Flower Basket Weaving
2025-07-30 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | Library Garden – Perth & District Union Public Library, 30 Herriott St, Perth, ON, K7H 1T2, Canada
Weave an African-style flower basket and make pipe-cleaner flowers to put inside it! This craft is suitable for ages 5-12, but youth of all ages are welcome! This event will take place in the library garden (or inside, weather depending). This is a drop-in event, so no registration is required!

Meet the Naturalist: Rachel Needham
2025-07-31 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-08-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Library Garden – Perth & District Union Public Library, 30 Herriott St, Perth, ON, K7H 1T2, Canada
Stop by the library to ask Rachel all your nature questions. Rachel can recommend some nature books and other nature resources. This event will take place in the library garden (or inside, weather depending). This is a drop-in event, so no registration is required!

LEGO Robotics: Sumo-Bot Competition
2025-08-05 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-08-06 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-08-07 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-08-08 10:00 - 12:30, 2025-08-09 10:00 - 12:30 | Perth & District Union Public Library, 30 Herriott Street, Perth, Ontario, K7H 1T2, Canada
Have you ever wanted to build and code your own robot? Have you ever wanted to see it battle to the end with another bot? Join us to learn to build a Sumobot with LEGO Spike and program it with beginner-friendly coding, and put your creativity to the test! It’s battle time! Flippers and pushers are all allowed!
Ages 8-15. Registration required. Enjoy this free program! (2 sessions max per child)
This program is made possible with funding from Lanark County and The Elizabeth Kelly Foundation.

Storytime with Heidi at the Library
2025-08-05 10:30 - 11:00 | Perth & District Union Public Library, 30 Herriott Street, Perth, Ontario, K7H 1T2, Canada
Join Heidi Tuesday mornings for stories,songs and rhymes.This program is best suited for children ages 0-6 and takes place in Stewart Park. Please bring a blanket to sit on and dress for the the weather.
Registration not required drop in!

Marigold Garland Craft
2025-08-05 14:00 - 15:00 | Library Garden – Perth & District Union Public Library, 30 Herriott St, Perth, ON, K7H 1T2, Canada
Make your own tissue paper marigold garland and learn about the significance of marigolds in Indian culture. This craft is suitable for youth aged 8-13 and requires fine motor skills. Registration is required. This event will take place in the library garden (or inside, weather depending).

Diwali Candle Holder Craft
2025-08-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Library Garden – Perth & District Union Public Library, 30 Herriott St, Perth, ON, K7H 1T2, Canada
Create your own diwali candle holder (with LED lights) and learn about Diwali! This craft is suitable for ages 5-12, but youth of all ages are welcome! This event will take place in the library garden (or inside, weather depending). This is a drop-in event, so no registration is required!

LEGO Lounge
2025-08-07 14:00 - 15:00 | Library Garden – Perth & District Union Public Library, 30 Herriott St, Perth, ON, K7H 1T2, Canada
Let your imagination run wild and build something fun using the library’s extensive LEGO collection. This event will take place in the library garden (or inside, weather depending). This is a drop-in event, so no registration is required!

Story & Craft: “Look Closely in the Rainforest” by Frank Serafini and Venus Fly Trap Puppet Craft
2025-08-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Library Garden – Perth & District Union Public Library, 30 Herriott St, Perth, ON, K7H 1T2, Canada
Join Rory as she reads “Look Closely in the Rainforest” by Frank Serafini and other books about rainforest animals. Then, create your very own venus fly trap puppet! This craft is suitable for ages 5-12, but youth of all ages are welcome! This event will take place in the library garden (or inside, weather depending). This is a drop-in event, so no registration is required!

Lizard Keychain
2025-08-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Library Garden – Perth & District Union Public Library, 30 Herriott St, Perth, ON, K7H 1T2, Canada
Make a beaded lizard keychain! This craft is suitable for ages 5-12, but youth of all ages are welcome! This event will take place in the library garden (or inside, weather depending). This is a drop-in event, so no registration is required!

