Upcoming Programs & Events
Baby Sensory Tummy Time
Sensory Tummy Time is a space for babies to interact with others, deepen their understanding of the world around them, and develop fine motor & cognitive functioning skills (sight, sound, touch) all while spending beneficial time on their tummies to promote healthy development. Bringing your own blanket is encouraged.
Computer Club
What is a computer and what basic skills do you need to use one effectively? This four week program will answer these questions and is suitable for absolute beginners, as well as those who would like to brush up on their basic skills.
Conversemos en Español - Let's Chat in Spanish
Under the direction of a Spanish teacher, practice conversational Spanish, meet other Spanish speakers and make new friends. A basic knowledge of Spanish is necessary in order to be able to participate.
Hot Glue Wax Seals
Learn how to make old fashioned wax seals using hot glue guns. Use them as decorations for stationary or sticking on the back of envelopes for a fancy touch.
2SLGBTQIA+ Reading Circle
Join WPL and SPECTRUM for a reading circle for 2SLGBTQIA+ folks and allies that takes less commitment than a book club. We'll have different readings (short stories, essays, poetry, etc) that we will read together and then discuss. No preparation needed! The readings will explore 2SLGBTQIA+ topics and/or be written by 2SLGBTQIA+ writers.
Black Talk
Textile presents its inaugural fall literary event, Black Talk: In Conversation with Hanif Abdurraqib and Antonio Michael Downing, including readings from Hanif's and Antonio's newest works — There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension and Stars in My Crown, respectively.
Saturday Stories
Spend your Saturday mornings with us and enjoy different stories, songs, and activities each week.
Craft Extravaganza!
Explore a variety of art supplies ready for you to create a craft masterpiece.
Natural Wonders: World Traveler
We’re exploring several of the seven natural wonders of the world! Check out the wonders through a virtual live stream, make a craft at each station and “travel" around the world to decode a secret message.
Harvest Tales and Tunes
Enjoy harvest time with Brubacher House and Waterloo Public Library. Learn to sew, take a garden tour, and enjoy songs and stories by the fire. Tours of Brubacher House will also be offered.
Baby Connections
Baby Connections is a program unique to Waterloo Region that helps families develop literacy and language skills with their little ones. Participants will receive a kit of resources designed to encourage continued learning and fun at home.
Where the Wild Things Are
Changing colours, falling leaves and a world getting ready for winter are some of the things we will explore in this program exploring the outdoors around the McCormick Branch.
Ones Exploring Music and Movement
Rhyming, singing and movement are all building blocks for vocabulary and storytelling. We've got it all in this engaging programs for ones. This is a drop-in program.
Social Walking Series
Each week we will gather at the library and set off on a walk through the McCormick neighbourhood. We will follow our outing with some light stretching and regroup at the library.
STEM Club
Each week there will be a new hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) themed challenge for you to solve!
Time to Clay
Join us as we play with clay! Participants will learn how to make pencil toppers and bookmarks using clay. Plus, enjoy some freestyle clay-time at the end.
A Discussion with Heather O'Neill
Join us for discussion with award winning short-story writer and essayist Heather O’Neill as she discusses her newest release The Capital of Dreams.
Discovering STEM
Discover all the fun of science, technology, engineering and math in this program for curious toddlers. In this interactive and hands-on program we will explore the engineering process from start to finish by testing assumptions, building creations and learning how things work.
Explore Play Learn
Get ready for stories, songs and lots of fun activities.
Time for You: a Book in Nature
As the common saying goes, “you cannot pour from an empty cup.” In order to take care of other people and tasks, we must take care of ourselves as well. It can be difficult to incorporate beneficial time for yourself given how busy life gets, which is why this program is intentionally designed to give you time for just that.