Vermilion Public Library

10/20/2026

Join guest speaker and author Susan Hillman Brazeau Saturday, November 7th from 1:00PM to 3:00PM at the library for a special presentation on Canada’s British Home Children.

No registration is required for this free program. Adults age 16+ are welcome. Refreshments will be provided.

For more information visit https://www.vplibrary.ca/Programs/home-children or email [email protected]

10/19/2026

The library will be closing early today at 5:45pm. Apologies for any inconvenience.

10/19/2026

Home school families and groups are invited to drop into the library from 1:00pm to 3:00pm today for crafts, games, and to connect with other home school groups in the community.

For more information visit https://www.vplibrary.ca/Programs/home-school

10/16/2026

Check out the Community Potluck and Line Dancing Night on Sunday, October 18th at St. Jerome's School!

Join the Vermilion Wellness Coalition and VIBE for our first Community Potluck and Line Dancing Night. Sunday, October 18th at St. Jerome's School. To participate, bring your donated potluck food dish and serving spoon between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. Supper at 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. followed by an hour of community line dancing led by Ryan Wilson of Dance Impressions by Ryan.

Potluck: a shared meal, where everyone contributes a portion of the meal.

Note: According to the Government of Alberta rules for potlucks, each family must bring a food dish to participate.

10/16/2026

Congratulations to everyone who entered the summer reading program this year! 130 completed booklets were turned in that’s a total of 39,000 minutes read over the summer. Good job everyone!

Congratulations to the winners for our Summer Reading Program prize draw:
📚0-5 Winner: Hayes
📚6-9 Winner: Oluomachi
📚10-12 Winner: Stephanie
📚13-16 Winner: Sonya
📚17+ Winner: Blessing

🍬This years How many Candies winner is a tie! Congratulations to Devyn and Carl for both guessing 210 candies which was the closest guess (only 10 off!). 🍬

10/15/2026

Join Midwest Family Connections for Pop-Up Play at the Library this Saturday from 10:30am to 1:00pm! Call Midwest Family Connections at 1-866-651-5911 for more information.

10/14/2026

Create a personalized witch’s broom in the Library’s Halloween Crafternoon on Saturday, October 31st from 1-2pm.

Ages 12+ are welcome.

For more information and to register visit https://www.vplibrary.ca/Events/diy-witch-broom

10/13/2026

Everyone is welcome to the Shared Shelf Book Club. Book Club meets in the library basement from 5:00 – 6:00 pm on Tuesday of every other month. For a reminder email Pre-Register here: https://www.vplibrary.ca/Programs/book-club

Vote for the next book to read here: https://www.vplibrary.ca/Programs/book-club/what-would-you-like-to-read-next

Our next meeting is Tuesday, November 17th. We hope to see you there!

10/13/2026

Home school families and groups are invited to drop into the library from 1:00pm to 3:00pm on Mondays for crafts, games, and to connect with other home school groups in the community.

All upcoming program dates can be found on our event calendar here: https://www.vplibrary.ca/Events

For more information visit https://www.vplibrary.ca/Programs/home-school