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Adult Programs
Check out our What’s On Calendar for more information or call the Information Services department at 613-968-6731 x 2037.
International Women's Day with Brittany Ollerenshaw and Melanie Harrington
Saturday, March 7, 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Celebrate International Women’s Day with Belleville Public Library! Join us for a screening of the documentary, Harvesting Dreams, followed by a conversation with local filmmaker Brittany Ollerenshaw and Melanie Harrington of Dahlia May Flower Farm.
Harvesting Dreams is an inspiring story about Melanie Harrington and her journey farming sustainably grown flowers at Dahlia May Flower Farm. The film won the Audience Choice Local Documentary Award at the 2021 Downtown Belleville DocFest.
No registration required. All are welcome to this free special event!
Book Bag Workshop
Tuesday, March 24, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Personalize a book bag with a full-colour design using our sublimation printer and Cricut Easy Press! We’ll walk you through all the steps.
Ages 16+. Cost is $5. Cash only. Space is limited and registration is required. To register, call the Information Services Dept. at 613-968-6731 x 2037 or email infoserv@bellevillelibrary.ca.
Using Local Clay to Make Art Tiles
Saturday, April 18, 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Mug Workshop
Saturday, April 18, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Personalize a ceramic mug with a full-colour design using our sublimation printer and Cricut Mug Press! We’ll walk you through all the steps.
Ages 16+. Cost is $5. Cash only. Space is limited and registration is required. To register, call the Information Services Dept. at 613-968-6731 x 2037 or email infoserv@bellevillelibrary.ca.
Heart Puzzle Workshop
Saturday, May 2, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Personalize a heart-shaped puzzle with a full-colour design using our sublimation printer and Cricut Easy Press! We’ll walk you through all the steps.
Ages 16+. Space is limited and registration is required. To register, call the Information Services Dept. at 613-968-6731 x 2037 or email infoserv@bellevillelibrary.ca.
Computer Basics: 4 Week Course
Drop-In Tech Help
Bring your smart phone, tablet, iPad, or laptop and your questions! Held monthly on Mondays from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. in the second-floor Board Room. No registration required.
Upcoming dates: March 9, April 13, May 4, June 8
Book Clubs
Join us for a cozy chat about the books you love, either in the afternoon or the evening, whichever suits you best! Click here for all the details.
Check Out a Skill
Book a one hour appointment with one of our knowledgeable staff members and learn a new skill. We can help you learn how to use Facebook, navigate email, use a tablet or eReader, upload photos to a computer, and how to research family history, and more.
Interest-Based Programs
There is no registration for the following free, drop-in programs. If you would like to receive notifications about any updates or weather-related cancellations for any of these programs, please contact us to be added to the notification list: call (613) 968-6731 ext. 2037 or email infoserv@bellevillelibrary.ca.
Adult Chess Club
Weekly Mondays, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Belleville Public Library’s Adult Chess Club currently meets weekly on Monday evenings in the second-floor Board Room. Bring your own chess board or borrow one from the library and meet with fellow chess players for a friendly game. All skill levels are invited to this informal, self-led program. Ages 18 and up.
French Conversation Circle
Weekly Tuesdays, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Join our French Conversation Circle and practice your French speaking skills. The Circle meets in the second-floor cookbook nook on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 p.m.
Please note, this is not a French language learning class. It is for practicing your French speaking skills.
Creative Fibres
Weekly Wednesdays, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Creative Fibres is a social circle for all fibre arts: knitting, crochet, spinning, weaving, cross stich, embroidery, felt work, and more! Creative Fibres meets every Wednesday at 5:30pm in the second-floor cookbook Reading Nook.
BPL Writers' Collective
Biweekly Thursdays, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
The Collective meets every other Thursday in the second-floor Board Room. Join other writers to chat about your work, get ideas, and gain insight on how to improve your writing. Writers’ groups are a great place to encourage yourself and others to meet your writing goals, whether you’re writing fiction or nonfiction.
Upcoming dates: March 5 & 19
Queer Space
Monthly Thursdays, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Queer Space is an inclusive social gathering for members of the LGBTQ2SIA+ community taking place monthly in the second-floor Board Room. If you are looking to meet new people, make friends, ask questions, or simply spend an evening amongst other queer people, we’d love for you to join us. Don’t be shy, stop in even just to say hi! Ages 16+.
Upcoming dates: March 26, April 23, May 21, June 18