Glenboro/South Cypress Library

Children ages 3-5 are invited to share stories, action rhymes, fingerplays and crafts on a different theme each week. Parents/caregivers are welcome to browse in the Library, or to remain in the Program Room during Storytime. Sessions run for four weeks.  Registration is required.  Contact Children's Services at 204 727-6648 to register or for additional information.

Join us for an afternoon of Scrabble, coffee, and laughs. Scrabble boards are provided by the library and all levels of skill are welcome. No need to register for this drop-in program.

Registration for the Carberry Public Library Teen Book Club is now open! The group will be reading Turtles All The Way Down by John Green. The club will discuss the book and take part in an activity. Copies of the book are supplied by the library.   If you would like to register for the book club, please contact Carson at (204) 834-3043 or Carson@wmrl.ca  

Pre-school age children are invited to join us at Carberry Public Library for Storytime. Join us for some of our fantastic stories, and make a fun and easy craft you can take home!      

Facilitated by members of the Manitoba Genealogical Society, participants enjoy two hours of creative writing activities centered around memoir-related themes. This program is not instructive, but rather an opportunity to find inspiration. Please register ahead of time at the Adult Services Desk, or by phoning 204-727-6648. For more information, email Danielle@wmrl.ca.

Run in collaboration with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Brandon, CoderDojo is open to any youth between the ages of 7 and 17 who want to try their hand at coding. Projects include Scratch, HTML, Python, and more. Some computers will be provided, though participants are strongly encouraged to bring their own if possible. The group is facilitated by adult mentors. Please register ahead of time at the Children’s Services Desk, or by phoning 204-727-6648. Registration opens Monday, January 7. For more information, email Danielle@wmrl.ca.

The first Saturday of the month, kids ages 5 to 8 are invited to join us for 45 minutes of LEGO fun and construction. The program begins with a story or other group activity, followed by construction time. Each month has a different theme, and construction guides are provided to help kids along, though free-rein creativity is also encouraged. The last few minutes of each program are set aside for showcasing, where kids can demonstrate their creations to the group. Registration for each session opens two weeks ahead of time (ie. Registration for the February session opens Saturday, January 19). For more information or to register, please visit the Children’s Services Desk, or phone 204-727-6648.

Learn about composition, shape, light source, shadow, and vanishing point. Brandon artist Michaela Ditchfield leads the group through a different project each month (February – Zentangle; March – Seascape; and May – Floral). Participants are welcome to sign up for one session, or more, and are encouraged to bring their own drawing supplies, though some will be provided. Please register ahead of time at the Adult Services Desk, or by phoning 204-727-6648. For more information, email Danielle@wmrl.ca.  

The library hosts three monthly general-interest book clubs. Book Club One (facilitated by Danielle) meets the first Monday of the month. What we read is up to the group. We usually pick fiction, though not always. Books are supplied by the library, and meetings are facilitated by a library staff member. For more information about upcoming reads, contact Danielle at Danielle@wmrl.ca.

From 1914 to 1920, thousands of men who had immigrated to Canada were unjustly imprisoned as "enemy aliens." In The Stories Were Not Told, Sandra Semchuk describes how lives and societies have been shaped by these events. Semchuk will focus on the camps that operated locally in Manitoba. No need to register. For more information, phone 204-727-6648, or email Danielle@wmrl.ca.

At a Death Cafe, people gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. Our objective is to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives. A Death Cafe is a facilitated discussion group, not a grief support or counselling session. There is no intention of leading people to any conclusion, product or course of action. The Death Cafe model was developed by Jon Underwood and Sue Barsky Reid, based on the ideas of Bernard Crettaz. Death Cafes now occur worldwide. Please register ahead of time at the Adult Services Desk, or by phoning 204-727-6648. For more information about Death Cafe at the Brandon Public Library, email Danielle@wmrl.ca. For more information about Death Cafes generally, please visit deathcafe.com.

The library hosts three monthly general-interest book clubs. Book Club Two (facilitated by Colleen) meets the second Monday of the month. What we read is up to the group. We usually pick fiction, though not always. Books are supplied by the library, and meetings are facilitated by a library staff member. For more information about upcoming reads, contact Danielle at Danielle@wmrl.ca.