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@lpl.ca Oct 12, 2026, 2:04 PM

A little gratitude goes a long way. 🍂📚

This Thanksgiving, explore children’s books about thankfulness, kindness, family, community, and appreciating the little things.

Browse the list: buff.ly/R2nIzv7

Three children's book covers side-by-side: The One Thing You'd Save shows scattered personal items; I Would Give You My Tail depicts a parent hugging a child on a bench; A Love Letter to My Library shows a red‑haired child peeking over a stack of books.

@lpl.ca Oct 12, 2026, 1:02 PM

Thinking ahead about care and living options?

Learn about home care, retirement homes, assisted living, long-term care, and available supports from Ontario Health at Home.

📅 Oct. 21, 1–3pm
📍 Sherwood Branch Library

Learn more: buff.ly/26zTdkm

Two smiling elderly women close together, one hugging the other from behind in a warm, affectionate close-up, with a purple sun-and-heart graphic partially overlaying the lower frame.

@lpl.ca Oct 11, 2026, 3:01 PM

Free fun for all ages! 🎬♟️🎨

We’ve got films, chess, fibre arts, gaming, genealogy and more happening this week.

Closed Monday, October 12 for Thanksgiving.

👉 See the full list: www.lpl.ca/WhatsOn

This Week at the Library — London Public Library events Oct 12–17, noting closed for Thanksgiving on Oct 12 and highlights including storytime, STEAM storytime, chess for kids/tweens, maker’s club, gaming room, sewing, yoga, fibre arts, genealogy drop‑ins.

@lpl.ca Oct 11, 2026, 1:01 PM

Teens! Thinking about your next step? 🎓 Join Ed Talks to hear from post-secondary students and professionals in technology, healthcare, trades, business, education, and law. 📅 Saturday, November 7, 1–4pm 📍 Central Library

@lpl.ca Oct 10, 2026, 3:01 PM

TechKnow is back with new fall sessions for seniors! 💻

Registration opens:
📅 Oct. 13 for Beacock + Central
📅 Oct. 15 for Sherwood + Bostwick

TechKnow is generously supported by the Sifton Family Foundation.

Learn more: www.lpl.ca/TechHelp

Older woman using a laptop receives friendly one-on-one help from a smiling instructor who leans over and points at the screen in a classroom with tables and laptops, illustrating technology support for seniors.

Library TechKnow schedule and photo of two seniors using tablet and phone: Beacock — Tues Oct 27–Dec 1, 10am–12pm (registration Oct 13); Central — Tues Oct 27–Dec 1, 2–4pm (Oct 13); Sherwood — Thurs Oct 29–Dec 3, 10–12pm (Oct 15); Bostwick — Thurs Oct 29–Dec 3, 2–4pm (Oct 15).

@lpl.ca Oct 10, 2026, 2:00 PM

For anyone who’s ever looked up and wondered. ✨

Celebrate World Space Week with books and films about stars, galaxies, black holes, space exploration, extraterrestrial life, and more.

Explore the list: buff.ly/L3tZ0bs

Three astronomy book covers side-by-side on a purple, constellation-speckled background: The Last Stargazers (Emily Levesque) with concentric orbital diagram; Our Universe: An Astronomer’s Guide (Jo Dunkley) with a large yellow sun; Black Holes (Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw) with a colorful warped ring.

@lpl.ca Oct 9, 2026, 3:00 PM

Explore the Art of Monoprinting at the Library. 🎨

Adults 55+ can experiment with colour, texture, layering and mark-making while creating one-of-a-kind prints.

With support from the Minto Greenberg Legacy Foundation and Westminster College Foundation.

Promotional poster for the "Creative Age" monoprint workshop for ages 55+, showing hands using a paint roller to spread blue ink and create a feather-like print.

@lpl.ca Oct 9, 2026, 2:02 PM

See something you want? Better move fast. 👀📚 The Giant Fall Book Sale is one week away, with thousands of books and other finds at Centennial Hall. 📅 October 16–18 📍 Centennial Hall

@lpl.ca Oct 9, 2026, 1:01 PM

Today we’re remembering Gord Hume, former City Councillor, Library Board Chair and longtime advocate for London Public Library.

