Sarnia Library Theatre

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STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)

Thursday, May 4 – 5:30 to 7:45 p.m.

Rated G

2h 16m

May the Fourth be with you! Thirty years after Return of the Jedi, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) is missing. A Resistance pilot (Oscar Isaac) is given a map to find Luke, and before he’s captured by the First Order, he gives the map to BB-8. Meanwhile, a scrappy scavenger named Rey (Daisy Ridley) and a former Stormtrooper named Finn (John Boyega) team up with Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Chewbacca on the Millennium Falcon to find Luke for General Leia (Carrie Fisher).

THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY (2014)

Thursday, May 11 – 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Rated G 2h 2m

“The Hundred-Foot Journey” is a story centered on an Indian family who moves to France and opens a restaurant across the street from a Michelin-starred French restaurant. Produced by Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey. Adapted from Richard C. Morais’ 2010 novel.

WOMEN TALKING (2022)

Wednesday, May 17 – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Rated PG13

1h 44m

2023 Oscar winner for best picture. Women of an isolated religious community are being drugged and attacked at night. When the men take the accused attackers to the local authorities, the women don’t know if the attackers will be imprisoned, or for how long. They get together to vote on whether to forgive their attackers, stay and fight, or leave. Based on Miriam Toew’s 2018 novel of the same name.

A MAN CALLED OTTO (2022)

Thursday, June 1 – 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Rated G 2h 6min

Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grumpy widower who was recently forced to retire, is easily annoyed and his only joy is in criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbours. When a new family moves in, he’s prepared to do the same to them. Marisol (Mariana Trevino), who is expecting her third child, and her husband Tommy (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) have two young daughters and Marisol refuses to be put off by Otto’s surly ways. She brings him some home-cooked food to introduce her family to him; when he’s rude, she doesn’t take no for an answer. She, her family and a homeless cat slowly make their way into his heart and discover why he has become the man he is. This 2022 film is a remake of the 2015 Swedish film, which was based on the renowned novel “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman.

GIGI & NATE (2022)

Thursday, June 8 – 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Rated PG 13 1h 54m

Nate Gibson is a young man whose life is turned upside down after he suffers a near-fatal illness and is left a quadriplegic. Moving forward seems near impossible until he meets his unlikely service animal, Gigi - a curious and intelligent capuchin monkey. Although she is trained to assist Nate with his basic needs, Gigi helps Nate find what he needs most of all: hope.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2005)

Monday, June 26 – 2:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Rated PG

2h 15m

Faithful to the setting and period of the beloved novel and filmed entirely on location in the U.K. the classic tale of love and misunderstanding unfolds in class-conscious England near the close of the 18th century. The five Bennet sisters; Elizabeth, or Lizzie (Keira Knightley), Jane (Rosamund Pike), Lydia (Jena Malone), Mary (Talulah Riley), and Kitty (Carey Mulligan) have been raised well aware of their mother’s (two-time Academy Award nominee Brenda Blethyn) fixation on finding them husbands and securing set futures. The spirited and intelligent Elizabeth, however, strives to live her life with a broader perspective, as encouraged by her doting father (two-time Golden Globe Award winner Donald Sutherland).

Events

Food Insecurity Panel Discussion

Thursday, May 11 – 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Community experts from various human services fields will examine the current state of the food system security and insecurity, how they impact individuals’ physical and mental health, and the community. Finally, the panel will provide concrete recommendations on how we can help.

RHYTHMS OF LAMBTON – RELIC

Wednesday, May 31 – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Relic is a 5 piece, sixties and seventies cover band that plays classic rock, blues, and a healthy amount of new and old country. Relic formed about 10 years ago to play in a North Lambton Secondary School Rock and Blues Concert. The band wanted to show students what Blues really was and had so much fun that they decided to keep on going. Be prepared to be on your feet dancing and singing along to songs you know!

RHYTHMS OF LAMBTON - BROTHERS WILDE

Friday, June 2 – 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

With a vision and a song, brothers Nolan and Ethan Wilde have set out to make their mark in the music industry. Growing up in Kettle & Stony Point First Nation, Nolan and Ethan were raised on being humble, working for what they got, and a wide variety of good music. Playing a unique style of country roots rock for the past 4 years, the brothers have already found their calling after winning the 2019 NACMAI Country Duo of the Year in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. In 2022, the brothers were nominated for the 2022 Forest City London World Music Group of the Year.

BREAKING BARRIERS - JESSICA PLATT

Saturday, June 17 – 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Jessica Platt, the first openly transgender athlete to compete in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League, will share her story. Hear about Jessica’s experience as a kid in hockey, what led her to leave the sport, how she returned to hockey, and her experience as a professional athlete. The discussion will be followed by a question and answer period.

