Cape Breton Regional Library

Outreach - Aviation Day at Bell Museum
2026-08-16 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | Alexander Graham Bell Museum, 559 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0, Canada
Victoria County Outreach will be at the Aviation Day at the Bell Museum. Check out what’s happening at the library and sign up for a library card!

Saturday Strollings
2026-08-15 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-08-08 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
2026-08-15 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-08-08 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.

Outreach - Cape North Farmer's Market
2026-08-15 10:00 - 13:00 | Cape North Farmer’s Market, 29428 Cabot Trail,, Dingwall, Nova Scota, B0C 1G0, Canada
Victoria County Outreach will be at the Cape North Farmer’s Market. Check out what’s happening at the library and sign up for a library card!

Tai Chi at the Baddeck Library
2026-08-15 09:00 - 10:30, 2026-08-08 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

Friendship Bracelet Making Day
2026-08-15 02:00 - 15:00 | Baddeck Library, 520 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0, Canada
Join us at the Baddeck Library for a fun afternoon craft. We are learning how to make friendship bracelets out of beads and embroidery threads!
This program is intended for ages 7 and up. Registration is required. Please phone: 902-295-2055 to register or email the branch at: baddeck@cbrl.ca to reserve your spot!

Knitting for Fun
2026-08-14 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-08-07 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.

Crafternoon: Frog prince
2026-08-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Glace Bay Library, 143 Commercial Street, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, B1A 3B9, Canada
Hop on down to the Glace Bay Library and make a frog prince craft! All materials are provided and no registration is required.

Lego Mindstorms - STEM Camp
2026-08-14 13:00 - 16:00 | North Sydney Library, 309 Commercial St, North Sydney, Nova Scotia, B2A 1B9, Canada
Join us at the North Sydney Library to learn more about robotics at our STEM Camp! The library’s Digital Literacy Trainer (Mathew) is excited to lead the afternoon session on robotics, coding, and more, using the Lego Mindstorms platform to build cool group projects!
This session is intended for ages 8-14, but older teens are welcome if interested.
Registration is required. Please call the North Sydney Library to register at 902-794-3272.

Friday Crafternoon
2026-08-14 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-08-07 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 Fun
2026-08-14 10:30 - 11:00 | Louisbourg Library, 10 Upper Warren St, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, B1C 1M6, Canada
Join Mandy 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.

Documentary: 'Georgia O'Keefe, The Brightness of Light' (2024)
2026-08-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Baddeck Library, 520 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0, Canada
With unprecedented access to O’Keefe’s groundbreaking body of work and voiced with poignancy and power by Claire Danes (as Georgia O’Keeffe) and narrated by Hugh Dancy, this film offers an in-depth, cinematic, and fresh portrait of the artist known as the “Mother of Modernism.” From her early struggles and artistic awakenings to her rise as a feminist icon and cultural force, this is a journey through love, loss, and the radical independence that shaped O’Keefe’s art and her legend.
Screening through the library’s Kanopy license.

Cyber Safety
2026-08-13 15:00 - 16:30 | Sydney (McConnell Library), 50 Falmouth St, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P6X9, Canada
Join us at the Sydney Library for an informative Cyber Safety Presentation, presented in partnership with @NS Community Technology.
We will be covering a variety of cyber safety topics, including:
▪ Email safety
▪ Browsing social media safely
▪ Keeping your device secure
▪ And more!
This presentation will also be hosted virtually on Microsoft Teams. Registration is required for the in person event. Register using the link below or by phoning the Sydney Library at: 902-562-3161 to reserve your spot!
Registration for Cyber Safety Presentations – Fill out form

Forest Animal Stick puppets
2026-08-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Glace Bay Library, 143 Commercial Street, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, B1A 3B9, Canada
Drop in to the Glace Bay library to make your own animal stick puppets. Put on a show! All materials are provided and no registration is required.

Tech Thursdays
2026-08-13 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
2026-08-13 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.

Woodland Wreat
2026-08-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Glace Bay Library, 143 Commercial Street, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, B1A 3B9, Canada
Drop in to the Glace Bay Library and make a cute woodland wreath! All materials are provided and no registration is required.

Art Cart Afternoon
2026-08-12 13:15 - 16:00 | Ingonish Library, 35938 Cabot Trail, Ingonish, Nova Scotia, B0C 1K0, Canada
Join us at the Ingonish Library for: Art Cart Afternoon! Use a variety of materials provided to create a unique art piece. New items will be added to the cart weekly. All ages are welcome. This is a drop-in program and no registration is required.

Letter Writing Social
2026-08-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Baddeck Library, 520 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0, Canada
Enjoy refreshments and company while connecting with others through the art of hand-written letters. We supply the stationery, pens and stamps!

Community Cards Night
2026-08-11 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.

NS Public Health Vaccination Clinic (Youth)
2026-08-11 11:00 - 15:00 | Sydney (McConnell Library), 50 Falmouth St, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P6X9, 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

Gentle Yoga with Patsy Mackenzie
2026-08-11 09:00 - 10:00 | Baddeck Library, 520 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0, Canada
Create some peace and tranquility with restorative yoga. Patsy MacKenzie leads this peaceful class in the quiet of the library before it opens for the day.
Call 902-295-2055 for more information.
Offered in partnership with Naturally Active Victoria County

Chess for Fun Club
2026-08-10 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.

Growing the Autumn Garden
2026-08-08 14:00 - 15:30 | Baddeck Library, 520 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, B0E 1B0, Canada
It’s not too late to plant a garden for fall and winter harvests! Join us to talk about how to plan an abundant late season garden.
· Top 5 vegetables to plant in August for fall and winter harvests
· Take home free cold hardy seeds
· Perennial kale seedling give-away
· Start transplants together to bring home for your fall garden
All age groups and gardeners of all experience levels welcome – no registration required.

Crafternoon: Potion Craft
2026-08-07 14:00 - 15:00 | Glace Bay Library, 143 Commercial Street, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, B1A 3B9, Canada
Drop in to the Glace Bay Library and get brewing with a fun potion craft! All materials are provided and no registration is required.
