Cape Breton Regional Library

Fibre Lunch
2025-12-25 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-18 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | North Sydney Library, 309 Commercial St, North Sydney, Nova Scotia, B2A 1B9, Canada
Come join us to work on a fibre craft. Bring your own project and enjoy tea and conversation.

Letters to Santa (Dec. 1st - 24th)
2025-12-24, 2025-12-23, 2025-12-22, 2025-12-20, 2025-12-19, 2025-12-18, 2025-12-17 | New Waterford Library, 3390 Plummer Ave, New Waterford, Nova Scotia, B1H 4K4, Canada
Santa has picked the library as a drop off spot for writing and receiving your Letters to and from Santa. Just drop by the library from December 1st to Christmas Eve and pick up your Santa letter to fill out and in a few days Santa will send his reply to the library for pick up.

Lego Tuesday
2025-12-23 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-16 15:00 - 16:00 | North Sydney Library, 309 Commercial St, North Sydney, Nova Scotia, B2A 1B9, Canada
Drop-in to the North Sydney Library for some Lego time every Tuesday from 3:00-4:00.
Ages 5 and up.

Christmas Bird House Craft
2025-12-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Glace Bay Library, 143 Commercial Street, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, B1A 3B9, Canada
Sign up and make a Christmas bird house.
This program is suitable for school aged children and teens.
Registration required. Please call 902-849-8657 or email glacebay@cbrl.ca

McConnell Movie Morning - Holiday Edition
2025-12-23 10:00 - 15:00 | Sydney (McConnell Library), 50 Falmouth St, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P6X9, Canada
Spend a cozy morning at the McConnell library and watch some holiday movies with the whole family!
“Nutcracker Ballet”(1hr 10mins): This classic tale takes place on the night before Christmas, when Clara and Franz receive a Nutcracker as a gift from their uncle. This present sparks a magical dream, and a night filled with amazing stories and characters. The Mouse King, Sugar Fairies, Chime Puppets and other timeless characters, make this ballet, set to Tchaikovsky’s music, an unforgettable experience.
“Christmas with the Kranks”(1hr 38mins): Tim Allen plays Luther Krank, a man who decides to skip Christmas and all the surrounding trappings and go on a vacation with his wife Nora (Jamie Lee Curtis) instead. But when his daughter decides at the last minute to come home for the holiday, he is forced to put Christmas back together.
“The Christmas Toy”(50mins): In this Jim Henson holiday classic, Rugby the Tiger, who was young Jamie’s favorite Christmas toy last year, thinks he should go under the tree again this year.

Dungeons & Dragons
2025-12-22 15:30 - 19:30 | Glace Bay Library, 143 Commercial Street, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, B1A 3B9, Canada
Join our Dungeons and Dragons group (for teens and adults).

PROGRAM FULL Pages to Plates #3: Holiday Cookie Decorating
2025-12-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Glace Bay Library, 143 Commercial Street, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, B1A 3B9, Canada
This program is full.
Join us for Pages to Plates #3: a fun-filled family program at the library, designed for curious minds and hungry tummies!
For ages 5-12 years old (with a parent, guardian, or caregiver).
Here’s what’s on the menu:
– Beware of branding: The power of food advertising, kids will learn that advertising is often misleading. (Plants to Plates Activity Guide from the Ecology Action Centre)
– Get Creative! Decorate holiday themed cookies with classic and sweet toppings.
Glace Bay Library
December 20th, 11am – 12pm
Registration required: 902-849-8657 or email glacebay@cbrl.ca

Please let us know about any food allergies or dietary restrictions when you register so we can do our best to accommodate.
This program is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Province of Nova Scotia.

Saturday Fun: Snowflakes
2025-12-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Sydney (McConnell Library), 50 Falmouth St, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P6X9, Canada
Make some watercolour snowflakes.

Christmas Cards for Maple Hill Manor Residents (Dec. 1st-20th)
2025-12-20, 2025-12-19, 2025-12-18, 2025-12-17 | New Waterford Library, 3390 Plummer Ave, New Waterford, Nova Scotia, B1H 4K4, Canada
Drop by the library and help us fill out as many Christmas Cards as we can for the residents of Maple Hill Manor. You can either sign them at the library or drop off your own.

Friday Crafternoon
2025-12-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Baddeck Library, 520 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0, Canada
Knit, stitch, crochet or even decoupage — all are welcome at our Friday Crafternoon.

