At the Central Library:
Friday, January 27th at 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
At the Petticoat Creek Branch:
Friday, January 27th at 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The theme is Passport to Learning! Join us for rhyming puppet shows, fabulous games, wonderful crafts and a mysterious scavenger hunt.
Grab a Family Literacy Challenge Sheet from your local library branch or download a copy here. Then get busy completing your Family Literacy Challenge activities.
Drop off your sheet by January 27th to be entered in the prize draw for a fantastic Family Literacy basket!
At the Central Library:
Sunday, January 29, 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
At the Petticoat Creek Branch:
Wednesday, January 25 and Thursday, January 26
9:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Please drop into our extra study rooms for quiet study for exams.
Did you get an eReader over the holidays? Why not get your eBooks free at the library? If you don’t have an eReader of your own, the Pickering Public Library will be lending out Kobo eReaders to clients from the Central Library and Petticoat Creek branches. Clients can come in and check out an eReader, then get staff help to load it with eBooks.
The eBooks at the library are compatible with the following eReaders:
- Kobo, Kobo Ereader Touch and Kobo Vox
- Aluratek LIBRE
- Pandigital Novel
- Apple iPad and iPad 2
- Sony Reader Pocket Editition PSR-T1, PSR350 and PSR650
We are proud to announce the winners of the Celebrate Winter Photo Contest. Thank you for all your submissions, it was very hard to choose but here are your winners (and runners-up) for each category.
As the population ages, public awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia is crucial. For Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, the Central Branch of Pickering Public Library will highlight library resources for people with dementia, and their caregivers.
The Pickering Library recently hosted the opening of the Danish Family Display, the final installment in their 200 Years of Pickering Families Display series. Members of the Danish family, headed by Jawaid and Uzma attended the opening and were recognized by Mayor Ryan and Councillors Dickerson, Pickles and Rodrigues.
Put away your book bag and take out an eBook Reader
Have you tried an ereader yet? If not, you’re missing out on one of the fastest growing ways to read your favourite books…free at your Library!
Download digital Audiobooks and eBooks anytime and then transfer to your portable device! Instructions are available for Sony eReaders prior to 2011 and Kobo eReaders (not including the Vox)
This is a project made possible by the Ontario Ministry of Culture’s $15 Million Investment in Public Libraries.
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