Week of Events
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.
Picture Book Bingo
November is Picture Book Month! Starting November 1, pick up a Picture Book Bingo sheet at your local library and fill it in with the things you find in picture books. Get five in a row and you can enter a ballot to win a prize! Up to five entries per person.
Advent Book Bundle
Imagine the joy as you open a wrapped book each day leading up to the holidays! How fun is that? Register: stewiacke@cehpubliclibrary.ca or 902-639-2481.
Advent Book Bundle (FULL)
Imagine the joy as you open a wrapped book each day leading up to the holidays! How fun is that? Registration is required. Please call 902-883-9838 or email us at elmsdale@cehpubliclibrary.ca for more details.
Build & Create!
Drop in and build something amazing with the provided building materials. There will be LEGO, Magna-tiles, wooden blocks, and other building materials. All ages are encouraged to participate. Please call 902-883-9838 or email at elmsdale@cehpubliclibrary.ca for more details
Monday, November 10, 2025
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November 10, 2025 -Scrabble Group
Scrabble Group
What spells F-U-N? Playing Scrabble with friends! This is a drop-in event. No registration is required.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
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November 11, 2025 -Conversational English
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November 11, 2025 -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.
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, November 12, 2025
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November 12, 2025 -Storytime
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November 12, 2025 -Parents and Tots Story Time and Crafts
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November 12, 2025 -Storytime
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November 12, 2025 -Makers in the Maker Lab
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November 12, 2025 -Social Café
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November 12, 2025 -Teen Room Drop In
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November 12, 2025 -Teen Room Drop In
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November 12, 2025 -Smash Bros & Snacks
Storytime
Enjoy a picture book read by Karri or Bernie and then participate in an activity. Please note there will be no Storytime on January 24,28,and 31. For pre-schoolers and home schoolers. This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.
Parents and Tots Story Time and Crafts
Come along and enjoy an hour of fun filled story time and craft. For ages 0+ Drop-in, no registration required.
Storytime
Enjoy a picture book read by Karri or Bernie and then participate in an activity. Please note there will be no Storytime on December 24, 27, and 31. For pre-schoolers and home schoolers. 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.
Social Café
Are you retired, new to the area, or just looking to connect with some new people? We would love to see you and welcome you to the library! Light refreshments available. In person, drop in. For more details call us at (902) 883-9838 or email us at elmsdale@cehpubliclibrary.ca
Teen Room Drop In
Come hang out after school! Grab a snack, play our Nintendo Switch, challenge your friends to a board game, build with Lego, or make art. Ages 13-18 This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.
Teen Room Drop In
Come hang out! Grab a snack, play our Nintendo Switch, challenge your friends to a board game, build with Lego, or make art! Ages 13-18 This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.
Smash Bros & Snacks
We're bringing out extra-special snacks and the Nintendo Switch for an hour of games, and maybe even a mini Super Smash Bros tournament... Ages 13-18 In-person. Drop-in, no registration required.
Thursday, November 13, 2025
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November 13, 2025 -Tech Help: Drop-in Session
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November 13, 2025 -Drop-in Housing Outreach Services with Housing Outreach Society
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November 13, 2025 -Baby Rhyme Time
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November 13, 2025 -Tales for Tots
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November 13, 2025 -Teen Room Drop In
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November 13, 2025 -Read It Out Loud
Tech Help: Drop-in Session
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? Take advantage of our free tech help to solve your problems and become more comfortable with the digital world. Adults. In-person. Drop in: no […]
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. […]
Baby Rhyme Time
Bring your little one to Baby Rhyme Time—a fun, interactive session filled with songs, rhymes, and snuggly story moments. Perfect for babies and their caregivers! Infant-2 years old with a caregiver This is a drop in program. No registration is required.
Tales for Tots
Join us Thursday mornings in the Big Brothers Big Sisters Room for stories, songs, and activities that are just right for terrific toddlers! 18 months-4 years with a parent/caregiver. Drop-in, no registration required.
Teen Room Drop In
Come hang out! Grab a snack, play our Nintendo Switch, challenge your friends to a board game, build with Lego, or make art! Ages 13-18 This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.
Read It Out Loud
Picture this: A room full of kids, quietly sipping hot chocolate, nibbling on popcorn, doodling, or relaxing as they listen to the librarian read aloud from a novel. If this sounds like fun, then please join us for Read it Out Loud, a book club for children ages 6-12 To register email info@cehpubliclibrary.ca
Friday, November 14, 2025
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November 14, 2025 -One on One Tech Help
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November 14, 2025 -Picture Book Junction
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November 14, 2025 -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.
Picture Book Junction
Fun and Interactive! Share the magic of stories, songs and crafts. 3-5 years old with a caregiver. Drop In: No registration necessary
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, November 15, 2025
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November 15, 2025 -Storytime
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November 15, 2025 -Storytime
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November 15, 2025 -Storytime with Dinosaurs
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November 15, 2025 -Family Movie Matinee: Wicked (Rated PG)
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November 15, 2025 -That’s a Good Box!
Storytime
Enjoy a picture book read by Karri or Bernie and then participate in an activity. Please note there will be no Storytime on December 24, 27, and 31. For pre-schoolers and home schoolers. This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.
Storytime
Enjoy a picture book read by Karri or Bernie and then participate in an activity. Please note there will be no Storytime on January 24,28,and 31. For pre-schoolers and home schoolers. This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.
Storytime with Dinosaurs
Help us celebrate Picture Book Month with a great Storytime about Dinosaurs! Show up in your pajamas, get cozy and enjoy! Please call 902-883-9838 or email us at elmsdale@cehpubliclibrary.ca for more details
Family Movie Matinee: Wicked (Rated PG)
Who wants to try defying gravity? With "Wicked: For Good" coming out soon, there's no better time to enjoy the first Wicked movie with your family. Wicked is rated PG. Ages 8+ In person. Drop-in, no registration required.
That’s a Good Box!
Bring a nice cardboard box that you don’t need but can’t bear to part with it in recycling because it is such a good box! You can display it for others to admire or offer it to the swap table for others to use. This is a drop in program. No registration is required.
Sunday, November 16, 2025
No events on this day.