The Pickering Public Library will be the heart of an engaged and creative community. We will enrich and inspire the lives of all residents; actively connecting people, ideas and cultures with openness and respect. We will be leaders in information technology, providing access to innovative technology for all. Pickering Public Library will be a destination - a fun place to visit, staffed by a diverse group of individuals who are committed to making a difference in the community. THIS IS A SPACE FOR ALL. THIS IS A MAKER SPACE. MAKE IT YOUR SPACE

1. Children’s Programs October 2019
®Make a Gratitude Gift (8-12 yrs)
Learn how to make seasonal jute napkin rings that
you can use to express your gratitude to a loved
one.
Monday, October 7, 4-5 pm
Central Library
Coffee Break & Play Date
Join us following Storytime in the Storytime
nook for coffee, cookies, and toys galore!
This is a great chance for your kid(s) to
socialize with other kid(s) while you get
some time to socialize with other adults in a
friendly, safe environment. Everyone is
welcome!
Monday, October 7 & 21, 10:45-11:30 am
George Ashe Library
®Pumpkin Spice Night! (9-12 yrs)
Pumpkin spice and everything nice! Come enjoy
some festive activities and refreshments to
celebrate the fall season. We will carve pumpkins
and treat ourselves to fall flavours. Dress for mess!
Wednesday, October 30, 5-6 pm
George Ashe Library
Registration for programs begins September 17
at picnet.org, by phone or in-person.picnet.org

2. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
Family Storytime
(2-5yrs)
10-10:30 am-GA
Toddler Storytime
(18-36mths)
10-10:30 am-CN
2
Baby Storytime
(0-18mths)
11-11:30 am-CN
EarlyOn: Musical
Babies
1:30-2:30 pm-GA
3
Family Storytime
(2-5yrs)
10-10:30 am-CN
4 5
7
Baby & Tot Storytime
(0-3yrs)
10-10:30 am-GA
Coffee Break & Play
Date
10:45-11:30 am-GA
®Make a Gratitude
Gift!
(8-12yrs)
4-5 pm-CN
8
Family Storytime
(2-5yrs)
10-10:30 am-GA
Toddler Storytime
(18-36mths)
10-10:30 am-CN
9
Baby Storytime
(0-18mths)
11-11:30 am-CN
EarlyOn: Musical
Babies
1:30-2:30 pm-GA
Stuffie Sleepover
Storytime
(2-8yrs)
6-6:30 pm-GA
10
Family Storytime
(2-5yrs)
10-10:30 am-CN
11
P.A. Day: Letter to a
Canadian Armed
Forces Member
(5-12yrs)
1-3 pm-GA
P.A. Day: Letter to a
Canadian Armed
Forces Member
(5-12yrs)
1-3 pm-CN
12
14 15
Family Storytime
(2-5yrs)
10-10:30 am-GA
Toddler Storytime
(18-36mths)
10-10:30 am-CN
16
Baby Storytime
(0-18mths)
11-11:30 am-CN
EarlyOn: Musical
Babies
1:30-2:30 pm-GA
Stuffie Sleepover
Storytime
(2-8yrs)
6-6:30 pm-CN
17
Family Storytime
(2-5yrs)
10-10:30 am-CN
18 19
21
Baby & Tot Storytime
(0-3yrs)
10-10:30 am-GA
Coffee Break & Play
Date
10:45-11:30 am-GA
®Planting Tulips for
Spring 2020
(4-7yrs)
4-4:45 pm-GA
22
Family Storytime
(2-5yrs)
10-10:30 am-GA
Toddler Storytime
(18-36mths)
10-10:30 am-CN
Warm Fuzzy Storytime
(2-8yrs)
6-6:30 pm-CN
23
Baby Storytime
(0-18mths)
11-11:30 am-CN
EarlyOn: Musical
Babies
1:30-2:30 pm-GA
Warm Fuzzy Storytime
(2-8yrs)
6-6:30 pm-GA
24
Family Storytime
(2-5yrs)
10-10:30 am-CN
25 26
Costume Dance
Party
(2-7yrs)
1-3 pm-CN
28
Baby & Tot Storytime
(0-3yrs)
10-10:30 am-GA
29
Family Storytime
(2-5yrs)
10-10:30 am-GA
Toddler Storytime
(18-36mths)
10-10:30 am-CN
30
Baby Storytime
(0-18mths)
11-11:30 am-CN
EarlyOn: Musical
Babies
1:30-2:30 pm-GA
®Pumpkin Spice
Night!
(9-12yrs)
5-6 pm-GA
31
Family Storytime
(2-5yrs)
10-10:30 am-CN
Legend
CN = Central Library
GA = George Ashe Library
® = Registration Required
(M) = Maker Space Program
(FL) = Financial Literacy Program
Children’s Programs October 2019
Alternate formats of this document
are available upon request.

