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Creativebug

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Get making with our new eResource, Creativebug! Sign in with your library card to access online video arts and crafts workshops and techniques, including a patterns and printables library. Learn how to sew, quilt, papercraft, make jewellery, screen print, and more!

Share Your Stories, Clarington!

Orono Library | Saturday, February 22 | 12-2pm | Adults 55+ | Drop in

Come and share your experiences of living in or coming to Clarington! Through our Golden Tales project, we are collecting stories and images from local seniors about their personal histories of life in Clarington which will be share and preserved for future generations.

Black History Month

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Celebrate Black History Month this February at CLMA with workshops, an author visit, a film screening, musical experiences, and the Black Vendor Village!

Low Sensory Saturdays

Visit the Heritage Centre with lower light and noise levels, as well as bonus sensory activities.

Goal Setting Workshop

Explore different types of goals and how to create ones that work for you in different settings in this online workshop on Thursday, February 20
2-3:30pm. Presented by Social Service, IEHSD, Regional Municipality of Durham.

Repair Café

Call for Volunteers

A Repair Café brings together people with broken items and volunteer fixers with skills and tools to share. CLMA's Repair Café is being held at the Courtice Library, Saturday, March 29, 12-3pm.

We’re looking for volunteer fixers with expertise in small appliances, furniture, computers, electronics, clothing, jewellery, book & paper repairs, garden tools, and bicycles.

Community Pass: ROM

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Visit Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto with your CLMA library card! Among the top 10 cultural institutions in North America, Canada’s largest and most comprehensive museum is home to a world-class collection of 18 million artworks, cultural objects and natural history specimens, featured in 40 gallery and exhibition spaces.

Winter Book Clubs

There’s a book club for everybody this winter! Sign up for the adult book club, lunchtime book club, or one of our two book clubs for kids!

Posts to Home: The Art and Appeal of Postcards

Museum Exhibit

Explore the function, form, and fun of the postcard! This exhibit at the Sarah Jane Williams Heritage Centre examines the history, imagery, and appeal of the postcard while highlighting postcards that feature the sites and spaces of Clarington.

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Enjoy Free Family Fun at the Clarington Winter WonderLearn Festival
January 27, 2025—Clarington Library, Museums & Archives (CLMA) is excited to announce the return of its popular award-winning festival, Winter WonderLearn. Now in its twenty-second consecutive year, the event will be held on the Family Day holiday Monday, February 17, 2025, from 10am to 2pm at CLMA’s Courtice Library.

The festival encourages families to get active and enjoy time together while learning something new, exploring the local organizations that call Clarington and the Durham Region home. Reptilia Whitby will be hosting interactive shows and meet & greets with their special guests throughout the day. The Municipality of Clarington will be offering a range of programming at the Courtice Community Complex throughout the day, including a free swim from 11am to 1pm and outdoor skating from 11am to 5pm, weather permitting.

By Clarington Library, Museums & Archives - Jan 27, 2025
CLMA Expands its Community Pass Program with Royal Ontario Museum
January 27, 2025—Clarington Library, Museums & Archives (CLMA) is thrilled to expand its Community Pass initiative to include a brand-new partner, Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto.

Part of its innovative Library of Things, Community Passes allow CLMA customers to borrow a family admission pass to a local attraction or activity. Other organizations partnering with CLMA in the program include the Canadian Automotive Museum, Central Lake Ontario Conservation Area (CLOCA), Municipality of Clarington, Ontario Parks, and Reptilia Whitby. Additional Library of Things expansions at CLMA have included eReaders, telescopes, energy meters, and snowshoes.

By Clarington Library, Museums & Archives - Jan 27, 2025
Clarington Public Library Board Statement on the Waverley Place
The Clarington Public Library Board is pleased to share exciting news on the Waverley Place Museum, formerly known as the Bowmanville Museum, at 37 Silver Street.

The Waverley Place recently underwent significant maintenance and remediation work. In 2024, this included a new accessible ramp and walkway on the grounds, structural stabilization, replacement of woodwork and chimney masonry. The replacement of the columns, upper balcony railings, eavestroughs, and downspouts will be completed this year.

By Clarington Library, Museums & Archives - Jan 22, 2025
Black History Month
Celebrate Black History Month this February at CLMA with workshops, a film screening, musical experiences, and the Black Vendor Village!

By Clarington Library, Museums & Archives - Jan 22, 2025
Winter Book Clubs
There’s a book club for everybody this winter! Sign up for the adult book club, lunchtime book club, or one of our two book clubs for kids!

By Clarington Library, Museums & Archives - Dec 10, 2024

Upcoming Events

Feb 20
Infant Hearing Screening Clinic
Feb 20
Community Employment Services (Orono) [CANCELLED]
Feb 20
RESOURCES: Disability Support
Feb 20
Baby Bookworms (Courtice)
Feb 20
Tales for Toddlers (Newcastle)

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