Cape Breton Regional Library

Fat, Craving and Fed-Up… Now What?
2025-11-06 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Halifax) | Sydney (McConnell Library), 50 Falmouth St, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P6X9, Canada
Join Sheila Artus, Holistic Nutritional Consultant, Strength Training Coach and Life Long Learner for an approachable, informative discussion on how to turn on fat loss and switch off cravings naturally. Believing that food is medicine, and that health is not a particular look or size, Sheila encourages and empowers individuals to build better relationships with fitness, food and themselves. Her message is clear: “no matter what our age, we can improve health span and increase longevity”.
Registration Required.
Please note that although the presenter has received certification in the Functional Nutrition space, she is not a certified Nutritionist, and information provided should not be considered professional medical advice.

Fibre Lunch
2025-11-06 13:00 - 15:00, 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.

Letter Writing Social
2025-11-05 13:00 - 15:00, 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.

DIY Soup Mixes in a Jar
2025-11-05 13:00 - 14:00 | Ingonish Library, 35938 Cabot Trail, Ingonish, Nova Scotia, B0C 1K0, Canada
Add a little warmth to your holiday season at our Do It Yourself Soup Mixes in a Jar program! We will provide all the ingredients and recipes. Take home a beautiful, ready-to-make soup, perfect for cold winter nights or as a thoughtful holiday gift.
All ages welcome.
Ingonish Library
Nov. 5th from 1 – 2pm
Registration required. Please call or email:
Ingonish: 902-285-2544 / ingonish@cbrl.ca

This program is generously supported by the Province of Nova Scotia.

Tea & Trivia
2025-11-05 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.

Self-directed Craft Activity
2025-11-05 | Sydney Mines Library, 1 Fraser Ave, Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, B1V 0A9, Canada
A new craft idea is available each Wednesday. This is an all-ages, drop-in any time activity.
Children under ten must be accompanied by an adult.
We provide craft supplies and a sample suggestion of a craft to make.
Check for new crafts on these Wednesdays: November 5, 12, 19, 26, December 3, 10.

**POSTPONED Ugh! As If!: Celebrating 30 Years of Clueless (1995)
2025-11-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Sydney (McConnell Library), 50 Falmouth St, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P6X9, Canada
** This event is postponed due to weather conditions – new date tba.
Join author Veronica Litt for a reading and discussion on her debut book ‘Ugh! As If!’ ~ a book that celebrates the legacy of the classic 1995 teen film Clueless, starring Alicia Silverstone as Cher Horowitz.
Ugh! As If! was published in June 2025 as part of ECW Press’ Pop Classics Series. From the publisher “We are majorly, totally, butt-crazy in love with Clueless. In Ugh! As If!, Veronica Litt argues that this seemingly fluffy teen romp is the quintessential thinking woman’s movie, one in which audiences are asked to seriously consider the beauty and power of femininity and naïveté.”
Books will be available for purchase and signing ($19.95) at the event.
Everyone welcome.
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Veronica Litt is a writer, reader, teacher, and hobbyist letterpress printer from Hamilton, Ontario. She holds a PhD in English and Book History from the University of Toronto and currently lives in North Sydney, where she teaches post-secondary classes on English literature. Ugh! As If! is her first book.

Knitting Club
2025-11-04 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.

Lego Tuesday
2025-11-04 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.

Food for One or Two with Healthy NS
2025-11-04 10:00 - 11:30 | Sydney Mines Library, 1 Fraser Ave, Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, B1V 0A9, Canada
Get inspired to start cooking healthy meals at home for one or two! You will get easy recipes and helpful strategies to plan meals for your small household. There will be no cooking in this program.
This session will be screened on Tuesday, November 4th from 10:00 – 11:30am in the Sydney Mines Library.
Learn more about Healthy NS: HealthyNS Online Health and Wellness Programs

Three Types of Yoga
2025-11-04 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
2025-11-03 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).

Junior Dungeons & Dragons
2025-11-01 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 Saturday: Celebrate fall
2025-11-01 13:30 - 15:30 | 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.

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

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!
