Programs and Workshops

Birds of a Feather:  Pefferlaw Branch--Fridays

Pefferlaw Branch
Fridays
2 - 3 p.m.
Open to all those 55 years old or older
Free, Drop-In

Enjoy coffee, tea, and good conversation with neighbours and new friends!  

Georgina Photo Club:  Keswick Branch--Last Tuesday of the every month

Keswick Branch
Last Tuesday of every month
7 - 8:45 p.m.
For users of all types of cameras, including smartphone cameras
Free, Drop-In

This is a casual, get-together for local, amateur photographers to connect, share photos, and learn more about photography from each other as well as from industry experts. 

2019 Adult Summer Reading Challenge--Runs until Sunday, September 1

At all our Branches
Runs until Sunday, September 1
For ages 13 and up

Where will your reading take you this summer?  How about to a local eatery, with a $15 gift card, or on an epic road trip, with a $100 Petro Canada gift card?  

• Pick up your Challenge Checklist from any GPL Branch or print one at home.
  
• Complete as many activities as you can from the list, checking them off as you go. If you check off every box on the sheet, you get 10 extra ballots to enter in the Grand Prize Draw! (Where any activity requires that you borrow an item, materials must be borrowed from one of the three GPL locations in order to qualify)
• Write the title of the item you read, the program you attended, or the activity you completed on the line next to the checkbox. (Please note that one item read cannot count for more than one checkbox - for example, a book on CD written by a Canadian author cannot count as both of those checkboxes).
• Bring your Challenge Checklist to any GPL branch, show it to a staff member at the front desk, and fill out a ballot. Your ballot goes into the weekly prize draw AND the Grand Prize Draw at the end of the summer.

• We draw for a restaurant gift card each week (one for each lLibrary Branch) and the Petro Canada gift card at the end of the summer (one for all Branches)

For more information, speak to any library staff member. This program made possible by the generous support of the Friends of the Library.

Avoiding Fraud and Scams:  A Workshop from CIBC and York Regional Police
Pefferlaw Branch--Tuesday, August 27

Pefferlaw Branch
Tuesday, August 27
3 - 4 p.m.
Free, Drop-In

Every year scammers and fraudsters manage to steal money and valuable personal information from innocent people. Protect yourself with the latest information from the Pefferlaw CIBC Branch and staff from York Regional Police.

Pop-Up Cat Café:  Pefferlaw Branch--Sunday, September 15

Pefferlaw Branch
Sunday, September 15
2:30 - 4 p.m.
Free, Drop-In
All ages welcome, children 10 and under must be supervised by an adult.

Meet some of the adorable cats and kittens available for adoption from the Georgina Feral Cat Committee (GFCC)!  Read your favourite furry friend a story, sip a hot drink, and chat with GFCC volunteers about the awesome work they do. 

Mood-Boosting Foods and Physical Activity Workshop: 
Peter Gzowski (Sutton) Branch--Wednesday, September 18

Peter Gzowski (Sutton) Branch
Wednesday, September 18
5 - 6 p.m.
Free, Drop-In

Looking for a change in diet? Want to incorporate more physical activity into your life? Come and learn some practical ways you can improve your health and lifestyle from the staff at Vaughan Community Health Centre.

Keswick Branch
Wednesday, September 25
6 - 8 p.m.
$10 per person. Registration Required.
Visit any branch to register, only 20 spots available! Payment due at time of registration. 

Celebrate the release of the Downton Abbey movie with us! Learn all about the fashion of the early 1900s with Melissa from Georgina Pioneer Village and Archives, make your own hat fit for a trip to Downton, and enter the door-prize draw for a movie theatre gift certificate! 

Litsy: Instagram for Book Lovers:  Keswick Branch--Friday, September 27

Keswick Branch
Friday, September 27
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Free, but please register at 905-476-5762.
Participants are encouraged to bring their mobile devices to download the Litsy app.

Share and discover your favourite books with your favourite people. Learn how to  create a free account, make connections with other book lovers, share your favourite reads, and download the Litsy app.

Fall Colours Forest Walk:  Pefferlaw Tract, York Reginal Forest--Date and time to be determined

Pefferlaw Tract, York Regional Forest (near Pefferlaw Branch)
Date and time to be determined
Free, Registration Required.
Call or visit Pefferlaw Branch to register, only 25 spots available! (One adult + one child = two spots)
All ages welcome, children 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Take a walk in the woods, and learn all about how the forest changes in the fall, from our friends at York Region Forests.