events


Kortright Hills NG Boonanza
Oct
25

Kortright Hills NG Boonanza

Saturday October 25th, 12 PM - 2 PM

Stay tuned to our social media pages to find out the details.

This event is so much fun. Definitely would never miss it.

Trust me, you want to be there!!!

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Booktoberfest
Oct
4

Booktoberfest

📚✨ Booktoberfest is almost here!

🗓️ Saturday, October 4th | 10 AM–2 PM

📍 Children’s Reading Room

What’s in store:

● 📖 Guest Author Readings

● 🎶 Live Music

● 🧁 Bake Sale (because book crumbs count!)

● 🎨 Crafts & Games

● 🕷️ A surprise visit from Spiderman

● 🤫 Silent Auction - thank you to those who have donated, please see the donors before

●  💖Face tattoos and Henna

● …and best of all, FREE books for every child to take home!

💌 We’re still accepting donations for the silent auction! If you’d like to contribute, please reach out — your support makes a lasting difference.

See you there, Guelph friends! 💖

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Willow West Block Party
Jul
19

Willow West Block Party

Every year, we attend a great local and free family event in the parking lot of the No Frills at the corner of Silvercreek and Willow.

Families can enjoy many free activities and grab a free book from us.

Stay tuned for more information.

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Knights Fest
Jun
28

Knights Fest

Join us at the Guelph Youth Music Centre for Knights Fest.

We will be distributing a selection of free mythical and whimsical children’s books to families. As well as bookmarks and buttons.


Stay tuned for more details.

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Pride in the Park
Jun
14

Pride in the Park

Join us at Exhibition Park for Pride in the Park.

We will be distributing free children’s books as well as bookmarks and buttons.


Stay tuned for more details.

We will post the flyer when it comes available.

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Beyond the Book
May
31

Beyond the Book

Our 3rd Annual Beyond the Book event returns this year on Saturday, May 31st, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

We have so many fun things planned.

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Free to Read Book Sale
Apr
26

Free to Read Book Sale

Once again The Guelph Tool Library will be hosting the Free To Read book sale, taking place on Saturday April 26, 2025 from 10 am - 3 pm.  Books will be $1 each and they hope to have over 7500 books to choose from for purchasers.

Book collection begins on Saturday, March 1st, and books can be dropped off at the Guelph Tool Library during their regular hours.

The Free to Read Book Sale supports the Books for Inmates Program, a program that supports literacy programs in correctional facilities across South-Western Ontario.  The Free to Read Sale has provided thousands of books and funding to this program since its inception in 2022.

Please visit their website for more information.

If you would like to help out, please contact John Dennis at director@guelphtoollibrary.org for more information.

We will be there distributing free children’s book to the families who come to the sale, so please stop by our table to grab a free book and learn more about the programs we offer.

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Carnival EGGtravaganza
Apr
12

Carnival EGGtravaganza

Mark your calendars!!

Kortright Hills Neighbourhood Group is pleased to announce its Carnival EGGtravaganza on Saturday, April 12, in the Kortright Hills Public School gym from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. They have organized fun activities and games.

We will be there distributing free children’s books.

Free Admission

Come join us.

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Guest Author for Story Time and Craft All Creatures Great and Small Series
Mar
6
to Mar 7

Guest Author for Story Time and Craft All Creatures Great and Small Series

All Creatures Great and Small Series

We have Partnered with Lisa Browning from One Thousand Trees to bring you “All Creatures Great and Small” . Every month we will collaborating with Lisa to bring in a local author to read us one of their stories about an animal and combine it with a fun craft. Please click the link here for a list of all the upcoming events and guest authors.

Author, Arlene Davies-Fuhr, wrote a books about a pig named Zola.

She will reading her book with us at Story and Craft Time on Thursday March 6th and Friday March 7th at 11:00 AM. Lisa Browning will be supplying the materials for the craft we are doing with the book.

We hear that Arlene will also be dressing up as her character Zola the pig. How exciting!!!

About the Book
This is the story of Zola, an ambitious, zealous pig who wears aviator glasses and designs over-the-top adventures for herself. Her zany personality sparkles in the sequined outfits she adores. Zola is an inspiration as she overcomes obstacles and discovers a way to accomplish her dreams.

About the Author
Arlene Davies-Fuhr was an English as a Second Language teacher, a community college English instructor,  and a Mennonite pastor. She enjoys playing the ukulele, dulcimer, and djembe drum. Arlene is quite unconventional and has been called the Queen of Razzmatazz. It’s not a stretch to see ways that Arlene and Zola are similar.

We think Zola is the perfect female inspiration we all need during International Women’s Week this week.

Please see the flyer below.

Thank you Lisa and Arlene

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Book Bash
Nov
3

Book Bash

We can’t wait to attend this event again. This will be our third time, and we always have a great time meeting literacy enthusiasts and many talented authors.

Come by our table to receive a free book and a free button or bookmark.

Thank you for the invite Vocamus Writers Community.

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Booktoberfest
Oct
12

Booktoberfest

Our 3rd Annual Booktoberfest is coming up fast.

Here is what you can expect from the day

Silent auction table (we have tons of stuff this year, some really great items).

A Bake sale table

Craft and activity with the Neighbourhood group.

A live musician.

Three guest authors.

Promoting our Royal City ABC book with a drawing contest for artwork to be featured in the book.

Book donation area. 

Free books, of course

And hopefully, much more.

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Family Fun Day
Sep
28

Family Fun Day

New to Canada? Join us at the Shelldale Community Centre for a free family event. Meet other families and learn more about resources to help you. Including Fun-Filled Activities and Refreshments!

We have been invited to distribute free children’s books to the families at this fun event.

We hope to see you there.

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The Big Book sale
Sep
19

The Big Book sale

The Friends of the Guelph Library are also good friends of ours. They are very generous with the books that do not pass their screening standards and pass them on to us and other organizations that could benefit from them. After the sale, we are welcome to come again and take another look to search for books that would benefit our programs and families. We are so grateful to them.

They have invited us to join them on Thursday, September 19, from 2 to 8 p.m. to distribute books and talk to families about our organization and programs. We can’t wait!

At the Big Book Sale, you can also find games, puzzles, DVDs, and more – all at very affordable prices.

Hosted by The Friends of the Guelph Library

Friends of the Guelph Public Library – Friends of the Guelph Public Library (fgpl.ca)

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Kortright Hills Summer Chill Night
Aug
15

Kortright Hills Summer Chill Night

We have been invited by our lovely friends at the KHNG to distribute free children’s book at the Summer Chill Night. We can not wait to attend. It will be so much fun.

See the flyer below for details.

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Willow West Block Party
Jul
13

Willow West Block Party

We are back again for our third Willow West Shopping Center Block Party.

Can you believe this will be our third time attending this event? It was one of the first events we attended after opening in May 2022. They have supported us since and always ask us to come back. We gladly will.

It will be located in the parking lot of No Frills on Silvercreek Pkwy, at the corner of Willow Rd.

Come see us and get a free book.

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Regular Programs

Check out our weekly programs!

BUILD YOUR HOME LIBRARY

Wednesdays from 9-12 & 1-5
Thursdays from 9-1
Fridays from 9-12 & 1-5

MUSIC AND STORY CIRCLE

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 10am

STORY TIME & CRAFTS

Thursday and Friday at 11am

ROYAL CITY READERS

Wednesday and Friday until 5 pm

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