Book Club – Seaforth Branch

Book Club – Seaforth Branch

by | Mar 15, 2023

The Seaforth Book Club meets monthly at the Seaforth Branch for discussion about the book of the month. The group meets the third Thursday of each month. For more information or to register, please contact the branch.

UPCOMING READS:

  • May 18 – News of the World
  • June 15 – Joyner’s Dream
  • July 20 – Ten Thousand Doors of January
  • Aug. 17 – A Woman is No Man
  • Sept. 21 – The Girl with the Louding Voice
  • Oct. 19 – Albatross
  • Nov. 16 – Braiding Sweet Grass & Lady Franklin’s Revenge
  • Dec. 21 – The Accident
  • Jan. 18 – Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Passport to Discovery

Passport to Discovery

by | Jan 28, 2023 | Children & Families

Calling all young explorers! Adventure awaits you with the Huron County Library’s Passport to Discovery program. Pick up a passport from your local branch to begin a full year of learning, reading, doing, and having a whole lot of fun! Visit your local branch each month to pick up a themed craft kit and activity sheet. Once you have completed at least one of the activities, return to the branch to get your passport stamped and ballot entered into a grand prize draw that will take place at the end of the program in February, 2024.

To kick things off, February’s theme is Fairy Tales and includes the following acitvities:

  • Pick up a Take & Make Kit to make a Frog Prince Pin-up Game. Based off the famous fairy tale, this craft is perfect for Valentine’s Day!
  • Go on a Fairy Tale Scavenger Hunt to find the fairy tale characters hiding around your local branch.
  • Write your own fairy tale using a dice and the story prompts shared on this month’s activity sheet.
  • Read one of these fairy tale-themed books from our collection.
  • Download this month’s activity sheet if you prefer to get started from home.
Evening Experts: Childhood Interrupted – Goderich Branch

Evening Experts: Childhood Interrupted – Goderich Branch

by | Dec 29, 2022

Each month, the Goderich Branch hosts Evening Experts, a speaker series that features local guests who speak about a subject they are passionate about.

This month’s speaker is Kathryn Adams, who shares the story of her mother, Evelyn Donnelly Toms, a child migrant whose story is detailed in the memoir Childhood Interrupted: A Child Migrant’s Story. The book details the bravery and tenacity Evelyn exhibited to avoid her pre-determined future as a domestic servant. Her migration from England to Canada in 1945 is what would become the heart of a touching memoir about overcoming adversity and making the best of a bad situation.

UPCOMING EXPERTS:

  • Feb. 15: Amber Walker-Bolton shares the story of her research on ring-tailed lemurs and conservation programs in Madagascar.
  • March 15: Hayley Linfield discusses her recently published book Rail Ties: A Story of Love and talks about the G2G Trail.

Registration is required for this program by calling 519-524-9261 or emailing the branch.

Evening Experts: Childhood Interrupted – Goderich Branch

Evening Experts: Moment Captured on the G2G Trail – Goderich Branch

by | Dec 29, 2022

Each month, the Goderich Branch hosts Evening Experts, a speaker series that features local guests who speak about a subject they are passionate about.

This month’s speaker is Hayley Linfield, who discusses her recently published book Rail Ties: A Story of Love and talks about the G2G Trail.

UPCOMING EXPERTS:

  • Jan. 18: Kathryn Adams shares the story of her mother, Evelyn Donnelly Toms, who migrated from England to Canada as a child.
  • Feb. 15: Amber Walker-Bolton shares the story of her research on ring-tailed lemurs and conservation programs in Madagascar.

Registration is required for this program by calling 519-524-9261 or emailing the branch.

Evening Experts: Childhood Interrupted – Goderich Branch

Evening Experts: Making a Mark in Madagascar – Goderich Branch

by | Dec 29, 2022

Each month, the Goderich Branch hosts Evening Experts, a speaker series that features local guests who speak about a subject they are passionate about.

This month’s speaker is Amber Walker-Bolton, who shares the story of her research on ring-tailed lemurs and the conservation programs for underprivileged children she is running in Madagascar.

UPCOMING EXPERTS:

  • Jan. 18: Kathryn Adams shares the story of her mother, Evelyn Donnelly Toms, who migrated from England to Canada as a child.
  • March 15: Hayley Linfield discusses her recently published book Rail Ties: A Story of Love and talks about the G2G Trail.

Registration is required for this program by calling 519-524-9261 or emailing the branch.