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Music for Everyone. Check out these music streaming app available with your library card: Hoopla, Freegal, Naxos at www.guelphpl.ca/onlineresources.

Library advertisement for the free Vocamus Writing Workshops on Sunday afternoons in February at 2 p.m. Registration is required. For adults and teens.

Vocamus Writing Workshops
Are you an aspiring writer? You are invited to join Vocamus Writers Community for an insightful series of writing workshops in February. Enjoy engaging with local guest authors as they discuss different aspects of the writing profession. Register for these events by clicking the session titles below:

February 11: The Thrill of Genre Fiction with Barbara Kyle. Virtual event for adults and teens.
February 18: Shaping Narratives with Jeffrey Wilkinson and Raja Khouri. Virtual event for adults.
February 25: Writing for Contests with Jeremy Luke Hill. Main Library event for adults and teens.

Join us online for Caregiver 101 on Thursday February 22 at 6:30 p.m. Becoming a caregiver can feel overwhelming and leave you unsure of where to get started or find support. For adults. Register at www.guelphpl.ca/events.

Learn how to research your family history including where to begin, how to gather family stories, determining what records are needed and how to record the information you find. For adults. Register at www.guelphpl.ca/events.

Learn about the Guelph Greener Homes Program which helps Guelph residents with 0% interest loans or low-income grants to do energy upgrades to their home. For adults. Register at www.guelphpl.ca/events.

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Book a blind date with a book bundle today! Request yours at www.guelphpl.ca/bookbundles. You never know you might just fall in love!

Photograph (from left to right): Shelsie, Collection Development Librarian, Bashir Rajput, Program Director Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Alders Association, Kashif Rajput, Youth Chapter Leadership Team Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Muhammad Abdulla, National Director Islamic Teaching Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Alders Association, and Meaghan Forestell-Page, Library Supervisor of Community Engagement.

Community Connection:
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Alders Association
Our friends at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Alders Association have generously provided the Holy Book of Qur'an, translated in multiple languages, as well as various other books that will be added to our collection. Thank you for your continued support!

Spend an afternoon at the Main Library crafting as we create felt heart ornaments with needle and thread. Supplies provided. For teens. Please register.

Based on Music and Me Small Group, activities such as singing, dancing, playing instruments are at the center of this play oriented music group. For primary grades. Please register at www.guelphpl.ca/events.

Join us for 20 minutes of songs, stories and fingerplays. A simple craft will follow this storytime. Suitable for toddlers and preschoolers. Please register.

"My 6 month year old daughter and I have been attending your baby programs at various library locations. They have become part of our regular routine and we look forward to them each week. It's a special bonding time for us." Melissa

Thrive

Thrive in Cyberspace
Join us this February in the Main Library on Thursday afternoons at 2 p.m. to learn new tips and tricks to help you thrive in cyberspace. For adults. Please register by clicking on the session titles below:

February 15 - Laptop Essentials
February 22 - Essential Software
February 29 - Security and Passwords

Celebrate Lunar New Year with these children's reading recommendations.

Join us for a dragon story and songs! A simple craft will follow this storytime. Suitable for toddlers and preschoolers. Please register at www.guelphpl.ca/events.

Join the Eden Mills Writers Festival for their online event featuring Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Kevin Chong in conversation with host, Steven W. Beattie. Adults. Please register at www.guelphpl.ca/events.

The most powerful language learning tool is a library card! Learn how to speak another language with the online resource, Transparent Language. All you need is your library card.

Explore our World Languages Collection
Guelph is a wonderfully diverse city, and the library strives to reflect this in our collections. Did you know the Main Library children's department has a wide selection of picture books in other languages? Level up your bedtime story with one of our dual-language picture books! This collection has so much to explore whether you are a beginner or fluent in another language. Contact the Children’s Librarian if you would like some help exploring this collection.

Black Heritage Virtual Storytime with Kween on Friday February 16 at 11 a.m. for primary grades. Register at www.guelphpl.ca/events.

Enjoy these Black Heritage reading recommendation. Email askus@guelphpl.ca for more reading recommendation.

All Guelph Public Library locations will be closed on Monday, February 20.

Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.