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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!

Take & Make Crafts!

This March Break, drop by your local library to pick up a free Take & Make kit to create your own cool craft!

***Supplies are limited! Kits available only while supplies last.

Kits include:

• "Among Us" Crewmate Bookmark
• Pet Rock Cactus

Drop-in Scavenger Hunts!

Oh no, some characters have escaped from their books on the library shelves!

All this March Break week, drop by your local library and pick up a clue sheet from the main desk. Use the clues to find the missing characters in this book-themed Scavenger Hunt!

Breakout Rooms! **Registration Required**

March 15th, 17th, & 19th @ New Glasgow Library

an Gogh's famous painting 'The Starry Night' is missing from the museum! Can your team solve the mystery of the missing painting within the hour time limit? For ages 12+ and registration is required due to space limitations and gathering limits. All Covid-19 protocols will be followed (mask wearing, hand sanitizing social distancing, etc.). For more information, and to register - please contact the New Glasgow Library 902-752-8233.

Rock Painting & 3D Designing! **Registration Required**

March 18th & 19th @ Antigonish Library

Turn rocks into works of art & design your own keychain using TinkerCad! All Covid-19 protocols will be followed (mask wearing, hand sanitizing social distancing, etc.). For more information, and to register - please contact the Antigonish Library 902-863-4276.

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Check out our Events Calendar or call your local library for more info!

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/

Wed., April 14, 2021, 7pm – 8pm, online or by phone.

Zoom Webinar Access: Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82930730643?pwd=eVlrR0ZESXhuanRHYzRaeEF3Tmk4Zz09

Passcode: 025602

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

All are welcome to join us this evening (online via ZOOM or by phone).

About the Book:

Coal mining and other forms of resource extraction play an important role in Nova Scotia's cultural memory, especially in places like Pictou County and Cape Breton. How do we remember the coal mining industry, especially the stories we might prefer to forget? This book explores how literature and popular culture comes to grips with the province's history of industrial development and its lingering effects on the landscape, bodies, and communities of northern Nova Scotia.

More upcoming readings:

• "Senior Moment. Navigating the Challenges of Caring for Mom", author reading with Monica Graham - May 11th
• "Letters Across the Sea", author reading with Genevieve Graham - May 18th

Visit our Events Calendar for more details

Sunday, March 8th, 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
• Live Music
• Draws & prizes
• Auction items kindly donated by community partners & friends of the library

Tickets are available for purchase at the New Glasgow, Pictou, Stellarton, and Westville Libraries or by calling Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library Headquarters, (902) 755-6031 (or toll-free, 1-866-779-7761) - until February 28, 2020!

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 materials for our library collections.

Dinner Menu to be announced

Gluten-free and vegetarian options will be available, upon request.

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.