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Branch Hours Monday: 10am - 8pm Tuesday: 10am - 8pm Wednesday: CLOSED Thursday: 10am - 8pm Friday: 10am - 5pm Saturday: 1pm - 4pm Sunday: CLOSED
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Happy Canada Day!![](https://www.libraryaware.com/85/Files/AnonymousDisplayWithCrop/2adae76c-a227-4a72-8d9c-d2ecd0d80e44?containerHeight=98&containerWidth=188&scaledHeight=94&scaledWidth=188&verticalOffset=5&quality=95&dpi=120&horizontalOffset=0) The Library will be closed: •Canada Day: Monday, July 1 •Civic Holiday: Monday, August 5 •Labour Day:Monday, September 2
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![](https://www.libraryaware.com/85/Files/AnonymousDisplayWithCrop/6716369b-5c01-436c-9129-a1842d5aa06d?containerHeight=331&containerWidth=590&scaledHeight=331&scaledWidth=588&quality=95&dpi=120&verticalOffset=0&horizontalOffset=0) Beanstack is our reading challenge website. Signup for an account, add your readers, then track minutes read through the Summer Challenge- BLAST OFF! Access Beanstack through a web browser or through the app. To complete the BLAST OFF Summer Reading Challenge and qualify for the grand prize draw, read a total of 1260 minutes (just 30 minutes per day) between July 1 and August 12! Exciting prizes await for adults, teens, and kids. For more details regarding children aged 12 and under, refer to the 2024 Summer Reading Club Booklet. For information on teens and adults, please contact the library.
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County-Wide Summer Scavenger Hunt Beanstack Challenge: Chasing Constellations July 2 – August 31 Humans have been making shapes out of the stars in the sky for all of human history! It’s up to you to find the Constellations that have fallen out of the sky and ended up in Elgin County Library branches! Add the Chasing Constellations Challenge in Beanstack, visit our 10 branches in person, find the constellation and enter the code into each activity badge. Each badge earned is an entry for the grand prize basket!![](https://www.libraryaware.com/85/Files/AnonymousDisplayWithCrop/bd3e6adf-0ff0-49e0-a0aa-17b3a00a938d?containerHeight=224&containerWidth=590&scaledHeight=225&scaledWidth=590&quality=95&dpi=120&verticalOffset=0&horizontalOffset=0) |
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TD Story Walk: The Darkest Dark Tuesday, July 2 to Tuesday, July 30 Drop-In
The TD StoryWalk - a fun activity that places a children’s book, page by page, on poster boards along a path - is back! This year’s book is “The Darkest Dark” by Chris Hadfield and Kate Fillion. Be sure to look for our activity sheet that goes along with it and see if you can find all the items listed using the pages on the StoryWalk poster boards outside the library! All ages. No registration required. |
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Cosmic Creations Tuesday, July 2 to Friday, August 9 Drop-In Drop by the library to create an interactive space-themed display showcasing engaging cosmic adventures! Visit the library regularly for exciting new activities that ignite imaginations and spark curiousity! Ages 6+. No registration required.
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Intergalactic Lego Mosaic Tuesday, July 2 to Friday, August 9 Drop-In The Straffordville Library is launching a drop-in Intergalactic Lego Mosaic program this summer! Participants get to piece together a captivating space-themed mosaic. It's like having a mini universe in your hands! While supplies last. Ages 6+. No registration required.
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Join us for hands-on space exploration at the Discovery Table! A STEAM-based activity will be available each week on our study tables for curious kids to learn something new at the library. Ages 6+. No registration required. |
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Join us for stories, art, activities and more! Interact with your little ones as they learn through play, literacy and exploration. Ages 0-6 together with their caregiver. This is a joint program presented by both Elgin County Library and EarlyON staff. No registration required. No program on Monday, July 1. The program ends on Monday, July 29 and will resume on Monday, September 16. No registration required.
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Bring your favorite stuffed buddy to an epic sleepover at the library! We will kick off the fun evening with songs and stories and then tuck in our plush pals for the night. When you swing by to collect your buddy, you’ll get a snapshot of all the mischief they got up to! All ages. No registration required.
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2:00pm-4:00pmGame On! with friends and family using the Straffordville Library’s Nintendo Switch! Enjoy our selection of board games while you wait to play with the console. Participants will leave with a jumbo freezie to take home as a treat. Ages 6+. No registration required.
