Programs and Workshops

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.

Discovery Branch
Wednesday, November 18
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
For ages 18+
Register online 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: (July 8 is cancelled), August 12, 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.