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Join author and homesteading educator Aly Nickling-Riddle for an honest and practical look at what it really takes to build a self-sufficient homesteading lifestyle.

Please register in advance.

Take part in this interactive program that has something for everyone. Sing songs, listen to stories and rhymes, and play games that encourage literacy and learning.

Talking, singing, reading and playing are the key skills and fun ways to help your child get ready to read. Developing early literacy skills makes it easier for children to learn to read once they begin school, and helps to foster a lifelong love of reading and learning. No registration is required.

Recommended for age 5 and under. This is a drop-in program.

Every Child Ready to Read Storytime is also offered on Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. at the Mill Library.

Share your passion for reading and all things fibre arts with Orange thREADs. Join this friendly group for an afternoon of conversation and connection. New members are always welcome. 

Orange thREADs meet on the third Tuesday of every month.  

The After Hours Write Club is a writing workshop facilitated by local author Anthony Carnovale.  Meet at the Mill Street Library at 7 p.m.

Please register in advance to attend this program and don't forget to pack your writing supplies and, if you're like Anthony, a good cup of coffee. If the form is unavailable to register, please email libraryprograms@orangeville.ca to have your name added to the meeting list. 

Explore the amazing world of loose parts inspired by children's stories with The Sunflower School.

For ages 18 months to 6 years with a parent/caregiver. This is a drop-in program.

Loose parts are materials that can be moved, carried, combined, redesigned, lined up, and taken apart and put back together in multiple ways. Loose parts' theory is about remembering that the best play comes from things that allow children to play in many different ways.

Give your child a jumpstart to a love of reading by engaging in fun, interactive activities with your baby. This is a drop-in program for newborns to 18 months.

There will be time to socialize with other new parents after the program.

Every Child Ready to Read is an early childhood literacy program for children from birth to age five. Library staff will demonstrate ways to help children get ready to read, incorporating five activities: talking, singing, reading, writing and playing. 

This program is also offered at 10:30 a.m on Fridays at the Alder Street library.

The Next Chapter Book Club is a general interest book club that meets monthly at the Mill Street Library.

The group is reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

The Book Club is currently full. Please add your name to the waiting list. If the form is unavailable, please email libraryprograms@orangeville.ca to express your interest in having your name added to the waitlist. 

Meet author Andrew James at the Shelburne Public Library to discuss Presumptuous.  

Andrew is always ready to solve a problem, fill a community need, and find creative ways to involve youth and give them power and presence in their community. Writer, actor, and entrepreneur, we're excited to welcome Andrew and learn about his novel, Presumptuous.

In partnership with Grand Valley and Shelburne libraries, this program features local authors. 

Please register in advance.