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Decoupage Flower Pot - Take & Make

Date:  Tuesday, July 15, 2025
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Follow along and create a decoupage flower pot at home! Video will be posted on the Brantford Public Library YouTube channel. Limited quantities, pick up begins at 9:30 AM, first come, first served.

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The Story Garden

Date:  Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Time:  10:30 am to 11:00 am

Our beloved garden at St. Paul is the perfect setting for storytime. Join us in the St. Paul backyard for a sto-ytime filled with stories, songs, and activities for the whole family. Ages 0 - 8.

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Brantford Native Housing

Date:  Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Time:  2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Brantford Native Housing offers a housing search support for Indigenous populations every Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. in the 3rd floor computer lab.

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Bring-a-Book Club for Tweens

Date:  Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Time:  2:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Instead of reading the same book, each participant brings whatever they’re currently reading—whether it’s a fantasy, mystery, or graphic novel! We’ll chat about our books, swap recommendations, and take part in fun activities and snacks inspired by our favourite reads. Plus, you'll have the opportunity to log your summer reading progress during the program and earn extra rewards!

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Application Support Program

Date:  Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Time:  3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Drop into the 3rd-floor computer lab on Tuesday afternoons for support completing all types of application forms.

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Book a Librarian

Date:  Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Time:  5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

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, instal ...

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Canada Connects: English Conversation Circles

Date:  Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Time:  6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Canada Connects helps newcomers receive informal support enhancing their spoken language skills. Volunteer facilitators organize conversation circles along certain social themes that are discussed in each session. These conversation groups allow newcomers and volunteers to meet other newcomers, share experiences, socialize, and make new friends. This program is for newcomers to Canada, 18 years and older. It is a partnership of YMCA Immigrant Services—YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford and ...

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Backyard STEAM

Date:  Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Time:  10:30 am to 11:30 am

Join us in the backyard at the St. Paul Library to create and experiment with hands-on activities all summer, weather permitting. Ages 6 - 12.

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Playdate in the Square

Date:  Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Time:  1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Join us for an outdoor play date in Harmony Square! Every week we'll be bringing giant games, bubbles, and more. Weather permitting.

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Alzheimer Society Social Café

Date:  Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Time:  2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

The Alzheimer Society’s Social Café is a welcoming space offered weekly where persons living with dementia and their care partner 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.

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Social Services Outreach Worker Drop-In

Date:  Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Time:  2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Clients can drop in for help with system navigation and help with smaller tasks such as telephone use and referrals to other agencies

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Sharpie Studio

Date:  Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Time:  2:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Unleash your creativity with Sharpie markers and explore new ways to create art on all kinds of materials! This program will spark creativity and build confidence in art, all while having a blast with these dynamic markers! Bring your imagination and let’s create some Sharpie masterpieces together! Ages 6 - 12.

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Summer Reading Club "Travel the World" Photobooth

Date:  Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Time:  3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

The Eiffel Tower, the Great Wall of China, Stonehenge, and more! Come join us at the Main Branch and get your photo taken at the location of the week for our Around the World TD Summer Reading Club! Using greenscreen technology, your photo will look like you're visiting these amazing global landmarks!

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Book a Librarian

Date:  Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Time:  5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

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, instal ...

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Black Communities of Brantford Speaker Series: Professor Paul Lovejoy

Date:  Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Time:  6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

The Black Communities of Brantford Speaker Series presents a variety of perspectives on Brantford's Black history from authors and researchers. Professor Paul Lovejoy is the editor of Busha's Mistress or Catherine the Fugitive, an early novel on the slave trade in Jamaica. Other programs in the series include: April 9 - Jerry Prager - Author of a series of books on fugitive slaves in the Queen's Bush: Laying the Bed, Exodus and Arrival, and Blood in the Mortar. May 14 - Andrew Hunter - A ...

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Storytime at the Canoe

Date:  Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time:  10:30 am to 11:00 am

Meet us at the canoe in the Children’s Department every Thursday in July and August for stories, songs, and activities! Ages 18 months to 4 years.

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Come Play! - EarlyON

Date:  Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time:  1:30 pm to 4:00 pm

Come join EarlyON facilitators for a free play and inquiry-based drop-in program. Open to children up to age six, with their caregivers.

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A Place to Be

Date:  Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time:  2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

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

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Book a Librarian

Date:  Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time:  2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

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, instal ...

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Silver Screen Classics: Strangers on a Train

Date:  Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time:  2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Escape the summer heat and step back in time with Silver Screen Classics! Join us on Thursday afternoons at 2 p.m. at the Main Branch to experience iconic films from the golden age of cinema, featuring timeless stories of drama, romance, adventure, and suspense, all on the big screen. July 17 - Strangers on a Train (1951) Alfred Hitchcock's suspenseful thriller about a chance meeting that spirals into a deadly pact. Upcoming Silver Screen Classic films include: August 7 – The Searchers (19 ...

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St. Paul Crafters Circle

Date:  Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time:  6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Calling all crafters! We meet on the first and third Thursdays of the month. Drop-in and chat with other crafting enthusiasts while working on your own knitting, crocheting, or other portable projects. No registration required.

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Book a Librarian

Date:  Friday, July 18, 2025
Time:  10:00 am to 11:00 am

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, instal ...

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Community Connections

Date:  Friday, July 18, 2025
Time:  2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Join us for a weekly adult drop-in program every Friday afternoon at the Main branch from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. designed to link people to community resources and provide a helping hand. Community organizations will attend when available. There will be coffee, snacks, and conversation.

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Book a Librarian

Date:  Saturday, July 19, 2025
Time:  10:00 am to 11:00 am

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, instal ...

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Around the World Summer Movie Club

Date:  Saturday, July 19, 2025
Time:  2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Beat the heat this summer and join us for our Summer Reading Movie Club! We will be featuring kids' movies set all around the world, including "From France to Nunavut, via Hong Kong," provided by the National Film Board as part of our TD Summer Reading Club theme, Around the World. Snacks will be provided. Parents MUST accompany their children to the movie screening.

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