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Did you know that the Guelph Public Library has a 3D holographic projector in the Makerspace at Westminster Square Branch? Book a Makerspace appointment by emailing makerspace@guelphpl.ca to discover, create and experiment today! Learn more at https://www.guelphpl.ca/en/services/makerspace.aspx.

Experience our Makerspace
Did you know that the Library has a 3D holographic projector in the Makerspace located in our Westminster Square Branch? Experience the latest technology and enjoy hands-on learning in our Makerspace this September. Click here to learn about the many features of this new library space including 3D printers, 3D laser cutting, computerized embroidery, digitization capabilities, gaming systems, robotics, sound recording studio and more.

Book your Makerspace appointment by emailing makerspace@guelphpl.ca to discover, experiment and create today!

Kids in grades 3 to 5 are invited to join us online to learn how to design a 3D print before visiting the library's Makerspace. Thursday September 24 at 3:30pm. Please register at https://guelphpl.libnet.info/event/4562070

This is a photograph of the main library's new art installation, Crisis Phone 2020. It is an interactive art piece that utilizes recovered and restored urban artifacts in public spaces.

Crisis Phone 2020: a community conversation
The Main Library is featuring a temporary art installation that reflects on the current drug crisis and the impact it is having on our community.

Crisis Phone 2020 is an interactive art piece by visual artist Mike Salisbury that utilizes recovered and restored urban artifacts in public spaces. This abandoned phone booth is part memorial, part community conversation and social commentary. It provides an opportunity for grieving and remembrance while fostering a dialogue around addiction and recovery.

The attached phone book will start off blank. The public is encouraged to contribute words and drawings to this social experiment and group art project. The once empty directory becomes part of the collective journey and experience of addiction and recovery, hope, and despair in our community.

Wellington-Guelph Drug Strategy (WGDS) Manager Adrienne Crowder shares, “The tragic loss of life that we have seen in Guelph and Wellington County from opioid poisoning reflects a complex mix of variables. The WGDS is grateful to Mike Salisbury and the Library for bringing this issue to our community in an engaging and interactive way. The Crisis Phone 2020 symbolizes the current challenges we face in addressing the fact that deadly and toxic drugs are circulating in our community. It's time to call for collective action! As more people understand the problems that people with substance dependencies encounter and the actions we can take to improve this situation, the faster we will see changes for the better.”

Be part of this community conversation. Share your thoughts in the phone book of this interactive art installation.

Browse the library's eResource, Cantook Station, for a large selection of fiction and non-fiction French eBooks! Visit www.guelphpl.ca, click on eLibrary then eResources, scroll to eBooks and eAudiobooks.

Stream documentaries, television shows, radio and news reports on a wide variety of subjects curated by CBC and Radio-Canada with the library's online eResource, Curio.ca! Visit www.guelphpl.ca with your library card, click on eLibrary then eResources. Scroll to Canadian Content.

Connect

This is a photograph of the library's book club kits. Ten books plus a discussion guide are available with each book club kit bag.

Book Club Kits
This fall, host your own book club party! The perfect "Book Club Kit" is waiting for you and your friends.

Here's how:
➡️Visit the library's catalogue, search “Book Club Kit.”

➡️Place a request on the Book Club Kit of your preference.

➡️Each Book Club Kit contains 10 books plus a discussion guide.

➡️Loan period is for six weeks.

➡️Book Club sets are now ready faster than ever!

Learn more about the library's Book Club services and virtual events.

Register for our text-based Introverts Book Club on Wednesday September 23 at 6:30 p.m. at https://discord.gg/QVkDZ8u

Join us to discuss Thomas King's new release, "Indians on Vacation." Presented in partnership with the Eden Mills Writers' Festival. Wednesday, September 30 at 7 p.m.

Guelph Public Library Archives photograph F45-0-7-0-0-1630 features Allison Stonehouse, Keith Lymburner and Doris Allen from the Kinsmen Club and the Edward Johnson chapter of the IODE donating audiobooks to the library back in 1983.

From the Archives: Evolution of Audio
This photograph entitled “More talking books” was taken by the Guelph Mercury in 1983. These talking books were donated to the library on behalf of Allison Stonehouse, Keith Lymburner and Doris Allen from the Kinsmen Club and the Edward Johnson chapter of the IODE.

Although cassettes are not as popular as they once were, audiobooks are still available for downloading in a digital format. By using the Cloud Library platform, you can download eBooks and eAudiobooks for free to most handheld devices. Libraries evolve as technologies and the world around them change - and the Guelph Public Library is no exception!

Visit the library's Local History webpage to learn more about our Archives collection.

Register for Managing the Digital You to learn how to organize your digital content and materials. Tuesday, September 29, 7 p.m.

Thrive

Challenge Us: We've Got a Book for That!
Children's Librarian, Ben, encourages you to "Challenge Us" with your tough questions. Is there something you and your family are wondering about? Are you looking for children's books to help introduce or share a concept or topic with your child? We can help! The Guelph Public Library has a wealth of information and books on a variety of topics. Reach out to us with your questions! We are sure that there's a book for that! Email our Children's Librarian, Ben at askus@guelphpl.ca.

Register for our Bedtime Stories Online event on Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. from September 9 to 30, 2020. Ages 2 to 5 years.

Register for our Bouncing Babies Online starting on Wednesday September 16 at 10:30am to learn new rhymes, songs and movement activities to enjoy with your baby or toddler. Ages birth to 2 years.

Register for our "Baby Shark Virtual Storytime" with some of your favourite fishy friends. Ages 2 to 5 years. Thursday September 24 at 10:30 a.m.

Orange Shirt Day is an annual event held each September 30th in remembrance of the Canadian Residential School system and the impact of this government policy on First Nations. Phyllis Webstad presents her memories of Residential schools and the meaning of Orange Shirt Day.

Community Connections: Orange Shirt Day
Orange Shirt day is an annual event held each September 30th in remembrance of the Canadian Residential School system and the impact of this government policy on First Nations. Read "The Orange Shirt Story" by Phyllis Webstad as she shares her memories of Residential schools and the meaning of Orange Shirt Day.

Happy Labour Day! All Guelph Public Library locations will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2020.

Back to Regular Hours and Fines
Regular library hours and fines will start again on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.

Note: Main Library will be open Mondays to Thursdays from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. and Sunday service will resume at all library locations on Sunday, September 13, 2020.

The fine “vacation” that was in effect since March 16, 2020 will end soon. Starting on Tuesday September 8, 2020 fines will be applied once again to items returned to the Library after their due date.