Join us Fridays from 1:00-3:00 with your latest project to share, get help or just craft in company.

Tea and cookies will be served.

Some materials and tools for beginners who just want to get started.

Hope to see you there!

Story Time
2025-12-19 10:30 - 11:00 | Louisbourg Library, 10 Upper Warren St, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, B1C 1M6, Canada
Join library staff for stories, rhymes, and songs. The story time activities are largely aimed at toddlers and preschoolers and their parents (or caregivers), but babies are also welcome and we have age-appropriate toys and books for all!

No registration for this fun activity. Drop-in.

If you have any questions, email louisbourg@cbrl.ca.

McConnell Film Discussion Club - ‘THE HOLDOVERS’
2025-12-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Sydney (McConnell Library), 50 Falmouth St, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P6X9, Canada
Like a book club… but for movies! Join McConnell staff as we discuss the 2023 Christmas film, ‘The Holdovers’- just in time for the holidays! Please watch the film in advance as it will not be screened during this event.
“A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school remains on campus during Christmas break to babysit a handful of students with nowhere to go. He soon forms an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker, and with the school’s head cook, a woman who just lost a son in the Vietnam War..” (2h13, Rated R)
Limited DVDs and Blu-rays available, ask at the McConnell front desk for more information!
Date and Time: Dec 18th, 6:30 – 8:00PM (in the Nova Scotia Room)
Register below.

"OLIVER’S POLISH CHRISTMAS: A CAPE BRETON STORY”: READING & TALK WITH AUTHOR TOM URBANIAK
2025-12-18 18:30 - 19:30 | Baddeck Library, 520 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0, Canada
Another wonderful collaboration between writer Tom Urbaniak and illustrator Tammy Krasniqi, a new children’s book – Oliver’s Polish Christmas: A Cape Breton Story. Tom will be at the library to share his new book with us! Oliver’s Polish Christmas: A Cape Breton Story is dedicated to the memory of Tom’s parents, Joseph and Irene Urbaniak, both of whom passed away last year. All book royalties will go to the St. Michael’s Polish Benefit Society.

Pages to Plates #3: Holiday Cookie Decorating
2025-12-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Sydney (McConnell Library), 50 Falmouth St, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P6X9, Canada
Join us for Pages to Plates #3: a fun-filled family program at the library, designed for curious minds and hungry tummies!
For ages 5-12 years old (with a parent, guardian, or caregiver). Registration is required – register in space below.

Here’s what’s on the menu:
– Beware of branding: The power of food advertising, kids will learn that advertising is often misleading. (Plants to Plates Activity Guide from the Ecology Action Centre)
– Get Creative! Decorate holiday themed cookies with classic and sweet toppings.

Please let us know about any food allergies or dietary restrictions when you register so we can do our best to accommodate.
This program is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Province of Nova Scotia.

Family DIY Christmas Cards
2025-12-17 15:30 - 19:00 | Glace Bay Library, 143 Commercial Street, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, B1A 3B9, Canada
Drop in with your family and friends and make Christmas cards to spread some holiday cheer!

Letter Writing Social
2025-12-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Baddeck Library, 520 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0, Canada
Join us for a weekly Letter Writing Social. We supply the pens, beautiful stationery, stamps, and a quiet place in which to get in touch with loved ones far away.

Frosted Christmas Candle Jars
2025-12-16 15:30 - 16:30 | Glace Bay Library, 143 Commercial Street, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, B1A 3B9, Canada
Come create your very own frosted Christmas candle jar. Fun for the whole family.
Registration required. Please call 902-849-8657 or email glacebay@cbrl.ca to sign-up.

Holiday Baby Singalong & Playtime
2025-12-16 10:30 - 11:30 | Sydney (McConnell Library), 50 Falmouth St, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P6X9, Canada
Join McConnell staff for a holiday sing-a-long version of Babies and Books! 30 minutes of baby-friendly Christmas tunes with guitar accompaniment followed by 30 minutes of play time!
For babies 0 – 18 months and parents/ caregivers.
Registration is not required.

Three Types of Yoga
2025-12-16 09:00 - 10:00 | Baddeck Library, 520 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0, Canada
Victoria County is offering a free yoga program at the Baddeck Library every Tuesday morning from 9-10am. Come and try Hatha Vinyasa, Restorative & Hatha types of yoga. All ages welcome.
