Adult Programs

The Selwyn Public Library offers a variety of programs for adults in our Library Branches and Makerspace.

Below is a list of all the programs for adults that are currently offered by the Selwyn Public Library.

Programs

Art Display

Drop by the Bridgenorth Library during open hours, and enjoy two-dimensional artwork by different artists each month.

June Artist: David Goyette

David’s work is influenced primarily from the New York school of abstract expressionism of the 1950's and 1960's, and the later practitioners of lyrical abstraction. He is an admirer of colour field abstraction and cites his influences as Robert Motherwell, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, James Brooks, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Helen Frankenthaler, Hans Hofmann, Theodoros Stamos and Gerhard Richter.

SPL Makerspace

To view the full list of Makerspace programs, please visit the SPL Makerspace page.

Art Display Call for Entry

Thank you for your interest in displaying artwork at the Bridgenorth Library. Submissions are closed for 2025, the 2026 call for entry will open in September 2025.

Submission Information

The Selwyn Public Library Art Display Policy and Call for Entry Form are available for review at the Bridgenorth Library. Please contact Heather Jamieson at 705-292-5065 or email Heather for more information or to submit the completed Call for Entry form.

Book Bag

Would you like the library to put together a mystery book bag for you? Each book bag will include 4 books based on the genre or author you select.

Available at all three library locations.

Request a mystery book bag

Book Club

Bridgenorth Book Club

The Bridgenorth Book Club is suspended until September 2025.

Ennismore Book Club

The Ennismore Book Club is suspended until September 2025.

Community Anthology Project

The Selwyn Public Library has launched an exciting new project to collect and celebrate the unique voices of our community. Members of the Publishing Club have compiled stories and poems submitted by the public to include in an anthology, celebrating the talent and creativity of our library patrons. Copies of the anthology will be available for checkout at any of our three library branches this spring. River Echoes: Volume One is now available on our library shelves.

Ennismore Library Travel Collection

Ennismore Library has a new travel collection! Learn what’s available and how to book travel equipment to take with you on your next trip.

View the Travel Collection

Indigenous Resources

The Selwyn Public Library has materials for all ages to learn more about Indigenous history, including the Indian Residential School experience, and the ongoing Truth & Reconciliation process.

View our Indigenous Resources information page

Needlework Group

The Needlework Group with the Makerspace is a place and time to gather, work on independent projects, socialize, and support each other.

Knitting, crochet, and cross-stich welcome. No formal teaching is being provided.

Needlework Group will meet:
First Tuesday of the month 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (drop-in)
First Wednesday of the month 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (drop-in)

SPL Makerspace - 1 Bridge Street, Lakefield

Selwyn Public Library
Bridgenorth Library (705) 292-5065
Ennismore Library (705) 292-8022
Lakefield Library (705) 652-8623
Makerspace (705) 651-8601