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Community Cafe

Wed, June 5, 2pm – 3pm, Antigonish Town & County Library

Join us for a variety of speakers along with some tea, coffee and light snacks! All are welcome. For more information or to suggest a speaker, call (902) 863-4276.

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***Rescheduled! This month's Community Cafe in Westville will be June 19th!***

Community Cafe presents: Chickpea Curry with Nanda Shirke

Wed, June 19, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, Westville Library

Join us as we host this monthly program with a variety of speakers talking about various topics! Tea, coffee and light snacks will be served, for more information or for speaker suggestions call (902) 396-5022. All are welcome!

On Wednesday June 19, at 2:30pm ... Join Nanda Shirke as she shows us how to make delicious Chickpea Curry. She will guide us through the recipe, give us a sample to try and share stories about India.

Saturday, May 18th, 2:00pm - 3:30pm at the Antigonish Town & County Library

Please join us for a fun, lively, musical Nova Scotian Gaelic Milling Frolic and help us celebrate Gaelic Nova Scotia Month this May.

Refreshments: Tea and cookies served. This event is free of charge

Come enjoy the songs, rhythms and social life of a Milling Frolic. Cloth from a loom needed to shrink and tighten (fulling) before being usable and traditionally this was accomplished by soaking the cloth, beating it on a table top by a party of singers, raising their voices to the milling songs, accompanied by a sip of tea or other refreshments to sustain the action. Come join Bean an Taighe, Robyn Carrigan, at the table. Instruction is provided. No experience with Gaelic or singing required! All are welcome to participate with a simple chorus, present a song or just observe.

The songs, tunes and rhythms of the music from Gaelic Nova Scotia are deeply tied to the Gaelic language. Gaelic song traditionally accompanied every work activity, special occasion and function with song, all day, every day. Gaelic culture also enjoys a rich Bardic tradition, with compositions unique to our region, reaching back through our lines to Scotland. This ancient language song culture is still vibrant and evolving in the 21st Century.

For more information, please contact the Regional Library Programming Department, (902) 755-6031.

Thursday, May 30th, 6:30pm-7:30pm at the New Glasgow Library

Clean Foundation co-hosting free coastal restoration workshop with Pictou County Naturalists Club

Human activity and the effects of climate change are threatening the future of Nova Scotia’s coastal communities. But an upcoming free workshop hopes to give residents on the front lines the tools to help combat the changes using what they already have in their own backyards.

Clean Foundation’s Northumberland Strait Coastal Restoration Project is co-hosting a free “Coastal Restoration and Saltmarsh Solutions Workshop” with the Pictou County Naturalists Club at the New Glasgow Public Library on May 30 at 6:30 p.m. With easy to understand information and examples, the workshop will introduce the project, share volunteer opportunities, and empower community members to make informed decisions about the future of their coastlines by exchanging knowledge about the function and proper management of salt marshes and other coastal wetlands.

For more information about Clean Foundation’s Northumberland Strait Coastal Restoration Project, visit www.saltmarshes.ca or follow along on social media using the hashtag #ilovesaltmarshes.

For more information about the workshop, or CleanNS, please contact:
Charlynne Robertson – Project Lead | crobertson@clean.ns.ca or (902) 420-7933
Merydie Ross – Engagement Specialist | mross@clean.ns.ca or (902) 956-9458

Join us at the library. Beginners welcome!

• Wednesdays at 2:00pm at the Antigonish People's Place Library
• Thursdays at 3:00pm at the Pictou Library
• Fridays at 10:00am at the River John Library
• Fridays at 1:00pm at the Stellarton Library
• Every 2nd Saturday at 2:30pm at the New Glasgow Library
And For kids ages 7+
• the 1st Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm at the Stellarton Library

Saturday, June 1st, 10:00am-2:00pm at the Antigonish Town & County Library

The Friends of the Antigonish Library's book sale is happening again at the library. Stop in, and support your library!

We are delighted to be partnering with the St Martha’s Hospital Auxiliary again for our Annual Book Sale. Our annual book sale is eagerly anticipated each year and features thousands of used books on a wide variety of subjects. Fiction – Non Fiction – Children’s Books – Local Interest – Reference – and more – our books are as varied as the people who use and support our library!

Those who would like to donate books for the sale are invited to do so between 1 pm and 6 pm on Friday, May 31st. We cannot accept donations after 6 pm – as we need to allow our volunteers time to organize the donations and set them out prior to our sale on June 1st. For more information, call (902) 863-4276.

A new addition to our collection are Visual, Sensory and Fidget Tool Bags for those who are autistic, and their families and caregivers.

The bags, originally developed by Halifax Public Libraries and Autism Nova Scotia, are available in library regions throughout Nova Scotia. They contain items that can be used if an individual is overwhelmed by their environment and needs a quiet activity. The bags can also provide an opportunity to try out items from various vendors to see if they are helpful before purchasing them.

There are three bags available to borrow:

• The Visual Bag contains a Time Timer MOD Clock and Dry Erase Board, a one and ten minute Sand Timer, a Gro Clock, Dual Power timers, a Daily Schedule example, and a First Then Sample.
• The Sensory Bag has Harmony Rollers, Sensory Bubbles, a Spiral Tube, noise-cancelling headphones, an Exersit Air Cushion and a 3D Art Pin Pad.
• The Fidget Bag contains a Loopeez, Gyrobi, Tangle Therapy Jr. with texture, Atomic Stress ball, a DNA Sensory Ball, Hand Fidget, Zipper Bandz and Wood Fidget Puzzle.

For those interested in borrowing these items, you can find them in our online catalogue or drop into your preferred library location to request them.

Sunday, March 3rd, 6:00pm – 8:00pm at the New Glasgow Public Library

Support your local library and join us for an evening of fine dining, music, silent auction, conversation, & entertainment!

• Catered by The Pantry Kitchen
• Music by the North Nova Jazz Trio
• Auction items kindly donated by community partners & friends of the library

Tickets are available for purchase at any library branch, or by calling Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library Headquarters, (902) 755-6031 (or toll-free, 1-866-779-7761) - until Thursday February 28, 2019!

Tickets are $60 per person, (and an income tax receipt may be issued for the taxable portion of the ticket cost, upon request). Any profits obtained from this fundraising event will be used to purchase books for our library collections.

Dinner will consist of the following:

• Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
• Apple Pecan Stuffed Chicken Breast
• Oven Roasted Seasoned Potatoes
• Seasonal Vegetables
• Dinner Roll
• Wine
• Tea/Coffee
• Iced Spring Water
• Dessert Platter (Raisin Bread pudding, Sticky Toffee Pudding, Chocolate cake, Blueberry Cheesecake)

Gluten-free and vegetarian options are available, upon request.

Any questions, please contact the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library Headquarters, (902) 755-6031.

Fridays in June @ the Pictou Library

Join us for information sessions on the Women on Wheels program, including a healthy snack and a ride. In partnership with Pictou Recreation. Connect with other women through this group, enjoy short bike rides on local trails and roads, and learn new skills!