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Our favourite magician is back with a show that is full of out-of-this-world magic and audience participation! Join Jedi Corbin as he presents some incredible illusions such as, “The Rings of Saturn”, floating a small planet (a very small planet!) and using the "space force" to levitate a child for a grand finale. All ages. Registration required. Please register online or call the library at 519-866-3584.
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Calling all teens! Register from June 18 to July 15 for a summer-themed teen loot box! What’s in the box?!? Two awesome library books in your go-to genre PLUS snacks and other goodies you get to keep! Registrants will be contacted in August when your box is ready for pickup! Ages 13+. Registration required. Please visit a library branch to complete a registration form.
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Let your inner artist run wild at Craftopia! Drop-in to create holographic stickers on the Cricut or craft out-of-this-world space-themed keychains! Ages 12+. No registration required.
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Ready, aim, sign-up for Nerf Capture the Flag! Gear up, team up, and get ready for heart-pounding action as you dodge, dash, and strategize to claim victory. The program will take place outdoors. Weather permitting. Ages 12+. Registration required. Please register online or call the library at 519-866-3584.
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Peter Jedicke, an experienced amateur astronomer with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, will join us for a fun and engaging presentation all about space! Participants are encouraged to bring their curiousity and out-of-this-world questions. Ages 6+. Registration required. Please register online or call the library at 519-866-3584.
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Whether you’re new to camping or just looking for a refresher, the Ambassador from the Port Burwell Provincial Park is here with a whole suite of camping tips and tricks to help you on your next adventure! All ages. No registration required.
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Attention all puzzle enthusiasts! Embark on an exciting puzzle journey with your family or friends at the library! Choose a puzzle from the library’s collection (or bring one of your own!) and aim to complete it within 90 minutes. Light refreshments will be provided. Ages 6+. No registration required.
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To celebrate an amazing summer of reading, we are welcoming The Relative Minors, a children’s band from Cambridge, Ontario, to our community! Enjoy a fun and groovy performance with hilarious, beautiful and catchy songs about sandwiches, libraries, guitar-playing dinosaurs and banana-eating walruses. The Relative Minors will have you singing and dancing until bedtime! Due to anticipated high demand we are hosting this event at the Straffordville Community Centre located at 56169 Heritage Line. This is an all-ages show and *caregivers are expected to stay and enjoy the show and provide supervision for their children during the entire performance.* After the show, every child will receive a refreshing snack to take home. All ages. Registration required. Please register online or call the library at 519-866-3584 or 519-874-4754.
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Our Ontario Parks vehicle permits for 2024 are now available! Each permit has a one-week loan period. First-come, first-served basis. Visit your library branch for more details! Did you know? There are over 300 provincial parks in Ontario! Be sure to checkout our local Port Burwell Provincial Park
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Bring the library to your fingertips. Search our catalogue, or use the app to scan the ISBN barcode of a book to see if we have a copy! Manage your holds and your account, and scroll through our Twitter feed, all with the MyLibrary! App. Carry the library around in your pocket!
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The postcard
by Anne Berest
Fifteen years after the arrival of an anonymous postcard with the names of her maternal great-grandparents and their children—all killed at Auschwitz—Anne Berest is moved to discover who sent it and why and embarks on a journey to learn the fate of the Rabinovitch family.
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The women
by Kristin Hannah
In 1965, nursing student Frankie McGrath, after hearing the words“Women can be heroes, too,” impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows her brother to Vietnam where she is overwhelmed by the destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed and politically divided America.
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Supercommunicators : how to unlock the secret language of connection
by Charles Duhigg
A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, studying supercommunicators—people capable of connecting with anyone, reveals how, everyone time we speak to some, we're actually engaging in one of three conversations, showing us how to recognize which kind of conversation we're having—and teaching us the essential skills for navigating it successfully.
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The book of doors : a novel
by Gareth Brown
When her favorite customer, a lonely yet charming old man, dies right in front of her, Cassie holds on to the last book he was reading, which turns out to be a rare volume that has great power and she is tasked with protecting it from those who will do evil.
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CBC CornerThis digital portal allows you to discover Canadian shows, stories & more!
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