Cape Breton Regional Library

NS Public Health Vaccination Clinic (Youth)
2026-07-09 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | New Waterford Library, 3390 Plummer Ave, New Waterford, Nova Scotia, B1H 4K4, Canada
Drop in for: Meningitis B, Grade 7 and routine childhood vaccines.
Are you graduating? Here are a few things to add to your summer checklist:
*Access my vaccination records and catch up for free. If you are going into a post-secondary health program, joining the military, or working in a health-related field, you will be required to present your vaccination records and be up to date on all of your vaccines. You can catch up for free until you turn 19.
*Getting the Meningitis B vaccine. Vaccination against meningococcal B infection is not part of your routine childhood vaccinations. If you are moving into a group living situation (residences or military barracks), you should consider getting two doses of the Meningitis B vaccine.
www.nshealth.ca/public-health-immunization-clinics

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Magical Scavenger Hunt
2026-07-09, 2026-07-08, 2026-07-07, 2026-07-06 | Glace Bay Library, 143 Commercial Street, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, B1A 3B9, Canada
“In a Library filled with old lore
A scavenger hunt hid much more
With clues tucked in tales
and maps in the veils
Magic whispered from shelf to the floor”

Try our scavenger hunt to find the clues and enter to win a prize!

An Evening of Chess
2026-07-08 18:00 - 19:30 | Sydney (McConnell Library), 50 Falmouth St, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P6X9, Canada
Join other players for an evening of chess.
All levels welcome. All ages welcome.
*some instruction may be available for beginners -depending on numbers.
Chess boards available.
Registration not required.

Wands, Swords, and Magic Mirrors
2026-07-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Glace Bay Library, 143 Commercial Street, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, B1A 3B9, Canada
Mirror mirror on the wall; who can make the best of all? Join us and make your own wand, sword or magic mirror! All materials are provided and no registration is required.

Art Cart Afternoon
2026-07-08 13:15 - 16:00 | Ingonish Library, 35938 Cabot Trail, Ingonish, Nova Scotia, B0C 1K0, Canada
Drop-in for some creative Art Cart fun on Wednesday afternoons in July.
Crafty materials will be provided and cart will be replenished weekly.
All ages welcome.

NS Public Health Vaccination Clinic (Youth)
2026-07-08 11:00 - 14:30 | Baddeck Library, 520 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0, Canada
Drop in for: Meningitis B, Grade 7 and routine childhood vaccines.
Are you graduating? Here are a few things to add to your summer checklist:
*Access my vaccination records and catch up for free. If you are going into a post-secondary health program, joining the military, or working in a health-related field, you will be required to present your vaccination records and be up to date on all of your vaccines. You can catch up for free until you turn 19.
*Getting the Meningitis B vaccine. Vaccination against meningococcal B infection is not part of your routine childhood vaccinations. If you are moving into a group living situation (residences or military barracks), you should consider getting two doses of the Meningitis B vaccine.
www.nshealth.ca/public-health-immunization-clinics

Community Cards Night
2026-07-07 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-06-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Baddeck Library, 520 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0, Canada
Drop in at the Baddeck Library Tuesdays, for an evening of card games – Cribbage, Euchre, Tarabish, 45’s and more. Come play a familiar favourite or learn a new card game. All experience levels welcome.

Registration is not required.

Books and Backroads: CBC Book Club
2026-07-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Louisbourg Library, 10 Upper Warren St, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, B1C 1M6, Canada
CBC Radio’s Books and Backroads will be coming to Cape Breton this summer! Seven libraries across the Maritimes will host a book club on a book with a local focus, or written by a Maritime author.
Book Club discussions will be taped and featured on morning shows in the Maritimes throughout the summer.
Louisbourg Library will be the venue for a book club discussion on The Spoon Stealer, by Lesley Crewe (winner of the Jim Connors Dartmouth Book Award for fiction in 2021)
Book Club host: One of our local CBC voices – Steve Sutherland from Information Morning.

The book club registration is now FULL. For more info. email tmacneil@cbrl.ca
There will be a meet & greet with the CBC team from 5-6pm ahead of the Book Club discussion at 6pm.
Everyone is welcome to the meet & greet part of the evening. Light refreshments will be served.

Chess for Fun Club
2026-07-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-06-29 18:00 - 20:00 | New Waterford Library, 3390 Plummer Ave, New Waterford, Nova Scotia, B1H 4K4, Canada
Join us at the New Waterford Library for: “Chess for Fun Club” hosted by Ricky Hanes. This program is intended for adults and is open to all levels of experience.
Pre registration is required. Please phone the library at: 902-862-2892 to register.