DIY Sugar Scrub
2025-08-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Library Garden – Perth & District Union Public Library, 30 Herriott St, Perth, ON, K7H 1T2, Canada
Create your own sugar scrub scented with essential oils! This craft is suitable for youth aged 8-13 and registration is required. This event will take place in the library garden (or inside, weather depending).

Story & Craft: “The Blue Songbird” by Vern Kousky and DIY Recycled Bird Craft
2025-08-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Library Garden – Perth & District Union Public Library, 30 Herriott St, Perth, ON, K7H 1T2, Canada
Join Rory as she reads “The Blue Songbird” by Vern Kousky and other books about celebrating our differences and similarities around the world. Kids will then create their own birds from around the world. This event will take place in the library garden (or inside, weather depending). This is a drop-in event, so no registration is required!

Great Canoe Adventure Day! CURRENTLY FULL
2025-08-19 09:00 - 15:30 | Stewart Park, 41 Mill Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada
Each Adventure Day will be at or near your local library, giving us a chance to explore your neighbourhood’s ecosystems from the water. The schedule features three “stations”: the canoe tour, building a birdhouse, and a wild survival workshop, along with many team-building games and citizen science activities. During the canoe tour, we will revisit key concepts like wetlands, watersheds, food webs, biodiversity, invasive species, plant and animal identification, the water cycle, and the history of indigenous peoples’ relationship with land and water. We will also collect water samples for testing later. Participants, both children and adults, must sign the waiver as part of registration to go in the canoes. Parents are welcome to join us. While on the water, there’s a target ratio of one adult for every three younger children (aged 5-7). One adult will be present for every five children who are eight years of age or older. Eva Moons, an outdoor education teacher from Ottawa, will lead the Wild Survival session. Recent news stories have highlighted frightening situations of kids alone outside. This workshop aims to empower and educate kids on how to cope and solve problems if they find themselves in such situations. It will cover navigation, map reading, and other fun skills. To ‘build’ on our bird research, we will construct wooden birdhouses for common backyard species. This activity involves basic math, geometry, carpentry, and a touch of artistry. To give the canoe guides time to prepare for their final trip, after our second break, we’ll hold a physics lesson, game, and contest with renowned science teacher Peter Au. We will end the day with water testing of our collected samples, benthic examining (squirmy things we find in the water), and a closing circle.

Reserve a ticket for each participant including parents and please fill out this waiver

Storytime with Heidi in Stewart Park
2025-07-22 10:30 - 11:00 | Stewart Park, 41 Mill Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada

Kids Movie: Opal (Free Popcorn)
2025-08-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Perth & District Union Public Library, 30 Herriott Street, Perth, Ontario, K7H 1T2, Canada
In a magical floating kingdom that lives or dies by the emotional state of its princess, a spell of sadness forces her to venture out and find a cure.
This event will take place indoors. Free popcorn will be provided! This is a drop-in event, so no registration is required!

Cardboard Airplane Craft
2025-08-20 14:00 - 15:00 | Library Garden – Perth & District Union Public Library, 30 Herriott St, Perth, ON, K7H 1T2, Canada
Create your very own cardboard airplane to explore the world in! This craft is suitable for ages 5-12, but youth of all ages are welcome! This event will take place in the library garden (or inside, weather depending). This is a drop-in event, so no registration is required!

End of Summer Party!
2025-08-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Library Garden – Perth & District Union Public Library, 30 Herriott St, Perth, ON, K7H 1T2, Canada
Join us from 2-3 in the Library Garden as we celebrate the end to another fun TD summer program! We will have cupcakes, games, music, and other fun activities! Winners will be drawn for the prizes!
This event will take place in the library garden (or inside, weather depending). Drop in!

