AA Geek Week ………...……………...…………...……...2 Craft Schedules …..…….…..………………...6 Movie Schedule ..…..….………………………...….3 S.T.E.A.M. Sessions .. ……………..….……….6 Canada 150 ….......…….………….……….…….4–5 Book Clubs .…………….…………..….……......7 Tuesday, May 2nd is unofficial Harry Potter Day, marking the Battle of Hogwarts. Celebrate with a screening of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them at 5:30 p.m. Or make a fun wand at our craft table! May the Fourth be with you! Join us for Star Wars: Rogue One on Thursday, May 4th at 5:30 p.m. and/or make a cool Yoda craft! Join us, we hope you will. Very important, your library is. Yessss Free Comic Book day is Saturday, May 6th! Pick up your copy between 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. while quantities last. Dress up as your favourite character and be entered into a special draw! 2 Family Movies Saturday, April 22nd at 2:00 p.m. Sing Saturday, May 20th at 2:00 p.m. Monster Trucks Saturday, June 17th at 2:00 p.m. Coffee, Cookies and a Movie The Lego Batman Movie Friday, April 7th at 2:00 p.m. Moonlight Friday, May 12th at 2:00 p.m. Hidden Figures Friday, June 9th at 2:00 p.m. La La Land PA DAY Movies Friday, May 19th at 2:00 p.m. TBA Friday, June 9th at 11:00 a.m. The Boss Baby * Check out our Geek Week schedule (on page 2 ) and NCFD pick (Page 5) for other great features! 3 FUN Canada 150 Drop In Events—running all year! What Canada Means to Me One Word Window Challenge Whether it’s Home, Freedom, Winter, or Poutine, we all have our way of describing this country. We challenge you to do it using only one word. Participate in our ongoing drop in challenge What Canada Means to Me. Simply write your chosen word on a maple leaf and add it to our window of words. Our goal is 150 contributors. Canada 150 Relay Book Challenge Get ready, get set, READ! Bizzy and Maple have already enjoyed completing this challenge. Why not you? Pick up our chosen title, C is for Canada by Michael Ulmer, sign a leaf on our tree once you’re finished, then pass it on to the next participant. We hope to get 150 relay readers. And don’t forget to explore all of the great titles in the Discover Canada series! Door to Discovery Canada 150 Art Project Local author Kara Bartley (pictured here) has added her name to this challenge. Now it’s your turn! We are aiming for—you guessed it—150 signatures! Make your creative mark. And while you’re at it, pick up a copy of our Canada 150 Reading and Program Resources Brochure. We also have special Canada 150 event bookmarks where you can check off your participation in all of these fun challenges! 4 Join us for three very special book club events: On Tuesday, May 16th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., welcome Fort Erie author Brent Jones and experience his debut novel, The Fifteenth of June. $10 On Tuesday, May 30th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., meet Toronto Historical Fiction author M.K. Tod and discuss her latest work, Time and Regret. $10 On Tuesday, June 27th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., meet Thorold author Leslie Daniels and reflect on her Nonfiction title, Boundaries. $10 Attend all THREE events for $25! Get your copy signed and ask the authors your questions! Attendance fee includes a copy of the book title to be read for the Book Club. Registration is required one month in advance. Please contact the library for further details. Did you know that April is Poetry Month? In honour of Poetry Month and Canada 150, Thorold Public Library will be holding The Great Canadian Poetry Contest. Poems must be less than 2 pages in length, submitted by Monday, May 1st at 4:00 p.m., and reflect this year’s theme: Canada. There will be three judging categories: Under 12, 12-18, and Adult. Please indicate the appropriate category upon submission. One winner in each category will receive a Canadiana gift basket and have their poem featured in the special Canada Day July-September issue of our newsletter. For more details, please contact the library. Help us make history on Wednesday, April 19th at 10:30 a.m. as we participate in the National Film Board of Canada’s Canadian Film Day 150. Along with many other venues, we will be showing a completely Canadian film on the same day. We have chosen Men with Brooms, a film with curling, Paul Gross, and a cameo by The Tragically Hip. Can it get more Canadian than that? This event is FREE. Enjoy our screening and support Canadian cinema! 