Public Library, Museums & Archives Updated June 23, 2021 Guide Jul-Aug ‘21

At A Glance News Contact Us Take-Out Service Library Services www.clarington-library.on.ca/takeout [email protected] All four Library branches are currently offering contactless hold 905-623-7322 x2712 pick-up via Take-Out Service. Access to computers and public Museum Services washrooms is available at , Newcastle, and Orono. [email protected] 905-623-2734 Outreach Community Hub www.clarington-library.on.ca/outreachcommunityhub Registration Meet with an Works Outreach Worker and connect to a Drop in Registration req’d variety of social services supports and resources. www.clarington-library.on.ca/calendar For more information and a list of times the Outreach Workers will be available, please visit our website. Locations & Hours (Hours effective as of June 27th) TD Summer Reading Club Bowmanville Branch 2021: Game On! 163 Church St • Mo-Th 10-7:30 • www.clarington-library.on.ca/src Fr 10-6 • Sa 10-4:30 • Su 12-4:30 Boost your reading skills and stay sharp for Courtice Branch school with weekly programs and activities! 2950 Courtice Rd • Mo-Th 10-7:30 • Club members will have access to book reporting, special Fr 10-6 • Sa 10-4:30 • Su 12-4:30 challenges, activity and challenge badges, and prize draws! Newcastle Branch Superstar Storyteller Summer Series 150 King Ave E • Mo-Th 10-7:30 • Fr 10-6 • Sa 10-4:30 • Su 12-4:30 www.clarington-library.on.ca/superstarstorytellers Orono Branch Enjoy virtual visits with your favourite authors! First up is th 127 Church St • Mo, We 3-7:30 • Gordon Korman and Sayantani DasGupta on Tuesday, July 6 ! Tu, Th-Sa 10-2:30 Sarah Jane Williams Exhibits Heritage Centre 62 Temperance St. • Closed to public; Waverley Place Virtual Tour virtual research services available www.claringtonmuseums.com/ Holiday Hours virtual-museum All locations closed: Available Saturday, July 3rd • Day (Thu., Jul. 1st) Peek inside one of Clarington’s beautiful, historic homes, and • Civic Holiday (Mon., Aug. 2nd) enjoy a virtual tour of Waverley Place from anywhere! Heritage Children & Youth Programs Orono Library: Scientists in Situ Workshops Celebrating 50 Years [Ages 4 to 12] www.claringtonmuseums.com Each of these workshops includes a kit which The Orono Branch celebrates may be picked up at any branch! Made possible 50 years and counting! by a grant from the Municipality of Clarington. Presented in partnership with Scientists in School. Visit our website to view a short video which traces the history of Please note: registration for each workshop the branch and the story of the opens two weeks before the workshop date. Waddell House, its stately home. • Investigate It!: Wednesday, July 7th, 2:00 p.m. th Museum & Archival • Mix it Up: Wednesday, July 14 , 2:00 p.m. • Wednesday, July 28th, 2:00 p.m. Research Sticky Science: • Up and Down, All Around: Wednesday, August 4th, 2:00 p.m. www.claringtonmuseums.com/ • Spread Your Wings!: Wednesday, August 18th, 2:00 p.m. contact Discover our community’s rich local history! Contact the c_wonder Clubs Museum for virtual research [Ages 6 to 10, Grades 1 to 4; and ages 10 to 14, Grade 5 to 8] services for genealogy, teaching, c_wonder Coding Club publication, exhibition, and more. Wednesdays, July 7th to 28th, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Collections c_wonder STEM Club Wednesdays, August 4th to 25th, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Boost your child’s coding or STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills! Ontario Tech University’s Engineering Outreach will be supporting youth through this course; no previous experience is required! Presented in partnership with Engineering Outreach, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Ontario Tech University. StoryWalks Only a Tree Knows How to be a Tree by Mary Murphy is posted Adult Programs at Enniskillen Conservation Area on the Cedar Trail, in partnership Durham Indigenous Voices with the Central Lake Ontario Discussion Series Conservation Authority. Take part in this collaborative four-part panel StoryWalks are fun, educational discussion series with Indigenous peoples activities that place pages from and First Nations from the Durham Region, focusing on actions storybooks along local trails. that support and amplify Indigenous Voices in our community as we move forward with the Truth and Reconciliation Request a Read! Commission’s Calls-to-Action. www.clarington-library. Join the discussion and learn how to become an ally to speak out on.ca/requestaread against Anti-Indigenous Racism. Discover new favourites and • Thursday, July 8th, 6:30 p.m. authors! Request tailored Part 2: Resilience: th Reading Recommendations or a • Part 3: Resistance: Thursday, July 29 , 6:30 p.m. surprise Book Loot Bag! • Part 4: Resurgence: Thursday, August 19th, 6:30 p.m.