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Carson Rogers
Manager of Access Services & Downtown Brandon Branch Supervisor
Direct email: carson@nullwmrl.ca
Alex Rogowsky
Manager of Programming & Community Services
Direct email: alex@nullwmrl.ca
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october
05oct11:00 am12:00 pmDark History Tour11:00 am - 12:00 pm Brandon Public Library
Join the WMRL and BGMA in the heart of downtown Brandon, as we investigate some of the darker parts of our city’s history. This walking tour will delve into the
Join the WMRL and BGMA in the heart of downtown Brandon, as we investigate some of the darker parts of our city’s history. This walking tour will delve into the more grisly pieces of our past: epidemics, murders, deadly accidents, and other shocking stories from the “good” old days of the Wheat City. Please note that this tour will involve mature themes. To sign up: 204-727-6648 / programs@nullwmrl.ca / 710 Rosser Ave.
(Saturday) 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
05oct11:00 am1:00 pmChess Club11:00 am - 1:00 pm Brandon Public Library
Chess ClubWith the Brandon Knights Chess ClubSaturdays, from 11 AM to 1 PM.Join the Brandon Knights Chess Club for a few hours of chess. Boards and pieces will be supplied.
(Saturday) 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
08oct2:00 pm4:00 pmPencil Drawing2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Brandon Public Library
September 10, 24 October 8, 22 November 5, 19 2 to 4 PMJoin artist Michaela Ditchfield to learn drawing techniques, with a focus on landscape and still life. Supplies will be provided. Sign-up
September 10, 24
October 8, 22
November 5, 19
2 to 4 PM
Join artist Michaela Ditchfield to learn drawing techniques, with a focus on landscape and still life. Supplies will be provided. Sign-up required.
710 Rosser Ave.
204-727-6648
programs@nullwmrl.ca
(Tuesday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
09oct1:00 pm4:00 pmScrabble Club1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Brandon Public Library
Scrabble ClubWith the Brandon Scrabble ClubWednesdays, 1 to 4 PM Join members of The Brandon Scrabble Club for an afternoon of Scrabble, coffee, and laughs. Scrabble boards are provided by the
(Wednesday) 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
09oct7:00 pm9:00 pmBook Binding7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Brandon Public Library
Ocotber 9 - French Link November 13 - Buttonhole Stitch Registration: programs@nullwmrl.ca
Ocotber 9 - French Link
November 13 - Buttonhole Stitch
Registration: programs@nullwmrl.ca
(Wednesday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
10oct10:15 am11:00 amThursday Storytime10:15 am - 11:00 am Brandon Public Library
Storytime is designed to encourage a love of learning, books and the library. We'll learn new songs, practice rhymes and find fantastic books. There will be time for playing, crafting
Storytime is designed to encourage a love of learning, books and the library. We'll learn new songs, practice rhymes and find fantastic books. There will be time for playing, crafting and laughter.
Designed for children 18 months - 5 years old and their parent/caregiver.
(Thursday) 10:15 am - 11:00 am
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
october 17, 2024 10:15 am - october 17, 2024 11:00 amoctober 24, 2024 10:15 am - october 24, 2024 11:00 amoctober 31, 2024 10:15 am - october 31, 2024 11:00 amnovember 7, 2024 10:15 am - november 7, 2024 11:00 amnovember 14, 2024 10:15 am - november 14, 2024 11:00 amnovember 21, 2024 10:15 am - november 21, 2024 11:00 amnovember 28, 2024 10:15 am - november 28, 2024 11:00 amdecember 5, 2024 10:15 am - december 5, 2024 11:00 amdecember 12, 2024 10:15 am - december 12, 2024 11:00 amdecember 19, 2024 10:15 am - december 19, 2024 11:00 amdecember 26, 2024 10:15 am - december 26, 2024 11:00 am
12oct11:00 am1:00 pmChess Club11:00 am - 1:00 pm Brandon Public Library
Chess ClubWith the Brandon Knights Chess ClubSaturdays, from 11 AM to 1 PM.Join the Brandon Knights Chess Club for a few hours of chess. Boards and pieces will be supplied.