ARKONA - FOREST - GRAND BEND - PORT FRANKS - THEDFORD - WATFORD

Region Two

Arkona Library

Kids

AFTERSCHOOL KIDS’ CLUB

Monday, May 1, 8, 15 & June 5 – 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Ages 6 – 10

May 1 - Amazing Race: Test your knowledge, skills and creativity in a series of challenges that will have you travelling to all seven continents - all from the comfort of the library!

May 8 - Explore with Electricity: Invent your own game controller using Makey Makey.

May 15 - Explore with Electricity: Create and explore circuits using Power Tiles.

June 5 – Painted Rock Critters: These colourful cuties can brighten up your garden or be hidden as a surprise for others to find.

SATURDAY KIDS’ CLUB

Saturday, May 20 & June 10 – 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Ages 10 – 12

May – Explore with Electricity: Experience the engineering process while designing, building and testing your own inventions using LittleBits.

June – Create with Card Making: Create your own personalized cards using calligraphy tools, stamps and stamp pads, washi tape, coloured paper and more!

TWEEN DIY

Monday, May 29 & June 12 – 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

May – Watercolour Bookmarks: Follow a guided watercolour painting lesson before letting your inspiration flow to create one-of-kind bookmarks that are a work of art!

June - Surreal Collage: Whimsical and dreamy? Mindboggling and creepy? Use a variety of juxtaposed images to create your own fantastical surreal collage.

Adults

ADULT DIY

Wednesday, May 10 & June 7 – 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

May – Seed Starters and Garden Markers: Give your green thumb a head start this gardening season by planting seeds from our Seed Library in environmentally friendly seed starters. Create stone garden markers to identify your plants. Visit lclibrary.ca for more information on the Seed Library.

June - Tissue Paper Cherry Blossoms: Create an everlasting bouquet of cherry blossom branches.

Forest Library

Kids

KIDS’ DIY – LET’S PAINT!

Wednesdays and Thursdays – 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Ages 8 – 12

Explore your creative side and learn to paint using many different techniques and tools. Each week a different method, design or medium will be used to explore how to express ideas and learn about painting.

EXPLORE WITH CODING

Monday, May 8, 15 & Friday May, 19 – 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Ages 8 – 12

Explore with Dash and Dot. This program will focus on using robotics to explore the world of circuits and coding. The program will incorporate elements of S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics).

EXPLORE WITH CODING – LEVEL 2

Monday, May 15, Friday May 19 – 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Ages 9 – 12

Explore coding with Ozobots. This program will focus on using robotics to explore the world of circuits and coding. The program will incorporate elements of S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics).

Build With Simple Structures

Friday, June 9 – 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Ages 9 – 12

Build with Simple Structures, a great way to learn about engineering and explore your creativity. Using straws and connectors create 3D structures with simple parts!

Build With Simple Structures

Monday, June 12, 19 – 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Ages 5 – 8

Build structures using tegu blocks, a great way to learn about engineering and explore your creativity.

Indigenous History Month Storytelling And Interactive Sharing

Saturday, June 17 – 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Deb and Barry Milliken are proud members of the Kettle and Stony Point First Nation. Since retiring, their special interest has been in working with schools to help raise awareness about their history and culture. This is done through storytelling, drumming, and singing, as well as working with various teaching aids.

LEGO CLUB

Monday, May 1, 29, June 5, 26 – 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Age 6 – 12

Be part of the LEGO Club! Meet for a variety of fun LEGO building challenges. Each week will have a difficult challenge to complete!

Teens

Live Music Night

Thursday, May 11 – 5:00 to 7:30 p.m.

Live music nights for local musicians. Play your original compositions, or come out to listen and enjoy our local talent!

Adults

EXERCISE IN A CHAIR WITH NORTH LAMBTON COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

Wednesday, June 14 - 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Want to stay active but have limited mobility? Learn some low-impact, seated exercises that you can do at home.

One Seed Lambton Vegetable Gardening 101

Tuesday, June 6 – 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Learn how to care for your own vegetable garden, including how much and how often to water them, using trellises, what kinds of fertilizer to use, and when and how to harvest. One Seed Lambton is a program to encourage everyone to grow their own produce and save their own seeds for next year’s planting. Seeds from the Seed Library will be available for all participants to take.

Grand Bend Library

Kids

PLAY WITH SUPER NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM (SNES)

Tuesday, May 9, 16, 23, Thursday, May 11, 18 & 25

Sign up to play games on the SNES between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Please register and select a desired time slot for use. You will be contacted if there are conflicts in chosen times and times will be delegated based on the order of registration.