3. Teen Programs October 2019
Registration for programs begins September 17
at picnet.org, by phone or in-person.picnet.org
®Get Up & Go Girl
Get Up & Go Girl is back! We’ve got four more interactive
workshops for teen girls who love activism, beauty, style, and
culture. Expect special guests, real talk conversations, games,
challenges, and so much more!
Saturday, October 26, 2-4 pm
George Ashe Library
®Life Hacks 102: Find that
Job!
Jobs: unless you plan to inherit millions, you’ll
eventually need one. Learn how to make job
hunting less painful and more productive.
Thursday, October 10, 6-7 pm
Central Library
®An Open Mic, Karaoke, and You!
From slam poetry to music to short stories—here’s
a chance to share your creations. And if you want to
borrow someone else’s music… we’ll have karaoke,
too!
Tuesday, October 1, 6-8 pm
Central Library

4. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
®An Open Mic,
Karaoke, and
You!
6-8 pm-CN
2
®NOVA—
Presented by
RASC
7-9 pm-CN
3
Youth Drop In
4-5:30 pm-CN
4 5
7 8
Pickering
Township
Historical
Society Meeting
7-9 pm-CN
9
®NOVA—
Presented by
RASC
7-9 pm-CN
10
Youth Drop In
4-5:30 pm-CN
®Life Hacks
102: Find that
Job!
6-7 pm-CN
11 12
14 15 16
®NOVA—
Presented by
RASC
7-9 pm-CN
17
Youth Drop In
4-5:30 pm-CN
18 19
21 22 23
®NOVA—
Presented by
RASC
7-9 pm-CN
24
Youth Drop In
4-5:30 pm-CN
25
®Killer Library
5-8 pm-CN
26
®Get Up & Go
Girl
2-4 pm-GA
28
2SLGBTQ Board
Games
7-8:30 pm-CN
29 30
®NOVA—
Presented by
RASC
7-9 pm-CN
31
Youth Drop In
4-5:30 pm-CN
Legend
CN = Central Library
GA = George Ashe Library
® = Registration Required
(M) = Maker Space Program
(FL) = Financial Literacy Program
Teen Programs October 2019
Alternate formats of this document
are available upon request.

5. Adult Programs October 2019
Registration for programs begins September 17
at picnet.org, by phone or in-person.
picnet.org
2SLGBTQ Board Games
Are you a gaymer? Need a space to chat with
other 2SLBGTQ folk? Need a space where you
can be you? Drop in to play board games,
hangout, and feel welcome. This is a safe
program for our 2SLGBTQ community, allies
welcomed as guests to the space.
Monday, October 28, 7-8:30 pm
Central Library
Seniors’ Social
Join other seniors every Tuesday afternoon for
coffee and conversation. Try your hand at
dominoes, cards, scrabble, or sequence.
Tuesdays, October 1-29, 2-4 pm
Central Library
®NOVA (New Observers to Visual Astronomy)
NOVA is the public introduction to astronomy course that is
designed to show the novice astronomer the wonders of
the night sky and how to enjoy them. NOVA is presented by
volunteers from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
(RASC), Toronto Centre.
NOVA is a six-week program. We are excited to offer a
lineup of expert presenters who will introduce you to visual
observing, the solar system, stars, deep sky objects, black
holes, telescopes, cosmology, and so much more!
Wednesdays, October 2-30, 7-9 pm
Central Library

6. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
Seniors’ Social
2-4 pm-CN
®An Open Mic,
Karaoke, and
You!
6-8 pm-CN
2
®NOVA—
Presented by
RASC
7-9 pm-CN
3
Makers &
Artisans (M)
1-3 pm-CN
4 5
Indie Author
Day
1-4 pm-CN
7 8
Seniors’ Social
2-4 pm-CN
Pickering
Township
Historical
Society Meeting
7-9 pm-CN
9
Knitting Circle
1-3 pm-GA
®NOVA—
Presented by
RASC
7-9 pm-CN
®CPA Financial
Series (FL)
7-8 pm-GA
10
®Pickering
Caregiver Support
Group—By
Livewell Pathway
10 am-12 pm-CN
Genealogy
Workshop
1-3 pm-CN
11 12
14 15
Seniors’ Social
2-4 pm-CN
16
®NOVA—
Presented by
RASC
7-9 pm-CN
®CPA Financial
Series (FL)
7-8 pm-GA
17
Makers & Artisans
(M)
1-3 pm-CN
18 19
21 22
Seniors’ Social
2-4 pm-CN
®In the News—
Discussing Hong
Kong
7-8:30 pm-CN
23
Knitting Circle
1-3 pm-GA
®NOVA—
Presented by
RASC
7-9 pm-CN
®CPA Financial
Series (FL)
7-8 pm-GA
24 25 26
28
2SLGBTQ
Board Games
7-8:30 pm-CN
29
Seniors’ Social
2-4 pm-CN
30
®NOVA—
Presented by
RASC
7-9 pm-CN
31
Makers &
Artisans (M)
1-3 pm-CN
Legend
CN = Central Library
GA = George Ashe Library
® = Registration Required
(M) = Maker Space Program
(FL) = Financial Literacy Program
Adult Programs October 2019
Alternate formats of this document
are available upon request.

7. Maker Space October 2019
Registration for programs begins September 17
at picnet.org, by phone or in-person.picnet.org
® Introduction to HTML (14+)
Interested in web design? Look no further!
Learn the building blocks of website coding
as well as how to make your own
functioning website from scratch! (basic
computer skills are required).
Wednesday, October 9, 6:30-7:30 pm
Central Library
® Large Format Printing (14+)
Learn all about the Large Format Printer, how to
setup your document for the best possible print
and what settings to look for before printing.
Wednesday, October 23, 6:30-8:30 pm
Central Library
®Screenwriting (14+)
This workshop will teach you how to write a
screenplay for a short film. Learn how to
organize your ideas, type up your screenplay
using free software and export to a complete
file.
Wednesday, October 30, 6:30-8:30 pm
Central Library

8. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5
7 8 9
®Introduction to
HTML (M)(14+)
6:30-7:30 pm-CN
10 11 12
14 15 16
®Simple
Electronic Circuits
(M)(11+)
6:30-7:30 pm-CN
®Simple
Electronic Circuits
(M)(11+)
7:30-8:30 pm-CN
17 18 19
21 22 23
®Large Format
Printing (M)(14+)
6:30-8:30 pm-CN
24 25 26
28 29 30
®Screenwriting
(M) (14+)
6:30-7:30 pm-CN
Legend
CN = Central Library
GA = George Ashe Library
® = Registration Required
(M) = Maker Space Program
(FL) = Financial Literacy Program
Maker Space October 2019
Alternate formats of this document
are available upon request.