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Children's Programming
North Perth Public Library
For children ages 0-8
DROP BY ON JUNE 5 FOR THIS AWESOME LINEUP!
Listowel Branch:
DROP BY ON JUNE 26 FOR THIS AWESOME LINEUP!
Listowel Branch:
Canada Day Take and Make (June)
Come grab one of our Take & Makes for Canada Day! We have all the supplies needed to make your own Canada Day wand, with lots of fun supplies to decorate it and make it your own. Then, find us at the Atwood Canada Day celebrations and show us your Canada Day wand for a surprise!
Kits available at all branches starting June 15.
While quantities last.
1000 Books Before Kindergarten (Year round)
Let's start off right by reading 1 book to our littles every day before they enter Kindergarten! In just 4 years, one book a night will surpass 1000 books!! This initiative is to support literacy and the love of reading!
How to join in on the fun:
Come and create! We will have art supplies out for all to create with. This is a self-directed exploration of art.
DROP BY!
Connection Corner (Year round)
Monkton Branch, Every first Saturday, 10am-Noon
Atwood Branch, Every second Saturday, 1-3pm
A fun filled program featuring songs, stories, and creative playtime! With North Perth EarlyON and North Perth Public Library.
Listowel Library Branch
Drop by EVERY FRIDAY at 10:30am to join in on the fun.
Saturday Storytime (Year round)
Who doesn't love storytime?! Join us for a fun gathering all about picture books and literacy!
Listowel Branch, 10:30am
DROP BY!
Teens & Tweens Programming
North Perth Public Library
For ages 9-17
Let's Learn: Miniature Making (May)
Join us for the next installment in the Let's Learn series! Learn how to make miniatures using polymer clay, all materials supplied! Come learn and be inspired.
Listowel Branch: Thursday, May 14, 6:30pm < REGISTER
Monkton Branch: Wednesday, May 27, 6:30pm < REGISTER
Think you know music better than the rest?! We challenge you to put it to the test. Come for a mix Bingo and Trivia! How fun!!
Listowel Branch: Monday, May 11, 6:30-7:30pm < REGISTER
Monkton Branch: Wednesday, May 20, 6:00-7:00pm < REGISTER
Come make a fun craft just in time for Mother's Day! This flower suncatcher is the perfect activity to do together or give as a gift this upcoming Mother's Day.
Listowel Branch, 4:30-5:30pm:
Monday May 4 < REGISTER
Monkton Branch, 4:30-5:30pm::
Wednesday May 6 < REGISTER
Mystery Makers Challenge (May/June)
Test your creative abilities!
Pick up a mystery bag of goodies and create a unique piece of art from the bag's contents. Bring it back to be displayed and enter for a chance at a prize!
Listowel Branch
First round:
Pickup: May 11
Drop-Off: May 25
Second round:
Pickup: June 8
Drop-Off: June 29
DROP BY ON JUNE 5 FOR THIS AWESOME LINEUP!
Listowel Branch:
DROP BY ON JUNE 26 FOR THIS AWESOME LINEUP!
Listowel Branch:
Mixed Media Mondays (May/June)
Join to explore art mediums! This program is for teens and tweens specifically.
Listowel Branch, Third Monday of each month, 6:30-8pm
< REGISTER
Youth Dungeons and Dragons (May/June)
Let's go on an adventure together! Are you between the ages of 9-14 and wanting to play D&D?! Join us!
Listowel Branch
< REGISTER
Nothing beats being in the library after hours and we've paired that up with the following awesome activities...
For ages 12-17
Listowel Branch, 6pm-8pm
Teen Advisory Council (Year round)
Have your say! We want to hear from our youth. This program will run once a month on the first Thursday of the month
Listowel Branch, 6:30-7:30pm
Come and create! We will have art supplies out for all to create with. This is a self-directed exploration of art.
DROP BY!
Junior Picture Book Club (Year Round)
Does you love books?! Come join us! Each participant chooses their own book related to the theme and we come together for a discussion. A fun and easy way to do book clubs!
