Events and Programs!

Events for the month of June. Please call the library for more information. 705-356-7616.
Author Meet and Greet with John Degen. June 13 @ 2:30 pm at the Library. John Degen is a poet and novelist with three published books. His essays and opinions have been published widely throughout Canada. Degen has worked on behalf of other authors for the past thirty years. He is Chief Executive Officer of The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC). He lives and works, happily, in Thessalon, Ontario, with occasional reluctant visits to Toronto and Ottawa. New book Release: Seldom Seen Road is conceived as the first in a series of murder mysteries set in and around the fictional Northern Ontario town of Burnt River. featuring the detective trio of Mark, Stephanie, and Jeremy Roth.
Join us for a Kinusaiga Workshop. All materials provided. Templates also provided. $40. Monday June 15, 10 -2. Blind River Public Library. Register Early. 705-356-7616. blindriverlibrary@gmail.com space is limited.
Procrastination Masterclass June 17, 2026 1pm to 3pm call library to register or more information 705-356-7616
HOME PRESERVING SEMINAR at the Library with Amy Campbell, BASc, retired PHEc. Saturday, June 20 @ 10:30 am. Learn about boiling water canning for JAMS, PICKLES, SALSAS, & FRUIT . Review: SAFETY PROCEDURES, EQUIPMENT, STEP BY STEP HOW-TO’S, Q + A’S. Contact Library to register: 705-356-7616 /blindriverlibrary@gmail.com.
Tech Time with the Blind River Learning Centre. Helping you press the right buttons. Blind River Public Library, June 24, 1-3 pm. Call the Library to book your spot, 705-356-7616.
Summer Adventures Keep kids active and engaged this summer 8 weeks of themed challenges - join students across the country on a great adventure! Can you guess this year's theme? Starts July 4th
Support BRPL Centennial. Buy a book bag for $2.
Storytime and Craft at the Library every Friday at 10:30 am. 8 Woodward Avenue. blindriver.olsn.ca 705-356-7616. A safe space to meet friends, read books, and have fun!!
ROM. Passes for free admission to the Royal Ontario Museum now available for checkout at the Library! BRPL logo.
Book Club 2025/26. Third Wednesday of the month. Contact the Library for a Zoom link! Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout - September 17, Brain Damage by Frieda McFadden - October 15, The Herd by Emily Edwards - November 19, Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver - January 21, The Wedding by Alison Espach - February 18, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot - March 8, Old City Hall by Robert Rotenberg - April 15, When the World Fell Apart by Donna Alward - May 20
Come learn and play Magic the Gathering at the Library. Every Thursday 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm. All ages. Cards provided.
You can now borrow a Day-time Use Vehicle Permit to Ontario parks from your library.  The passes will provide day time use for one vehicle and its occupants, allowing access to over 100 provincial parks (does not include overnight). This program is part of the Healthy Parks Healthy People initiative. For the Parks listed below, library patrons who have borrowed a  Day-time Use Vehicle Permit are strongly recommended to obtain an Advance Daily Vehicle Permit from the park to ensure entry on planned visit day. Obtaining an Advance Daily Vehicle Permit for the listed parks will allow people to plan ahead, which means more time on the beach or trails and less time in long lines, and guarantee they have a parking spot upon arrival.  Advance Daily Vehicle Permits  are available at the following parks:         Algonquin, Arrowhead, Batchawana Bay, Craigleith, Darlington, Forks of the Credit*, Kakabeka Falls*, Kettle Lakes, Lake Superior, Long Point, Mono Cliffs*, North Beach, Pinery, Presqu’ile, Sandbanks Sibbald Point, and Turkey Point, Bass Lake, Blue Lake, Bonnechere, Driftwood, Kap-Kig-Iwan, Mara, McRae Point, Pancake Bay, Point Farms, Rainbow Falls, Rushing River*, Samuel de Camplain, Selkirk, Six Mile Lake, Voyageur, Windy Lake. (parks with * also offer hourly permits) Contact library staff for more info 705-356-7616 or email blindriverlibrary@gmail.com
BRPL Seed Library. Borrow, Grow, Return. Take seeds for free, sow, grow, and return seeds to share.
In Memory BRPL’s memorial program is a great way to pay last respects to a loved one. You simply request items to be added to the Library in memory of the person. Tax receipts issued for over $20.
Jigsaw Puzzle swap at the library. Come to the Blind River Public Library to swap your gently-used jigsaw puzzles for a different one.
Nordic walking poles available to borrow from library.

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