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  • Reading Buddies
    Reading Buddies
    Plusieurs dates
    21 nov. 2024, 17:30 – 18:30
    Diamond Trail Branch, 315 Southworth St S, Welland, ON L3B 1Z8, Canada
    Reading Buddies is a program aimed at providing an engaging environment to help improve reading skills. Children aged 5-11 will be paired with a teen volunteer who will use books and literacy based games to practice reading. Children of all reading levels are welcome.
  • Funtime Fridays
    Funtime Fridays
    22 nov. 2024, 09:40 – 10:30
    Seaway Mall Branch, 800 Niagara St, Welland, ON L3C 1M3, Canada
    (2-4 years) Kids will listen to stories, sing songs, and enjoy a weekly craft while parents will discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other caregivers.  
  • Healthy Safe and Strong exercise for older adults
    Healthy Safe and Strong exercise for older adults
    Plusieurs dates
    22 nov. 2024, 13:00 – 16:00
    Seaway Mall branch, 800 Niagara St, Welland, ON L3C 1M3, Canada
    To register, call the Niagara Region intake line at 905-984-2621.
  • Breakfast with Santa & Storytime
    Breakfast with Santa & Storytime
    23 nov. 2024, 09:30
    Seaway Mall (Centre Court), 800 Niagara St, Welland, ON L3C 1M3, Canada
    (Family) After you’ve enjoyed Breakfast with Santa, join us for a special storytime in Santa’s Castle where he’ll read some favourite holiday books. Presented in partnership with Seaway Mall.
  • Yoga for Older Adults
    Yoga for Older Adults
    Plusieurs dates
    25 nov. 2024, 09:30 – 10:30
    Seaway Mall Branch, 800 Niagara St, Welland, ON L3C 1M3, Canada
    Pose and stretch in this yoga program designed for older adults. Presented in partnership with Seaway Mall.
  • Scrabble Club Main Branch
    Scrabble Club Main Branch
    Plusieurs dates
    25 nov. 2024, 13:30 – 15:00
    Main Branch, 50 The Boardwalk, Welland, ON L3B 6J1, Canada
    Test your word skills at the library! All skill levels are welcome to join this relaxed club for Scrabble aficionados! No registration is required.
  • Toddler Tales
    Toddler Tales
    Plusieurs dates
    26 nov. 2024, 10:15 – 10:45
    Seaway Mall branch, 800 Niagara St, Welland, ON L3C 1M3, Canada
    Foster a love of reading in this program that develops language abilities. We will explore themed stories, rhymes, songs, activities, and bubbles! For ages 1-2 years plus a caregiver. Weekly, Tuesdays at 10:15am.
  • Return2Hope Counselling Group Therapy Sessions
    Return2Hope Counselling Group Therapy Sessions
    Plusieurs dates
    26 nov. 2024, 11:30 – 12:45
    Main Branch, 50 The Boardwalk, Welland, ON L3B 6J1, Canada
    Are you interested in learning more about proven strategies for self-care and mental wellbeing in a safe and supportive group environment? If so, you are invited to join our weekly group therapy sessions led by a counsellor from The Hope Centre’s Return2Hope program.
  • Art of Sketching with Chris Summerhayes of the Art Guild
    Art of Sketching with Chris Summerhayes of the Art Guild
    26 nov. 2024, 13:00 – 14:00
    Seaway Mall Branch, 800 Niagara St, Welland, ON L3C 1M3, Canada
    (Adult) Join artist Chris Summerhayes from The Art Guild in Port Colborne to learn pencil drawing basics. Fee: $10 for 3 sessions. Materials included.
  • ESL Conversation CIrcle
    ESL Conversation CIrcle
    Plusieurs dates
    26 nov. 2024, 14:30 – 16:00
    Main Branch, 50 The Boardwalk, Welland, ON L3B 6J1, Canada
    In partnership with the Welland Heritage Council and Multicultural Centre and the Niagara Folk Arts Multicultural Centre, this group is open to newcomers or anyone looking to improve their English language skills.
  • 200th Anniversary Celebrations
    200th Anniversary Celebrations
    27 nov. 2024, 10:00 – 19:00
    Main Branch, 50 The Boardwalk, Welland, ON L3B 6J1, Canada
    We're officially celebrating 200 years of operation in Welland! Everyone is invited to attend and celebrate with us. The day will be packed with activities including speeches from public officials and dignitaries, live classical music, a photo booth for the public and the sealing of our time capsule
  • Artsy Babies
    Artsy Babies
    Plusieurs dates
    27 nov. 2024, 10:45 – 11:45
    Main Branch , 50 The Boardwalk Welland, Ontario L3B 6J1
    0-11 months+caregiver Come bring your baby to an art class and keep the mess away from your house! Each week you and your baby will enjoy socializing with other adults and make a one of a kind hand or footprint craft. There will be a story-time with songs, bounces, bubbles and parachute fun, too!
  • Knitting Club
    Knitting Club
    Plusieurs dates
    27 nov. 2024, 18:00 – 19:30
    Welland, 50 The Boardwalk, Welland, ON L3B 6J1, Canada
    Are you a skilled knitter or looking to learn new skills? Come out to the Knitting Club and share your tips and tricks with others while enjoying a relaxing evening. Please bring your own yarn, needles, and supplies.
  • Writers Guild
    Writers Guild
    Plusieurs dates
    27 nov. 2024, 18:00 – 19:30
    Main Branch, 50 The Boardwalk, Welland, ON L3B 6J1, Canada
    Looking for a scribe tribe to share your creative writing with!? Look no further! You are invited to join the newly-formed Writer’s Guild.
  • Artsy Babies-2pm
    Artsy Babies-2pm
    Plusieurs dates
    28 nov. 2024, 14:00 – 15:00
    Main Branch , 50 The Boardwalk Welland, Ontario L3B 6J1
    0-11 months+caregiver Come bring your baby to an art class and keep the mess away from your house! Each week you and your baby will enjoy socializing with other adults and make a one of a kind hand or footprint craft. There will be a story-time with songs, bounces, bubbles and parachute fun, too!
  • Afternoon Book Club with Patty Krawec
    Afternoon Book Club with Patty Krawec
    28 nov. 2024, 14:00 – 15:30
    Seaway Mall Branch, 800 Niagara St, Welland, ON L3C 1M3, Canada
    Join us for an afternoon with Anishinaabe/Ukrainian writer and speaker Patty Krawec. We will read and discuss her first book, Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future
  • Funtime Fridays
    Funtime Fridays
    29 nov. 2024, 09:40 – 10:30
    Seaway Mall Branch, 800 Niagara St, Welland, ON L3C 1M3, Canada
    (2-4 years) Kids will listen to stories, sing songs, and enjoy a weekly craft while parents will discover ways to promote early literacy at home and meet other caregivers.  
  • Hide and Seek Elf on the Shelf
    Hide and Seek Elf on the Shelf
    Plusieurs dates
    02 déc. 2024, 09:00 – 20:00
    All Branches, Welland, ON, Canada
    Starting, December 2, our Elf on the Shelf® and Elf Pets® will be hanging around and hiding out at our branches. Find one and get a ballot for a draw to win a gift basket. Thank you to Giant Tiger for their support.

Land Acknowledgement Statement

The Welland Public Library is situated on treaty land. This land is steeped in the rich history of the First Nations such as the Hatiwendaronk, the Haudenosaunee, and the Anishinaabe, including the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. There are many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people from across Turtle Island that live and work in Niagara today. The Welland Public Library stands with all Indigenous people, past and present, in promoting the wise stewardship of the lands on which we live.

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