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Landlord Tenant Act- Workshop
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM | Rent Panda is offering landlords an exclusive workshop on the ins and outs of the Landlord Tenant Act and tips on getting the most out of your investment properties. RSVP to hello@rentpanda.ca by October 20th to reserve your spot
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Read, Sing, Play!
10:30 AM | Children and their family or caregivers will enjoy this 100% literacy based drop-in storytime combining stories, songs and rhymes with activities and time for play! Just drop in. All ages welcome.
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Preschool Storytime - WAVERLEY
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM | A school readiness program for children ages 3 and 4 to attend on their own while caregivers remain nearby in the Library. Parental participation is required for the craft portion of the program.
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Read, Sing, Play!
10:30 AM | Children and their family or caregivers will enjoy this 100% literacy based drop-in storytime combining stories, songs, and rhymes with activities and time for play! Just drop in!
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Alpha Court Community Mental Health and Addictions Services
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM | Social Worker Joanne Boucher RSW will be starting regular visits to Waverley Branch to offer her services to our patrons. Some of her services include mental health and addictions, completing forms or getting ID, housing and many other. She will be set up in reference so she is visible to the public and have the small meeting room booked for privacy with patrons when needed.
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Author Visit - Tanya Talaga
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM | Tanya Talaga, author of Seven Fallen Feathers, will be visiting TBPL to sign a copy of her book for the permanent local history collection. If you have a copy of the book that you'd like to have signed, please feel free to join us.
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Northern Nature Trading
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM | NNT is a special kind of swap shop. Bring in natural things you've found - like rocks, shells, fossils, pine cones & trade for items in our collection.
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Preschool Storytime
10:30 AM to 11:15 AM | Preschool Storytime
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Tales for Twos
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM | This program is for 2 yr. olds and a caregiver. There will be songs, stories, finger plays, action rhymes and a simple craft.
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Northern Nature Trading
2:00 PM to 4:45 PM | NNT is a special kind of swap shop! Bring in natural things you've found - like rocks, shells, fossils, pine cones & trade for items in our collection.
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Youth Move @ Your Library
3:30 PM to 8:00 PM | Youth Move is a new program specifically for All youth out there! Its a free drop-in program offered for anyone 12-18 years of age! Stop by, get in the loop and see what you're missing!
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Shkoday Youth Outreach
4:00 PM | Bi-weekly visits
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Indigenous Advisory Group Meeting
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM | Everyone is welcome!
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Baby Time
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM | Drop-in literacy based storytime for babies 0-24 months combining stories, songs, lap rhymes and play! Your baby will learn the sounds and rhythm of language and its value. Instill an early love of reading and encourage socialization in your baby! Siblings always welcome.
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Baby Time
10:30 AM to 11:15 AM | A drop-in, literacy based storytime for babies from birth to 24 months which provides stories, songs, lap rhymes and play! Your baby will learn the sounds and rhythm of language and its value. Instill an early love of reading and encourage socialization in your baby! Siblings always welcome.
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Read.Sing.Play
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM | Children and their family or caregivers will enjoy this 100% literacy based drop-in storytime combining stories, songs, and rhymes with activities. Just drop in!
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Tina & Robyn meet w/ Melanie & Angela
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM | RE: Becoming an Anti-Racism Ally continue series at TBPL
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Community Connections
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM | Joanne Boucher, Social Worker from Alpha Court, will be on-site to offer support, information and referrals - drop in to talk to Joanne.
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Wit Knits
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM | Whether you're new to knitting or experienced, you are welcome to join Wit Knits, a group that gets together to knit (or crochet). Along with knitting, share stories and laughs with fellow group members. This program is offered in partnership with Recreation and Culture Division.
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Baby Time
2:00 PM to 2:45 PM | Drop-in literacy based storytime for babies 0-24 months combining stories, songs, lap rhymes and play! Your baby will learn the sounds and rhythm of language and its value. Instill an early love of reading and encourage socialization in your baby! Siblings always welcome.
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Tech Club
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | Coding practice and activities for home schooled children.
