Summer Programs
Please call the branch to pre-register; (705) 765-5650.
June 21st Felted Strawberry Beadings and Teachings@Port Carling 1-3 PM |
June is known as the month of Strawberries, the first fruit. Join Diligent Harvester, Chair of the Muskoka Indigenous Friends Cultural Centre (https://mifc.ca). Diligent Harvester is a member of the Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada (IACC), and offers a safe place of discussion on this journey of Truth and Reconciliation. |
June 27th Felted Strawberry Beadings and Teachings@Bala 1-3 PM |
June is known as the month of Strawberries, the first fruit. Join Diligent Harvester, Chair of the Muskoka Indigenous Friends Cultural Centre (https://mifc.ca). Diligent Harvester is a member of the Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada (IACC), and offers a safe place of discussion on this journey of Truth and Reconciliation. |
Tuesdays Yoga@Bala/Virtual 10-10:45 AM |
June 18th June 25th July 2nd July 9th July 16th July 23rd July 30th August 6th August 13th August 20th August 27th |
June 11th - July 9th Canvas Pickup @Bala and @Port Carling |
Patrons are encouraged to come into either the Port Carling or the Bala branch, to pick up a blank 4x4 canvas. Use any medium to create your mini masterpiece - paint, collage, markers, pencils - anything goes! Be sure to return your completed canvas on or before July 9th, so that it can be featured in the Art on the Shelf Exhibit. Entries from artists aged JK-grade 8 will be featured in our Mini Masters Exhibit. |
July 16th - August 13th @Port Carling - Art on the Shelf Exhibit |
Submitted artwork will be displayed throughout the library. All visitors to the Port Carling branch will be encouraged to vote for the canvas that they feel is deserving of the People's Choice Award, in both the Masters and the Mini Masters categories. Artists may choose for their submissions to be available for sale, with proceeds going towards purchasing materials for future MLPL art and craft programs. Masters artwork will be sold for $20, and Mini Masters for $5. Sales will begin when the exhibit opens, on July 16th! |
A fun summer reading program for kids of all ages. Pick up a Reading Log from either branch, log your reads, and redeem for beads!
Every read = one bead
Every tenth read = one brag tag
July 6th - August 24th Beading for Reading@Bala and @Port Carling |
Come to either branch to pick up a reading log, geared to your level of reading. Every time you visit the library, bring your reading log with you. Every read will earn you a bead, and every tenth entry will earn you a brag tag! How long will your necklace be, by the end of the summer? We can't wait to find out! |
Join us for an interactive story time. These fun, play-based experiences are great for all ages, but are geared towards younger children. Drop-in, no registration required.
Tuesday Story Times@Bala 11-11:45 AM with Sandy Inkster |
July 2nd July 9th July 16th July 23rd July 30th August 6th August 13th August 20th August 27th |
Wednesday Story Times@Port Carling 10:30-11 AM |
July 3rd July 10th July 17th July 24th July 31st August 7th August 14th August 21st August 28th |
Wednesdays @ Port Carling
July 3rd Something Learned@Port Carling 1-2 PM |
Art with Nancy Gray Ogle |
July 10th Something Learned@Port Carling 10:30-11:30 AM |
OSPCA Crafts for Critters |
July 17th Something Learned@Port Carling 1-3 PM |
MIFC Tobacco Ties and Sacred Medicines Workshop |
July 24th Something Learned@Port Carling 1-2 PM |
Get creative with Candice |
July 31st Something Learned@Port Carling 10:30 -11:30 AM |
Fall Gardening Tips and Tricks |
August 7th Something Learned@Port Carling 10 AM - 5 PM |
Muskoka Chautauqua Archives |
August 14th Something Learned@Port Carling 10:30-11:30 AM |
OSPCA Crafts for Critters |
August 21st Something Learned@Port Carling 1-3 PM |
MIFC Make a Medicine Pouch Workshop |
August 28th Something Learned@Port Carling 1-2 PM |
Art with Nancy Gray Ogle |
Stop by and see us at Hanna Park, as part of the Port Carling Farmer's Market. We'll have activities, a play area, and some fun surprises! For the young, and the young at heart.
