Week of Events
Technically Speaking
Is your tablet confusing? Having trouble downloading an app to your phone or don’t know what an app means? Want to learn more about TikTok? Drop into the library with your questions and we can help. All ages are welcome. No registration is required.
Tech Help: Drop-in Sessions & One-on-One Appointments
Experiencing tech troubles with your phone, tablet, computer, or the library computers? Would you like to learn how to access FREE eBooks, audiobooks, movies, and music online using your library card? Our Digital Literacy Trainer is here to answer your tech questions! To book an appointment, or for more information, please visit our front desk, […]
The Whistler ‘I Spy with My Little Eye’ Scrap Quilt Creations
Stop by the 2nd Floor Exhibit area to see The Whistler ‘I Spy with My Little Eye’ Scrap Quilt Creations, a unique and vibrant fiber works exhibit by Brenda Leenders! Each quilt has its own story and invites wonder and curiosity. Look for hidden objects in her "Whistler ‘I Spy with My Little Eye’ Scrap […]
Community Volunteer Income Tax Program: Appointments
Beginning Mon, Feb 9, volunteers will be taking appointments for income tax preparation on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, in person or by phone. This will continue until the end of the tax season or until all slots are full. Call 902-896-4192 for appointments or drop by the library.
Tech Help by Appointment
Bring your own device or use one of our computers. This program covers: eReaders/ebooks, basic computer navigation, basic app use, basic cellphone use, basic tablet use, general internet instruction, research and using library electronic resources. All ages are welcome. Register: stewiacke@cehpubliclibrary.ca
For the Love of Painting
Sean Benton paints in an expressive realist style. His images replicate realism with an emphasis on the elements of art and design. Sean hopes viewers experience familiarity depicted in new ways. The works currently on display vary in subject matter with portraits, landscape, architecture, and still life. All ages. Drop-in. In-person, 2nd Floor Exhibit Area.
Monday, February 23, 2026
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February 23, 2026 -Scrabble Group
Scrabble Group
What spells F-U-N? Playing Scrabble with friends! This is a drop-in event. No registration is required.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
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February 24, 2026 -Conversational English
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February 24, 2026 -Story and a Craft
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February 24, 2026 -Ewe-niacke Yarn Club
Conversational English
Is English your 2nd language? Or maybe your 4th? Our Conversational English program is for those who would like to practice their English in a fun and friendly environment. In partnership with YREACH. This is a drop-in event. No registration is required.
Story and a Craft
Bernie wants to read you a story. Come for the story and stay for the craft. For school aged children. This is a drop in program. Registration is not required.
Ewe-niacke Yarn Club
Fiber art for all ages and abilities. Learn to knit or crochet, bring a project you are working on, or just come hang out with the club for some social time. All ages welcome. Drop in, no registration required.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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February 25, 2026 -Cyber Café by Maggies Place
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February 25, 2026 -The Mind Readers
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February 25, 2026 -Makers in the Maker Lab
Cyber Café by Maggies Place
We are offering assistance in navigating online resources and forms. Healthy snacks and drinks available. Supervised kids corner This is an adult program. This is a drop in program. No registration is required. .
The Mind Readers
We are reading Canadian authors all this year. Drop by the library in February to pick up your copy of Carley Fortune’s This Summer Will Be Different. This is a drop in program. No registration is required.
Makers in the Maker Lab
Calling all Makers! Drop by for a relaxing afternoon to hang out with fellow crafters. Bring along your ongoing projects like knitting, crochet, needlework, painting or other hands on crafts. No registration, drop in.
Thursday, February 26, 2026
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February 26, 2026 -Drop-in Housing Outreach Services with Housing Outreach Society
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February 26, 2026 -Branching Out Book Club: Patterson Edition
Drop-in Housing Outreach Services with Housing Outreach Society
Workers from the Truro Housing Outreach Society will be at the library to offer housing and outreach support services for folks experiencing homelessness and/or housing insecurity. This can include access to survival supplies, client case management and care plans, assistance with rental and subsidy applications, sending paperwork to agencies, and interfacing with landlords. Adults. In-person. […]
Branching Out Book Club: Patterson Edition
Looking for a new book club in the area? Branching Out might be for you! We're a non-traditional book club with a goal: try out books, even if we're not sure we'll like them. In February, we're reading James Patterson. This is a program for adults Please call 902-883-9838 or email us at elmsdale@cehpubliclibrary.ca for […]
Friday, February 27, 2026
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February 27, 2026 -One on One Tech Help
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February 27, 2026 -Scrabble Squad
One on One Tech Help
Issues with your phone? Laptop? Social Media? Meet in-person with our digital literacy trainer to get your tech questions answered. Drop in - please call (902) 883-9838 or email us at elmsdale@cehpubliclibrary.ca for more details.
Scrabble Squad
What spells F-U-N? Playing Scrabble with friends! All adults welcome. This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.
Saturday, February 28, 2026
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February 28, 2026 -Paper Lanterns
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February 28, 2026 -The 745.5 Club (adult crafters)
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February 28, 2026 -A Sip of Mystery
Paper Lanterns
Let’s celebrate the Lunar New Year by making paper lanterns. The Lunar New Year is from February 17- March 3 and it is the year of the horse! For all ages. Please call 902-883-9838 or email at elmsdale@cehpubliclibrary.ca for more details
The 745.5 Club (adult crafters)
Bernie and Kim have a fun craft to offer this month. We have snowflakes in mind. Come on in to make a snowflake tea light jar. Register in branch or by email mtuniack@cehpubliclibrary.ca
A Sip of Mystery
Join us to sip tea, read leaves, and see what your cup has to say—no experience needed! 16 and up. In Person. Register: stewiacke@cehpubliclibrary.ca
Sunday, March 1, 2026
No events on this day.