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Puslinch Library Programs – June 2022

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For current hours and services, please call the Puslinch Branch 519.763.8026 or visit us online at www.wellington.ca/Library.

Registration for summer programming opens Saturday, June 25. Please register online through our new event calendar available at www.wellington.ca/Library.

Scrabble Club (Adults)
Drop into the branch for an afternoon of casual word building entertainment! No experience necessary. Please register.
Wednesday, June 1 at 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Story Time (Preschool)
Join us in person for live songs, stories, rhymes, and activities aimed at developing your child’s early literacy skills. Please register.
Thursday, June 2 and 9 at 11:00 – 11:45 am

First Friday Book Club (Adults)
Discussing “Ask Again Yes” by Mary Beth Keane. Please contact branch staff for meeting details.
Friday, June 3 at 1:00 – 2:00 pm

Baby Time (0-12 months)
Introduce your baby to the library and a love of books through finger plays, songs, rhymes and stories. Please register.
Tuesday, June 7 at 10:30 – 11:00 am

Third Tuesday Book Club (Adults)
Discussing “Beartown” by Fredrik Backman. Please contact branch staff for meeting details.
Tuesday, June 21 at 1:30 – 2:30 pm

Take-and-Make Kits
Get creative with activity kits for all ages! Contents may include a hands-on activity, activity sheets, and suggestions for additional library resources. Pick up at your local branch on a first-come, first-served basis.

An Afternoon of Storytelling with James S. Gordon (Adults)
James Gordon has recorded 40 albums and toured around the world. He’s written for symphony orchestras, musical theatre, scored films, and for more than ten years was heard on CBC radio as songwriter-in-residence. Between tours, James is a record producer, playwright, community activist and theatre director. Join him for an afternoon of storytelling. Please Register.
Tuesday, June 14 at 2:00 pm

Wellington County Writers’ Festival Closing Event
Join us in Hillsburgh for food and activities for all ages, local authors, our Summer Reading launch and more. Saturday, June 25 at 10:00 am-4:00 pm at the Hillsburgh Library

Just for You from WCL
Wondering what to read, watch, or listen to next? Wellington County Library staff are here to help! Tell us what you love and we’ll hand-pick a selection of titles for you to borrow. For more information, visit www.wellington.ca/JustForYou.
While you’re waiting for Just for You selections, check out this list of new books at the library.

Fiction

Eddings, Mazey – A Brush with Love

Harris, Lisa – The Catch

Harvey, Gillian – Everything is Fine

Sandford, John – The Investigator

Schott, Phillips – Fifty-Four Pigs

Sharma, Nisha – Dating Dr. Dill

Simon, Christine – The Patron Saint of Second Chances

Stuart, Kelli – The Master Craftsman

Swanson, Peter – Nine Lives

White, Loreth Anne – The Patient’s Secret

Non-Fiction

Cabeca, Anna – MenuPause: Five Unique Eating Plans to Break Through your Weight Loss Plateau and Improve Mood, Sleep, and Hot Flashes

Magntorn, Ida – The Sustainable Home: Easy Ways to Live with Nature in Mind

Masuno, Shunmyō – Don’t Worry: 48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from A Zen Buddhist Monk

Niequist, Shauna – I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet: Discovering New Ways of Living When the Old Ways Stop Working

Palango, Paul – 22 Murders: Investigating the Massacres, Cover-up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia

Slagle, Ali – I Dream of Dinner (so You Don’t Have to): Low-effort, High-reward Recipes

Smith, Gary J. – Ice War Diplomat: Hockey Meets Cold War Politics at the 1972 Summit Series

Smith, Ian K. – Plant Power: Flip your Plate, Change your Weight

Wheaton, Wil – Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir

Wohlleban, Peter – Forest Walking: Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America