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Build and Play @ Mary J
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM | Families are invited to come play with our fun engineering and building toys! Mastermind a massive marble maze, build an adventure with Goldie Blox, or snap together Magnatiles. Toys are suitable for kids aged 4 and older.
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Readers are Leaders
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM | Children from grades 1, 2 or 3 are matched with volunteer partners from the community for reading practice. They are trained to work with your child one-on-one during a one-hour session weekly from Oct 3 through Nov 28 (no session on Oct 31). By registering for this program, you are committing to bringing the registered child to each session so that the child may derive maximum benefit from the program, and that you will contact the library if they are unable to attend a session to avoid inconveniencing the child's volunteer reading partner. Participation in the program is subject to the availability of volunteer reading partners.Please note: Parents or caregivers and children MUST attend the first session on Oct 3rd to meet the volunteer, program leaders and library staff.
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Waverley Colouring Club
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM | Looking for a creative way to relax and meet new people? Join Colour Me Calm, the Adult Colouring Club at Waverley. Supplies and refreshments will be provided! For more information, call Shauna at 345-8275 ext 6814 or email wavcolouringclub@tbpl.ca.
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Readers are Leaders
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM | Readers are Leaders reading practice program for children in grades 1, 2, and 3. Please visit our website for more details
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Volunteer for Readers are Leaders
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM | REGISTER FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY ONLINE, BY PHONE, OR IN PERSON AT ANY BRANCH. You will be matched with a child from grades 1, 2 or 3 for one-on-one reading practice over a weekly one hour session from Oct 5 through Nov 23. By registering for this program, you are committing to attending each session so that the child may derive maximum benefit from the program, and that you will contact the library if you are unable to attend a session to avoid inconveniencing the child. Please note: Volunteers must attend a training session on either Sept 26 or Sept 28.
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Volunteer for Readers are Leaders
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM | REGISTER FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY ONLINE, BY PHONE, OR IN PERSON AT ANY BRANCH. You will be matched with a child from grades 1, 2 or 3 for one-on-one reading practice over a weekly one hour session from Oct 5 through Nov 23. By registering for this program, you are committing to attending each session so that the child may derive maximum benefit from the program, and that you will contact the library if you are unable to attend a session to avoid inconveniencing the child. Please note: Volunteers must attend a training session on either Sept 26 or Sept 28.
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St. Joseph's Care Group
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM | Chronic Pain Management
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Retirement Explorers
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM | Retirement Explorers are a group of retirees who pursue active recreation options. Retirees and soon-to-be retirees are welcome to attend.
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NOWW Workshop: Joe Fiorito
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM | The Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop (NOWW) will be offering a workshop facilitated by an award winning author and newspaper columnist, Joe Fiorito. The workshop will focus on memoir writing. Mr. Fiorito, originally from Thunder Bay, is the author of the international bestseller The Closer We are To Dying. In 1996, he won the National Newspaper Award for Tango on the Main columns and in 2003 won the Toronto Book Award for The Song Beneath the Ice. The workshop will be on Saturday, November 4th, 10:00-3:00 p.m. at the Mary J L Black Library. Please bring a brown bag lunch. The cost is $10 for NOWW members and $40 for non-members which includes a one-year membership. To register please go to the NOWW website nowwwriters.ca. The number of participants is limited. Sorry, no walk-ins.
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Build and Play @ Mary J
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | Families are invited to come play with our fun engineering and building toys! Mastermind a massive marble maze, build an adventure with Goldie Blox, or snap together Magnatiles. Toys are suitable for kids aged 4 and older.
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Northern Nature Trading
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | Northern Nature Trading is a special kind of swap shop! You can bring in the natural things you've found in nature - like rocks, shells, fossils, pine cones & trade for things in our collection.
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Family Lego Drop In
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | Play, build and create! Kids of all ages and their caregivers are invited to drop in for imaginative play. Materials provided.
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Youth Move @ Your Library
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM | Youth Move is a new program specifically for All youth out there! Its a free drop-in program offered for anyone 12-18 years of age! Stop by, get in the loop and see what your missing!