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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.
Adult Junk Journal Nights
Monthly Mondays from 6:00-7:30 p.m. on September 21, October 19, November 23, December 14.
Join us for low stakes, relaxing, and crafty evenings. We’ll have journals, and all the paper, stickers and art materials you need.
No registration required. For Adults 16+.
Tales and Tastes from the Village of Point Anne
Thursday, September 17, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Join us with authors Gail Brant-Terry and Dianne Sedore-McCoy for a look into the history of family and community life in Point Anne.
Check out Gail and Dianne’s new book, Tales and Tastes From the Village of Point Anne.
Drop-in, no registration required.
Life As We Know It Film Screening
Tuesday, September 22, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Visual humourist Cameron Tingley presents short live-action films that share observations of modern society. They will make you laugh, think, and wonder all at the same time.
Please join us for the screening and the lively discussion that follows.
Drop-in, no registration required.
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: August 10, September 14, October 19, November 16, December 7
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.
Beginner ESL (English as a Second Language) Conversation Circle
Weekly Mondays, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Drop in the second-floor cookbook nook of the library every Monday at 5pm for our beginner level ESL conversation circle. Practice your English speaking skills in a friendly, welcoming space. Led by a local ESL teacher. Ages 16+.
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: Aug 6 & 20, Sept 3 & 17, Oct 1, 15 & 29, Nov 12 & 26, Dec 10
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: August 13, September 24, October 22, November 19, December 17
*Queer Space Board Game Afternoon! Saturday, August 15, 2:00-5:00 p.m. in the second-floor Board Room