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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.

This program is also offered on Tuesdays at the Alder Library.

Celebrate National Nursing Week with this author talk featuring Cheryl van Daalen-Smith, local author, public health nurse and professor. Cheryl will speak to her debut novel The Chronicles of Paisley • Corners. Set in the Hills of Headwaters, these moving stories capture our shared humanity, the true meaning of belonging, and the power of nurses to transform lives.

Please register to attend. If the form to register is unavailable, please email libraryprograms@orangeville.ca to have your name added to the attendance list.

"van Daalen-Smith, an Ontario-based nurse, has crafted an engrossing narrative that conjures a world that combines the folksy appeal of Jan Karon’s Mitford books with the nursing perspective and advocacy found in Jenny Worth’s The Midwife (2009), the basis of a PBS series. Van Daalen-Smith is particularly deft at capturing the angst of the tale’s older characters and the town’s political dynamics and moments of heartwarming charity. This astute novel could be a springboard for a series..." — Kirkus Reviews

Borrow a copy of the book from the library. 

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 on Wednesday, 1 p.m. at the Mill Library.

The Orangeville Public Library and DCAFS 2SLGBTQ+ Youth Group GLOW celebrates the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on May 17 with a poetry panel. 

Panelists include: 

• Tanya Neumeyer
• Linzey S. Corridon 
• Youth poets from GLOW 

Come and hear what inspires each artist and the importance of their work. Spoken word performances included. Audience questions and dialogue encouraged. 

Light refreshments will be available. 

Registration is required to attend. If the registration form is unavailable, please email libraryprograms@orangeville.ca to get your name put on the list to attend. 

Both locations of the library are closed today.

Both locations of the library are closed today. Happy Victoria Day!

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.

This program is also offered on Thursdays at the Mill Street location.

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.  

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 is program is also offered on Friday, 10:30 a.m. at the Alder location.