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Go green this September with NPL’s community plant swap, a great way for plant lovers to diversify their collection by getting together and swapping houseplants and/or cuttings. You can also bring items you can’t bear to part with to see if they can be fixed at another Repair Café in collaboration with NewMakeIt and York Region. Indigenous author Sherry Lawson will join us for an online event and discuss her wonderful series of biographical books about growing...
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Sunny days put a smile on your face, and so will all the great events at the Library this summer. There’s the TD Summer Reading Club Storywalk, a fun time for families that combines reading and exploring downtown Newmarket. Chris Hadfield is our SuperSTAR Storyteller for a special live online viewing party. Adult book lovers can take our summer reading challenge for a chance to win prizes, and fans of magical fantasy can enjoy our Harry Potter Movie Marathon. Plus concerts...
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Newmarket Public Library is gearing up for a great summer of programming. June sees the launch of the annual TD Summer Reading Club for kids and the Teen Summer Reading Club, a visit from magician Scott Dietrich, and a special program with Parks Canada on what you should know before camping for the first time this summer. Check out these and other programs below. 
TD Summer Reading Club 2022
It’s a summer tradition: the TD Summer Reading Club for kids 3 to...
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This month the weather will be getting warmer, the days longer, and Newmarket Public Library will be providing some great programs to keep you informed and entertained. Author and spoken word artist Khodi Dill will be joining us for an online visit to talk about his children’s book Welcome to the Cypher. As a hip-hop artist and anti-racism educator, Khodi wrote the book to inspire youth to find a positive way to express themselves through rap music and freestyle rhyming.
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Newmarket Public Library is celebrating the arrival of spring with three author visits in April. Adwoa Badoe will be providing a fun and engaging online event for children 7 and up, while authors Sherry Lawson and John Payton Foden will be providing insightful discussions for both teens and adults.
The month will also see the return of the popular Repair Café, a collaboration with NewMakeIt and York Region. Volunteers will be at the library to repair appliances, toys,...
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