Music & Storytime
2025-04-22 10:00 - 10:45, 2025-04-29 10:00 - 10:45 (America/Toronto) | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
Listen, sing, and play! Kids (ages 2-6) pick picture books to share, then join Miss Lesley for music fun with percussion instruments.

Georgian College Information & Open Onboarding
2025-04-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
Marg Thibideau serves as the Academic Upgrading Officer at Georgian College’s John DiPoce South Georgian Bay Campus, where she warmly welcomes inquiries about the Academic and Career Preparation Program. This program offers an array of FREE courses, including Core Upgrading, Career and College Preparation, and Employment Readiness courses. Additionally, comprehensive support is available for individuals preparing to write their General Education Development (GED) test.
With classes currently offered in both Collingwood and Wasaga Beach, learners can opt for either in-class or remote delivery. Funded by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, this program offers free upgrading to eligible learners aged 19 or older residing in Ontario, with some applicants aged 16 to 18 also potentially eligible.
Registration required. For more information, please contact ACPSouthGeorgianBay@georgiancollege.ca or 249-882-0018.

Rhythm of the Beach Drum Circle
2025-04-22 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-04-29 11:00 - 12:00 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
Drumming with your hands and getting into the rhythm with the group can be therapeutic, hypnotic or just plain fun!

Groupe De Conversation
2025-04-22 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-04-29 11:00 - 12:00 | ON
This program is offered in partnership with La Cle in a hybrid format: participants may continue to participate remotely by Zoom, if preferred, or join the group in person at the library.
Please be aware that this program is offered entirely in the French language as conversational practice for adults 19 years+ who already know French. This is not a beginner instructional language class and is for intermediate to advanced learners wanting to practice their conversational French.
Register once by email with La Cle at: formation@lacle.ca and drop in by Zoom each week or in-person to Wasaga Beach Public Library – Group Study Room. A La Cle facilitator will send weekly reminder emails and the Zoom link. Free to participate.
Library membership is required for in-person participation.

Ce programme est offert en partenariat avec La Clé dans un format hybride : les participants peuvent participer à distance via Zoom ou en personne à la bibliothèque.

Veuillez noter que ce programme est offert entièrement en français afin que les adultes de 19 ans et plus qui connaissent déjà le français puissent pratiquer et améliorer leur communication orale français. Ce n’est pas un cours de français pour débutants et il s’adresse aux apprenants de niveau intermédiaire et avancé.

Inscrivez-vous simplement en écrivant un courriel à La Clé : formation@lacle.ca et participez chaque semaine via Zoom ou en personne à la bibliothèque publique de Wasaga Beach – Salle d’étude de groupe. Une formatrice de La Clé enverra des courriels de rappel hebdomadaires et le lien Zoom. La participation est gratuite. L’adhésion à la bibliothèque est requise pour la participation en personne.

Earth Day Seed Bombs
2025-04-22 17:00 - 18:00 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
Let’s celebrate earth day with some earth friendly spring science!

📅 Ages: 5-12
📌 Wasaga Beach Public Library card required for registration.
Location: Learning Lab
Using simple recycled materials and wild flower seeds, children will learn how to make seed bombs. Be ready for spring plantings, or give it as a gift!
Dress for a mess!
🎨 All materials provided.

Wasaga Writers Club
2025-04-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
Experienced and amateur writers are welcome to join meetings to share writing, seek critiques and enjoy the creative process.

Adults Sew Savvy: Make Boxer Shorts
2025-04-23 13:00 - 15:00 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
Progress your beginner sewing skills by making simple shorts in this 2-session program. Attendance is required for both dates: Apr 23 & 30.

🎟️ Registration requires a WBPL membership card.
✂️ This is a TWO-SESSION workshop. Participants MUST attend both dates: Wednesday, April 23 & Wednesday, April 30 from 1 – 3pm.
Join us for this beginner sewing class designed for adults with some sewing machine experience! Over two sessions, you’ll learn how to create a pair of shorts with a patch pocket and elastic waist—perfect for casual wear or sleepwear.
📅 This is a TWO-WEEK program on Wednesday afternoons. Participants must be available for both sessions to ensure they complete their project.
What You’ll Need to Bring:
🔹 Fabric of your choice (cotton broadcloth, flannelette, gingham, or lightweight denim):

1.5 yards if using 60” wide fabric
1.75 yards if using 45” wide fabric
(Fabric available at Fabricland, Len’s Mill in Barrie, or some Walmart stores.)
🔹 Elastic: 1” width, 1 yard (for the waistband)
🔹 Thread (optional—library will provide thread, but you may wish to bring your own matching thread)

📌 Important Notes:
✅ Pre-requisites: A WBPL library card AND completion of the WBPL Learn Machine Basics class OR previous experience with an electric sewing machine.
✅ Attendance Commitment: This is a TWO-SESSION class. If you register, you are committing to attending BOTH dates.
✅ Prepping Your Fabric: Please pre-wash and dry your fabric before class to prevent shrinking. Press with an iron at home or arrive early to use the library’s iron.
✅ Limited spots: Maximum of 6 registrants. If you register but cannot attend, please notify us promptly so we can offer your spot to someone on the waitlist.
🪡 Come stitch, learn, and create in a fun and supportive setting!

