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Puslinch Library – September 2024 Events

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

Summer Scavenger Hunt – Sneaky Scarecrows (All Ages)

Dig through the stacks, wander past the computers, and keep an eye out for what might be hiding in the library! Drop in. September 3 to 28, during open hours

Scrabble Club (Adults)

Join us for casual word building entertainment! Drop in. Wednesdays, September 4 and 18 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

Dungeons and Dragons Club (Teens)

Join fellow fantasy fans to build characters and explore new worlds. Please register. Thursdays, September 5 and 19 from 5:30 – 7:00 pm

Book Club – First Friday (Adults)
Meet with members of your community and join our discussion of books and ideas. Please register. Friday, September 6 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm

Special Guest – Inflated Ego (All Ages)

Stop by the branch before your visit to the Fall Fair and enjoy the magic of balloon artists Inflated Ego! Kids will get their own balloon creation to take with them. Drop in. Saturday, September 7 from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Creative Kids (Kids/Tweens)
Get crafty and learn new things with DIY, maker, and other hands-on activities just for kids. Please register. Wednesdays, September 11 and 25 from 3:00 – 3:45 pm

Book Club – Third Tuesday (Adults)
Meet with members of your community and join our discussion of books and ideas. Please register. Tuesday, September 17 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm

Craft and Create – Harvest Acrylic Painting (Adults)
Create a beautiful harvest painting on canvas! No experience necessary. All materials supplied. Please register. Tuesday, September 24 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm

In Stitches – Fabric Hand Warmers (Tweens/Teens)
Learn basic straight sewing and use these skills to make some cozy hand warmers. Ages 10 to 15 years. Please register. Saturday, September 28 from 10:30 am – 12:30 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 handpick 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

  • Archer, Jeffrey – An Eye for An Eye
  • Child, Lee – Safe Enough
  • Dave, Laura – The Night We Lost Him
  • Jance, J.A. – Den of Iniquity
  • Johansen, Iris – On the Hunt
  • May, Peter – The Black Loch
  • Moriarty, Liane – Here One Moment
  • Osman, Richard – We Solve Murders
  • Robb, J.D. – Passions in Death
  • Sparks, Nicholas – Counting Miracles

Non-Fiction

  • Bishop, Kelly – The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir
  • Coe, Tyler Mahan – Cocaine and Rhinestones: A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette
  • Godfrey-Smith, Peter – Living on Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World
  • Harari, Yuval Noah – Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
  • Heath, Chris – No Road Leading Back: An Improbable Escape from the Nazis and the Tangled Way We Tell the Story of the Holocaust
  • Macintyre, Ben – Siege: A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That Shocked the World
  • Parton, Dolly – Good Lookin’ Cookin’: A Year of Meals – a Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food
  • Smarsh, Sarah – Bone of the Bone: Essays on America by a Daughter of the Working Class
  • Snyder, Timothy – On Freedom
  • Thompson, Wright – Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi