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Read Local Summer 2025: Adult Summer Reading Program
Include NS authors and activities in your summer plans and earn ballots to win a great selection of prizes. Pick up a logbook at our Circulation and 2nd floor Info desks. For adults. No registration required.
Fragments: An Art Exhibition by Hanna Petrikina
In this series of three paintings, Hanna Petrikina invites you to step into her lens and experience the world the way she does, in fragments. Like random objects at a flea market that end up together by chance, she saw patterns where others saw chaos. A stray piece of overheard folklore, a desire to intentionally […]
Offering Wireless Printing
We now offer wireless printing directly from your personal device. Cost for printing services is 0.20 cents per black and white page, and 0.50 cents per colour page.
Game Day
Get your game on! Visit us at the library to play some board games and more! This is your chance to play some old favourites or learn a new one. Bring your friends! All ages This is a drop in program. Please call at 902-883-9838 or email us at elmsdale@cehpubliclibrary.ca for more details
Summer Reading Party
We’re closing out the summer reading program with a big bang! Come in collect your prizes, fill out your ballots, and enjoy some fun activities and snacks. For children and teens. This is a drop in program. Registration is not required. Please call 902-883-9838 or email us at elmsdale@cehpubliclibrary.ca for more details
Monday, August 11, 2025
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August 11, 2025 -Obstacle Course
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August 11, 2025 -Scrabble Group
Obstacle Course
Bring your little ones in today for some hopping, balancing, tip-toeing, and zig-zagging! All ages are welcome. This is a drop in program. No registration is required.
Scrabble Group
What spells F-U-N? Playing Scrabble with friends! This is a drop-in event. No registration is required.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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August 12, 2025 -Passport to Reading
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August 12, 2025 -Summer Book club
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August 12, 2025 -Dungeons and Dragons
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August 12, 2025 -Heroes & Adventurers
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August 12, 2025 -Simple Science
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August 12, 2025 -Artist’s Studio
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August 12, 2025 -Ewe-niacke Yarn Club
Passport to Reading
Are you looking for a new challenge? Trying to find some new books? We've got you covered! Journey deep into our shelves and fill out your very own passport to reading! This is a program for children. Please call at 902-883-9838 or email us at elmsdale@cehpubliclibrary.ca for more details
Summer Book club
A chill book club for young adults to read, relax, and connect. We’ll pick one great summer read and meet to chat, snack, and share thoughts. No pressure—just good books and good vibes. In partnership with Canadian Mental Health Association. For ages 18-24 This is a drop in program. No registration is required.
Dungeons and Dragons
"Join us for an epic Dungeons & Dragons game night! Roll dice, slay monsters, and embark on thrilling adventures with friends. Whether you're a seasoned hero or a curious newbie, there's a spot for you at the table!" For ages 13-24 Pre-Register in person or by phone: (902) 657-3064, or email: tatamago@cehpubliclibrary.ca
Heroes & Adventurers
Role-playing game nights with extraordinary people! We provide the supplies, you provide the imagination. No experience needed. All welcome! Register to play by emailing: HAATruro@gmail.com Sorry, no drop-in players at this time.
Simple Science
Use simple household ingredients and bring hidden images to life.. Ages 3+. In-person. Drop-in: no registration required.
Artist’s Studio
Hanna Petrikina, the artist behind the exhibit Fragments currently on display on the second floor exhibit area, invites you to drop in to her open studio! Ask her about her art, bring your own artworks or sketches to work alongside her, or receive artistic advice. In-Person, Drop-In.
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, August 13, 2025
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August 13, 2025 -Summer Reading Tent
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August 13, 2025 -Storytime
Summer Reading Tent
Need some extra time to reach your Summer Reading Club goal? Join us and our friends from United for Literacy under the reading tent. Hear stories or read on your own, play literacy games, and more! For ages 3-12 Location: Civic Square. In the case of rain, the event will take place inside the library.
Storytime
Join us for a fun-filled story time at the library! There will be stories, maybe a song or two along with a craft. Ages 2 - 4. In person, drop in. Please call (902) 883-9838 or email us at elmsdale@cehpubliclibrary.ca for more details.
Thursday, August 14, 2025
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August 14, 2025 -Squirt Gun Tie Dye Shirts
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August 14, 2025 -SRC summer end party
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August 14, 2025 -Amazing Race- Africa
Squirt Gun Tie Dye Shirts
It will be exactly as it sounds in the title. It will be messy, so don't wear anything you want to keep clean. *While supplies last. Ages 5+. In Person. Drop-In: no registration required.
SRC summer end party
Celebrate the end of summer with games, snacks, fun for the whole family! Join us for one last hoorah before the school year begins. For ages 3-14 This is a drop in program. No registration is required.
Amazing Race- Africa
Our final stop in the Amazing Race- Passport to Reading is the continent of Africa. We are going to learn how to make and play a very old board game.
Friday, August 15, 2025
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August 15, 2025 -One on One Tech Help
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August 15, 2025 -Seniors Social Café!
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August 15, 2025 -Read-in Hour
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August 15, 2025 -Fun Friday
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.
Seniors Social Café!
Come in for a coffee or tea and share a story or two with your friends. Light refreshments available. This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.
Read-in Hour
Need some peace and quiet to work through your Summer Reading Club books? We've got you covered! Join us every week for an SRC check-in and some dedicated reading time! For kids and teens. This is a drop in program. Please call at 902-883-9838 or email us at elmsdale@cehpubliclibrary.ca for more details
Fun Friday
We will mix it up each Friday. You might enjoy a giant board game, a sensory shenanigan or some process based art that you aren’t allowed to do at home. Make sure to wear your messy clothes! For ages 3+ This is a drop in program. No registration is required.
Saturday, August 16, 2025
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August 16, 2025 -Maker Lab Open Hours
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August 16, 2025 -Toddler Time
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August 16, 2025 -Lego Club
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August 16, 2025 -SCR Wrap Up Party
Maker Lab Open Hours
Curious about the Maker Lab? Come on in and explore. Program robots, create circuits, build with magnetic tiles, and more! All ages are welcome This is a drop in program. No registration is required.
Toddler Time
Come and enjoy story time at the library. A great way for your little one to make new friends. For children ages 0-2 This is a drop-in program. Please call us at 902-883-9838 or email us at elmsdale@cehpubliclibrary.ca for more details
Lego Club
Build, create, and explore! Lego Club is the perfect place to let your imagination run wild—one brick at a time. For ages 5-99 This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.
SCR Wrap Up Party
Craft and snack as we reminisce about the fun we had at SRC in 2025. All Ages. In Person. Drop in: no registration necessary.
Sunday, August 17, 2025
No events on this day.