Event List

Help Mothman find his friends at the library! Visit the children's department to complete a fun scavenger hunt and win a prize if you can unscramble the secret word. One prize per ...

Traveling? Hosting? Planning tons of summer fun? Make sure to grab a kit of archival supplies from your neighborhood library to save your summer memories. This kit has everything y...

Young adventurers should come by the library and grab a Dino Dig Take-Home Kit, allowing them to craft their own fossils and then later dig up prehistoric treasures! Each kit inclu...

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is almost here! This American holiday, observed annually on June 19th, commemorates the emancipation of the last remaining enslaved African A...

Visit Almonte for an interactive display on Juneteenth, plus explore the new Podcast Room to record your oral culture - history, poetry, stories, music, and more! Including alongsi...

We're celebrating 2SLGBTQIA+ artists in the month of June! Enjoy our exhibition from local artists and creators on display in Philomathea Hall. 

Libraries are for Everyone! Join us at Belle Isle for passive programs and displays showing YOU can be PROUD at your Library. Check out our virtual PRIDE kit and learn mo...

Celebrate Pride with a DIY colorful Pride Flag garland! This kit will contain all the supplies needed to create a colorful flag garland that celebrates the many different kinds of ...

Do you love books?  Are you interested in creating a book display in the library?  If you've ever wanted to get a taste of being a librarian for a day, then this activity...

It can be difficult to take a moment to stop, slow down, and focus on something that’s good for our well-being. Pick up one of our monthly mindfulness journals filled with prompts ...

Have you always wanted to explore creative writing but never had the chance? Pick up one of our special Juneteenth creative writing chapbooks filled with creative writing exercises...

Have you always wanted to explore creative writing but never had the chance? Pick up one of our special PRIDE creative writing chapbooks filled with creative writing exercises mean...

It's summer time!! Bring back all those summer camp vibes with this super awesome craft. Directions and supplies will be included. 

Kick off an adventurous summer reading with a safari themed search and find! Animals are running rampant throughout the Almonte library. Can you help us find them all?

Take off for adventure by making a paper roll rocket ship. You'll also get a reading list about space, so come get yours while supplies last!

Start your weekly adventure at the library this Summer with a Take Home Craft Kit. Each week a different take home kit will be available starting Mondays at 9am! Kits available ...

As a way to celebrate PRIDE this year, register for one of our PRIDE Book Boxes.  Each will contain a book from our collection with a main character who represents the LGBTQ+ ...

Adventure begins at your library! Grab this summer long take home kit to begin your family's summer adventure. Kit will include information on getting signed up for Summer Readin...

Adventure begins at the library, but how will you be traveling?  Enjoy a fun craft, coloring and activity sheets, stickers, bookmarks, and more with this take-home kit for ...

The library will be transformed into life size Candyland that you and your family can do on your own as you visit us this summer! Stop by the reference desk and tell them you want ...

Make your own drink charm!  You can put it around your straw, the handle of your coffee mug, or the stem of your wine glass.   Make a set for those summer get tog...

This is a take home kit for ages 5 and up. Kit contains the supplies to make a decorated paper butterfly. Young children will need adult supervision and assistance. Also included...