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Events
- Jan20
Book a one-to-one session with Library staff, please contact the Branch to make an appointment.
- Jan21
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.
- Jan23
Drop-in and hang out for crafts, games, and snacks.
- Jan23
Drop–in to create cards and Valentines for seniors in our community; materials and snacks provided.
- Jan27
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.
- Jan27
Book a one-to-one session with Library staff, please contact the Branch to make an appointment.
- Jan28
Chesley EarlyON, Chesley District Community School. Come along for a story time adventure with an Early Years Educator and Bruce County Library staff through stories and activities to help celebrate Family Literacy Day. Be creative and have fun engaging in a variety of art, literacy and numeracy activities. Contact your local branch for registration.
- Jan28
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.
- Jan28
To recognize Family Literacy Day, we’re hosting a Stuffy Sleepover for After School Club. Bring a stuffed friend to the Library, then leave them with Library staff for an overnight adventure. Come back the next day to pick up your stuffy and find out what happened at the sleepover.
- Jan30
Drop-in and hang out for crafts, games, and snacks.
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.
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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