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12:00 AM | Meet and chat with other youth ages 13-18 in the Thunder Bay area in our safe and inclusive Discord server!
To join, fill out this form.
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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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Retirement Explorers
1:00 PM to 03:00 PM |
Retirement Explorers are a group of retirees who pursue active recreation options. Retirees and soon-to-be retirees are welcome to attend.
Holiday Wrap up Lunch
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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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Round Table Healing Meeting
9:30 AM to 01:30 PM | Making the transition to middle school can be tough for any tween. School expectations, social interactions, and changing interests! This transition can create unique challenges. This workshop is suitable for tweens and teens ages 11-14 who want to learn more about self-esteem, strengths, and self-care.
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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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Canada Learning Code -Kids Getting Started w/ micro:bit (9-12 + Guardian)
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
Registration Required. Registration can be found through this link.
For ages 9-12
Ready to dive into the awesome world of micro:bit?
We're here to show you the ropes of this cool, programmable gadget that turns your wildest coding dreams into real-life magic.
In this workshop, we'll kick things off with a beginner-friendly tutorial to create your very own micro:bit project. You'll be amazed at how easy it is to bring your code to life!
But hey, the fun doesn't stop there! We'll take things up a notch as you tinker around with more advanced programs. You'll get a chance to explore technical concepts while boosting your growth mindset and supercharging your computational thinking skills.
The best part? You've got a learner's manual to keep you company every step of the way, so you can go at your own pace and have a blast doing it.
Who is this for?
This workshop is for kids ages 9-12 and their Guardian. Our workshops are designed to give learning experiences that are fun, engaging, empowering and inspirational. Through hands-on, collaborative, project-based learning, kids end the workshop having built something. This workshop experience is designed to help kids see technology in a whole new light - as a medium for self-expression, and as a means for changing the world.
Prerequisites:
None! This workshop is designed for beginners.
What's Included:
- An awesome lead instructor and industry mentors!
Requirements:
- Learners must be accompanied by a parent or guardian for the full duration of the workshop!
- You must bring your own laptop for which you have administrative permissions.
- Please remember to bring your own powercord. A mouse can come in handy too!
- You may be required to download some free software. After you sign up we will email detailed instructions.
We strive to host inclusive, accessible experiences that enable all individuals to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquires about accessibility, please contact accessibility@canadalearningcode.ca
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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.
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Drag Queen Story Time
2:30 PM to 03:30 PM | Join the always fabulous Lady Fantasia LaPremiere and Mz Molly Poppinz for a fun-filled afternoon storytime.
There are no events for this day.
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Registration for the Bundled Up Kit for Kids
12:00 AM | Fill out the form here:
Register your child for a Bundled Up kit filled with Library books, activities, and a special treat to enjoy over winter break!
Registration begins December 4, 9:30am.
Pick up at your selected location the week of December 18 (all locations closed December 24 and remain closed until the new year).
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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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Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM | Scheduled Housing Application
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The Adventure Seekers
1:00 PM to 02:30 PM |
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Registration for the Bundled Up Kit for Kids
12:00 AM | Fill out the form here:
Register your child for a Bundled Up kit filled with Library books, activities, and a special treat to enjoy over winter break!
Registration begins December 4, 9:30am.
Pick up at your selected location the week of December 18 (all locations closed December 24 and remain closed until the new year).
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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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Baby Prints
1:30 PM to 02:30 PM | Drop in to make a handprint or footprint craft and stay for a story, song, and lap rhyme. For babies 0-12 months.
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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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Registration for the Bundled Up Kit for Kids
12:00 AM | Fill out the form here:
Register your child for a Bundled Up kit filled with Library books, activities, and a special treat to enjoy over winter break!
Registration begins December 4, 9:30am.
Pick up at your selected location the week of December 18 (all locations closed December 24 and remain closed until the new year).
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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 12:00 PM | 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 Brodie Indigenous Knowledge Centre!
Registration is required and one person per registration!
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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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Calling All Cooks - Cookbook Club
5:30 PM to 07:30 PM | *Registration is now closed. Thank you for your interest.* Join us for our monthly Cookbook Club! Register for a spot, and each month we will choose a cookbook that suits the theme for you. Try a few of the recipes and then we'll meet to review the books and discuss all your recipe results. Registration opens August 2, with pick up of the first meeting's cookbooks beginning August 14. We will meet the first Wednesday of the month September to December at 5:30pm at Mary J.L. Black. Light refreshments will be served. Themes will be as follows: September 6 session - Vegan/Vegetarian October 4 session - Cultural Exploration November 1 session - Comfort Cooking December 6 session - Seasonal Celebrations
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Read This Next Podcast
12:00 AM to 11:59 PM |
Join TBPL staff members Ruth and Nicole on your favourite podcast app or YouTube for the latest edition of Read This Next! They'll share their top recommendations and talk about ebooks you can check out from TBPL.
This program will be available afterward on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/user/tbpl
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Registration for the Bundled Up Kit for Kids
12:00 AM | Fill out the form here:
Register your child for a Bundled Up kit filled with Library books, activities, and a special treat to enjoy over winter break!
Registration begins December 4, 9:30am.
Pick up at your selected location the week of December 18 (all locations closed December 24 and remain closed until the new year).
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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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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: Rec Room
4:30 PM to 06:15 PM |
Drop-in and join the activity of the night such as gaming, arts and crafts, sports, and more. Grades 7-12.
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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.