Join CBU Art Gallery staff for a workshop designed to introduce participants to drawing through various exercises using graphite on paper, charcoal and kneaded erasers. Suitable for all ages and registration is not required.
Everyone is welcome to join staff for stories and crafts on Saturday afternoons.
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.
A NS Public Health Unit will be set up at the Glace Bay Library on Tuesday February 18th from 11am to 6pm to offer COVID-19 and influenza vaccines and tests, and pneumococcal vaccines (65+). Booked appointments encouraged; limited drop-in appointments may be available. Please bring your health card number and ID if you have it… Read More »Vaccine Clinic
Join us on Tuesday afternoons in February, at the Pensioners Club to make connections, learn new things and have fun! This session will highlight what you can access on-line with your library card: books, ebooks, PressReader (newspapers and magazines) and much, much more. Light refreshments will be served. Please register to attend by calling the… Read More »Senior Socials: The things you can do with a library card
Drop-in to our Memory Kit Launch to see the latest addition to our Library's collection. Everyone is welcome. Tea and light refreshments will be served. Memory Kits are an interactive resource created for those experiencing memory loss and their caregivers and/ or loved ones. They are designed to spark memories, stimulate conversation, and encourage positive… Read More »Launching CBRL’s Memory Kits
Do you play chess? Interested in learning or building your chess skills? Drop-in to the McConnell Library for Chess Club. Some instruction available with chess club volunteer Donald MacLean donaldmaclean935@yahoo.com For more information call Tara at 562-2013 or email tmacneil@cbrl.ca
Fun activities at your library for ages 4-9. We will be making slime, playing with play dough and clay, building with Lego and playing board games. Space is limited and registration is required. Call the library to register 902-736-3219.
Do you love to knit or crochet? Do you love to socialize? If you do, join us for a little of both on Tuesday nights!
A fun story time to introduce babies to books, songs, rhymes and play at their library! This series is for parents/ caregivers and babies up to 18 months. Registration is not required. The first 3 sessions will be guided by library staff and will include books, songs and rhymes; the final session will focus on… Read More »Babies & Books
Are you an adult looking to improve your English Conversations skills? Come and practice with local volunteers. Please email Dorothy at dkaiser@cbrl.ca for more information.
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.
Every Wednesday in February join staff from Money Path Atlantic for hands-on, guided workshops to help you with your finances. Everyone is welcome! Come to one, some or all 4 sessions. Feb. 5: Mapping my money priorities & budget building Feb. 12: Credit, Canadian banks & spotting scams Feb. 19: Money goals, savings, &… Read More »Financial Wellness Wednesdays
Join us for Chair Yoga, a gentle way to stretch and strengthen with support from a chair. Led by experienced instructor Helen Slade. Registration is required and a waiver will need to be signed by participants before the session. Call the New Waterford Library to register 902-862-2892. No prior yoga experience is necessary – all… Read More »Chair Yoga
Have fun playing with the library's Snap Circuit sets. Registration is required. Please call 902-849-8657 or email glacebay@cbrl.ca to save your spot!
Are you an adult looking to improve your English Conversation skills? Come and practice with local volunteers. Please email Dorothy at dkaiser@cbrl.ca for more information.
The sixth annual CBRL Seed Library is fast approaching and we need help packaging seeds! If you have a little time to spare and would like to contribute to food literacy in Cape Breton, please register for the session below. Volunteers will spend two hours scooping seeds into small envelopes and sealing them with labels… Read More »Volunteer Seed Packaging Session #5
Come join us to work on a fibre craft. Bring your own project and enjoy tea and conversation.
The Banned Books Book Club was started in the fall of 2022, and thus far they have read Black Like Me, The Hate U Give, The Kite Runner, and more. Their next book, which they will be reading in January and February, is David Guterson's Snow Falling on Cedars. The club reads a few chapters… Read More »Banned Books Club: Snow Falling on Cedars
The sixth annual CBRL Seed Library is fast approaching and we need help packaging seeds! If you have a little time to spare and would like to contribute to food literacy in Cape Breton, please register for the session below. Volunteers will spend two hours scooping seeds into small envelopes and sealing them with labels… Read More »Volunteer Seed Packaging Session #6