(Saturday) 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
15oct3:30 pm5:00 pmCreative Writing Program3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Brandon Public Library
Join other writers at the Brandon Public Library to hone your creative writing skills. Weeks alternate between writing and reading, so you get plenty of writing done as well as
Join other writers at the Brandon Public Library to hone your creative writing skills. Weeks alternate between writing and reading, so you get plenty of writing done as well as feedback. Participants can write anything they wish (short stories, poems, memoirs, articles, etc.) or follow a new prompt for each round. This is the program for you if you’d like to write and might benefit from the solidarity of peers. All skill levels are welcome. There’s no cost to attend. To sign up, call the library at 204-727-6648, send an email to programs@nullwmrl.ca, or visit the library in person.
September 3 & 17
October 1 & 15 & 29
November 12 & 26
3:30 – 5 PM
(Tuesday) 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
november
02nov11:00 am1:00 pmChess Club11:00 am - 1:00 pm Brandon Public Library
Chess ClubWith the Brandon Knights Chess ClubSaturdays, from 11 AM to 1 PM.Join the Brandon Knights Chess Club for a few hours of chess. Boards and pieces will be supplied.
(Saturday) 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
05nov2:00 pm4:00 pmPencil Drawing2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Brandon Public Library
September 10, 24 October 8, 22 November 5, 19 2 to 4 PMJoin artist Michaela Ditchfield to learn drawing techniques, with a focus on landscape and still life. Supplies will be provided. Sign-up
September 10, 24
October 8, 22
November 5, 19
2 to 4 PM
Join artist Michaela Ditchfield to learn drawing techniques, with a focus on landscape and still life. Supplies will be provided. Sign-up required.
710 Rosser Ave.
204-727-6648
programs@nullwmrl.ca
(Tuesday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
06nov1:00 pm4:00 pmScrabble Club1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Brandon Public Library
Scrabble ClubWith the Brandon Scrabble ClubWednesdays, 1 to 4 PM Join members of The Brandon Scrabble Club for an afternoon of Scrabble, coffee, and laughs. Scrabble boards are provided by the
(Wednesday) 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
07nov10:15 am11:00 amThursday Storytime10:15 am - 11:00 am Brandon Public Library
Storytime is designed to encourage a love of learning, books and the library. We'll learn new songs, practice rhymes and find fantastic books. There will be time for playing, crafting
Storytime is designed to encourage a love of learning, books and the library. We'll learn new songs, practice rhymes and find fantastic books. There will be time for playing, crafting and laughter.
Designed for children 18 months - 5 years old and their parent/caregiver.
(Thursday) 10:15 am - 11:00 am
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
november 14, 2024 10:15 am - november 14, 2024 11:00 amnovember 21, 2024 10:15 am - november 21, 2024 11:00 amnovember 28, 2024 10:15 am - november 28, 2024 11:00 amdecember 5, 2024 10:15 am - december 5, 2024 11:00 amdecember 12, 2024 10:15 am - december 12, 2024 11:00 amdecember 19, 2024 10:15 am - december 19, 2024 11:00 amdecember 26, 2024 10:15 am - december 26, 2024 11:00 am
09nov11:00 am1:00 pmChess Club11:00 am - 1:00 pm Brandon Public Library
Chess ClubWith the Brandon Knights Chess ClubSaturdays, from 11 AM to 1 PM.Join the Brandon Knights Chess Club for a few hours of chess. Boards and pieces will be supplied.
(Saturday) 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
12nov3:30 pm5:00 pmCreative Writing Program3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Brandon Public Library
Join other writers at the Brandon Public Library to hone your creative writing skills. Weeks alternate between writing and reading, so you get plenty of writing done as well as
Join other writers at the Brandon Public Library to hone your creative writing skills. Weeks alternate between writing and reading, so you get plenty of writing done as well as feedback. Participants can write anything they wish (short stories, poems, memoirs, articles, etc.) or follow a new prompt for each round. This is the program for you if you’d like to write and might benefit from the solidarity of peers. All skill levels are welcome. There’s no cost to attend. To sign up, call the library at 204-727-6648, send an email to programs@nullwmrl.ca, or visit the library in person.
