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Community Cafe presents: Mindfulness Eating

Wed, March 4, 2pm – 3pm, Antigonish Town & County Library

Join us for a session on Mindful Eating, and enjoy a fresh snack. All are welcome, and light refreshments will be served too. For more information or to suggest a speaker, please call the Antigonish Library, (902) 863-4276.

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Community Cafe Presents: Learn & Create Memories, with Andrea

Wed, March 4, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, Westville Library

Andrea Currie will be by to tell us about the library's Dementia Friendly Collection, which includes books, games, memory boxes and more. And we'll also make a beautiful handcrafted, old-fashioned pin to take home too. Tea, coffee and light snacks will be served, for more information or for speaker suggestions, please call the Westville Library, (902) 396-5022. All are welcome!

Happy Holidays & Best Wishes for the New Year from all of us at PARL!

All Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library locations will observe the following holiday hours:

• Friday, Dec. 24 - Closing early at 12 Noon
• Saturday, Dec. 25 - Closed
• Sunday, Dec. 26 - Closed
• Monday, Dec. 27 - Closed

Regular hours December 28 - December 30

• Friday, Dec. 31 - Closing early at 12 Noon
• Saturday, Jan. 1 - Closed
• Sunday, Jan. 2 - Closed
• Monday, Jan. 3 - Closed

Regular hours resume Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022

Book drops and online services will remain open during the holidays!

To check regular branch hours of operation, please visit our Current Library Services & Procedures page, or call your local library location!

Join us in celebrating International Women's Week 2021 with two virtual author presentations:

"Strong and Free, stories and photos of Canadian women in sport", author presentation with photographer, Lyndsay Doyle
Tuesday, March 9th, 7:00 – 8:00pm

To join us:

• Zoom Webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82930730643?pwd=eVlrR0ZESXhuanRHYzRaeEF3Tmk4Zz09
  Passcode: 570650
• By phone: please dial, 1(800) 974-5902, and then enter the Conference ID, 6217271.

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Rebecca Thomas reads from "I Place You Into the Fire"
Thursday, March 11th, 7:00 – 8:00pm
This event is hosted by the Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre & Sexual Assault Services Association and the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library. For more information about the program and if you require assistance to access the program, please contact (902) 863-6221.

To REGISTER:

• Please visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BwPDXAoLT_yqCccFk3HdPg

Visit our Events Calendar for more information about these programs and more!

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

Tuesday, November 17, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

All are welcome to join us, for an writing workshop (online & by phone) with Sheree Fitch.

From nonsense verse for children, to plays, novels and poetry for teens and adults, Sheree Fitch has been a published author since 1987. Her workshops are intended to spark ideas and inspire authentic writing. This workshop is for 18 plus adults who want to participate in a guided writing workshop with series of writing prompts and questions,. Any one who writes a piece of work started in class and completed after the class will be given a one on one critique. No previous experience required.

Zoom Access: Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88163673013pwd=SEI0aENEK1pEQXp6ZHFKdkV3QmJoZz09
Meeting ID: 881 6367 3013
Passcode: 477093

Phone Access: Please dial 1(800) 974-5902, and then enter the Conference ID, 6217271.

About the Instructor:

Sheree Fitch is a multi-award-winning writer, speaker, educator and the author of over 30 books in a variety of genres. Since the publication of her first book, Toes in My Nose in 1987, she’s traveled the globe as a visiting poet and storyteller, writing instructor and literacy educator. A popular presenter at literary festivals, libraries, and conferences, Fitch has received the Vicky Metcalf Award for a body of work inspirational to Canadian children and three honorary doctorates for her contribution to Canadian literature and issues affecting women and children.She owns Mabel Murple's Book Shoppe and Dreamery, a seasonal book shoppe in rural Nova Scotia. Her most recent books are You Won't Always Be This Sad (2019), Summer Feet (Spring 2020), and Because We Love, We Cry (Fall 2020).

For more information, please visit Sheree's website, https://shereefitch.com/

Need help printing your Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination Record? Your library is here to help!

Drop by any PARL Library for assistance printing and laminating your Proof of Vaccination/Vaccine Record. Free of charge!

Please make sure to bring your:

• Health Card
• Email address & password OR phone number used to book your COVID vaccination appointment

Have questions? For more information, please contact your local PARL library branch, or Library Headquarters (Toll free: 1-866-779-7761)

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Note: Proof of Vaccination is not required to access general library services (borrowing materials, using computers, etc.). Proof of Vaccination is required for any in-person library programs.

Join us via ZOOM online webinar or by phone for the following author readings:

• "The Saffron Path", an author reading with Bhaktimarga Swami (New Glasgow drop-in) - May 25, 2022 | 6:30pm – 7:30pm
• "Free Flying", an author reading with Amanda van Veen (Westville drop-in) - June 16, 2022 | 6:30pm – 7:30pm
• "Gooseberries Have Thorns", an author reading with Margaret L. States (New Glasgow in-person & online) - June 23, 2022 | 6:30pm – 7:30pm
• "The Secret of Ardnish", an author reading with Angus MacDonald (Antigonish drop-in, & online) - June 30, 2022 | 7:00pm – 8:00pm

Closed Captioning function (voice to text) is available through the ZOOM webinar.

**For assistance with the ZOOM technology during these author events, please contact Cristal at the New Glasgow Library, (902) 752-8233.**

For more information about the authors, the books, or to find out how to attend (via ZOOM or phone), please visit our Full Events Calendar.

All are welcome! Any questions, please contact the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library Headquarters, 902-755-6031.

Begins November 1st, 2019!

NaNoWriMo is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing. We invite you, to "Come Write in!" and drop by the library to find a quiet corner to write, to read, meet up with other authors, research topics, borrow books, print copies, and more!

On November 1, participants begin working towards the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by 11:59 PM on November 30.Valuing enthusiasm, determination, and a deadline, NaNoWriMo is for anyone who has ever thought about writing a novel.For more information, tips and to register your novel writing project, please visit: www.nanowrimo.org.