Monkton Branch, 4-5pm
< REGISTER
Adult Programming
North Perth Public Library
For ages 18+
Let's Learn: Miniature Making (May)
Join us for the next installment in the Let's Learn series! Learn how to make miniatures using polymer clay, all materials supplied! Come learn and be inspired.
Listowel Branch: Thursday, May 14, 6:30pm < REGISTER
Monkton Branch: Wednesday, May 27, 6:30pm < REGISTER
Let's Learn: Internet Safety with the OPP (June)
For the final session of Let's Learn...
Come chat with an OPP officer about internet safety and how to protect yourself and your loved ones (especially children) online.
There will be an opportunity for Q&A at the end of the session.
Listowel Branch: Tuesday, June 30, 6:30-7:30pm < REGISTER
Mystery Makers Challenge (May/June)
Test your creative abilities!
Pick up a mystery bag of goodies and create a unique piece of art from the bag's contents. Bring it back to be displayed and enter for a chance at a prize!
Listowel Branch
First round:
Pickup: May 11
Drop-Off: May 25
Second round:
Pickup: June 8
Drop-Off: June 29
*** Please note: all book clubs pause for the summer unless specified otherwise.
Listowel Branch
Off-Site
Perth Meadows residents only:
Words with Friends
A community book club where you can discuss books you are currently reading, provide recommendations, participate in discussions, meet new people, and have a coffee/tea and snack!
Continues in the summer!
Listowel Branch, 6:30pm
First Wednesday of every month < REGISTER
Read, Reflect, Repeat: Reading Journaling
Have you ever wanted to keep a book log, but find you're never able to maintain it? We've got you covered. Join us for Read, Reflect Repeat, a monthly journaling club, where we come together to discuss the books we have read the past month in a fun, friendly, and creative space!
Listowel Branch, First Thursday of each month, 6:30-7:30pm:
< REGISTER
Come get crafty with the North Perth Public Library! This is a program created with Community Living North Perth and is geared for individuals (and their caretakers/support workers) to gather, craft, and meet other members of our community. It's free, it's fun, and anyone is welcome to join!!
Listowel Branch, Second Tuesday of each month, 2pm
< REGISTER
Community Living Room (Year round)
In partnership with VON and Community Living North Perth, we team up to bring a program with an assortment of movement, mindfulness, connection, and other activities like music, reading, and games. Each session will look a little different, but we guarantee it will be fun!
Listowel Branch, Every fourth Tuesday, 2pm
DROP BY!
Seed Lending Library (Year round)
How Does it Work?
Patrons can take up to 5 packets of seeds per visit, this will allow as many people as possible to use this service.
Take your seeds home, plant them and enjoy growing, harvesting and eating your crops. If you wish to save some of your seeds to donate to the Seed Library you can collect them at the end of the growing season or as the plants produce seeds.
How Do You Donate or Return Your Seeds?
Once you have collected seeds from your crop, set some aside for yourself and the library if you wish to return some. You must let your seeds dry before storing them in paper envelops in a cool dry place.
We will accept seeds returned in their original envelop, or an envelope labeled with the following information:
Common Name
Days to Maturity
Year Saved
Location Grown
Drop your seeds off to a staff member any time.
We will also take donations of new packages of seeds including vegetables, herbs, flowers and fruit to help us add to our collection.
For more information, check out our seed lending library pamphlet.
Listowel Branch, Last Monday of each month, 6:30pm
DROP BY!
Adult Dungeons & Dragons (Year round)
Join a campaign and go on an adventure!!
Listowel Branch:
Saturday Campaign, every second Saturday, 12:30-3pm
Tuesday Campaign, every first Tuesday, 6:30-8pm
Registration Required.
This program is volunteer-led. Interested in joining? Email the Coordinator of Community Connections to voice your interest: abell@northperth.ca
Family Friendly Programming
North Perth Public Library
Family Friendly
DROP BY ON JUNE 5 FOR THIS AWESOME LINEUP!
