Close Alert Banner
Skip to Content

orangeville library logo

View our account login pageAccount Login Contact Us
MakerspaceHours and LocationsDonate Now
Account Login
  • Borrow and Learn
    • Audiobooks
    • Books and eBooks
    • Kids Stuff
    • Language and ESL
    • Learning and Research
    • Library Cards
    • Loan Periods and Fees
    • Local History and Genealogy
    • Magazines and Newspapers
    • Movies and TV
    • MyOPL Catalogue
    • Online Services A-Z
    • Passes and Things
    • Reading Suggestions
    • Request an Item
    • SmartSpots
  • Visit Us
    • Accessibility
    • Bus Passes and Garbage Tags
    • Computers and Printing
    • Exam Proctoring
    • Homebound Delivery Service
    • Hours and Locations
    • Print from Anywhere
    • Request a Reservation
    • Room Rentals
    • Tours and Outreach
  • Programs and Events
    • Adults
    • Tween and Teen
    • Kids
    • TD Summer Reading Club
    • Events Calendar
    • News
    • Newsletters
    • Program Proposal
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Friends of the Library
    • Hours and Locations
    • Library Board
    • Our History
    • Support the Library
    • Town of Orangeville

Calendar

  • Open new window to share this page via Facebook Facebook
  • Open new window to share this page via LinkedIn LinkedIn
  • Open new window to share this page via Twitter Twitter
  • Email this page Email
HomePrograms and EventsEvents Calendar
Search Options
Dates & Times

June 5, 2025

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Add to Calendar
Location:

Mill Street Library, 1 Mill Street

100% Certainty Book Club - This event has already occurred

Event Details:

Join Bethell Hospice and the Orangeville Public Library as we read and discuss books that explore themes of life, love and loss. 

At our spring session we will read and discuss The Friend by Sigrid Nunez, winner of The National Book Award. The New York Times bestselling story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog.

When a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind. Her own battle against grief is intensified by the mute suffering of the dog, a huge Great Dane traumatized by the inexplicable disappearance of its master, and by the threat of eviction: dogs are prohibited in her apartment building. While others worry that grief has made her a victim of magical thinking, the woman refuses to be separated from the dog except for brief periods of time. Isolated from the rest of the world, increasingly obsessed with the dog's care, determined to read its mind and fathom its heart, she comes dangerously close to unraveling. But while troubles abound, rich and surprising rewards lie in store for both of them. Elegiac and searching, The Friend is both a meditation on loss and a celebration of human-canine devotion.

Copies of the book are available to borrow. Please register in advance.  (If the registration form is not available, please email libraryprograms@orangeville.ca or call 519-278-6801). 

100% Certainty Book Club with book cover for The Friend by Sigrid Nunez

Contact

Lauren Tilly
519-278-6801
Email
←   Back to Calendar
Title
Date: Date
Location: Location
Category: Category

Programs and Events
    • Adults
    • Tween and Teen
    • Kids
    • TD Summer Reading Club
    • Events Calendar
    • News
    • Newsletters
    • Program Proposal

Contact Us

Subscribe to this page

Orangeville Library logo

Mill St. Library

1 Mill Street
Orangeville, ON
L9W 2M2
Open a Google Map


Hours of Operation

Alder St. Library

275 Alder Street
Orangeville, ON
L9W 5H6
Open a Google Map

 

Hours of Operation

How Did We Do?

Please take this opportunity to help us improve our service.

Share a Story

Customer Satisfaction Survey

survey form with faces

© 2020 Orangeville Public Library

AccessibilitySitemapWebsite FeedbackHours and LocationsContact Us

By GHD Digital

Close Old Browser Notification
Browser Compatibility Notification
It appears you are trying to access this site using an outdated browser. As a result, parts of the site may not function properly for you. We recommend updating your browser to its most recent version at your earliest convenience.
Would you like to update the calendar?  Apply Filters  Cancel