PLAY WITH PS4

Tuesday, June 6, 13, 20, Thursday, June 8, 15 & 22

Sign up to play games on the PS4 between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Please register and select a desired time slot for use. You will be contacted if there are conflicts in chosen times and times will be delegated based on the order of registration.

PLAY WITH PS4 - SPORTS & RACING

Friday, June 9 & 30 - 10:00 to 2:00 p.m.

June 9 – Sports: A variety of sports games will be made available for use.

June 30 – Racing: A variety of racing games will be made available for use.

READ TO ME

Thursday, May 4, 11, 25, June 1, 15 & 22 - 3:45 to 4:15 p.m.

Ages 7 - 12

Practice your reading skills, one-on-one with a library staff member.

Adults

UNCOVER YOUR PROPERTY’S PAST WITH LAMBTON COUNTY ARCHIVES

Monday, June 5 - 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Learn how to access official property-related information and documents with the ONLAND website. Come prepared with the lot and concession number of the property you would like to research. If you do not know these numbers, this session will show you other ways to find them.

Port Franks Library

Kids

BUILD WITH CONTRAPTIONS – MARBLE RUN

Wednesday, May 10 – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Ages 6 - 10

Construct a marble run together to discover what force makes the marble drop or roll down the ramp as it travels on its course from the top to the bottom! This program will focus on building while incorporating elements of S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics).

AFTERSCHOOL KIDS’ CLUB

Wednesday, May 24, June 7 & 28 - 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Ages 6 - 12

May 24 – Toss and Grow Seed Balls: Create wildflower seed balls to plant in pots or in the garden.

June 7 – Colourful Garden Marker: Create a colourful tin stamped garden or pot marker to display with your flowers or vegetables planted from our seed library!

June 28 – Summer Fun Coaster: Create a coaster in a variety of colours and designs!

PA DAY EXTRAVAGANZA – CREATE A COASTER

Friday, June 9 - 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Ages 8+

Visit the library to create a summer-themed coaster. There will be a few different options to choose from, or design your own!

Teens

EXPLORE WITH VIRTUAL REALITY

Wednesday, June 21 – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Ages 13+

This program will focus on Oculus Go, an all-in-one virtual reality headset. It has a single 5.5-inch LCD display and provides a field view of 101 degrees.

Thedford Library

Kids

EXPLORE WITH CODING – CUBETTOS

Thursday, May 11, 18 - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Ages 4 - 6

This program will focus on using robotics to explore the world of circuits and coding. The program will incorporate elements of S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics).

CREATE WITH PERLER BEADS

Thursday, June 15 - 4:30 to 5:50 p.m.

Ages 5 -10

This program will focus on creating a piece of art with perler beads while incorporating elements of S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics).

AFTERSCHOOL KIDS’ CLUB

Thursday, May 4, June 1, 22 – 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Ages 4 - 12

May 4 – Fun with Flight: Create various paper airplanes and test for the best.

June 1 – Paper Helicopters: Explore how seeds fly using paper copters to mimic conditions in nature.

June 22 – Bird Feeders: Create a bird feeder that will fill your backyard with beautiful birds.

CREATE WITH PIXEL ART – LITE BRITE

Thursday, June 8 & 22 - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Ages 4 - 8

Create a brilliant light display using Lite Brite and explore elements of S.T.E.A.M.(Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics).

Adults

ADULT DIY – MACRAME

Thursday, May 25 – 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Create a simple macrame plant hanger from jute or cotton cord.

Adults

Adult Diy

Monday, May 1 & June 5 - 12:30 to 1:30

May - No Sew Mini Nautical Rope Bucket : Create a no sew mini nautical rope bucket that can be used for multiple purposes on your patio table this coming summer!

June - Inspirational Driftwood Creation: This keepsake could include a quote from your favourite book.

Watford Library

Kids

PLAY WITH WiiU

Tuesday June 13, 20, Thursday June 8, 15, Saturday, June 3,10, 17, 24

Team up or compete, refine your hand-eye coordination and hone your problem-solving skills with an assortment of puzzles and activities. Sign up to play between 12:00 and 7:00 p.m. on weekdays and 3:00 p.m. and 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays.

Adults

VILLAGE OF WATFORD’S 150TH CELEBRATION!

Saturday, June 24 – 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Stop by for crafts, activities and more! Don’t miss out on taking a commemorative photo with our green screen photo booth, featuring historical backdrops.

LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE WITH CATHY & GARY PARSONS

Thursday, May 18 – 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Cathy and Gary Parsons are the co-owners of Lavender Hives, a local lavender farm and apiary that they opened after they retired. They will be sharing their experience and speaking about the benefits of staying engaged and active in retirement.