Listowel Branch:
DROP BY ON JUNE 26 FOR THIS AWESOME LINEUP!
Listowel Branch:
Connection Corner (Year round)
Monkton Branch, Every first Saturday, 10am-Noon
Atwood Branch, Every second Saturday, 1-3pm
A fun filled program featuring songs, stories, and creative playtime! With North Perth EarlyON and North Perth Public Library.
Listowel Library Branch
Drop by EVERY FRIDAY at 10:30am to join in on the fun.
1000 Books Before Kindergarten (Year round)
Let's start off right by reading 1 book to our littles every day before they enter Kindergarten! In just 4 years, one book a night will surpass 1000 books!! This initiative is to support literacy and the love of reading!
How to join in on the fun:
Saturday Storytime (Year round)
Who doesn't love storytime?! Join us for a fun gathering all about picture books and literacy!
Listowel Branch, 10:30am
DROP BY!
Come and create! We will have art supplies out for all to create with. This is a self-directed exploration of art.
DROP BY!
Dive in: Children's Programming
North Perth Public Library
0-8 years old
Come create art for free to enter into the fair! We will look after submitting your art too. Materials will be available for the following categories: Youth Scrapbooking, Youth Cardmarking, Preschool Handprint Sunflower, and Grade 5/6 Pointillism.
Drop by!
Monkton Branch, 6-7pm
Thursday, July 2
Listowel Branch, 6-7pm
Monday, July 6
Atwood Branch, 6-7pm
Tuesday, July 7
Pick up your piece during the week after the Ag Fair! Listowel Branch.
Captain Corbin, the Magical Pirate (July)
Join us and Captain Corbin for this pirate and water-themed show! It will be interactive, it will be fun, and it will be a loot.
Tickets available on June 10, at noon, at all branches
Must have a FREE ticket to enter. School is targeted at children 5+. Must be seated for the duration of the hour long show.
Steve Kerr Complex: July 15, 1-2pm
OceanSTEMography (July/August)
Who doesn't love STEM Activities?! Each week will feature different STEM/Tech programming based on the summer reading club theme of Dive In! For youth 5-12 years old, registration required.
Week 1: Sink or Float
Week 2: Treasure Maps & Coordinates
Week 3: Ocean Animal Adaptations
Week 4: Light & Glow Experiments
Week 5: Coral Reef Building
Week 6: Freshwater Life Discovery Lab
Week 7: Wetland Water Filters
Week 8: Clean Water Challenge
Phonics Storytime (July/August)
Don't have time to tackle your reading challenge this week? No problem! This program counts towards your reading challenge too.
Drop by!
Splashy Summer Guests (July/August)
Come for an opportunity to meet special guests throughout the summer! With talks from people like marine biologists, conservationist, or events like a pirate performer - these are some splashy guests you won't want to miss!
This is craft, art, and hobby programming for all of our creative kids. They can join us throughout the summer to make things like build-a-boat, message-in-a-bottle, create sea creatures, glow jellyfish art, coral art, diy lake scenes, marsh art, and more!
Join us for outdoor programming at our nearby greenspaces. We will be hosting a scavenger hunt, an obstacle course, a movement game, a "glow walk", hide-n-seek, and more!
For ages 5-12.
A fun filled program featuring songs, stories, and creative playtime! With North Perth EarlyON and North Perth Public Library.
Don't have time to tackle your reading challenge this week? No problem! This program counts towards your reading challenge too.
Listowel Library Branch
Drop by EVERY FRIDAY at 10:30am to join in on the fun.
1000 Books Before Kindergarten (Year round)
Let's start off right by reading 1 book to our littles every day before they enter Kindergarten! In just 4 years, one book a night will surpass 1000 books!! This initiative is to support literacy and the love of reading!
How to join in on the fun:
Saturday Storytime (Year round)
Who doesn't love storytime?! Join us for a fun gathering all about picture books and literacy!
Listowel Branch, 10:30am
DROP BY!
