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Reserved YOUth Use
9:30 AM to 04:00 PM | YOUth in grades 7-12 are welcome to use the YOUth space to suit their needs.
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Puzzle Play @ Mary J
10:00 AM to 01:00 PM | Drop in to put together puzzles and create your own!
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Reserved YOUth Use
9:30 AM to 04:00 PM | YOUth in grades 7-12 are welcome to use the YOUth space to suit their needs.
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Puppy Perks Storytime @Brodie
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM | Families, come join us for a monthly storytime with actual, live puppies! Join Tammy from PAWsitively Social for this fun-filled opportunity to learn how to safely approach dogs and socialize with them. She will bring the puppies, you bring the smiles. Children of all ages are welcome, just drop in!
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Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre
1:30 PM to 04:30 PM | Services offered include -
Housing Assistance (short/long term emergency assistance, non-financial housing assistance), Community Outreach & Support Services (mental health & addiction support for individuals not in supportive housing, case management, outreach, food security, employment, education & training supports, basic needs support, referrals, and Supportive Housing Services (long term housing assistance, mental health & addiction.
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THINK Hub Drop-In @Brodie
4:30 PM to 07:30 PM |
School age children (aimed at 6+) will love exploring the Northern THINK Hub activities in our Programming Room. Younger children can enjoy puzzles, a scavenger hunt, and more in the Children's Department. Just drop in! *The THINK Hub contains small parts, heavy pieces, etc and is not suitable for babies, toddlers, or any children still putting pieces in their mouths. Please keep little ones in the general Children's area to keep them safe.*
Ages 6+
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TBIFC Children's Book Club
5:00 PM to 06:00 PM |
Join us once a month for our children's book club, which helps to improve literacy skills and features all Indigenous authors, book titles and a small activity @ Waverley
5-6pm every second Tuesday of the month
drop-in, for ages 7-12
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The Poetry Hub
5:30 PM to 07:00 PM |
You don't have to be Emily Dickinson to be a poet. Do you read poetry? Write it? Do you pay more attention to the lyrics and meaning of a song than the rhythm? Register for the Poetry Hub and explore the art of words with the rest of the club!
The program will run twice a month from September-December. Activities will include - Poem Show and Tell, Black Out Poetry, Word Scramble Poetry, Favourite Song Analysis, and more. We'll wrap up our program with a Poetry Reading Event where you can present your work to the group, friends, and family!
Program takes place in the Brodie IKC Reading Room - We'll be using Studio 216 on October 3rd!
Registration will stay open until November 30th.
**This program is for Adults 18+ - for Children and Youth programs, please check out the online calendar!**
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Indigenous Action Council
6:00 PM to 08:00 PM |
*This meeting will be held in the Studio beside the Bookstore*
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North End Book Club
6:30 PM to 08:00 PM | North End Book Club meeting
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Spice Club
12:00 AM | Pick up your Spice Club bag starting the second Wednesday of each month! No registration required - bags are first come, first served.
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Reserved YOUth Use
9:30 AM to 05:00 PM | YOUth in grades 7-12 are welcome to use the YOUth space to suit their needs.
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Read. Sing. Play.
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM | Children and their family or caregivers will enjoy this 100% literacy based drop in storytime combining stories, music, rhymes, and play. Take and make crafts are available to bring home afterwards.
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Orange Medicine Pouch Workshop
1:00 PM to 04:00 PM | Join us in making orange medicine pouches to honour Residential School survivors, their families, and their communities. We will be making these in our revitalized Indigenous Knowledge Centre at the Waverley branch!
Registration required and one person per registration!
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Thunder bay Counselling - Financial Counselling Program
1:30 PM to 03:00 PM | Drop in to see a Financial Counsellor to find out about:
? How you can reduce your everyday costs
? Answers to your money-related questions
? Income benefits you might be eligible for
? The importance of tax filing and how to get help to file your taxes
Light refreshments will be served
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Metis Nation of Ontario
1:30 PM to 03:00 PM | Hygiene Life Skills
Bus tickets and snacks available for participation
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THINK Hub @Brodie
4:30 PM to 07:30 PM |
School age children (aimed at 6+) will love exploring the Northern THINK Hub activities in our Programming Room. Younger children can enjoy puzzles, a scavenger hunt, and more in the Children's Department. Just drop in! *The THINK Hub contains small parts, heavy pieces, etc and is not suitable for babies, toddlers, or any children still putting pieces in their mouths. Please keep little ones in the general Children's area to keep them safe.*
Ages 6+
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Northern Nature Trading
5:00 PM to 07:00 PM | Northern Nature Trading is a special kind of swap shop! Show us items you've found in nature and we'll award you points for what you know about your item, what makes it different, and the quality of it. Trade points for things in our collection like rocks, shells, and pine cones.
