David Goyette during Bridgenorth Library open hours.

The Bridgenorth Library is now inviting local artists to submit samples of their work for display.

Submissions will be accepted from September 19 to October 31, and will be reviewed in November for display during 2025. We exhibit two-dimensional artwork including paintings, drawings, mixed media, photographs and prints.

Please contact Heather Jamieson at 705-292-5065 or hjamieson@mypubliclibrary.ca for more information or to submit the completed Call for Entry form.

Teen Advisory Group (TAG)

Selwyn Public Library is looking for teens who are interested in contributing to their public library by sharing their ideas and helping to develop services and programs for teens. Meet other teens, gain new skills and earn community involvement hours too! Ages 13-18. The group will meet once a month.

First meeting: Thursday, September 19 @ Ennismore at 6:00 p.m.

Register for the Teen Advisory Group or email Sarah J. for more information.

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.

Volunteers are Needed

The Bridgenorth Library is looking for Saturdays beginning in November. Email Heather or call 705-292-5065 for more information.

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.

A group of employees and their CEO, celebrating the sale of their remarkable emotion-mapping-AI-algorithm, crash onto a not-quite-deserted tropical island. Luckily, those who survived have found a beautiful, fully-stocked private palace, with all the latest technological updates (though one without connection to the outside world). The house, however, has more secrets than anyone might have guessed, and a much darker reason for having been built and left behind. Kristen, the hyper-competent "chief emotional manager" (a position created by her eccentric, boyish billionaire boss, Sumter) is trying to keep her colleagues stable throughout this new challenge, but staying sane seems to be as much of a challenge as staying alive. Being a woman in tech has always meant having to be smarter than anyone expects--and Kristen's knack for out-of-the-box problem-solving and quick thinking has gotten her to the top of her field. But will a killer instinct be enough to survive the island? – From the publisher.

Bridgenorth Library: 705-292-5065

Lakefield Library: 705-652-8623

Ennismore Library: 705-292-8022

SPL Makerspace: 705-651-8601