Connection Corner (Year round)
Monkton Branch, Every first Saturday, 10am-Noon
Atwood Branch, Every second Saturday, 1-3pm
Dive In: Teens & Tweens Programming
North Perth Public Library
9-17 years old
Come create art for free to enter into the fair! We will look after submitting your art too. Materials will be available for the following categories: Youth Scrapbooking, Youth Cardmarking, Preschool Handprint Sunflower, and Grade 5/6 Pointillism.
Drop by!
Monkton Branch, 6-7pm
Thursday, July 2
Listowel Branch, 6-7pm
Monday, July 6
Atwood Branch, 6-7pm
Tuesday, July 7
Pick up your piece during the week after the Ag Fair! Listowel Branch.
LEGO, cooperative games, trivia, glow night, art, cozy games... and so much more! Join us for a different activity each week and space to hang out!
For ages 9-17.
Drop by:
Listowel Branch, 6-8pm:
Monkton Branch, 6-8pm:
Atwood Branch, 6-8pm:
Think VR headset, coding on iPads, Raspberry Pi, and more for this youth STEM program! Each week will be different, so don't miss out!
Drop by! For ages 9-17.
Listowel Branch, 6-8pm
Monkton Branch, 6-8pm
Join us for outdoor programming at our nearby greenspaces. We will be hosting a scavenger hunt, an obstacle course, a movement game, a "glow walk", hide-n-seek, and more!
For ages 5-12.
This is craft, art, and hobby programming for all of our creative kids. They can join us throughout the summer to make things like build-a-boat, message-in-a-bottle, create sea creatures, glow jellyfish art, coral art, diy lake scenes, marsh art, and more!
Splashy Summer Guests (July/August)
Come for an opportunity to meet special guests throughout the summer! With talks from people like marine biologists, conservationist, or events like a pirate performer - these are some splashy guests you won't want to miss!
OceanSTEMography (July/August)
Who doesn't love STEM Activities?! Each week will feature different STEM/Tech programming based on the summer reading club theme of Dive In! For youth 5-12 years old, registration required.
Week 1: Sink or Float
Week 2: Treasure Maps & Coordinates
Week 3: Ocean Animal Adaptations
Week 4: Light & Glow Experiments
Week 5: Coral Reef Building
Week 6: Freshwater Life Discovery Lab
Week 7: Wetland Water Filters
Week 8: Clean Water Challenge
TTRPG Thursdays (Tabletop Role-Playing Game) (July/August)
Join us for a TTRPG every other Thursday afternoon of summer!
Listowel Branch, 2-4pm:
< REGISTER
Teen Advisory Council (Year round)
Have your say! We want to hear from our youth. This program will run once a month on the first Thursday of the month
Listowel Branch, 6:30-7:30pm
Nothing beats being in the library after hours and we've paired that up with the following awesome activities...
For ages 12-17
Listowel Branch, 6pm-8pm
Come and create! We will have art supplies out for all to create with. This is a self-directed exploration of art.
Saturdays, during open hours
DROP BY!
Junior Picture Book Club (Year Round)
Does you love books?! Come join us! Each participant chooses their own book related to the theme and we come together for a discussion. A fun and easy way to do book clubs!
Monkton Branch, 4-5pm
< REGISTER
Dive In: Adult Programming
North Perth Public Library
For ages 18+
Dive in to the world of visual arts with oceanic watercolours, writing workshops, glow art and more!
Register today!
Listowel Branch, 6-7pm
Monkton Branch, 6-7pm
Atwood Branch, 6-7pm
Exploring Local Waters (July/August)
Join us for a guided walk around a feature of North Perth. We will highlight local parts of the community, waterways, and nature.
Listowel Branch, 6-8pm
Currents & Conversations (July/August)
Currents & Conversations is a guest-based learning program for adults. This program will feature chats about waterways, folklore and myths about the sea, marine wildlife, deep-sea exploration, coral reefs, wetland information, and/or water conservation.
Drop by!
