The Uxbridge Public Library is celebrating 125 years in this location. Come join us for celebrations throughout the year. Check our website at www.uxlib.com for exciting programs, contests and events.
To celebrate Ontario Public Library Week, special activities have been planned in and around the Uxbridge and Zephyr Public Libraries, FREE of charge:
‘For the Love of Reading’ Book Chat
Busy professionals who are on their lunch break, or, residents simply looking to have a literary discussion with others, are invited to chat about books they have read ~ are reading ~ or would like to read! B.Y.O.L. (bring your own lunch); beverages hot and cold will be provided.
* If this type of activity sounds like a fit for you, please come along to this inaugural gathering which will continue, if interest is sufficient, on the first Tuesday of each month.
Storytime for Children
Listen, laugh and learn! Discover great books, rhymes and/or songs. 18 months to 8 years old.
Storytime for Children ~ French
Le même, en français!
OPLW Reading Challenge
The challenge is simple… children try to read seven or more books, teens/adults to read at least one book… between October 15 – 21. Fill out a ballot listing the books you read by end of day Saturday, October 22, for a chance to win a ‘cool’ prize! Winners announced October 23.
Sidewalk Chalk Talk
Time to get creative and use that imagination! Help us celebrate libraries by writing or drawing a library-themed word or two on the sidewalks surrounding our libraries. Coloured chalk available at the circulation desks. Ages 1 – 99!
Library Patron Appreciation Open House
Stop in for refreshments and treats… and see what new items and services await at your neighbourhood library!
@ UXBRIDGE Public Library
| Sat Oct 15 | Sun Oct 16 | Mon Oct 17 | Tue Oct 18 | Wed Oct 19 | Thu Oct 20 | Fri Oct 21 | Sat Oct 22 |
| 10:00 – 10:30 Storytime |
10:00 – 10:30 Storytime |
10:00 – 10:30 Storytime |
10:00 – 10:30 Storytime |
10:00-10:30
Storytime |
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| 10:30 – 11:00 French Storytime |
OPEN! 1:00 – 5:00 |
12:00 – 2:00 Book Chat (drop-in) |
10:30-11:00
French Storytime |
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| 4:00 – 4:30 Storytime |
4:00 – 4:30 Storytime |
@ ZEPHYR Public Library
| Sat Oct 15 | Sun Oct 16 | Mon Oct 17 | Tue Oct 18 | Wed Oct 19 | Thu Oct 20 | Fri Oct 21 |
| 10:30 – 11:00 Storytime |
6:30 – 7:00 Storytime |
6:30 – 7:00 Storytime |
ALL WEEK, at BOTH libraries:
Library Patron Appreciation Open House ~ OPLW Reading Challenge ~Sidewalk Chalk Talk
The Teen Summer Reading Group at the library is in full force! If you haven’t already, consider checking it out: http://uxlib.com/modules/blog_teen/. It’s free to sign up, any teens can join, and it’s all online!
Uxbridge Public Library has received a Special Mention for our 2010 Destination Jungle TD Summer Reading Club. Congratulations to all our staff and participants who made it so successful last year. It’s not too late to join in the fun this year with Splash! Celebrate Summer, the 2011 TD Summer Reading Club edition. Register at your nearest branch.
Some 630 million items in collecting institutions require immediate attention and care. Eighty percent of these institutions have no paid staff assigned responsibility for collections care; 22 percent have no collections care personnel at all. Some 2.6 billion items are not protected by an emergency plan. As natural disasters of recent years have taught us, these resources are in jeopardy should a disaster strike. Personal, family, and community collections are equally at risk. Check out the great items in the Genealogy Room that are being preserved for future generations.
