{"id":36960,"date":"2025-10-09T15:19:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=36960"},"modified":"2025-10-09T15:19:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:19:16","slug":"explore-all-apl-has-to-offer-during-ontario-public-libraries-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/explore-all-apl-has-to-offer-during-ontario-public-libraries-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore all APL has to offer during Ontario Public Libraries Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

October is Canadian Public Libraries Month, and local libraries are pulling out all the stops to showcase all public libraries have to offer \u2013 and what they\u2019ve come to mean to the community well beyond the volumes on shelves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at home, Ontario Public Libraries Week will take place in October 19 \u2013 25 and, with this year\u2019s theme being \u201cLibraries for Life,\u201d the Aurora Public Library (APL) is stepping forward with a series of programs and initiatives to show that the APL is here to support you every step of the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe want to remind the community that we are here and we want them to all be here with us,\u201d says APL\u2019s Polly Ross-Tyrrell. \u201cWe want to remind the community of the things we represent \u2013 freedom of information, diverse programming, diverse interests \u2013 and we want to make sure everybody has their perfect book and everybody has their perfect program, and that we can help them find that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe want to celebrate what libraries mean to society, which is quite a lot. We are that classic \u2018third place\u2019 where you can go that isn\u2019t your home, isn\u2019t your school or work, but a place you can go and be. It\u2019s another place where everybody can be themselves, find the things they are interested in, and just be calm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canadian Public Libraries programming began earlier this week with a university and college fair on Monday afternoon, and activities will continue throughout the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initiatives include a Diwali Dance Workshop this Sunday, October 12, from 2 \u2013 3 p.m.; a drop-in Hallowe\u2019en themed Drag King Story Hour at Aurora Town Square from 10.30 \u2013 11.30 a.m., featuring Gustav; a Repair Caf\u00e9 on Saturday, October 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; while an ongoing crafting initiative is the chance to build your own \u201cMini-Library in a Tin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe day we\u2019ve chosen to celebrate the Week \u2013 October 18 \u2013 is a day that was already packed with an absolutely fabulous breadth of programming,\u201d says Ross-Tyrrell, noting the community programming work of APL\u2019s Susan Collins. \u201cWe\u2019ll have, of course, a story time, but we\u2019ll also have our philosophy club, Calm Within, which is our mantra meditation program, the Repair Caf\u00e9, and we\u2019ll also have a video game program in the afternoon for children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think there are also people who assume that we are there only for one viewpoint, and we are not. We are there for everybody. And we want to celebrate the diverse and we want to celebrate you if you’re not feeling so diverse, too. That’s okay. We are still going to do our diverse things over here, but you are still welcome. We want everybody to feel welcome, and that means not turning anybody away and making sure that we have a broad reach in terms of the things we can offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease do everybody come and join us for cake at least on October 18, see what we do and how much we love to share it with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a full roster of upcoming Aurora Public Library events, visit aurorapl.ca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir
Editor
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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