Adults

Discovery Branch
Wednesday, September 16
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
For ages 18+
Drop in

Join Ian Cowie from ARC Immigration Services Canada to learn about immigration in Canada. Topics include implied status and restoration.

Keswick Branch
Friday, September 25 until Friday, October 2
Open Hours
For ages 12+

This exhibit surveys Canada’s rich linguistic landscape, including over 60 aboriginal languages, Canada’s two official language (English and French), and more than 100 languages that immigrants have brought to our shores.

The exhibition explores themes that touch the lives of speakers of every language in Canada, such as: How have the languages of Canada changed over time? What happens when languages come in contact? How can our languages be maintained for future generations?

Learn about A Tapestry of Voices.

Keswick Branch
Wednesday, September 23
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
For ages 18+
Register online starting Tuesday August 25 at noon to reserve your spot.

Whether you’re brand-new to AI or you’ve experimented with tools like ChatGPT, this session will help you get practical value fast. Our AI expert will show simple ways to use AI for everyday tasks—writing, planning, brainstorming, and problem-solving—using clear “prompt recipes” you can reuse. Q & A to follow.

Dr. Richard R. Khan is a technology and AI leader based in Ajax, Ontario, with over 20 years of experience building and governing production-grade platforms across regulated environments, including healthcare and financial services. Richard is a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Emerging Technologies and Generative AI.

He focuses on helping people adopt AI confidently, safely, and responsibly. He is the author of the peer-reviewed Responsible AI paper “RAISEF” (2025) and AI titles including The AI Glossary: 101 Essential AI Terms (2024) and 256 AI & Emerging Technology (2025). Richard also guest lectures and speaks on Practical AI and Responsible AI.

Online
Monday, September 28
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
For ages 18+
Register on Eventbrite starting Monday, September 7 at noon to reserve your spot.

Bestselling author Monique Gray Smith will discuss her personal journey of truth and reconciliation and read from her various books. She will explore Canada’s historical treatment of Indigenous people and how it impacts them today and will share her Cultural Resilience model and strategies for weaving aspects into our work.

Presented in partnership with Durham and York Region Libraries.

Keswick Branch 
Tuesday, September 29
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
All ages welcome
Register online starting Tuesday, August 25 at noon to reserve your spot.

Learn about community healing through cultural reclamation. Experience ceremonial smudging and honour songs about Truth and Reconciliation. Drop-ins welcome as space allows.

Keswick Branch
Thursdays, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
For ages 18+
Register online through the Woman's Centre of York Region

Exploring Careers: A free career explorartion group program for women. In this free 5 week workshop, you will build confidence, identify your strengths, and develop a career plan. Discover your skills and take the steps to become career ready. Identify your interests, unique personality, and employment options that fit you. Set careers goals and reach them.

Pefferlaw 
Saturday, October 3
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
For ages 12+
Register online starting Tuesday, August 25 at noon to reserve your spot.

Join us at York Region Forest, Pefferlaw Tract, for a guided walk with James McKenna of Trail Treks Canada. Learn about the connections between trees and books through a scientific and cultural lens and gain a better understanding of how trees have informed our concept of storytelling and how to “read” a tree. 

James McKenna has passion, experience and education in both trees and books that have informed this unique presentation. After graduating from the Sir Sandford Fleming School of the Environment and Natural Resource Sciences with Academic Distinction, he has worked as an urban forester in the public, private and non-profit sectors.

James is recognized as an Urban Forest Professional, Tree Risk Assessor and Certified Arborist by the International Society of Arboriculture. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Media, Information and Techno Culture from Western University and is an avid reader and book club organizer.

Keswick Branch
Saturday, October 17
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
All ages welcome
Come and go drop in

Join us for our annual local author’s event! Check out some great titles by authors from Georgina and York Region. This event will have books available for purchase.

Keswick Branch
Sunday, October 18
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
For ages 12+
Register online starting Tuesday, September 29 at noon to reserve your spot.

Join Tanya Gluvakov of Roots and Raven and learn how to sculpt a clay canoe. She will also share a story and teachings about what we can put down to rest when winter comes. The $15.00 cost recovery fee can be paid on the day of the program.

Keswick Branch
Tuesday, October 20
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
For ages 18+
Drop in

Join us for an evening of uplifting and inspiring music featuring local singer and performance artist, Janice Marie Singleton, who appeared on Broadway in 'The Wiz'.

