Cape Breton Regional Library

Super Saturday: Celebrate fall
2025-11-01 13:30 - 15:30 (America/Halifax) | North Sydney Library, 309 Commercial St, North Sydney, Nova Scotia, B2A 1B9, Canada
Join staff and make a fall craft.

Demystifying the Gaelic Spelling and Pronunciation System
2025-11-01 11:00 - 12:00 | Baddeck Library, 520 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0, Canada
Do you have difficulty pronouncing words in Gaelic?
If you do, join Catriona Parsons to learn and understand how the Gaelic Spelling Code leads you to accurate spelling and logical pronunciation.
Bidh Fàilte romhaibh – we’ll be glad to welcome you!

Saturday Fun: Pokemon Catch 'em all - Seek and Hatch
2025-11-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Sydney (McConnell Library), 50 Falmouth St, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P6X9, Canada
Pokemon themed scavenger hunt with a surprise poke prize.
Note – Saturday Fun will run from 10am-12pm this week.

Lego Fun
2025-11-01 10:00 - 12:00 | New Waterford Library, 3390 Plummer Ave, New Waterford, Nova Scotia, B1H 4K4, Canada
Let your imagination run wild and see what you can create.
Open to all ages .
No registration required

Women's Knitting Social
2025-10-31 13:30 - 15:30 | Glace Bay Library, 143 Commercial Street, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, B1A 3B9, Canada
Glace Bay Library’s Knitting Club Social is back for the fall.
Bring your project, have a cuppa’ and a great social afternoon.

Friday Crafternoon
2025-10-31 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
2025-10-31 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.

Story Time for Tots
2025-10-31 10:00 - 11:00 | Ingonish Library, 35938 Cabot Trail, Ingonish, Nova Scotia, B0C 1K0, Canada
Babies, toddlers, preschoolers & their caregivers may visit the library on Friday mornings from 10:00–11:15 for stories, rhymes and social time.
After story time there are age-appropriate toys & books for everyone to enjoy.No registration required
Fridays: 10:00 – 11:00 beginning Oct. 31
Dates are: October 31 – Feel free to dress up for Halloween!
November 7, 14, 21,December 5, 12

Please note the library is closed Friday November 28 for a staff inservice. There is no story time on the 28th.

Haunts from the Cape presents... Halloween Eve
2025-10-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Sydney (McConnell Library), 50 Falmouth St, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P6X9, Canada
An Evening Of Mystery, History and Investigation into the darker corners of Cape Breton’s Past.
Haunts From the Cape presents eerie stories, photos, and videos from investigations of Cape Breton’s most haunted places!
Suitable for ages 12 and up.

Talks & Docs: Twenty Summers in Nunavut
2025-10-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Baddeck Library, 520 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0, Canada
Talks & Docs is a weekly series of documentary films and presentations at Baddeck Library.
OCT 30 6:30 pm “TWENTY SUMMERS IN NUNAVUT”: MARY JANE BENNETT Mary Jane Bennett, a retired high Arctic camp cook, will give a presentation on her experiences working in small fly-in geological exploration tent camps in the 1990s and 2000s in Nunavut. She will share slides and narratives of being on the land in the Kivalliq region and northern Baffin Island, highlighting her connection to the land and its peoples.

Lunch & Learn: Emergency Preparedness
2025-10-30 13:00 - 15:00 | New Waterford Library, 3390 Plummer Ave, New Waterford, Nova Scotia, B1H 4K4, Canada
Are you prepared to be self-sufficient for 72 hours after an emergency? If not, join us at the library to learn some valuable information to help you and your family be better prepared in an emergency.
Presenter: Retired Emergency Management Planning Officer George Muise
Registration is required. Call the library at 902-862-2892 to register.

Fibre Lunch
2025-10-30 13:00 - 15:00 | 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.

English Conversation Group
2025-10-29 18:30 - 19:30 | Sydney (McConnell Library), 50 Falmouth St, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P6X9, Canada
Newcomers are invited to practice their English language skills in a conversational setting with volunteers from the community.
Wednesday evenings at the McConnell Library from 6:30-7:30pm (Sept. 3 – Oct. 29) – Date/ time for November and December to be decided.
Some theme nights include: Trivia, movie night, holiday celebrations, guest speakers, board game night and more.
For more information call the McConnell Library 902-562-3161 or email info@cbrl.ca

Self-Directed Craft Activity
2025-10-29 14:30 - 15:30 | Sydney Mines Library, 1 Fraser Ave, Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, B1V 0A9, Canada
Drop by the Sydney Mines Library on Wednesday afternoons from 2:30-3:30pm to make a fun craft.
This is an all ages activity ~ children under ten must be accompanied by an adult.
Library staff will have the craft supplies and a sample suggestion of a craft to make and participants can take it from there to create their own craft.
Registration is not required.

