[Events] Upcoming Events at the Pelham Public Library

Mon Mar 9 16:46:19 EDT 2009

Town of Pelham Public Library

Press Release

MARCH BREAK ACTIVITIES

"Let's Make Music" with Eric Nagler 

Treat your family to Eric Nagler's zany orchestra of music and merriment.
Bring your own homemade musical instrument and make some fun music together.
Don't miss out on this one time opportunity to enjoy beat, songs and
giggles.

Supported by the Friends of the Pelham Library

Pelham Arena Community Hall          $6 All audience members require a
ticket.  Purchase ahead in person.

Wed., Mar. 18th, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.

Reptiles Rock 

Get up close and personal with a reptile with local reptile expert Mike
London.

All ages with a parent.  Intended for 4+.  Fonthill Branch.  $4. All
audience members require a ticket.  Purchase ahead in person.  Thurs., Mar.
19th, 2009.  3:00 pm

Movie - "WALL-E"

Maple Acre Branch.  Thurs., Mar. 19th, 2009.  1:30 pm 

Free    Sponsored by the Friends of Maple Acre 

Big Screen Movie "Beverly Hills Chihuahua"

Fonthill Branch.  Fri., Mar. 20th, 2009.  1:30 pm.  Free

Crazy Crafters 

Calling all crazy crafters ages 4 and up.  2 full hours of crafting fun.
Painting, beading, 

and creating. you be the artist and we will provide you with the tools.
Fonthill Branch.                             $4.  Mon., Mar 16 from 1:00 ~
3:00.

All things Curious George 

Come and get curious with us. games, activities and stories all around
everyone's favourite monkey.  Free pencils. Age 3 and up.  Maple Acre
Branch.  $3.  Tues., Mar. 17 from 10:00 ~ 11:00 am.

Green Day Storytime

 Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with us. Share a great story, create your own
St. Patrick's Day craft and enjoy some green punch. Don't forget to wear
green.  SPACE IS LIMITED SO REGISTER EARLY.  Ages 2 - 5 yrs.  Fonthill
Branch.  $3.  Tues., Mar. 17 from 1:30 ~ 2:30 pm.

Webkinz Party

Bring your WEBKINZ for a one hour Webkinz party. Enter the draw to win a
free webkinz.  Ages 5 and up.  Fonthill Branch.  $4.  Wed., Mar. 18th from
10:00 ~ 11:00 am.  

Eric Carle Art 

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Very Hungry Caterpillar.  Illustrate
the picture of your dreams, complete with a homemade frame, in the style of
Eric Carle. Ages 4 and up.  Fonthill Branch.  $3.  Thurs., Mar. 19 from 1:30
~ 2:30 pm.

I Scream, You Scream we all scream for Ice Cream 

Celebrate all things Ice Cream. complete with stories, rhymes and your very
own ice cream sundae.  Ages 4 and up.  Fonthill Branch.  $4.  Fri., Mar 20.
11:00 am.                           

Your Dog and You

Worried that you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Sue from Barkbusters,
the largest home dog training company will be offering tips on training and
dog etiquette for "dog parents".  Please leave Rover at home. Free to
attend, but please register ahead.  Tues. Mar. 24  6:30-8:00pm.

"She's Mine" Dramatic Reading

"She's Mine" tells the story of Sarah a mother of three, a wife of sixteen
years, and a long-standing member of her local church.   When Sarah falls
for her daughter Mary's high-school guidance councillor, their lives are
turned upside down. Sarah is rapidly faced with a choice -- devastate her
family by coming out of the closet or maintain the status quo and live a
lie.  At 15, Mary is just discovering her own sexuality and now is forced to
reconcile their relationship and her religious upbringing.  The Essential
Collective Theatre Company.  Wed., March 25  7:30 p.m. $3.00.  Please
register ahead.

Fiddling Gems

Dance, sing, stomp your feet but just don't miss the rollicking,
knee-slapping, step-dancing tunes of the Fiddling Gems.  Sun., Mar. 29 from
2 - 3 p.m.  $5.00  Advanced registration suggested.

Discussion on Age Related Macular Degeneration

Bring your questions and join us as a CNIB specialist will be here to give
us some valuable information about Macular Degeneration. Handouts will be
provided. Free but please register ahead.   Thurs. Apr. 2.  10:00 a.m.

Need a hand with your taxes?

The Community Resource Volunteer Income Tax Program provides volunteers who
can help complete income tax forms for clients who are eligible.  Clients
are usually low-income seniors, students, social assistance recipients and
newcomers to Canada.  Single individuals whose annual income is under
$25,000, and married couples (including common-law) whose annual income is
less than $30,000 may qualify.  The amount of interest income should
normally not exceed $1,000.  Volunteers do not complete income tax and
benefit returns involving rental income, capital gains, foreign income,
employment expenses, partnership income, self-employment income, or support.
Volunteers cannot complete returns for deceased individuals, bankrupt
individuals, returns for corporations or trusts, or returns with issues that
may be interpreted as complex.  For more information about this free service
or to see if you qualify, call Canada Revenue at 1-800-959-8281.  April 1,
2009.  10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  Please register ahead in person at the
Pelham Public Library.

Meet Alissa York, Award-winning Canadian Author

Effigy is a stunning novel by one of Canada's best young fiction writers,
set on a Mormon ranch in nineteenth-century Utah and inspired by real
events.  Her first novel, Mercy, published by Random House Canada in 2003,
was a Canadian bestseller. Effigy, her newest novel was short-listed for the
prestigious Scotiabank Giller Prize. Wed., April 8, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets:  $7.00  Students/Seniors:  $5.00.  We acknowledge the support of
the Canada Council for the Arts which last year invested $20.1 million in
writing and publishing throughout Canada.

Elaine Anderson

Pelham Public Library

43 Pelham Town Square

Box 830

Fonthill, ON  L0S 1E0

905.892.6443

http://www.pelhamlibrary.on.ca <http://www.pelhamlibrary.on.ca/> 

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