Keswick Branch
Wednesday, October 21
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
For ages 18+
Register online starting Tuesday, September 29 at noon to reserve your spot.

Georgina Village Museum will share some items of local historical significance and connect them to Georgina's past!

Peter Gzowski (Sutton) Branch
Wednesday, October 28
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
For ages 15+
Register online starting Tuesday, September 29 at noon to reserve your spot.

Come create your own crystal necklace using hypoallergenic wire, with your choice of chain or cord. You’ll learn how to shape and cut wire, use simple jewelry tools, and pick up a bit of crystal know-how along the way. The $20.00 cost recovery fee can be paid on the day of the program.

Rickson Sharkey is a master jeweler with 20 years of experience, who enjoys guiding novice jewelry makers to make a one-of-a-kind piece that feels truly unique.

Peter Gzowski (Sutton) Branch
Wednesday, November 18
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
For ages 18+
Register online starting Tuesday, October 27 at noon to reserve your spot.

Learn the 10 principles for sound investing and how to identify and avoid some of the most common investment mistakes.

Presented by Matt Patterson of Edward Jones Investments.

Keswick Branch
Wednesday, November 25
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
For ages 18+
Register online starting Tuesday, October 27 at noon to reserve your spot.

Join Andrea Gunraj, author of Go-Between Girl: My Indentured Roots as Reclaimed Present, to explore the stories families pass down and the silences that shape us. Drawing on her Indo-Caribbean heritage, she reflects on memory, migration, and identity while inviting the audience to consider their own personal legacies. She asks how the past lives within us, what we choose to carry forward, and how storytelling can help us understand where we come from.

Keswick Branch 
Wednesdays
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
For Adults 
Drop in

Learn about income support, benefits for health costs, and other disability supports from ODSP caseworkers. Please feel free to stop by if you have any questions about ODSP or need to drop off documents for your caseworker.

ODSP offers:

• Money to help you and your eligible family members with living expenses including food, and rent
• Health benefits, including prescription drugs and vision care
• Employment support to help you find and keep a job or advance your career.

Peter Gzowski (Sutton) Branch
First Wednesday of the month
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
For teens and adults
Drop in

Join us on the first Wednesday of the month to connect with other crafters. All knitters, crocheters, and quilters at all skill levels welcome! Work on your current project while chatting with other textile crafters.

Discovery Branch
Third Wednesday of the month
10:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Adults 18+
Drop in

Connect with a staff member from CMHA (Canadian Mental Health Association) to learn about employment, case management, mental health, and justice resources available to you in the community.

CMHA, York Region Branch, was founded in 1984 and is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with mental illness. We help people learn how to maintain their mental health, look for and identify the signs of mental illness, and get help and support when they need it. Through several locations across York Region and South Simcoe, we provide a wide range of services to assist individuals with their recovery. Our multi-disciplinary team of professionals are dedicated to assisting people achieve their optimum level of mental health.

Keswick Branch
Wednesdays (Please note, there is no program on Wednesday, August 19.)
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Registration is required through Welcome Centre Immigrant Services Mobile Unit.
For more information and to register for this program, please contact Ian Cowie or call 289-338-5140.

Practice your English, connect with your community, and share your settlement experiences with other newcomers to Canada. Program is provided by Welcome Centre Immigrant Services Mobile Unit.

Peter Gzowski (Sutton) Branch
Second Wednesday of the month: September 9, October 14, November 11, December 9
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Drop in to Sutton Branch for our Writer's Workshop. This program is open to anyone who loves to write, whether they are new to the craft or have had their work published. Contact Sylvia for more information.

Peter Gzowski (Sutton) Branch 
Thursdays (no program on July 9)
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
For Adults 
Drop in

Learn about income support, benefits for health costs, and other disability supports from ODSP caseworkers. Please feel free to stop by if you have any questions about ODSP or need to drop off documents for your caseworker.

ODSP offers:

• Money to help you and your eligible family members with living expenses including food, and rent
• Health benefits, including prescription drugs and vision care
• Employment support to help you find and keep a job or advance your career.

Peter Gzowski (Sutton) Branch
Saturdays
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
For teens and adults
Drop in

Join us on Saturdays to connect with other crafters. All knitters, crocheters, and quilters at all skill levels welcome! Work on your current project while chatting with other textile crafters.

Peter Gzowski (Sutton) Branch
Sundays
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
For Adults

Come on your own or bring a friend. Scrabble boards will be provided.