Calendar

Join us each week for an exciting program where you can:

Create & Build - work on awesome projects and let your imagination run wild!

Play & Hangout - enjoy games, chat about your favourite books, or just chill with friends.

Ages 9-12. This is a drop-in program.

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.

In this weekly storytime hosted every Wednesday, preschoolers will develop a love for reading by learning easy rhymes, repeating phrases, exploring story props, and strengthening comprehension, together! Books from our collection will be carefully selected to help bring the learning home.

Ages 18 months to 4 years. This is a drop-in program.

Immigrant seniors can practice their English-speaking skills in a relaxed, informal setting.

This free program is designed for Permanent Residents and Convention Refugees who want to improve their conversational English, learn about community services, and explore Canadian culture and customs.

Contact Daniela for more information at daniela.cuestafigueroa@ymcahbb.ca or phone 519-752-4568.

Preschoolers ages 3-5, will enjoy this 6-week-long, kindergarten readiness program, with a focus on social skills and independence! The weekly program's length is 45 minutes.

Parents & caregivers must remain in the Library while children participate independently in the program. 3-5 years old and must be entering kindergarten (JK or SK) in September 2026.

Register ONCE for this 6-week session. Registration opens on April 29.

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.

Are you ready to build, laugh, and be creative? Join us for a night of LEGO challenges the whole family can enjoy! Bring your imagination and bond over bricks!

All ages welcome.

Celebrate Asian Heritage Month with Stories of the Asian Diaspora, a film series exploring identity, family, and belonging.

Wednesday, May 20 - Meditation Park (2017) A Vancouver woman reclaims her independence after discovering a secret in her marriage.

Other films in this series include:

Wednesday, May 27 - Islands (2019) A Filipino Canadian woman reconnects with her past and identity during a family visit to the Philippines.   

Do you love to cook and enjoy trying new recipes? Are you looking to level up your skills and branch out into different styles and connect with others who also enjoy cooking and baking? Join us for a monthly Cookbook Club, where we get together, each choose a different recipe from the same cookbook, and then come back to discuss making that recipe and what we've learned. 

Due to public health regulations, we are unable to share/bring food to this event.

Registration opens on December 15.