September 3 & 17
October 1 & 15 & 29
November 12 & 26
3:30 – 5 PM
(Tuesday) 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
13nov1:00 pm4:00 pmScrabble Club1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Brandon Public Library
Scrabble ClubWith the Brandon Scrabble ClubWednesdays, 1 to 4 PM Join members of The Brandon Scrabble Club for an afternoon of Scrabble, coffee, and laughs. Scrabble boards are provided by the
(Wednesday) 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
13nov7:00 pm9:00 pmBook Binding7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Brandon Public Library
Ocotber 9 - French Link November 13 - Buttonhole Stitch Registration: programs@nullwmrl.ca
Ocotber 9 - French Link
November 13 - Buttonhole Stitch
Registration: programs@nullwmrl.ca
(Wednesday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
After a public campaign featuring pro-library propaganda such as “Brandon is known as the City without a Library. What are you going to do about it?” – The Brandon War Memorial Public Library opened on September 5, 1946. It was headquartered in the old Merchants Bank Building (present day Chamber of Commerce); the building was made available to the City for library purposes by the Bank of Montreal. Mr. Bruce Carrick served as the first librarian. In 1951 a new landmark was reached when the basement of the library was converted into a spacious boys and girls department. In 1954 a small sub-branch was opened in the new George Fitton School. This branch was open three hours every Wednesday afternoon and catered to the “children and adults of a district far from the downtown library.” In 1967 the Brandon War Memorial Public Library joined with the library in Carberry North Cypress to form the Western Manitoba Regional Library (WMRL). Today, the Brandon Public Library serves as the headquarters for the WMRL and its four rural branches in the communities of Carberry, Neepawa, Glenboro and Hartney.
A newspaper article from 1973 reported that “a committee of concerned individuals has been formed in Brandon to look at the possibility of setting up a cultural centre in the city which would house a museum, art gallery and library”. In 1979 council voted to abandon the concept of renovating the landmark CP hotel, the Prince Edward, into a public library. In late 1981, after much debate, the former site of the Brandon Coop was purchased as the future home of the city’s Centennial Library Arts Centre. The official opening of the new facility was held on April 1, 1984 and featured an address by Martin Kavanagh – first Chairman of the 1942 Brandon Library Committee.
As 2001 drew to a close the Brandon Public Library was on the move again – this time to its present site, the former Eaton’s Department store building on Rosser Avenue.
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05oct11:00 am12:00 pmDark History Tour11:00 am - 12:00 pm Brandon Public Library
Join the WMRL and BGMA in the heart of downtown Brandon, as we investigate some of the darker parts of our city’s history. This walking tour will delve into the
Join the WMRL and BGMA in the heart of downtown Brandon, as we investigate some of the darker parts of our city’s history. This walking tour will delve into the more grisly pieces of our past: epidemics, murders, deadly accidents, and other shocking stories from the “good” old days of the Wheat City. Please note that this tour will involve mature themes. To sign up: 204-727-6648 / programs@wmrl.ca / 710 Rosser Ave.
(Saturday) 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
05oct11:00 am1:00 pmChess Club11:00 am - 1:00 pm Brandon Public Library
Chess ClubWith the Brandon Knights Chess ClubSaturdays, from 11 AM to 1 PM.Join the Brandon Knights Chess Club for a few hours of chess. Boards and pieces will be supplied.
(Saturday) 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
08oct2:00 pm4:00 pmPencil Drawing2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Brandon Public Library
September 10, 24 October 8, 22 November 5, 19 2 to 4 PMJoin artist Michaela Ditchfield to learn drawing techniques, with a focus on landscape and still life. Supplies will be provided. Sign-up
September 10, 24
October 8, 22
November 5, 19
2 to 4 PM
Join artist Michaela Ditchfield to learn drawing techniques, with a focus on landscape and still life. Supplies will be provided. Sign-up required.
710 Rosser Ave.
204-727-6648
programs@wmrl.ca
(Tuesday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
09oct1:00 pm4:00 pmScrabble Club1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Brandon Public Library
Scrabble ClubWith the Brandon Scrabble ClubWednesdays, 1 to 4 PM Join members of The Brandon Scrabble Club for an afternoon of Scrabble, coffee, and laughs. Scrabble boards are provided by the
(Wednesday) 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
09oct7:00 pm9:00 pmBook Binding7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Brandon Public Library
Ocotber 9 - French Link November 13 - Buttonhole Stitch Registration: programs@wmrl.ca
Ocotber 9 - French Link
November 13 - Buttonhole Stitch
Registration: programs@wmrl.ca
(Wednesday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Brandon Public Library
710 Rosser Avenue
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