Earth Week: Into the Wild of Ontario
2025-04-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
Join us to celebrate our wonders of nature for Earth Week!

📅 Ages: Adults
📌 Wasaga Beach Public Library card required for registration.
Join us for an adventurous journey through the layers of the atmosphere! This exciting program covers meteors, the Aurora Borealis, and noctilucent clouds, before bringing us back down to Earth to explore Ontario’s trilliums, trees, songbirds, and owls. We’ll wrap up with a deep dive into the weirdest clouds in our troposphere and how they form!
About the Presenter:
David T. Chapman started doing photography as well as storm chasing at the age of 16. He is self-taught in the art of photography and has been pursuing his career professionally since the age of eighteen. He learned at a very young age from his father to appreciate his surrounding environment. He enjoys taking photographs and videos of weather phenomena, especially lightning, as well as scenery and nature. David likes to seek out unusual examples of nature such as superior mirages, albino birds, ice caves and various types of naturally created vortexes, ranging in size from dust devils to tornadoes. To date, he has found multi-petalled Ontario trilliums, the highest of which had 33 petals. David is also a professional speaker and enjoys entertaining and educating a great crowd. His main areas of expertise are: Weather/Aurora Borealis, Local Interests and Scenery of Ontario, Birds and Wildlife.

Welcome Centre Immigrant Services
2025-04-24 11:00 - 16:00 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
At Welcome Centre Immigrant Services, you can find all the services you need in one place. We are here to help newcomers and immigrants get the right information; and to find out about what other help is available.
Phone: 1-877-761-1155

Regional Housing Support Services
2025-04-24 13:00 - 15:00 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
Regional Housing Support Services offers housing-related services to members of the community of Simcoe County.
Support is offered to community members at risk of homelessness, experiencing homelessness or experiencing rental and/or utilities arrears.
Luke Allen Housing Access Worker
Contact: 705-739-0485

Sew Savvy Open Studio (Adults)
2025-04-24 13:00 - 15:00 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
Join us for Sew Savvy: Open Studio, where you’ll have access to an on-site sewing coach ready to support you every step of the way.

Death Café
2025-04-24 13:30 - 14:30 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
This workshop offers a unique gathering, where individuals come together to share sweet treats, sip tea, and engage in conversations about death. Unlike grief support or counselling sessions, Death Cafe is a discussion group with no set agenda or themes. Hosted by the South Georgian Bay Community Health Centre, these sessions are led by a Pain and Palliative Symptom Management Nurse Consultant.
Register: https://www.southgeorgianbaychc.ca/program/64/

Wasaga Mosaic Mural Tile Painting: Adults
2025-04-24 14:00 - 16:00 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
Help contribute to a collaborative community art project!

Free Tax Clinics
2025-04-24 15:00 - 19:00, 2025-04-26 10:00 - 15:00 | ON
Through the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP), we will be hosting free tax clinics from February 27 through April 26, 2025. Volunteers will file tax returns for individuals and couples with a modest income and a simple tax situation; see below for eligibility guidelines.
NOTICE: Clicking the registration link below will open a form to add your name to the waiting list. A volunteer will contact you directly to schedule a date and time for your tax appointment.
In order to be eligible for the CVITP, individuals must have a modest income of $35,000.00 for an Individual, $ 45,000.00 for a couple, and a simple tax situation.
This may include:

adults 65 years and older
housing-insecure individuals
Indigenous Peoples
modest-income individuals
newcomers
persons with disabilities
students

In general, a tax situation is simple if an individual has no income or if their income comes from these sources:

employment
pension
benefits, such as the Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, disability insurance, employment insurance, and social assistance
Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs)
scholarships, fellowships, bursaries, or grants
interest (under $1,000)

The CVITP does not provide training or support for complex tax situations. Volunteers will not complete returns with the following:

self-employment income or employment expenses
business income and expenses
rental income and expenses
interest income over $1,000
capital gains or losses
bankruptcy in the tax year (or the year before, if that return has not yet been filed)
deceased person
foreign property (T1135)
foreign income

French Reading Club: Ages 5 - 8
2025-04-24 16:30 - 17:30 | ON
Join our online French Reading Club from the comfort of your home!

