How-To Fest : Learn Something New
Do you love to learn new things but never seem to have enough time? The Guelph Public Library is here to help! Everyone can learn something new in just a short time at the How-To Festival on Saturday, May 11, 2019 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Main Library (100 Norfolk Street). Join us for an afternoon of interactive community learning with something for everyone and for all ages! Prepare to be introduced to a variety of outdoor skills and wellness-themed activities. You can learn how to:
Go zero waste;
Care for seedlings;
Practice mindfulness anywhere;
Make reusable beeswax wrappers;
Set up a camp site;
Get the whole family grilling;
Raise backyard chickens;
… and more! Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with members of our community! Celebrate our community’s know-how from local organizations and businesses in partnership with your Guelph Public Library and learn something new!
History of Food and Cookbooks with Elizabeth Baird
Meet Elizabeth Baird, former editor of Canadian Living, as she shares her passion for cooking and food! Enjoy her presentation about the history of food and cookbooks in Canada.Her vast knowledge can be found in over 25 cookbooks she has produced and authored. She is the recipient of the Order of Canada for her contributions to the promotion of Canada's diverse food heritage.
Wednesday, May 29, 7 to 8:30 p.m, Main Library
From the Archives: Spring Tree Planting
This archival photograph from 1981 shows Brad Rear and Catherine Koski helping to plant 10,000 new trees at the Guelph Lake dam and reservoir. For more information about our local history collection, visit our website or contact Library Archivist Darcy Hiltz at 519-824-6220 extension 245.
WE Breastfeed Peer Support Cafes Coming Soon...
Need breastfeeding help, reassurance, or someone who has been there to lend an ear? WE Breastfeed volunteers are here for you every Wednesday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. starting May 8th at the Main Library. Parents encouraged to come prenatally.
Healthy Aging: Adapting to Change
Naturopathic medicine takes a comprehensive approach to improve health and wellness by integrating scientific knowledge with traditional healing. Naturopathic doctors use natural treatments to support and stimulate the body’s ability to heal itself by addressing the cause of disease, rather than treating or suppressing symptoms. Join naturopath Dr. Alexandra Verge from Kura Naturopathic Clinic for tips on how to adapt to the changes that happen as we age on Thursday, May 9 in the Main
Library from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Please register for this free program.
Community Connections:
Forest of Reading Comes to Guelph
In partnership with Eden Mills Writers' Festival, we are excited to host a free event for young readers featuring Forest of Reading award-nominated presenters Jean Little, Jess Keating, Deborah Kerbel and Joe Weissmann.
Join us for readings, demonstrations and interactive fun on Saturday May 11, 2019, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Main Library (100 Norfolk Street). Note: Author signings and book sales to follow, courtesy of The Bookshelf.
From the Kids Corner:
Children's Librarian, Ben, shares some great new children's reads that are available this month at the library! Reserve these titles and more at catalog.guelphpl.ca or visit us at the Main Library Children's department for more book recommendations!
The Rosa Rattray Early Literacy Fund
The Rosa Rattray Early Literacy Fund was established in 2017 in memory of Rosa Rattray, a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend who instilled a love of reading and learning in her entire family. Gifts toward the fund help support early literacy initiatives at the library, providing resources and equipment to help young minds develop crucial building blocks for lifelong learning as well as nurture a love of reading and literacy right from the beginning. Thanks to the generosity of our community, through the fund, several new Early Literacy Stations have been purchased for our library system. These learning tools are
especially popular – and to date have provided thousands of learning hours for children in our community. Donate to the Rosa Rattray Early Literacy Fund today.
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