West Lorne Library                               Spring 2025
Branch Open Hours
Sunday & Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Friday: 10:00pm - 4:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Holidays closed 
Victoria Day - May 19th
Canada Day - July 1st 
COMMUNITY ART SHOW
EARLY ON CHILDREN'S PROGRAM
Enjoy toys, activities, crafts, & of course, books!  For ages 0-6.
Join us for an EarlyOn Play & Learn partnership at the West Lorne Library on Fridays from 10am-11:30am.  Please call in advance to confirm.  
AFTER THE BELL CHILDREN'S PROGRAM
Join us for fun and creative activities!
Something different every week! 
Thursdays 4:00pm to 5:00pm 
Drop In - School Age 
 
SUMMER READING CLUB
TAKE AND MAKE KITS
                                                        Take and Make kits
 
are available!
 
New kits
 
available
 
every month for
 
lots of family fun!
 
 
Quantities are limited 

 
SEED LIBRARY
Seed Library

West Lorne, Rodney and Dutton Library Branches are offering free vegetable, flower and herb seeds.  
There is a limit of 6 packets per patron. If you are able, save some of  your seeds and bring them back for us to share next year.                         Fill out a form at your local branch. 
BOOKS AND BAKING
Books and Baking Reading Club for
Older Adults
First Thursday of the month  
April 3th, May 1st and June 5th, 2025
West Elgin Community Health Centre - Hub Kitchen
Choose a book.  Read it and meet to discuss while making something delicious to eat. Registration Required by contacting the West Lorne Library. 
SEWING MACHINES
Sewing Machines available to use 
Do you know we have Sewing Machines for your use at the Dutton, West Lorne and Rodney Library branches? 
 
If you're interested in learning how to use them please ask staff and they'll be happy to assist you. Learn, Create and Mend!  
 
Sewing machines and supplies were generously donated by the West Lorne and Rodney Kiwanis Clubs.
BOOKS FOR SALE
Visit our ongoing book sale cart at the Library filled with discarded books, DVDs, Magazines and more. Cost is by donation.
 
 
BOOKS 2 GO
Mobile Delivery for Homebound Patrons
Elgin County Library in partnership with the West Elgin Community Health Centre (WECHC) and VON Canada offers Books 2 Go, a FREE service that delivers library materials to those in need.  
 
To find out more, visit our website or call. 
 
ADULT BOOK CLUB
Discover New Authors & Join in Lively Discussion! 
 
Borrow the title for the Adult Book Club, share your thoughts with us or join in on the last Thursday of each month to chat!  We meet at 5:30 pm.  Please let us know if you can join in - we look forward to seeing you!  Wonder what we're reading?  Check out the line up of great reads below:
May: The Lion Women of Tehran by 
June: Hester by Laurie Albanese 
July: Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones By Priyanka Mattoo  
 
The lion women of Tehran : a novel
by Marjan Kamali

When Homa, a girl from her childhood, reappears in her privileged world, Ellie, amidst Iran's political turmoil, joins her in pursuing their goals for meaningful futures until one earth-shattering betrayal has far-reaching consequences, altering the course of both their lives,
Hester : a novel
by Laurie Lico Albanese

Arriving in Salem from Scotland in the early 1800s, Isobel, left penniless and alone by her husband in a strange country, is instantly drawn to Nathaniel Hawthorne, and as they grow closer and closer, they are a muse and a dark storyteller, the enchanter and the enchanted. 150,000 first printing.
Bird milk & mosquito bones : a memoir
by Priyanka Mattoo

The cofounder of Earios, a women-led podcast network, looks back on a nomadic life that took her from a war-torn childhood home in Kashmir to England, Saudi Arabia, Michigan, Rome and finally to Los Angeles.
Ontario Park Pass 2025
 
Book lists, social media & great resources!
*You'll need your library card number*
Universal Class 
Offers lifelong learning
courses so you may learn
at your own pace.
hoopla
Borrow movies, music, audiobooks, eBooks & comics.
Events Calendar
To see all library programs,
click this calendar.
West Lorne Library
160A Main Street
West Lorne, Ontario N0L 2P0
519-768-1150

https://www.elgincounty.ca/library