Listowel Branch, 6:30pm:
*** Please note: most regular book clubs pause for the summer.
Words with Friends
A community book club where you can discuss books you are currently reading, provide recommendations, participate in discussions, meet new people, and have a coffee/tea and snack!
Continues in the summer!
Listowel Branch, 6:30pm
First Wednesday of every month
< REGISTER
Read, Reflect, Repeat: Reading Journaling
Have you ever wanted to keep a book log, but find you're never able to maintain it? We've got you covered. Join us for Read, Reflect Repeat, a monthly journaling club, where we come together to discuss the books we have read the past month in a fun, friendly, and creative space!
Listowel Branch, First Thursday of each month, 6:30-7:30pm:
< REGISTER
Community Living Room (Year round)
In partnership with VON and Community Living North Perth, we team up to bring a program with an assortment of movement, mindfulness, connection, and other activities like music, reading, and games. Each session will look a little different, but we guarantee it will be fun!
Listowel Branch, Every fourth Tuesday, 2pm
DROP BY!
Come get crafty with the North Perth Public Library! This is a program created with Community Living North Perth and is geared for individuals (and their caretakers/support workers) to gather, craft, and meet other members of our community. It's free, it's fun, and anyone is welcome to join!!
Listowel Branch, Second Tuesday of each month, 2pm
< REGISTER
Listowel Branch, Last Monday of each month, 6:30pm
DROP BY!
Seed Lending Library (Year round)
How Does it Work?
Patrons can take up to 5 packets of seeds per visit, this will allow as many people as possible to use this service.
Take your seeds home, plant them and enjoy growing, harvesting and eating your crops. If you wish to save some of your seeds to donate to the Seed Library you can collect them at the end of the growing season or as the plants produce seeds.
How Do You Donate or Return Your Seeds?
Once you have collected seeds from your crop, set some aside for yourself and the library if you wish to return some. You must let your seeds dry before storing them in paper envelops in a cool dry place.
We will accept seeds returned in their original envelop, or an envelope labeled with the following information:
Common Name
Days to Maturity
Year Saved
Location Grown
Drop your seeds off to a staff member any time.
We will also take donations of new packages of seeds including vegetables, herbs, flowers and fruit to help us add to our collection.
For more information, check out our seed lending library pamphlet.
Adult Dungeons & Dragons (Year round)
Join a campaign and go on an adventure!!
Listowel Branch:
Saturday Campaign, every second Saturday, 12:30-3pm
Tuesday Campaign, every first Tuesday, 6:30-8pm
Registration Required.
This program is volunteer-led. Interested in joining? Email the Coordinator of Community Connections to voice your interest: abell@northperth.ca
Dive In: Family Friendly Programming
North Perth Public Library
Family Friendly
Connection Corner (Year round)
Monkton Branch, Every first Saturday, 10am-Noon
Atwood Branch, Every second Saturday, 1-3pm
A fun filled program featuring songs, stories, and creative playtime! With North Perth EarlyON and North Perth Public Library.
Listowel Library Branch
Drop by EVERY FRIDAY at 10:30am to join in on the fun.
PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO P&R ON APRIL 3
Come and create! We will have art supplies out for all to create with. This is a self-directed exploration of art.
Saturdays, during open hours
DROP BY!
1000 Books Before Kindergarten (Year round)
Let's start off right by reading 1 book to our littles every day before they enter Kindergarten! In just 4 years, one book a night will surpass 1000 books!! This initiative is to support literacy and the love of reading!
How to join in on the fun:
Saturday Storytime (Year round)
Who doesn't love storytime?! Join us for a fun gathering all about picture books and literacy!
Listowel Branch, 10:30am
DROP BY!
Connection Corner (Year round)
Monkton Branch, Every first Saturday, 10am-Noon
Atwood Branch, Every second Saturday, 1-3pm
Contact Us
North Perth Public Library
Phone: 519-291-4621
Toll Free: 888-714-1993
F: 519-291-2235
Email: npl@northperth.ca