Rideau Eco-Literacy Season Finale
2025-08-26 10:30 - 12:00 | Common Room – Perth & District Union Public Library, 30 Herriott St, Perth, Ontario, K7H 1T2, Canada
This is the last planned session of the Rideau Eco-Literacy for now. This last session has three main goals:
Show the edited Bird Puppet Shows to the group.
Examine and understand the results of the water tests taken during the Great Canoe Adventure.
Celebrate all the learning we have done, and give us some feedback to keep the program as fun as it has been so far!
Paul Hamilton, a board member of the Rideau Roundtable and one of Canada’s foremost authorities on global water quality and algae, will be joining us for the water analysis portion. We will also look at the results from the other library’s adventure water sample. By comparing them, we will be able to make some informed guesses and conclusions about the state of the water of the Rideau River

Storytime with Heidi at the Library
2025-09-19 10:30 - 11:30 | Frizell (Program) Room – Perth & District Union Public Library, 30 Herriott St, Perth, Ontario, K7H 1T2, Canada
Join Heidi on Friday mornings for stories, songs and rhymes. This program is best suited for children ages 0-5 and takes place at the Perth Union Library.
Drop in no registration required. Please arrive 5 minutes early to ensure a smooth program.
Please plan to stay and play after the program.

Perth Code Club
2025-09-20 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-10-04 10:30 - 12:00 | Perth & District Union Public Library, 30 Herriott Street, Perth, Ontario, K7H 1T2, Canada
Sandra Theobald is returning to facilate a wonderful variety of coding workshops. Each day is a stand alone workshop and you may register for which dates you like.

Orange Shirt Day Storytime
2025-09-26 10:30 - 11:30 | Frizell (Program) Room – Perth & District Union Public Library, 30 Herriott St, Perth, Ontario, K7H 1T2, Canada
When Phyllis Webstad went to St. Joseph’s Residential School for the first time, she took with her a shiny new orange shirt that her grandmother bought for her. That shirt was taken away and never returned and has become a symbol of the Every Child Matters movement. On September 30th, we remember and recognize the survivors of residential schools. The Perth & District Union Public Library is honoured to support this movement with a live Storytime in our garden. Francine Desjardins will share stories and songs that celebrate Indigenous culture.
The program will run for 1 hour and starts at 10:30 am.
Registration not required drop in!

Home School Hub
2025-09-30 13:00 - 15:00 | Frizell (Program) Room – Perth & District Union Public Library, 30 Herriott St, Perth, Ontario, K7H 1T2, Canada
Drop in and meet other homeschooling families at the library. This is an informal group and everyone is welcome. The program will run on select Tuesday afternoons from 1-3:00 pm. Please feel free to bring an activity, game, craft or a story to share.

Intergenerational Storytime
2025-10-03 10:30 - 11:30 | Aspira Carolina Retirement Living, 12 Alma Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada
Parents, grandparents and caregivers are encouraged to bring their children and grandchildren to enjoy stories, songs and rhymes with residents from the retirement community, hosted by the library’s Children’s Librarian. This program is best suited for children ages 0 months – 5 years. Drop in all welcome!

LEGO Sumobot - Lanark County Tournament
2025-10-07 16:00 - 18:30, 2025-10-09 16:00 - 18:30 | Frizell (Program) Room – Perth & District Union Public Library, 30 Herriott St, Perth, Ontario, K7H 1T2, Canada
One registration per child. Ages 8 and up.

Please choose either ROUND 1 (Oct 7, 4-6:30pm) OR ROUND 2 (Oct 9, 4-6:30pm). Each child is placed in a team with another participant and the duo compete against other teams to move to the Lanark Highlands Public Library, Saturday November 8, from 11am to 2pm, 1pm – 4pm. The winners of the Perth & District Library Finals go on to compete against teams from Carleton Place, Lanark Highlands, Mississippi Mills, and Smith Falls at the Lanark County Final (Saturday November 8,from 11am to 2pm in Lanark) and win the trophy and prizes!
Although a child registers for only ONE of the first rounds, each child needs to be available to attend both finals – just in case!
Special thanks to the Elizabeth Kelly Foundation and Lanark County for their amazing support.
