Puslinch Library Programs – June 2022
For current hours and services, please call the Puslinch Branch 519.763.8026 or visit us online at www.wellington.ca/Library.
Registration for summer programming opens Saturday, June 25. Please register online through our new event calendar available at www.wellington.ca/Library.
Scrabble Club (Adults)
Drop into the branch for an afternoon of casual word building entertainment! No experience necessary. Please register.
Wednesday, June 1 at 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Story Time (Preschool)
Join us in person for live songs, stories, rhymes, and activities aimed at developing your child’s early literacy skills. Please register.
Thursday, June 2 and 9 at 11:00 – 11:45 am
First Friday Book Club (Adults)
Discussing “Ask Again Yes” by Mary Beth Keane. Please contact branch staff for meeting details.
Friday, June 3 at 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Baby Time (0-12 months)
Introduce your baby to the library and a love of books through finger plays, songs, rhymes and stories. Please register.
Tuesday, June 7 at 10:30 – 11:00 am
Third Tuesday Book Club (Adults)
Discussing “Beartown” by Fredrik Backman. Please contact branch staff for meeting details.
Tuesday, June 21 at 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Take-and-Make Kits
Get creative with activity kits for all ages! Contents may include a hands-on activity, activity sheets, and suggestions for additional library resources. Pick up at your local branch on a first-come, first-served basis.
An Afternoon of Storytelling with James S. Gordon (Adults)
James Gordon has recorded 40 albums and toured around the world. He’s written for symphony orchestras, musical theatre, scored films, and for more than ten years was heard on CBC radio as songwriter-in-residence. Between tours, James is a record producer, playwright, community activist and theatre director. Join him for an afternoon of storytelling. Please Register.
Tuesday, June 14 at 2:00 pm
Wellington County Writers’ Festival Closing Event
Join us in Hillsburgh for food and activities for all ages, local authors, our Summer Reading launch and more. Saturday, June 25 at 10:00 am-4:00 pm at the Hillsburgh Library
Just for You from WCL
Wondering what to read, watch, or listen to next? Wellington County Library staff are here to help! Tell us what you love and we’ll hand-pick a selection of titles for you to borrow. For more information, visit www.wellington.ca/JustForYou.
While you’re waiting for Just for You selections, check out this list of new books at the library.
Fiction
Eddings, Mazey – A Brush with Love
Harris, Lisa – The Catch
Harvey, Gillian – Everything is Fine
Sandford, John – The Investigator
Schott, Phillips – Fifty-Four Pigs
Sharma, Nisha – Dating Dr. Dill
Simon, Christine – The Patron Saint of Second Chances
Stuart, Kelli – The Master Craftsman
Swanson, Peter – Nine Lives
White, Loreth Anne – The Patient’s Secret
Non-Fiction
Cabeca, Anna – MenuPause: Five Unique Eating Plans to Break Through your Weight Loss Plateau and Improve Mood, Sleep, and Hot Flashes
Magntorn, Ida – The Sustainable Home: Easy Ways to Live with Nature in Mind
Masuno, Shunmyō – Don’t Worry: 48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from A Zen Buddhist Monk
Niequist, Shauna – I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet: Discovering New Ways of Living When the Old Ways Stop Working
Palango, Paul – 22 Murders: Investigating the Massacres, Cover-up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia
Slagle, Ali – I Dream of Dinner (so You Don’t Have to): Low-effort, High-reward Recipes
Smith, Gary J. – Ice War Diplomat: Hockey Meets Cold War Politics at the 1972 Summit Series
Smith, Ian K. – Plant Power: Flip your Plate, Change your Weight
Wheaton, Wil – Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir
Wohlleban, Peter – Forest Walking: Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America
