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Visit Erin and Stephanie at the library booth on Mill Street on Saturday, October 18. Enjoy a spooky storytime for all ages at 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. Drop in for a festive craft anytime.

Mill St. is closed on Saturday (reopening on Sunday at 9 a.m. on Sunday) for the Boo on Broadway event. The library is open.

The Friends of the Orangeville Public Library book and bake sale will be at the Mill Street Library. You will find sweet treats and a good selection of books.

The book sale is by donation. Shoppers are asked to bring a bag to fill and then make a donation (buyers set the price).

The sale is cash only - with all proceeds going to support the library.

The library is currently accepting books (less than 5 years old) in good condition for the sale. Please note: we not accept encyclopedias, textbooks or Readers' Digest. We also do not need coffee table books at this time.

Join us with our friends from EarlyON Dufferin for songs, stories and a craft in the park. 

Meet at Village Green Park, 53 Hewitt Street, at 10 a.m.

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.  

Join us as we celebrate Ontario Public Library Week and recognize the retirement of Chief Executive Officer, Darla Fraser. Drop in between 2 and 4 p.m. for coffee and treats.

October is Canadian Public Library Month and October 19 to 25, 2025 is Ontario Library Week. October. Proclamation at 3 p.m.

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.

Meet local author Hugh Russel at the Shelburne Public Library, 201 Owen Sound St. Hugh will share his latest title "Till the Swallows Awaken: a Lord James Horn and Anthony Hillman mystery" about German espionage in England during WWI. He is the author of four mystery/adventure novels, an acclaimed artist and a former broadcaster. 

Sign up online through the Shelburne library.

Coffee, Conversation and Books is a partnership between the Orangeville, Grand Valley and Shelburne Public Libraries. The evening features a book talk and tips about the writing process.