Greater Madawaska Public Library and Learning Centre

10/14/2026

COMING UP: Ontario Public Library Week is October 18-24. This is a great opportunity to engage with your local library. You can:

-Visit! We love to see you.
-Renew or establish a library membership (memberships need to be renewed annually-- please check with staff to see if your membership is still valid and that your information is up-to-date.)
-Borrow library materials and enter our prize draw for a chance to win a book prize
-Try our Book BINGO! Prizes TBD.
-Participate in an activity or a workshop
-Learn about our e-resources, listen to an audio book in th car
-Use a museum pass (or an Ontario Parks pass)

At the library next week:
Tuesday 1:30pm: Come for coffee, and stay to play cards, Scrabble, chess, cribbage, Mahjong, eg.
Tuesday 2pm-3pm: Mahjong
Tuesday 3:45pm-4:45pm: Kids Club (pre-register with a valid library card) - We will be making a Halloween lantern.
Wednesday 9:30am-11:30am: SJC class visits
Wednesday 1pm: SALC Knit & Social
Wednesday 6pm: Learn to Play Guitar (last session)
Thursday 9:30am-10:15am: Pre-school Play & Learn
Friday 9am-1pm: Ancestry - Drop in and check out this amazing resource. Discover your roots!
Saturday 12pm-2pm: Water Testing 101 - lunch workshop with Water Rangers and a visit from Conrad Gregoire & David Overton of White Lake Science (pre-register with a valid library card)

To learn more about your library, please visit:
https://www.greatermadawaska.com/play-and-discover/library/

10/10/2026

Ontario needs lake water data to help protect and preserve the quality of our lakes. The library has four Water Rangers lake water testing kits to lend out. Join us on Saturday, October 24 to learn how you can use a kit to collect and submit data for your lake. We start at 12pm with a virtual workshop brought to us by Water Rangers. This will be followed by a visit from Conrad Gregoire and David Overton-- both have been testing on White Lake for years (learn more about their work here: https://www.wlpp.ca/ ). They will share their experience with us. Please call/ email to register. 613-752-2317 | [email protected]

Learn more about Water Rangers on their website: https://waterrangers.com/

10/06/2026

This week at the library:

Tuesday, 2pm: Mahjong
Tuesday, 7pm-8pm: Dark Skies presentation at the Recreation Centre in Griffith for Villages of Matawatchan and Griffith Ontario
Wednesday, 1pm - Knit & Social
Wednesday, 6pm - Learn to Play Guitar
Thursday, 9am-10:15am - Preschool Play & Learn
Friday am - Tech drop-in (help with email, online forms, Libby, etc.)

Send a message to learn more

10/06/2026

Join us TONIGHT, Tuesday, October 6 at 7pm over at the Griffith & Matawatchan Recreation Centre for a Dark Skies presentation with Rick Scholes, Manager of the Fred Lossing Observatory, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Learn about types of light pollution and what you can do to help limit your contribution to this problem.

10/02/2026

Join us next Wednesday, October 7 at 1pm for our first Stitch & Social in cooperation with GM's Seniors Active Living Centre. This will be hosted by the library in the youth area. Knitting materials will be available for use (needles, yarn), or bring along a project that you are working on (and/or want to show off!). Looking forward to meeting all of you yarn creatives out there!

09/29/2026

The library will be CLOSED tomorrow, Wednesday, September 30 2026 in observance of our National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

09/22/2026

This week at the library:
Tuesday 2pm-3pm: Mahjong
Tuesday 3:45pm-4:45pm: After School Kids
Wednesday 9:30am-11am: SJC class visits
Wednesday 6pm-7pm: Learn To Play Guitar with Joe
Thursday 9:30am-10:15am: Play & Learn with Rita & Lynda
Friday 9:30am-12pm: Tech drop-in & Ancestry setup/ exploration

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09/19/2026

Rick Scholes of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada is visiting the Griffith & Matawatchan Recreation Centre on October 6, 7pm - 8pm to talk about light pollution and what we can do to preserve the night skies we love in the Township of Greater Madawaska. This is a free information session for residents and visitors-- please feel welcome to join us.

09/16/2026

Join us for Preschool Storytime
Thursday 9:30am - 10:15am (drop-in)

Preschool Storytime is a drop-in program for parents/guardians to attend with pre-school children (0-4 years). Meet some parents and caregivers in our community, have a chat, read a book, and make a craft.

09/09/2026

Greater Madawaska Public Library is partnering with Long and McQuade in Renfrew to deliver 'Learn to Play Guitar - 6 songs in 6 weeks' with instructor Joe Sornberger. We have 4 spots available for this evening's first session, September 9, 6pm - 7pm. Instruments can be made available for those without. Open to all ages 10+ (We currently have a mixed group of adults and young people). Contact the library to register. [email protected] | 613-752-2317