For more information or to learn how you can trade virtually, email us at nnt@tbpl.ca or visit www.tbpl.ca/northernnaturetrading
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Mary J L Black Book Club #2
6:30 PM to 07:45 PM |
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Reserved YOUth Use
9:30 AM to 05:00 PM | YOUth in grades 7-12 are welcome to use the YOUth space to suit their needs.
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Drop-In Playtime @Brodie
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM | Missing Read.Sing.Play? Drop into Brodie Thursday mornings from 10am - 12pm for unstructured play time! All ages welcome.
Drop-In Playtime @Brodie will run Dec 7, 14, and 21.
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The Way of Mastery discussion
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM |
The Way of Mastery is a non-dual spiritual teaching with no religion, dogma or doctrine attached to it.
It is a process of allowing the old to pass away and the new to become your being...an 'un-doing' of every belief and concept we have.
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Wit Knits
1:30 PM to 03:00 PM | For new and experienced knitters aged 55+, you are welcome to join the Wit Knits. We gather weekly to knit (and crochet). Share stories and laughs with fellow group members while you work.
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Blissful Beading
3:00 PM to 07:30 PM | Drop in and relax while you create beaded trinkets-necklaces, keychains, and more!. Ages 4+. Program ends 30 min before closing
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Northern Nature Trading
3:00 PM to 05:00 PM | Northern Nature Trading is a special kind of swap shop! Show us items you've found in nature and we'll award you points for what you know about your item, what makes it different, and the quality of it. Trade points for things in our collection like rocks, shells, and pine cones.
For more information or to learn how you can trade virtually, email us at nnt@tbpl.ca or visit www.tbpl.ca/northernnaturetrading
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YOUth: Writers Club
4:30 PM to 06:00 PM | Flex your writing muscles! Come to the Library for writers club -- writing prompts, games, and more! Grades 8-12.
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YOUth: Minecraft
6:30 PM to 08:00 PM | Join the Library's Minecraft server virtually or in person at Mary JL Black Library! Grades 8-12.
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Reserved YOUth Use
9:30 AM to 05:00 PM | YOUth in grades 7-12 are welcome to use the YOUth space to suit their needs.
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Play Day
10:00 AM to 04:00 PM | The auditorium will be open for play all day! A place to come and relax, play, socialize and keep cool during the warm summer months.
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Play Day @ Mary J
10:00 AM to 04:00 PM | The toys are out for free play! Drop in to socialize and play! (all ages)
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Canadian Mental Health Association
1:30 PM to 04:00 PM |
- Referrals to New Foundations, Crisis Response, First Place Clinic, IMPACT, Mobile Crisis Response
- Assistance with housing forms and referrals to CMHC's Housing First program
- Intakes for Court Diversion Case Management Program
- Connection to community partners
- Support with access to basic food needs/food security supports
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Reserved YOUth Use
9:30 AM to 05:00 PM | YOUth in grades 7-12 are welcome to use the YOUth space to suit their needs.
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Northern Nature Trading
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM | Northern Nature Trading is a special kind of swap shop! Show us items you've found in nature and we'll award you points for what you know about your item, what makes it different, and the quality of it. Trade points for things in our collection like rocks, shells, and pine cones.
For more information or to learn how you can trade virtually, email us at nnt@tbpl.ca or visit www.tbpl.ca/northernnaturetrading
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Thunder Bay Repair Cafe
10:00 AM to 12:30 PM |
Get help learning to repair your broken items! Register here
in advance to secure your spot with one of our handy fixers! Make sure
to tell us about your item in need of repair when you register.
In
partnership with Thunder Bay Public Library and EcoSuperior, with
support from the City of Thunder Bay's Clean, Green and Beautiful
Committee
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Tech Club
1:00 PM to 03:00 PM | An easy-going, non-structured meetup for kids and parents who want to support one another navigating modern technology. If it's something techie - we're here for it! We've got aspiring coders, digital artists, gamers, tinkerers and other kindred tech spirits. Drop by with (or without) your own devices and see what others are doing - or show off what you've done to a supportive and like-minded group. Feel free to join virtually on our Discord server anytime and ask to join our mailing list.