Saturday Strollings
2026-07-04 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-06-27 11:00 - 13:00 | Baddeck Library, 520 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0, Canada
A program partnership with Victoria County Recreation.
Weekly walks with picnics to various locations, nearby and further afield.
Meet at the Baddeck Library at 11AM.
For more information call the library 902-295-2055.

Tai Chi 2 at the Baddeck Library
2026-07-04 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-06-27 10:30 - 12:00 | Baddeck Library, 520 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0, Canada
Saturday’s 9am Tai Chi was so popular ~ the library scheduled a second session for 10:30!
Thanks to Michelle and library staff for being so flexible!
Call the Baddeck Library 902-295-2055, or email baddeck@cbrl.ca for more info.
A multi activity program presented by Victoria County Recreation and hosted by the Baddeck Library.
Learn the exercise of tai chi: as a self-care asset; for digestion and immunity and also improved circulation.

Tai Chi at the Baddeck Library
2026-07-04 09:00 - 10:30 | Baddeck Library, 520 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0, Canada
A multi activity program presented by Victoria County Recreation and hosted by the Baddeck Library.
Learn the exercise of tai chi: as a self-care asset; for digestion and immunity and also improved circulation.
All ages welcome.
For more information call the Baddeck Library 902-295-2055, or email baddeck@cbrl.ca

Knitting for Fun
2026-07-03 15:00 - 16:00 | Sydney Mines Library, 1 Fraser Ave, Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, B1V 0A9, Canada
Try knitting for fun this summer – library staff can help youth beginners learn to knit or crochet.
Some supplies and materials available. We look forward to seeing what you pick for your own project.
Friday afternoons between 3-4pm for June, July and August.
This program is for ages 10-12. Registration is required – call 902-736-3219 to register.

Art by Ray: A mural in the making
2026-07-03 14:00 - 16:00 | Sydney (McConnell Library), 50 Falmouth St, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P6X9, Canada
*New date.
Watch local Artist Ray Smith (@artbyraysmith) transform the library’s chalkboard into a Summer Reading Forest Fairyland!
Bubble fun and sidewalk chalk for kids from 2-4pm.
**weather permitting.
Ray created the art for CBRL’s 2025 & 2026 Summer Reading Programs. Participants can sign-up for the Summer Reading Program at any CBRL branch starting June 27th.

Friday Crafternoon
2026-07-03 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 for Tots
2026-07-03 10:00 - 11:00 | Ingonish Library, 35938 Cabot Trail, Ingonish, Nova Scotia, B0C 1K0, Canada
Enjoy some great library books with staff.
Story time is for preschool age participants and their caregivers.

Talks & Docs | Gondola
2026-07-02 18:30 - 20:00 | Baddeck Library, 520 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0, Canada
FEATURE FILM: GONDOLA (GEORGIA, 2023)
Iva, the new cable car attendant, begins her job overseeing the gondolas that connect the valley to the peaks. Every half hour, as one gondola ascends and the other descends, she crosses paths with Nino, the attendant on the opposite route. Known for his unique no-dialogue style, director Veit Helmer fantastically depicts a story between two women, set in the sky, running through the beautiful mountains of Georgia.
We are screening this film under the library’s Kanopy license.

Tech Thursdays
2026-07-02 13:00 - 16:00 | Sydney (McConnell Library), 50 Falmouth St, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P6X9, Canada
Join us at McConnell Library every Thursday between 1 and 4 PM for Tech Thursdays, hosted by our Digital Literacy Trainer! Bring your devices and drop in for brief technology assistance, to learn about library services, to schedule one-on-one sessions, and more!
All ages are welcome and no registration is required. Made possible by the generous support of @NS Community Technology

Fibre Lunch
2026-07-02 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.

Grading Day Ice Cream Cone
2026-06-30 09:30 - 13:30 | New Waterford Library, 3390 Plummer Ave, New Waterford, Nova Scotia, B1H 4K4, Canada
New Waterford Library staff are serving up Grading Day Ice Cream Cones!!

Drop-in to the library starting at 9:30am (ice cream treats will be served up until supplies run out).

Dungeons & Dragons
2026-06-29 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).

Classical Chill
2026-06-29 15:00 - 17:00 | Sydney (McConnell Library), 50 Falmouth St, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P6X9, Canada
Every Monday from 3 to 5pm, our program room will have soft, inspiring classical music playing so you can read, relax and enjoy with the greats.
No need to register, walk in and leave whenever you like.

JR D&D
2026-06-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Glace Bay Library, 143 Commercial Street, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, B1A 3B9, Canada
Children (ages 5-12) are welcome to the library for an afternoon of D&D.
