Events and Programs!

Community Volunteer Income Tax Program. Need a hand to prepare your tax return? Volunteers can help you prepare your income tax and benefit return if you have low income and a simple tax situation. Volunteers are not employees or volunteers of the Canada Revenue Agency. Remember to bring all your tax slips and forms with you. Tax Clinic: Blind River and Area. SENIORS AND LOW INCOME FAMILIES & INDIVIDUALS. DATE: MARCH 3, 2026 TO APRIL 30TH, 2026 TIME: TUESDAY AND THURSDAYS From 1:00 TO 3:00 and 5:00 TO 7:00 P.M. WHERE: BLIND RIVER PUBLIC LIBRARY APPOINTMENTS: Contact the Library @ 705-356-7616. Call 705-576-2077 for more information, Blind River Food Bank. Supported by Blind River Public Library. The Blind River Food Bank is a proud partner of the Canada Revenue Agency's Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP). www.cra.gc.ca/volunteer 1-800-959-8281. Canada Revenue Agency. Agence du revenu du Canada. Canada.
March's month of events at the Library. Call for details 705-356-7616.
Blind river horticultural society presents Seed Planting Workshop. March 7 @ 10:00 AM. Cost $5 ~All materials supplied. Soil and seedling preparation, how to plant a seed, transplant and care of seedlings. Call to register. Seating is limited. 705-356-7616
Wet Felting Workshop ~Felted Bowl/Pod~ DATE: Monday, March 9, 2026 TIME: 10 am – 2pm LOCATION: Blind River Public Library COST: $40 (you choice of color(s), all material provided) Please register at the library - space is limited. 705-356-7616 or blindriverlibrary@gmail.com
March Break Activities at the Library. March 14 - 21. STEM FUN/LEGO, PAPER AIRPLANE EXTRAVAGANZA, ST.PATRICK’S CRAFT DAY AT BR ARENA, FREE MOVIE AT BR MAPLE CINEMA, STEM WORKSHOP ~ SIGN UP TODAY!! BALL CUP ACTIVITY STORYTIME, BOARD GAMES. CHECK OUT BRPL WEBSITE FOR MARCH CALENDAR OF EVENTS blindriver.olsn.ca. 705-356-7616, blindriverlirbary@gmail.com
Free movie, popcorn and drink. Tuesday, March 17 at 2 pm at Maple Cinema sponsored by Cameo, Blind River Public Library and Maple Cinema
IGNITE YOUR CURIOSITY! Join this hands-on STEM adventure with Scientists in School! Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026 Time: 1:00 pm To Register: Contact: Blind River Public Library 705-356-7616, blindriverlibrary@gmail.com, space is limited. Discovery Zone 60 minutes | Ages 4-12* Join us for an action-packed adventure through the discovery zone, where you’ll explore, how 3D printing works and properties of infinite loops, investigate why trees are important to engineers, and create an elastic-powered car. *Children under six may require the assistance of an adult Scientists in School is a leading Canadian science education charity scientistsinschool.ca
~Felted Wool Easter Eggs~ DATE: Monday, March 23, 2026 TIME: 1 pm – 3pm LOCATION: Blind River Public Library COST: $28 (about 6 large eggs, you choice of color(s), all material provided) Please register at the library - space is limited. 705-356-7616 or blindriverlibrary@gmail.com
Support BRPL Centennial. Buy a book bag for $2.
Tech Time with the Blind River Learning Centre. Helping you press the right buttons. Blind River Public Library, March 25, 1 -3 pm. Call the Library to book your spot 705-356-7616. North Channel Literacy Council. Le conseil de Litteratie de la Rive-Nord. Canada. Employment ontario Emploi Ontario. Ontario.
Breast Cancer Prevention hosted by Cathy Piche-Lendrum, Registered Holistic Nutritionist. Wednesday, March 25 @ 5:30pm. Reducing toxic load, nutrition, prevention tips. Call to register 705-356-7616 Seating is limited.
Painting With Wool Workshop ~ Needle Felted Cardinal~ DATE: Monday, March 30, 2026 TIME: 10 am – 1pm LOCATION: Blind River Public Library COST: $27 Beginner/Intermediate - no drawing skills required, template is provided Please register at the library - space is limited. 705-356-7616 or blindriverlibrary@gmail.com
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.
Blind River Public Library's memorial or honour program is a great way to pay lasting tribute to a loved one. You simply request that a book or books be added to the Library in memory or honour of the person. The Library completes the bookplate and secures it to the inside flap of the book(s) bought with your contribution.
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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