Events

  • Jan06

    Story Time

    This weekly program will begin again the week of January 6, 2025. Join us for this fun preschool program and help you build early literacy skills with your child by reading, talking, singing, and playing together. Adults must stay for the program.

  • Jan06

    Tech Coach by Appointment

    Book a one-to-one session with Library staff, please contact the Branch to make an appointment.  

  • Jan07

    After School Club

    This weekly program will begin again the week of January 6, 2025. Shake off the school day at the library! Drop-in and join us for games, activities and more. 

  • Jan09

    Teen Café Drop-In

    Drop-in and hang out for crafts, games, and snacks.  

  • Jan13

    Story Time

    This weekly program will begin again the week of January 6, 2025. Join us for this fun preschool program and help you build early literacy skills with your child by reading, talking, singing, and playing together. Adults must stay for the program.

  • Jan13

    Tech Coach by Appointment

    Book a one-to-one session with Library staff, please contact the Branch to make an appointment.  

  • Jan14

    After School Club

    This weekly program will begin again the week of January 6, 2025. Shake off the school day at the library! Drop-in and join us for games, activities and more. 

  • Jan16

    Teen Café Drop-In

    Drop-in and hang out for crafts, games, and snacks.  

  • Jan17

    Movies at the Library

    A Man Called Ove – Based on the book by Fredrik Backman. Ove is the block’s grumpy old man who enforces strict neighborhood rules and whom everybody avoids. One ordinary day a new family is moving in next door to Ove and accidentally backs into his mailbox. Turns out there is an unexpected friendship that blooms out of it. PG.  

  • Jan20

    Story Time

    This weekly program will begin again the week of January 6, 2025. Join us for this fun preschool program and help you build early literacy skills with your child by reading, talking, singing, and playing together. Adults must stay for the program.

About this Library

So what is there to discover?

The Chesley Library started out as a Mechanic’s Institute in 1888 becoming a Free Public Library in 1899. The Free Library was attached to the Town Hall and occupied the space where the Bijou Theatre now stands. In 1967, as the official town Centennial Project, the Library was moved down the main street to a building donated by Wilfred Krug. In 2007, the Chesley Friends of the Library supported by many community groups, built a new library at the current location. The Chesley Branch opened in September 2007. Much of the trim and cupboards in the Library came from a large maple that was growing on the property.

Amenities

Library Features

  • AWE Station(s)
  • Bike Rack
  • Black & White Printing
  • Book Return
  • Exam Proctoring
  • Faxing
  • Free Parking
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • LCD Projector
  • Meeting Carts
  • Photocopying
  • Public Use Computers
  • Rooms Rentals
  • Scanning to USB

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Accessible Washroom
  • High visibility Keyboard
  • Optical Trackball Mouse
  • Accessible Counter
  • Power Doors

Become a Member

If you are a Bruce County Resident, you can become a member free of charge by completing a library card application at any of our 17 Branch Library locations.

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