Whitby Public Library

🚨 Baby Ducklings Alert (yes, real ones!) 🚨
Children of all ages are invited to celebrate the end of our Duck Duck Read Challenge with a special Storytime featuring author Carolyn J. Morris and some adorable feathered guests. Enjoy stories, meet baby ducklings, and make some unforgettable memories at the Library.

No registration required—just drop in!
📍 Central Library
🗓 Saturday, June 13
⏰ 10:30–11:30 a.m.

💌 One hour. A few thoughtful words. A lasting impact. 💌
Join a global movement that has delivered more than one million letters to seniors experiencing loneliness and isolation. Together, we'll write messages of kindness and encouragement that will be shared with residents of long term care facilities through Letters Against Isolation.

📍 Central Library
🗓 Tuesday, June 9
⏰ 7:00–8:00 p.m.

👉 Register today at https://whitbylibrary.libcal.com/event/4008202

No writing experience required! Just a willingness to brighten someone's day.

Big weekend in Brooklin! It's Spring Fair time and we're excited to be taking part again this year. 🎉Come visit our booth on Saturday, June 6 for loads of fun activities. Catch us on the stage for storytimes at 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
See you soon!

📚 Book Sale: Know Before You Go 📚
Will you be joining us for our first-ever Book Sale? Before you visit, here's what you need to know:
🗓 Saturday, June 13
⏰ 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.
📍 Meeting Room 1, Central Library
😎 Line-up begins outside the north-east entrance. Please dress for the weather.
💳 Cash, debit, and credit card payment accepted

For parking information and additional sale details, visit https://whitbylibrary.ca/BookSale

🎟 More Community Passes. More Opportunities to Explore. 🎟
Starting Thursday, July 2, Community Passes will move to a first-come, first-served borrowing model at all Whitby Public Library locations. This change is designed to reduce long wait times and help more people enjoy these popular passes.

We're also excited to announce that six new Community Passes will be launching on July 2, giving you even more ways to discover local attractions.

As we prepare for these changes, Community Passes will be temporarily unavailable from June 1-30, 2026 and all existing holds were cancelled on June 1. Stay tuned—we'll be sharing details about the new passes soon!

📚 A First for Durham Region 📚
The Whitby Public Library is proud to be the first library in Durham Region to offer free memberships to Indigenous people living on any Ontario First Nations Reserve who self-identify as Indigenous.

By expanding access to library collections, resources, and services, we're helping connect more people with Indigenous voices, stories, and knowledge. This initiative reflects our ongoing commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and to fostering welcoming, inclusive spaces for learning, reflection, and discovery.

Learn more and find out how to apply by visiting https://whitbylibrary.ca/FirstNationsMembership

The results are in! ✅
Last month, we asked the community to help choose a design for our new pollinator garden and we were thrilled by the response. Hundreds of votes were cast online and in person with the results being so close that we couldn't choose just one winner!

Designs 2 and 3 finished nearly neck and neck, so we're combining elements from both to create a garden inspired directly by your feedback. This new space will help support pollinators, strengthen local biodiversity, and create opportunities for nature-focused learning and Library programs. 🌱

Planting begins this fall. Stay tuned as this community-created garden starts to bloom! 🌼

🌱 The Pollinator Garden Project is starting to sprout 🌱
Volunteers from Central Lake Ontario Conservation CLOCA, Durham Master Gardeners, local teens, and Library staff came together to prepare the site for our brand-new pollinator garden! From laying cardboard to spreading mulch, it was incredible to watch this future green space start to take shape.

This new garden—made possible through funding from TD Friends of the Environment—will help support pollinators, strengthen local biodiversity, and create new opportunities for nature-focused Library programs. And this is only the beginning… planting comes later this fall!

Thank you to everyone who is helping bring this special community space to life. And stay tuned! The winning garden design (voted on by you!) will be announced June 1. 🐝

Take a Bookmark. Leave a Smile! Members of the Ormiston PS writing club dropped by the Rossland Branch with a special delivery. Students in grades 4-7 crafted handmade bookmarks for members of the community. The thought behind the project? "A little act of kindness to brighten someone's reading time." Thank you for sharing your thoughtfulness with us and dozens of Rossland patrons. Get them while they last. 💙

🎲 Your favourite board game started as someone’s idea… why not yours? 🎲
Whether you’ve dreamed up a fast-paced party game, a strategy showdown or something completely unique, "Build your own Board Game" will help you turn your concept into a real prototype you can take home. During this adult program you’ll learn the basics of board game design, discover creative resources and build something uniquely yours.

📍 Central Library
🗓 Monday, June 8
⏰ 7:00–8:00 p.m.

Register today at https://whitbylibrary.libcal.com/event/4016367