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  • Music Bingo for Seniors
    Music Bingo for Seniors
    Jun 05, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    Seaway Mall Branch, 800 Niagara St, Welland, ON L3C 1M3, Canada
    Calling all BINGO lovers! Have you ever tried Musical Bingo? It's all the fun of regular BINGO but to music. Come give it a try! Fee: $2/person
  • Pop-Up Produce Market
    Pop-Up Produce Market
    Jun 06, 2024, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
    Diamond Trail Branch, 315 Southworth St S, Welland, ON L3B 1Z8, Canada
    Pay what you can as there are no set prices at this in-library fresh produce market! Please bring your own bag.
  • Yoga for Older Adults
    Yoga for Older Adults
    Multiple Dates
    Jun 10, 2024, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
    s, 800 Niagara St, Welland, ON L3C 1M3, Canada
    Pose and stretch in this yoga class designed for older adults. Presented in partnership with the Seaway Mall.
  • Evening Book Club-The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
    Evening Book Club-The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
    Jun 10, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
    Boston Pizza Welland, 934 Niagara St, Welland, ON L3C 1M3, Canada
    The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes is a great historical fiction novel recounting the extraordinary mountain women delivering books as a part of Eleanor Roosevelt’s traveling library.
  • Return2Hope Counselling Group Therapy Sessions
    Return2Hope Counselling Group Therapy Sessions
    Multiple Dates
    Jun 11, 2024, 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
    Main Branch, 50 The Boardwalk, Welland, ON L3B 6J1, Canada
    Are you interested in learning more about proven strategies for self-care and mental wellbeing in a safe and supportive group environment? If so, you are invited to join our weekly group therapy sessions led by a counsellor from The Hope Centre’s Return2Hope program
  • English Conversation Circle
    English Conversation Circle
    Multiple Dates
    Jun 11, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    Main Branch, 50 The Boardwalk, Welland, ON L3B 6J1, Canada
    In partnership with the Welland Heritage Council and Multicultural Centre and the Niagara Folk Arts Multicultural Centre, this group is open to newcomers or anyone looking to improve their English language skills.
  • Yoga on the Canal
    Yoga on the Canal
    Jun 11, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
    Gazebo on the Canal Main Branch, 50 The Boardwalk, Welland, ON L3B 6J1, Canada
    Come nurture in nature! Guided outdoor yoga practice for all levels. Connect, move, and breathe together. Presented in collaboration with the City of Welland.
  • Crafternoon
    Crafternoon
    Jun 12, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    Seaway Mall Branch, 800 Niagara St, Welland, ON L3C 1M3, Canada
    (Seniors Month) We have a couple of cute crafts for you to try. Make a cute pom-pom owl and/or a geometric wall décor painting.
  • Writer's Guild
    Writer's Guild
    Multiple Dates
    Jun 12, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
    Main Branch, 50 The Boardwalk, Welland, ON L3B 6J1, Canada
    Looking for a scribe tribe to share your creative writing with!? Look no further! You are invited to join the newly-formed Writer’s Guild.
  • More Than the ABC’s
    More Than the ABC’s
    Jun 13, 2024, 9:30 a.m.
    Main Branch, 50 The Boardwalk, Welland, ON L3B 6J1, Canada
    Teaching a child to read requires more than just knowing letters and sounds. Reading instruction needs to be directly and explicitly taught to children for them to excel in this area. Would you like to learn more about how you can support your child’s reading development?
  • Painting With Jane
    Painting With Jane
    Multiple Dates
    Jun 13, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 7:50 p.m.
    Seaway Mall Branch, 800 Niagara St, Welland, ON L3C 1M3, Canada
    (Adults) Let out your inner artist and join us the second Thursday of each month to paint along with Jane via her popular YouTube channel. All materials provided. Fee: $5/person.
  • Restorative Yoga with Andrea
    Restorative Yoga with Andrea
    Jun 13, 2024, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
    Main Branch, 50 The Boardwalk, Welland, ON L3B 6J1, Canada
    Beginner-friendly, gentle Hatha yoga for every body. Dress comfortably and bring a yoga mat, water, blanket, and eye pillow (if you have one). Presented in partnership with the City of Welland.
  • Métis 101- Métis history, culture, traditions and way of life in today’s society
    Métis 101- Métis history, culture, traditions and way of life in today’s society
    Jun 15, 2024, 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    Welland Museum, 140 King St, Welland, ON L3B 3J3, Canada
    Senator Jean-Jacques (Jack) Séguin with the Niagara Region Metis Council (NRMC) will present a workshop on Métis history, culture, and way of life in today’s society.
  • Meditation/Journaling with Marcia
    Meditation/Journaling with Marcia
    Jun 18, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Seaway Mall Branch, 800 Niagara St, Welland, ON L3C 1M3, Canada
    When combined, these relaxation practices can be especially effective in cultivating mindfulness, reducing stress, and promoting overall well-being. Please bring a journal and pen. Fee $3 per person.
  • DROM Fit
    DROM Fit
    Jun 19, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    Seaway Mall Branch, 800 Niagara St, Welland, ON L3C 1M3, Canada
    DROM is a unique combination of drumming (the DR) and meditation (the OM) to energize, relieve stress, bring clarity and calm – all while having fun drumming on an exercise ball or on tables and chairs. Fee: $2/person
  • Dream Catchers with Mika Wooley
    Dream Catchers with Mika Wooley
    Jun 20, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
    Seaway Mall Branch, 800 Niagara St, Welland, ON L3C 1M3, Canada
    (Family) Join Mika from Indigenous Dreams and learn how to make a dreamcatcher and all about its cultural importance and tradition. Fee: $10/person
  • Pop-Up Produce Market
    Pop-Up Produce Market
    Jun 24, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    Main Branch, 50 The Boardwalk, Welland, ON L3B 3X4, Canada
    Pay what you can as there are no set prices at this in-library fresh produce market! Please bring your own bag.
  • Mixed Media Art with Robin Nisbett
    Mixed Media Art with Robin Nisbett
    Jun 25, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
    Seaway Mall Branch, 800 Niagara St, Welland, ON L3C 1M3, Canada
    Have fun and explore working with mixed media. Mixed media art uses paint combined with other things like found images, bits of text, watercolour, ink or different materials to create interesting and expressive works of art. Fee $5.00

Land Acknowledgement Statement

The Welland Public Library is situated on treaty land. This land is steeped in the rich history of the First Nations such as the Hatiwendaronk, the Haudenosaunee, and the Anishinaabe, including the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. There are many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people from across Turtle Island that live and work in Niagara today. The Welland Public Library stands with all Indigenous people, past and present, in promoting the wise stewardship of the lands on which we live.

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