Thursday Farmer's Market@Hanna Park 9 AM - 2 PM |
June 27th July 4th July 11th July 18th July 25th August 1st August 8th August 15th August 22nd August 29th |
Come paint a rock to add to our ever-growing library rock snake. Watch it grow all summer long! All materials provided. Drop-in, no registration required.
Thursdays Make-a-Snake@Bala 12-2 PM |
July 4th July 11th July 18th July 25th August 1st August 8th August 15th August 22nd August 29th |
Interested in playing with others in the comfort of the library in a non-competitive format? For experienced players, as well as those who would like to learn. Come solo, with a partner, or team up once here. Drop-in, no registration required.
Thursdays Mah Jongg and Euchre@Port Carling 1-3 PM |
June 20th June 27th July 4th July 11th July 18th July 25th August 1st August 8th August 15th August 22nd August 29th |
Fun for the whole family, at the Port Carling branch. Come and enjoy a family movie, happening once each month in the Summer. Please call the branch to learn more, and to pre-register; (705) 765-5650.
July 4th Family Movie Night@Port Carling 5-7 PM |
The Wolf and the Lion 2021 1hr39m PG |
August 8th Family Movie Night@Port Carling 5-7 PM |
Movie TBA |
Fridays @ Port Carling
Nature Club @Port Carling 10:15 - 11 AM |
July 5th - Owls July 12th - Frogs and Toads July 19th - Butterflies and Moths July 26th - Snakes August 2nd - Dragonflies and Damselflies August 9th - Turtles August 16th - Bats August 23rd - Hibernation and Migration |
Fridays @ Port Carling
S.T.E.A.M. @Port Carling 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM |
July 5th - Take Apart Club July 12th - Lego Club July 19th - Take Apart Club July 26th - Creative Crafts August 2nd - Lego Club August 9th - Take Apart Club August 16th - Creative Crafts August 23rd - Take apart Club |
Nancy Hunter offers acrylic and watercolor paint classes across Ontario.
Enjoy an easy-to-follow interactive session, suitable for ages 6-106! Pre-registration required by emailing Nancy at: art@nancyhunter.ca
July 12th Painting with Nancy Hunter@Port Carling 1-3PM |
Trilliums and Tulips This two hour class will walk you through the process of creating two floral paintings in watercolour. You will leave the class with your finished painting. Step-by-step makes it easy and fun; no painting experience is required. Please dress for a mess, and bring a sense of humour, adventure, and a willingness to let go and to learn. $40 cash per person. |
August 9th Painting with Nancy Hunter@Port Carling 1-3 PM |
Summer Bonfire This two hour class will walk you through the process of creating a painting in acrylics. You will leave the class with your finished painting. Step-by-step makes it easy and fun; no painting experience is required. Please dress for a mess, and bring a sense of humour, adventure, and a willingness to let go and to learn. $40 cash per person.
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Bala Story Trail @Jaspen Park |
1005 Pine Ridge Road |
Port Carling Story Trail @Hanna Park |
40 Bailey Street |
Our Friends of the Library will be running their annual Silent Auction again for the 13th time this summer, and are always looking for donations, as well as helping hands. Have questions/time to offer/something to donate? Please contact:
Michelle Keeley at:
mkeeley.keeley@gmail.com
The Online Auction site will be live for bidding from July 11th - August 15th. Stay tuned for more details!
Online Auction Website: |
Coming soon! |
Read the 2023 newsletters (found below) for information, tips, and all kinds of book selections from our collection to help inspire your garden. Let's grow, and don't forget to save some seeds to give back to the Seed Library!
Summer Reading Challenge |
June - Murder - real or fiction July - Written by a Canadian August - Has a colour in the title September - Has won an award |
Please call the branch to learn more, and to pre-register; (705) 765-5650.
August 12th author event@Port Carling |
Time and details TBD |
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