Memory Cafe Series
2025-10-29 14:30 - 15:30 | Baddeck Library, 520 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0, Canada
Join us at the Baddeck Library Wednesdays from 2:30-3:30pm on: September 24, October 29 & November 26
What is a memory Cafe? A free social event for individuals, families and care partners living with memory challenges.
What happens at a Memory Cafe? We enjoy conversation, entertainment and warm drinks in a welcoming atmosphere.
For more info. and to register email baddeck@cbrl.ca or call (902) 295-2055

Letter Writing Social
2025-10-29 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.

Spooky Baby Drop-in
2025-10-29 10:30 - 11:30 | Sydney (McConnell Library), 50 Falmouth St, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P6X9, Canada
A drop-in program with music, rhymes, stories and play. For babies (0-18 months) and their parents and caregivers.
Wednesdays in October from 10:30-11:30am.
*No session on October 15 (Celtic Colours show).
The final session on October 29 will be a ‘Spooky Baby Drop-in’ – feel free to dress-up!

Tea & Trivia
2025-10-29 10:30 - 11:30 | New Waterford Library, 3390 Plummer Ave, New Waterford, Nova Scotia, B1H 4K4, Canada
Back by popular demand Tea & Trivia!
Join the crew and put your trivia skills to the test.
Registration required 902-862-2892.

Knitting Club
2025-10-28 18:00 - 19:30 | New Waterford Library, 3390 Plummer Ave, New Waterford, Nova Scotia, B1H 4K4, Canada
Everyone is welcome to join New Waterford’s Knitting Club on Tuesday evenings.
Bring your latest fibre craft and enjoy the company of other crafters!
Drop-in. Registration not required.

K-Pop Demon Hunters Fun Night
2025-10-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Sydney (McConnell Library), 50 Falmouth St, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P6X9, Canada
Calling all K-Pop Demon Hunters fans: A golden night of fun awaits! Seal the Honmoon
at the McConnell library with crafts, scavenger hunts, and demon target practice! Try
your hand at K-Pop Demon Hunters trivia for a prize! For ages 8 -15.
Registration required.

Ghost Art
2025-10-28 15:30 - 16:00 | Glace Bay Library, 143 Commercial Street, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, B1A 3B9, Canada
Fly in for some skoooooooky ghost art!

Lego Tuesday
2025-10-28 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.

InSidewalk Cafe - Glace Bay
2025-10-28 10:30 - 12:00 | Glace Bay Library, 143 Commercial Street, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, B1A 3B9, Canada
After a lovely September at the Sydney Mines Library the InSidewalk Cafe is coming to the the Glace Bay Library to help spread cozy fall feelings. The air is crisp, leaves are changing and it’s time to welcome the season of gratitude and pumpkins.
For the last three Tuesdays of October, you’ll find us right inside the library, serving up hot coffee, delicious muffins, whole fruits, and gluten-free options too, while supplies last.
Whether you’re feeling festive for Thanksgiving, spooky for Halloween, or just ready for a break, this is your perfect little spot.
Come by:
Tuesday, Oct. 14 from 10:30am-12pm
Tuesday, Oct. 21 from 10:30am-12pm
Tuesday, Oct. 28 from 10:30am-12pm
All ages welcome! See you there.

Gratefully supported by the Province of Nova Scotia.

Three Types of Yoga
2025-10-28 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.

Dungeons & Dragons
2025-10-27 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).

Seniors Social Cooking: Kitchen Appliances
2025-10-27 12:30 - 14:30 | Glace Bay Library, 143 Commercial Street, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, B1A 3B9, Canada
Discover smart cooking with our Senior’s Social Cooking at the Glace Bay Library!
Pam Steele is back to share recipes and tips on how to cook with today’s time-saving kitchen
appliances: crock pot, instant pot, air fryer, etc.
We will have a Question & Answer followed by cooking time together using one of the kitchen appliances.
Date: October 27th from 12:30 to 2:30pm
This program is geared towards adults and seniors.
Registration required. Please call the library at 902-849-8657 or email glacebay@cbrl.ca
Disclaimer: If you have any food allergies or dietary restrictions, kindly mention them
when you register so we can accommodate your needs. Participants will be required to
sign a waiver at the program.
This program is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Province of Nova
Scotia.

Junior Dungeons & Dragons
2025-10-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Glace Bay Library, 143 Commercial Street, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, B1A 3B9, Canada
Start your quest with fellow Junior Adventurers and join our campaign!

No registration required.

Super Saturdays - North Sydney
2025-10-25 13:30 - 15:30 | North Sydney Library, 309 Commercial St, North Sydney, Nova Scotia, B2A 1B9, Canada
Something fun at the library every Saturday from 1:30-3:30.
Crafts, Games, Stories and more!

Saturday Strolls
2025-10-25 11:00 - 15:00 | Baddeck Library, 520 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0, Canada
Weekly walks with picnics. Various locations, nearby and further afield.
Meet at the library.
Call the library to be added to the email list.
Picnic and snacks provided.

Spooky Skelebration
2025-10-25 10:00 - 13:00 | Sydney (McConnell Library), 50 Falmouth St, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P6X9, Canada
Join us for a day of spooky skeleton crafts, a scavenger hunt and colouring pages!
