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The Friends of the Orangeville Public Library is a volunteer organization that supports the library through advocacy, assistance with library programs, and hosting special events designed to raise money for library needs. New members are always welcome. Come to the meeting to meet the Friends!

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.

Starting on Tuesday, March 3, the library is hosting the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) at the Mill Library. Eligible individuals with a modest income and simple tax situation can have their 2025 taxes prepared by a volunteer, free of charge. The walk-in clinic to meet with a volunteer are on Tuesdays and Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and Wednesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. 

Explore the amazing world of loose parts inspired by children's stories with Alyson and Annika from The Sunflower School. This month's program will take inspiration from I Worked Hard on That by Robyn Wall and A. N Kang. 

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. 

Starting on Tuesday, March 3, the library is hosting the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) at the Mill Library. Eligible individuals with a modest income and simple tax situation can have their 2025 taxes prepared by a volunteer, free of charge. The walk-in clinic to meet with a volunteer are on Tuesdays and Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and Wednesdays from 1 to 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.

In partnership with Grand Valley and Shelburne libraries, this program features local authors. This first event of 2026 is at the Grand Valley Public Library, 4 Amaranth St. E.

Enjoy an evening of mystery and adventure with Alex Van Wyst, author of The Witch in the Weeds: A Rhetta Cur Mystery (Book 1). Registration is required - sign up through the Grand Valley Public Library.

In the shadow of the Forest Vast, the simple folk of Feorlen suffer from magic and muddle in equal measure. If only there was someone clever enough to solve the mysteries of the realm . . . Enter Rhetta Cur, Lance-for-Hire, investigator of mysteries great and small!

When her ne'er-do-well husband lands himself in debtor's prison, Rhetta starts up a sleuthing business to try to make ends meet. A plague of rats and a mysterious murder down by the river have the simple folk of Feorlen clamoring for the lynching of the nearest witch, but Rhetta is not so sure. Will she be able to piece together the subtle clues before the perpetrator strikes again?

Half mystery and half fantasy, this humorous near-cozy adventure is sure to entertain!

Upcoming dates:

• Wednesday, June 10 at 7 p.m. - The East Coast Trail by Nicola Ross - hosted by Orangeville Public Library, 1 Mill Street
• Wednesday, October 21 at 7 p.m. - Presumptuous by Andrew James - hosted by Shelburne Public Library, 201 Owen Sound St.

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

The month the group is discussing Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

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. 

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 Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. at the Alder Library.