French Reading Club: Ages 9 - 13
2025-04-24 17:30 - 18:30 | ON

English Conversation Circle With Welcome Centre Immigrant Services
2025-04-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
English Conversational Circle for Newcomers
Improve your English skills in a friendly setting hosted by Welcome Centre Immigrant Services.

Service Coordination by Ian Cowie

Direct Line: 289-338-5140
Toll-Free: 1-877-761-1155
Email: mobileunit@welcomecentre.ca

Baby and Me
2025-04-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
Join other parents and their babies to meet in an informal, supportive environment. Enjoy sensory experience, songs and stories.

Friday Afternoon Book Club
2025-04-25 14:00 - 15:30 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
Join the fun! Friday Afternoon Book Club usually meets on the 1st & 3rd Fridays of each month. This group is fragrance-free.

Family Genealogy: Research Organizational Tips
2025-04-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
Conquer the chaos! Learn practical strategies to bring structure and clarity to your family history research.

📅 Ages: Adults
📌 Wasaga Beach Public Library card required for registration.
Has your family history research spiraled out of control? Are you finding materials scattered throughout your home? Or perhaps you’re new to genealogy and searching for ways to organize the information you’ve uncovered. If so, this presentation is for you!
Join us as we explore practical strategies to bring order to your genealogy project. Topics will include how to begin (or start over), essential organization basics, using research checklists, creating a plan, logging your discoveries, tracking sources, and choosing between paper and digital systems. We’ll also discuss ways to future-proof your project. While there’s no single ‘right’ way to organize your research, this session aims to provide inspiration and tools to help you determine your next steps.
About the Presenter:
Nancy Leveque has been passionate about family history since her early teens. Since 2006, she has served as the Newsletter Editor for the Simcoe County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society, combining her love of history and writing. In 2012, she published Researching Your Ancestors in Simcoe County: A Study in Migratory Patterns and Family History, a resource she wishes had been available when she began her research in the 1990s. Today, Nancy continues to share her knowledge by writing articles, giving presentations to local groups, and assisting others with their family history projects.

Genealogy Interest Group
2025-04-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
Join others who share your love of genealogy!

EarlyON Little Artists
2025-04-28 10:30 - 11:30 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
Join us as we explore a variety of art and sensory experiences.
Together with your child, allow your creativity flow with different materials and inspirations each week.
PLEASE DRESS FOR A MESS!
Recommended for 2 years and up.
Registration is encouraged because space is limited.
Sign up for your FREE account here:
hhtps://www.missioninc.com/csol/simcoe/en-a/sign-in

Stitch-Talk-Walk
2025-04-28 13:30 - 15:00 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
Join us every Monday for a cozy knitting and crochet circle at the library! Get creative, enjoy conversation, and take a walk on the track.

Home Horizon Youth Outreach
2025-04-28 15:00 - 16:00 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
Our Your S.A.F.E. outreach program works with additional vulnerable youth to identify safe living spaces and provides direction to assist them in regaining control of their lives. Our S.A.F.E. outreach programs serve youth aged 16-29. Since the launch of this program in July 2020,we have served 127 youth, with over 1085 service interactions (referrals, goalsetting, supplies, workshops, etc.), many in the Wasaga Beach area.
Through our outreach services, we supply important items such as tents, sleeping bags, food, hygiene products, grocery gift cards, masks & sanitizers, jackets, hand warmers, clothes, and much more.
The program also provides support and advocacy for mental health, physical health (new family doctor), legal matters, financial aid, rental/tenant advocacy as well as referrals to other housing agencies.
The program has been an incredible success to date. It helps one of our most vulnerable populations to avoid falling through the cracks, providing every individual who come in contact with our outreach worker the chance to feel safe and heard. We work with all marginalized youth regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, family situations and socio-economic background.
Our programs are designed to assist youth struggling with social inequalities with tools that will help them to cope and grow stronger to manage and address any bias they face in life.

Slime Club: Edible Spring Slime
2025-04-29 17:00 - 18:00 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
Explore the world of slime-making.

📅 Ages: 5-12
📌 Wasaga Beach Public Library card required for registration.
Fun monthly themes to keep young scientists mixing and measuring their way to gooey fun! Please notify us during registration if your child has any allergies.
🎨 All materials provided. Dress for a mess!

Parkinson Canada Support Group
2025-05-01 12:30 - 14:15 | Wasaga Beach Public Library, 544 River Road West, Wasaga Beach, ON, L9Z 2P1, Canada
Location Update: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the May Parkinson Support Group meeting will now be held at Wasaga Beach Community Presbyterian Church (208 Mosley St, Wasaga Beach, ON L9Z 2K1).
Local support groups offer a safe environment for talking about your experiences, enhancing your ability to cope with the daily challenges of Parkinson’s disease.
