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Aurora Public Library
FAMILY LITERACY DAY
Wed Jan 27 | 7:00pm Family Literacy Day reminds us of the importance of involving families in life-long learning and literacy activities. Celebrate Family Literacy Day with us via Zoom to learn about the importance of early literacy.
VIRTUAL
Join Polly for a weekly virtual science lab as she demonstrates fun, science-based experiments
Discover how you can impact your child’s literacy skills from birth to preschool and beyond.
YARN BOMB THE LIBRARY
Our 7th annual Yarn Bomb the Library event kicks off on International Sweater Day, February 4, 2021. Drop your donations off between Jan 21 – Feb 4 to have them added to our yarn bomb display or check out our website for some fun yarn bomb ideas.
Virtual
VIRTUAL STORYTIME
Tues, Wed & Fri | 10:30am Tune in on Facebook Live for stories, songs, puppets and more.
SCIENCE LAB
Thursdays | 11:00am Thurdays, Feb 4 – March 6
you can try at home.
MAD SCIENTISTS ONLINE
Fridays | Jan 8 - Feb 26 | 2:00pm Weekly STEM fun and learning on Google Classrooms. Join us for experiments about electricity, ice and much more. Register by emailing children@aurorapl.ca with the names and ages of your children.
eBooks & eAudio • streaming • movies • programs databases • books • study & community space
Aurora Public Library, 15145 Yonge St., Aurora, ON L4G 1M1 | 905 727- 9494 | aurorapl.ca
100 BOOKS BEFORE GRADUATION
A reading challenge for teens. Expand your reading, get book suggestions and work your way to reading 100 Books Before Graduation. Register at aurorapl.beanstack.org
READ WOKE
members of the LGBTQ2
This is a call to action. Arm yourself with knowledge, expand your vision of others and heighten your awareness of issues of racial and social injustice. #aplreadwoke Register at aurorapl.beanstack.org
FEMINIST BOOK CLUB
Wednesday March 10 | 7:00pm Join us for a special International Women's Day Feminist Book Club meeting. Not only will we celebrate by discussing a great feminist read, but all attendees will have the opportunity to pick-up our International Women's Day loot box which will include some fantastic women-centric surprises.
NEWCOMER WOMEN’S MEETUP
BABY CAFÉ
Thursdays | Jan 21, Feb 18, March 18 11:00am - 12:00pm Join us monthly for an interactive expert-facilitated virtual workshop for expecting parents and those with babies and toddlers. Each month will feature a different guest speaker and topic. Participants will have the opportunity to learn, ask questions and connect with other families.
For a full list of our programs visit aurorapl.ca
PFLAG COFFEE NIGHT AURORA
2nd Monday of the month 7:00 - 8:30pm An online safe space where community, friends and allies can come together. Zoom registration through Pflag will be posted monthly.
Register at bit.ly/3iUd0EG
Alternating Tuesdays Jan 12, 26, Feb 9, 23, March 9, 23 10:00 - 11:30am Meet new people, share ideas and learn more about our community.
Each meetup includes a special focus or speaker. Register at bit.ly/3g8C8Fp or email Claudia at colguin@aurorapl.ca
eBooks & eAudio • streaming • movies • programs databases • books • study & community space
Aurora Public Library, 15145 Yonge St., Aurora, ON L4G 1M1 | 905 727- 9494 | aurorapl.ca
THE SCHOLARS’ HUB @ HOME
Wednesdays | 12:00 - 12:45pm Enjoy lectures on a broad range of topics from some of York University’s best minds. Registration through York at bit.ly/3jnbmeS
RETIREMENT HEAVEN or HELL: 9 principles for designing your ideal post-career lifestyle
Tues Feb 2 | 7:00 - 9:00pm Mike Drak discusses his new book and outlines the step-by-step process to create a successful retirement and why people struggle with this issue.
For a full list of our programs visit aurorapl.ca
ENGLISH CONVERSATION MEETUP
Wednesdays | Jan 13, Feb 10, March 10 10:30 - 11:30am All levels of spoken English are welcome at this online social gathering. Join us monthly to meet new people and practice English in everyday conversation.
Each meetup will feature a different theme. Register at bit.ly/33eBXEg or email Claudia at colguin@aurorapl.ca
What is Democracy?
Doc Screening
THURSDAY JANUARY 21 | All Day
If we want to live in a democracy, we must first ask what the word even means.
Director Astra Taylor’s idiosyncratic, philosophical journey spans millennia and continents: from ancient Athens’ ground-breaking Lorem ipsumexperiment in self-government to capitalism’s roots in medieval Italy; from modern-day Greece grappling with financial collapse and a mounting refugee crisis to the United States reckoning with its racist past and the growing gap between rich and poor. View trailer at vimeo.com/266692157 Visit us at aurorapl.ca for all day film access.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
PRESENTING Dr. Cheryl Thompson
Professor ~ Author ~ Public Speaker Reading l Q&A THURS FEB 4 | 7:00 PM | Register at bit.ly/3k9schY
BOOKS: Beauty in a Box: Detangling the Roots of Canada’s Black Beauty Culture
Uncle: Race, Nostalgia, and the Politics of Loyalty
“In Donald Trump’s post-truth America, where nostalgia is used as a political tool to rewrite history, Uncle makes the case for why understanding the production of racial stereotypes matters more than ever before.” – CBC Books Meet Cheryl Thompson vimeo.com/360362217
They Left Us,Everything An evening with Plum Johnson
By turns humorous and touching, They Left Us Everything is an unforgettable memoir about family love, loss and legacies.
A disciplined British father, an exuberant Southern mother, five kids, fifty years’ worth of stuff, and the 23-room house that held them all. Plum Johnson’s memoir is a funny, heartfelt story about what parents leave behind. Author Plum Johnson “Anyone who has packed up the family home after a parent’s death will fall in love with this charming book. An all-too-human, funny and poignant tale of saying goodbye.” Aurora Public Library, 15145 Yonge St., Aurora, ON L4G 1M1 | 905 727- 9494 | aurorapl.ca – SUSAN SWAN, author The Wives of Bath and The Western Light
