Calendar

Learn the basics of 3D design while creating your own simple 3D object.  We’ll show you how to use free online software as well as how to prepare and submit your design to be printed at the Library.  Basic computer skills required.

Registration opens on March 23.

The Brantford Bookworms meet on the last Tuesday evening of the month at the St. Paul Branch. Space is limited, and registration is required.

If you are interested in joining this book club, please contact Robin at rharding@brantfordlibrary.ca for more information.

Canada Connects provides newcomers with informal support, helping them enhance their spoken language skills. Volunteer facilitators organize conversation circles along specific social themes that are discussed in each session.

These conversation groups provide newcomers and volunteers the opportunity to meet other newcomers, share experiences, socialize, and make new friends. This program is designed for newcomers to Canada who are 18 years of age or older.

A partnership of YMCA Immigrant Services – YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford and Brantford Public Library, supported by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Call 519-752-4568 ext. 3645 for information.

The Alzheimer Society’s Social Café is a welcoming space offered weekly where persons living with dementia and their care partners can socialize, build support networks and enjoy dementia friendly activities together. Please call 1-800-565-4614 ext. 421 to register.

Once registered, you can drop in as many times as you like.

Our Book a Librarian program provides you with one hour of one-on-one help from Library staff. During this session, our staff can help you with:

• Using the Internet
• Using online databases
• Accessing our digital collection and online tools
• Searching and using our online catalogue
• Finding books
• Research tips Introduction to family history resources

One-on-one sessions will be held at our Main Branch. Note:  Library staff is unable to assist with troubleshooting personal computers/laptops, installing software, typing documents and forms, and making online purchases.

The Library’s LinkedIn Learning service offers free online courses on a variety of tech topics, including iPhones, iPads, and Android phones and tablets. On our Research and Learning page, you can sign in for free with your library card and PIN.

This book club is for anyone and everyone who likes reading and is interested in discussing books (but not assigned reading). We’re taking over the third floor for one evening a month, with 6:00 to 6:30 pm earmarked for social time and settling in, then quiet hours from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Enjoy reading without disruption or interruption! 

Interested? Just drop in, or contact Robin at rharding@brantfordlibrary.ca for more information.

Our Book a Librarian program provides you with one hour of one-on-one help from Library staff. During this session, our staff can help you with:

• Using the Internet
• Using online databases
• Accessing our digital collection and online tools
• Searching and using our online catalogue
• Finding books
• Research tips Introduction to family history resources

One-on-one sessions will be held at our Main Branch. Note:  Library staff is unable to assist with troubleshooting personal computers/laptops, installing software, typing documents and forms, and making online purchases.

The Library’s LinkedIn Learning service offers free online courses on a variety of tech topics, including iPhones, iPads, and Android phones and tablets. On our Research and Learning page, you can sign in for free with your library card and PIN.

Drop in for snacks and DIY activities of your choice. A partnership with Community Living Brant.

Join us for a special author event with Kate Gies at the W. Ross Macdonald School for the Blind in Brantford. Taking place from 2-3 PM in the school auditorium, this engaging afternoon will feature an author talk, readings from her work, an interview-style conversation, and a Q&A with the audience. Gies is a Toronto-based writer and educator who teaches creative nonfiction and expressive arts at George Brown College. Her writing has appeared in publications such as The Globe and Mail, The Walrus, The Malahat Review, and The Humber Literary Review, and she was named a CBC Writer to Watch in 2025. 

Gies will discuss her memoir, It Must Be Beautiful to Be Finished, which reflects on her childhood medical experiences related to being born with a missing ear. Through storytelling and conversation, she explores themes of identity, resilience, and living with difference.

Registration is required for this event. Register at: https://brant-ca.libcal.com/event/3998351

In partnership with W. Ross Macdonald School and County of Brant Public Library.