Events at this location

Come play with us as we learn and explore through art, music, physical movement and sensory play to build imagination, language, social relationships, growth and development. 

All babies and children from birth to age six and their parents/caregivers are welcome to join us at the Main Branch for a free play and inquiry-based program. 

Fun activities will include messy art, storytelling, and a group song circle.  We might get messy and we might get loud, but we will always have fun!

This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.

Come play with us as we learn and explore through art, music, physical movement and sensory play to build imagination, language, social relationships, growth and development. 

All babies and children from birth to age six and their parents/caregivers are welcome to join us at the Main Branch for a free play and inquiry-based program. 

Fun activities will include messy art, storytelling, and a group song circle.  We might get messy and we might get loud, but we will always have fun!

This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.

Come play with us as we learn and explore through art, music, physical movement and sensory play to build imagination, language, social relationships, growth and development. 

All babies and children from birth to age six and their parents/caregivers are welcome to join us at the Main Branch for a free play and inquiry-based program. 

Fun activities will include messy art, storytelling, and a group song circle.  We might get messy and we might get loud, but we will always have fun!

This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.

Come play with us as we learn and explore through art, music, physical movement and sensory play to build imagination, language, social relationships, growth and development. 

All babies and children from birth to age six and their parents/caregivers are welcome to join us at the Main Branch for a free play and inquiry-based program. 

Fun activities will include messy art, storytelling, and a group song circle.  We might get messy and we might get loud, but we will always have fun!

This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.

This series focuses on childrearing in Indigenous families from birth to age seven and includes information about the roles and responsibilities within Indigenous families and communities related to childrearing.  It shares teachings from a range of First Nations in Ontario including Anishinaabe, Cree, Metis, and Haudenosaunee.  Some of the topics discussed within these series include contemporary and traditional parenting styles and approaches. It also shares information about ceremonies, guiding children, responding to the needs and behaviours of our children, ensuring safety and security within our parenting, and managing stress.

To register please call (519) 209-3574 or email capc@niwasa.ca.

What are your stories? Are you ready to tell them?

We meet biweekly from fall until spring for instruction and peer support, then publish an annual anthology of short memoirs every summer.

For more information and to register, contact Robin at rharding@brantfordlibrary.ca.

Would you like to practice your English speaking skills? Join our Conversation Circle and meet new friends, learn about Library services and talk about your community, culture and customs.

This group is for permanent residents and convention refugees. In partnership with YMCA of Hamilton, Burlington, Brantford Immigrant Services.

Learn the basics of 3D design! We’ll show you how to create a simple 3D object using free online software as well as how to prepare and submit your design for printing at the Library.

Registration is required and space is limited. Click the register button on the website to reserve your seat now!

Drop-in at Main on Tuesday nights for hands-on activities and explore challenges with science, technology, engineering, art and math. We invite you to challenge your brain critically and creatively!

In this weekly storytime hosted every Thursday, preschoolers will develop a love for reading by learning easy rhymes, repeating phrases, exploring story props, and strengthening comprehension, together! Books from our collection will be carefully selected to help bring the learning home.

This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.

Come play with us as we learn and explore through art, music, physical movement and sensory play to build imagination, language, social relationships, growth and development. 

All babies and children from birth to age six and their parents/caregivers are welcome to join us at the Main Branch for a free play and inquiry-based program. 

Fun activities will include messy art, storytelling, and a group song circle.  We might get messy and we might get loud, but we will always have fun!

This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.

A Place to Be is a weekly community-led drop-in space hosted by Belonging Brant. Join us every week for pleasant conversation, coffee, and snacks at the Brantford Library (downtown) in the open space by the entrance off Colborne St. We are a community organization looking to tackle loneliness and disconnection in the Brantford and Brant County region and we need your help.  Come and make the space your own! Host an activity! Make a friend!

NOTE:  No A Place to Be: in person on Thurs. Sept. 8.

