Adult Summer Reading Club
Gardening for Birds, Butterflies and Beyond
Helping the environment starts in your own backyard. Learn how to attract and protect native pollinators, such as monarch butterflies and ruby-throated hummingbirds with beautiful landscape features. Participants will receive free gardening fact sheets, guides, and wildflower seeds. This program is in partnership with TRCA (Toronto and Region Conservation Authority). Registration required.* Springdale
July 28
7 – 8 p.m.
Paint the Town
A night on the town to paint, learn, and socialize!
Try something new! We have adult programs for all interests.
Lifelong learning Antakshari
Enjoy this famous musical game featuring Bollywood songs. Gore Meadows Springdale
July 12 Aug. 9
2:30 – 4 p.m. 2:30 – 4 p.m.
Register to join us virtually at July 28, Aug. 25
3 – 4:30 p.m.
At Home Summer Trivia
Calling all trivia lovers! Join us online every other week for themed trivia nights that will put your knowledge to the test. This virtual program will take place via Zoom. Registration required.* Those who RSVP to attend will be emailed instructions on how to join via Zoom. Register to join us virtually at bramlib.libnet.info/events. July 7: Cult classics July 21: Everything 90s Aug. 4: Gaming galore Aug. 18: Art and pop culture
7 – 8 p.m. 7 – 8 p.m. 7 – 8 p.m. 7 – 8 p.m.
Learn techniques for creating art using acrylic paint, watercolours, and/or soft chalk pastels, held at various library branches with one session at PAMA. These artist-led sessions will encourage creativity while building skills and confidence in an inclusive environment. The program aims to complement and inspire participation in the Adult Summer Reading Club's Then and Now Art Challenge. All materials will be provided. This program is in partnership with Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives (PAMA), as well as Visual Arts Brampton and the Arts, Culture, and Creative Industry Development Agency (ACCIDA). Cyril Clark July 12 Gore Meadows July 14 Chinguacousy July 18 Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA) July 28 Four Corners August 8 Springdale August 15
7-8:30 p.m. 7-8:30 p.m. 7-8:30 p.m. 7-8:30 p.m. 7-8:30 p.m. 7-8:30 p.m.
Then and Now Art Challenge
Participants of the Adult Summer Reading Club are invited to the “Then and Now art challenge!” Each week, you’ll be challenged to take an updated photo, draw a sketch, paint a picture, or artistically capture in your own way a historical Brampton location based on the picture we send you. Each photo submitted to src@bramlib.on.ca will earn you an extra ballot in the weekly prize draw, and the best art submission of the week will earn an extra ballot in a grand prize draw! Pictures are provided by PAMA archives. Registration required.* Register to join us virtually at bramlib.libnet.info/events. Thursdays
weekly
*To register, visit our calendar of events at bramptonlibrary.ca. See page 3 of this booklet for tips. bramptonlibrary.ca
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