Puslinch Library Events For July 2023

For current hours and services, please call the Puslinch Branch 519.763.8026 or visit us online at www.wellington.ca/Library.

Summer Reading Club: Off the Map – Me On the Map (Kids)

Join us as we spend time focusing on where we live and where we come from. Help us to build a city together and spend time crafting our own maps. Grades 1-6. Please register. Wednesday, July 5 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Summer Reading Club: Special Guest – Wild Ontario (All Ages)

Join us for an entertaining and educational presentation from Wild Ontario and meet some very special live birds! Please register. Thursday, July 6 at 10:30 – 11:30 am

Summer Reading Club: Backyard Explorers – Dragonflies and Seed Bombs (Kids)

Join us as we make seed bombs and dragonflies to decorate your home! Grades 1-6. Please register. Tuesday, July 11 at 2:00 – 3:00 pm

Summer Reading Club: Wardrobe of Wonder – Magic Messages (Kids)

Do you want to know how to write secret messages? Now is your chance to learn! Join us as we explore unique and magical ways to communicate. All supplies provided. Grades 1-6. Please register. Wednesday, July 12 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Scrabble Club (Adults)

Join us for casual word building entertainment! Please register. Wednesdays, July 12 and 26 at 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Story Time (Pre-Schoolers)

Our Story Times are designed to help your child get ready for reading. Share stories, songs, rhymes, and activities aimed at developing your child’s early literacy skills. Please register using your child’s name only. Adult accompaniment is required. Thursdays, July 13 – 27 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Dungeons and Dragons Club (Teens)
Join fellow fantasy fans to build characters and explore new worlds. Please register. Thursdays, July 13 and 27 at 5:30 – 7:00 pm

Summer Reading Club: Discovery Lab – Creative Science Fun (Kids)

Use your STEAM skills to solve a problem and create amazing fizzy art! Grades 1-6. Please register. Tuesday, July 18 at 2:00 – 3:00 pm

Summer Reading Club: Imagination Creations – Monster Mayhem (Kids)

Join us as we create different types of monsters! Could yours be from the desert? The ocean? From your own backyard? Anywhere is possible! All supplies provided. Grades 1-6. Please register. Wednesday, July 19 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Summer Reading Club: Off the Map – Wonders of Space (Kids)

Explore the solar system with an out of this world craft! Grades 1-6. Please register. Tuesday, July 25 at 2:00 – 3:00 pm

Summer Reading Club: Backyard Explorers – Busy About Birds (Kids)

Create your own baby bird that you can take home. We will also be building bird feeders to offer your feathered friends outside! All materials provided. Grades 1-6. Please register. Wednesday, July 26 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

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

Non-Fiction

Booth, Robin – GROW: Fill Your World With Plants
Hind, Andrew – Ghost Towns of Ontario’s Cottage Country
Kordalis, Kathy – Mediterranean Summer Table: Timeless, Versatile Recipes for Every Occasion and Appetite
Le Cordon Bleu – Cordon Bleu Bakery School: 80 Step-By-Step Recipes for Bread and Viennoiseries
O’Neill, Fifi – Small Spaces, Big Appeal: The Luxury of Less in Under 1,200 Square Feet
Page, Elliot – Pageboy: A Memoir
Sevigny, Melissa L. – Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon
Sterritt, Angela – Unbroken: My Story of Survival and My Fight for Justice and Hope for Indigenous Women and Girls
Strambio, Isabella – Macrame Christmas: 24 Festive Projects Using Easy Knotting Techniques
Von Benda-Beckmann, Bas – After the Annex: Anne Frank, Auschwitz and Beyond