Celebrate Pride month with inclusive stories! Join every Tuesday, morning in June to hear a story read by special guests from Queer Connection Lanark County
Join local artists Meredith Toivanen and Peggy Schenk for this weekly summer sketch club. The group will meet at the library garden every Wednesday at 3 pm. From there, they will travel to different locations around town. Bring your own sketching supplies and portable seat. All skill levels welcome. Children must be accompanied by an […]
Join Bereavement Support Lanark County for a bereavement circle focused on "Our Stories: Grief and the Need to Mourn." No registration required. Check out BSLC's other upcoming programs:
Learn about ancient Greek mythology, its symbology, and craft some super unique God or Goddess wrist cuffs with Sarah!
Join Heidi in the beauty of Stewart Park & make the most of summer outside! This program is designed to lay the foundation of early literacy skills. Sing songs, learn rhymes and listen to stories. Infants and toddlers ages 0-18 months are welcome to join. Please reserve a free ticket for everyone in your group.
Learn about the origin of the Olympics in ancient Greece and race to the finish line in a legendary obstacle course!
Paint with orange and black on a paper bowl, plate, or canvas and create mirror the famous Greek pottery aesthetic. Tell a story of the gods and goddesses, olympics, or your own life story with your painting!
Join local artists Meredith Toivanen and Peggy Schenk for this weekly summer sketch club. The group will meet at the library garden every Wednesday at 3 pm. From there, they will travel to different locations around town. Bring your own sketching supplies and portable seat. All skill levels welcome. Children must be accompanied by an […]
Come down for movie time at the Library from 1-3PM! Take a break from the heat, unwind with friends, and eat some popcorn. Bring your own beverage!
Prepare to be amazed... John Pert is back at the Perth Library to blow your mind with his magic show! Come up to the Frizell Program room on the second floor on July 11th from 2-3PM for the show.
Crafting with Sarah! Create an eye-catching, sparkling crescent moon, using buttons and rhinestones.
Join the #BigLibraryRead digital book club! Borrow the ebook or audiobook of "The Girl in His Shadow" by Audrey Blake - an unforgettable historical fiction novel about one woman who believed in scientific medicine before the world believed in her. Available through our digital collection with no waitlists or holds from July 13-27: https://odmc.overdrive.com/odmc-perth/content.
Learn the art of misdirection with Sarah and practice some super nifty, hands-on, magic to trick your family and friends.
Join local artists Meredith Toivanen and Peggy Schenk for this weekly summer sketch club. The group will meet at the library garden every Wednesday at 3 pm. From there, they will travel to different locations around town. Bring your own sketching supplies and portable seat. All skill levels welcome. Children must be accompanied by an […]
Do you ever wonder how artists get inspired? Come meet Franc van Oort Wednesday, July 13 from 5-7 pm. He will be available for questions and his beautiful watercolor paintings are on display in the library. Refreshments will be served.
The amazing, and 'almost famous' face painter, GERT, is paying us a visit from 2-3PM in the library garden! Come by to get some super chic under the sea face paint and make your own treasure chest with Sarah!
Join Heidi in the Children's department due to the weather. This program is designed to lay the foundation of early literacy skills. Sing songs, learn rhymes and listen to stories. Infants and toddlers ages 0-18 months are welcome to join. Please reserve a free ticket for everyone in your group.
Learn about the legend of the Flaming Ghost Ship in Prince Edward Island and make your own treasure map with natural dyes like tea and coffee!
Join the Perth & District Library at the Oakfield Rugby Park in Drummond/North Elmsley for a yarn swap! Bring your unused and excess yarn to share with fellow knitters. This is a great opportunity to connect with other local crafters. Please label the yarn with weight and material in advance. No registration required.
Create a magical ocean scene with various plants, animals, and glitter in a bottle!
Join local artists Meredith Toivanen and Peggy Schenk for this weekly summer sketch club. The group will meet at the library garden every Wednesday at 3 pm. From there, they will travel to different locations around town. Bring your own sketching supplies and portable seat. All skill levels welcome. Children must be accompanied by an […]
Join Bereavement Support Lanark County for a bereavement circle focused on "Leaning Into Our Grief." No registration required. Check out BSLC's other upcoming programs:
Come out to the Library Garden for an under the sea themed dance party. We will play freeze dance and musical chairs! Dressing up is encouraged!!
The Friends of the Perth & District Library are hosting a Summer Fiction Book Sale. Come find fantastic fiction for all ages! All sales are by donation. Donations of gently used adult, young adult and children's fiction, published after 2004, may also be brought to the library between July 4 and July 20.
The Friends of the Perth & District Library are hosting a Summer Fiction Book Sale. Come find fantastic fiction for all ages! All sales are by donation. Donations of gently used adult, young adult and children's fiction, published after 2004, may also be brought to the library between July 4 and July 20.
Put on your detector's hat and come out to the library garden to help us find the mythological creatures that are hiding! We encourage dressing up!!
Join Heidi in the Children's department due to the weather. This program is designed to lay the foundation of early literacy skills. Sing songs, learn rhymes and listen to stories. Infants and toddlers ages 0-18 months are welcome to join. Please reserve a free ticket for everyone in your group.
Learn the myths of some legendary monsters and make your own peculiar creature out of slime!
Enjoy great conversation while you knit! All experience levels welcome. Bring your own knitting project. No registration required. In the case of inclement weather, the knitting group will meet in the Common Room.
Work as a team to debunk (or confirm) the legend of the Loch Ness Monster. You will pick through riddles, news paper clippings, photos, and pedestrian sighting accounts in this activity.
Join local artists Meredith Toivanen and Peggy Schenk for this weekly summer sketch club. The group will meet at the library garden every Wednesday at 3 pm. From there, they will travel to different locations around town. Bring your own sketching supplies and portable seat. All skill levels welcome. Children must be accompanied by an […]
"If there's something strange in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call?" The Perth Library because we have a Ghostbusters themed Hip-Hop class running in the library garden!
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