5 Tales for Twos and Threes Therapy Tails visit the Thorold Public Library Every Thursday morning from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on the first Saturday of every month from Enjoy finger puppets, silly songs, and fun stories with 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the children's your little one! reading circle. Animal reading buddies foster Bedtime Stories basic social skills and confidence in young readers. Every Monday night from Look out for our friends on 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. April 1st, May 6th, and June 3rd. Help your little one wind down with calm activities and sleepy, soothing stories. Science. Technology. Engineering. Art. Math. Saturday, May 20th at 10:30 a.m. Make your own Sponge Sprout House and discover the Science of Seeds! A Tax Clinic Information Session, Accessing Tax Friday, June 9th at 10:00 a.m. Benefits and Credits for Newcomers, will take place Create your very own Play dough Volcano, complete with a on Tuesday, April 4th at 1:00 p.m. This information dinosaur and learn the Chemistry of Combustion! session is FREE, but registration is required. Please contact the library to register. Sessions are free but registration is required. Tax Clinic Day is Wednesday, April 12th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sessions are currently FULL. Thursday, April 6th at 6:00 p.m. Pebble Art Saturday, April 8th at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, May 11th Faux Egg Decorating at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, May 6th at 3:00 p.m. Flower Petal Birdhouse Painting Candle Holders Saturday, June 3rd at 3:00 p.m. Suncatchers from Nature Thursday, June 1st at 6:00 pm. DIY Windchimes Fee: $2 Please register at least one day in advance. 6 Fee: $10 Registration is required one week in advance. April Schedule Tuesday, April 11th at 6:00 p.m. Nonfiction Book Club: An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield Thursday, April 20th at 6:00 p.m. Fiction Book Club: Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese Thursday, April 27th at 6:00 p.m. Fiction Book Club: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Friday, April 28th at 1:30 p.m. Senior Book Club: The Beauty in Humanity Movement by Camilla Gibb May Schedule Tuesday, May 9th at 6:00 p.m. Nonfiction Book Club: After the Falls June Schedule by Catherine Gildiner Tuesday, June 6th at 6:00 p.m. Nonfiction Book Club: Hellgoing by Lynn Coady Thursday, May 18th at 6:00 p.m. Fiction Book Club: My Ghosts by Mary Swan Thursday, June 15th at 6:00 p.m. Fiction Book Club: All My Puny Sorrows Thursday, May 25th at 6:00 p.m. by Miriam Toews Fiction Book Club: The Spawning Ground by Gail Anderson-Dargatz Thursday, June 22nd at 6:00 p.m. Fiction Book Club: Lullabies for Little Criminals Friday, April 26th at 1:30 p.m. Heather O’Neill Senior Book Club: Motorcycles and Sweetgrass Friday, June 23rd at 1:30 p.m. by Drew Hayden Taylor Senior Book Club: Requiem by Frances Itani As part of our Canada 150 celebrations, Check out our Author all book club titles for 2017 will be Appearances/Book Club Events showcasing Canadian authors and works. for a new twist on the Book Club! Join us and discover the plethora of Page 5 Canadian literary talent! 7 Brain Wave Café Our Library Staff Alzheimer’s Society Joanne DeQuadros Wednesdays 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. April 5th & 19th Chief Librarian May 3rd & 17th Rebecca Lazarenko June 7th & 21st Public Services Librarian Tai Chi Fran, Administration Release stiffness and Shannon, Interim Programmer tension. Relearn how to move freely and naturally. Cheryl & Sheryl Information Desk Mondays, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. $5.00 per class Bev, Donna, Michelle, & Bonnita Circulation Writers’ Forum Listen, share and/or critique your poems, Our Library Board short stories and more! The first Monday of the month, Rita DiMarcantonio 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Andrew Foster, Vice Chair Needle Pointers Fred Neale, Councillor Erik Olesen Enjoy company while you work on Tony Vandermaas, Chair your project. Every Thursday, Shawn Wilson, Councillor 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Library Role Statement The Thorold Public Library welcomes and supports all members of the community in the pursuit of lifelong learning and enjoyment of reading through free and equal access to information, ideas and knowledge. Closures Library Hours Good Friday Friday, April 14th Monday to Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Easter Monday 14 Ormond Street North Monday, April 17th Thorold, ON L2V 1Y8 Friday & Saturday Victoria Day Phone: 905-227-2581 10:00 a.m.