Join us for a weekly adult drop-in program every Friday afternoon at the Main branch from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. designed to link people to community resources and provide a helping hand.

Community organizations will attend when available. There will be coffee, snacks, and conversation.

Come play with us as we learn and explore through art, music, physical movement and sensory play to build imagination, language, social relationships, growth and development. 

All babies and children from birth to age six and their parents/caregivers are welcome to join us at the Main Branch for a free play and inquiry-based program. 

Fun activities will include messy art, storytelling, and a group song circle.  We might get messy and we might get loud, but we will always have fun!

This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.

Come play with us as we learn and explore through art, music, physical movement and sensory play to build imagination, language, social relationships, growth and development. 

All babies and children from birth to age six and their parents/caregivers are welcome to join us at the Main Branch for a free play and inquiry-based program. 

Fun activities will include messy art, storytelling, and a group song circle.  We might get messy and we might get loud, but we will always have fun!

This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.

Come play with us as we learn and explore through art, music, physical movement and sensory play to build imagination, language, social relationships, growth and development. 

All babies and children from birth to age six and their parents/caregivers are welcome to join us at the Main Branch for a free play and inquiry-based program. 

Fun activities will include messy art, storytelling, and a group song circle.  We might get messy and we might get loud, but we will always have fun!

This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.

Come play with us as we learn and explore through art, music, physical movement and sensory play to build imagination, language, social relationships, growth and development. 

All babies and children from birth to age six and their parents/caregivers are welcome to join us at the Main Branch for a free play and inquiry-based program. 

Fun activities will include messy art, storytelling, and a group song circle.  We might get messy and we might get loud, but we will always have fun!

This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.

Come play with us as we learn and explore through art, music, physical movement and sensory play to build imagination, language, social relationships, growth and development. 

All babies and children from birth to age six and their parents/caregivers are welcome to join us at the Main Branch for a free play and inquiry-based program. 

Fun activities will include messy art, storytelling, and a group song circle.  We might get messy and we might get loud, but we will always have fun!

This is a drop-in program. No registration is required.

A Place to Be is a weekly community-led drop-in space hosted by Belonging Brant. Join us every week for pleasant conversation, coffee, and snacks at the Brantford Library (downtown) in the open space by the entrance off Colborne St. We are a community organization looking to tackle loneliness and disconnection in the Brantford and Brant County region and we need your help.  Come and make the space your own! Host an activity! Make a friend!

NOTE:  No A Place to Be: in person on Thurs. Sept. 8.

Join us in the Brantford Library third floor auditorium (Colborne St.) for an afternoon filled with connection, conversation and of course art! Everyone is welcome to join, no experience or supplies necessary. Food and supplies are all provided!

If you have a passion for art or self-expression, come out and join us! This event is hosted by local artist Jason White!

Join us in the Brantford Library third floor auditorium (Colborne St.) for a diamond dot event! Hosted by Jacky and Sherry, this event is all about those who love to diamond dot, or who want to learn! Come out and chat with us over coffee and snacks. All supplies and refreshments provided.

See you then!

A Place to Be is a weekly community-led drop-in space hosted by Belonging Brant. Join us every week for pleasant conversation, coffee, and snacks at the Brantford Library (downtown) in the open space by the entrance off Colborne St. We are a community organization looking to tackle loneliness and disconnection in the Brantford and Brant County region and we need your help.  Come and make the space your own! Host an activity! Make a friend!

NOTE:  No A Place to Be: in person on Thurs. Sept. 8.

A Place to Be is a weekly community-led drop-in space hosted by Belonging Brant. Join us every week for pleasant conversation, coffee, and snacks at the Brantford Library (downtown) in the open space by the entrance off Colborne St. We are a community organization looking to tackle loneliness and disconnection in the Brantford and Brant County region and we need your help.  Come and make the space your own! Host an activity! Make a friend!

NOTE:  No A Place to Be: in person on Thurs. Sept. 8.