His books on cities, communities, local government and more are available to borrow and reference at the Library: buff.ly/XGqtJ41

Ribbon‑cutting ceremony at a crowded indoor mall: a suited man in a red tie uses oversized scissors to cut a gold ribbon while smiling officials and a packed audience watch behind him.

Promotional layout showing three book covers down a yellow column — "Taking Back Our Cities," "Cultural Planning for Creative Communities," and "Singapore Bling" — beside a navy panel listing multiple Gord Hume book titles and author credit.

Man in a library holds a red book titled "Planning for Creative Communities" up to the camera, showing the cover and a "London Room Reference" library sticker beneath a bright skylight and modern interior.

@lpl.ca Oct 8, 2026, 4:39 PM

Creativity, connection and community. ❤️🎨

Thanks to the Minto Greenberg Legacy Foundation and Westminster College Foundation, more Creative Age workshops are coming to neighbourhoods across London in 2026 and 2027.

Read the full story: buff.ly/TmR276u

Group of staff, donors and older-adult program participants standing and smiling in a community room at London Public Library, flanking a yellow "London Public Library" banner and a thank-you sign for support of Creative Age Workshops for Older Adults.

Five adult art students and one younger instructor stand in a classroom smiling and holding portrait sketches they made, showing their finished drawings after a figure-drawing session.

@lpl.ca Oct 7, 2026, 3:00 PM

Jazz for the People returns next week with A Tribute to Grant Graham, featuring his grandson Scott Wilkinson. 🎷 Don't miss it! 📅 Wednesday, October 14, 7–8:45pm 📍 Wolf Performance Hall

Grant Graham, an older man with white hair wearing a checked shirt, sits at his keyboard in a home office with audio equipment and family photos on shelves behind him.

@lpl.ca Oct 7, 2026, 1:01 PM

Celebrate Islamic Heritage Month with a beginner-friendly Islamic calligraphy workshop led by artist Soheila Esfahani. ✍️

The Oct. 22 session at Masonville is sold out, but other sessions are still open:

📅 Oct. 29, Pond Mills, 2-4pm

Hand dipping a bamboo pen into a jar of black ink to ink a drawing or practice calligraphy on paper, with an old inked nib and sketches on the table and red-orange graphic lines overlaid around the scene.

Promotional poster for Islamic Heritage Month showing people practicing Islamic calligraphy at a table, titled Discover Islamic Calligraphy, listing three workshop dates and locations with the middle session marked SOLD OUT.

@lpl.ca Oct 6, 2026, 1:01 PM

Interested in helping shape Library service in London?

Applications are still open for the London Public Library Board.

Trustees help guide the Library’s priorities, governance, finances, and advocacy.

📅 Apply by November 4: buff.ly/UDtb2Il

@lpl.ca Oct 5, 2026, 11:00 PM

Have questions about IEPs or the IPRC process?

Learn more about Individual Education Plans and the Identification, Placement, and Review Committee process at this information session for parents.

📅 Oct. 15, 7–8pm
📍 Cherryhill Branch Library

Registration is now open: buff.ly/QV46YZs

A parent and child sorting letter tiles at a table beneath the headline "IPRCs and IEPs: an information session for parents," illustrating a family-focused special education information session.

Event poster announcing a Thursday, October 15 event from 7–8pm at Cherryhill Branch Library, with London Public Library and Learning Disabilities Association logos on a pale blue background.

@lpl.ca Oct 4, 2026, 3:01 PM

Spooky season is creeping into the Library calendar. 👻

Movies, art, chess, family programs and a spooky drive-in are happening October 5–10.

It’s not too early to plan your Halloween fun!

See what’s coming up: www.lpl.ca/WhatsOn

Weekly events schedule for the London Public Library (Oct 5–10) listing daily programs—storytimes, films, art workshops, chess, sewing and senior gatherings—with times and branch locations.

@lpl.ca Oct 3, 2026, 2:00 PM

Curious about how memory can change as we age? 🧠

Understanding an Aging Brain explores memory changes, treatable causes of memory difficulties, and the basics of dementia.

Presented with Alzheimer Society Southwest Partners.

📅 Oct. 13, 2–3:30pm
📍 East London

Learn more: buff.ly/URfGypa

Poster promoting a talk titled Understanding an Aging Brain with a stylized brain graphic; scheduled Tuesday, October 13, 2–3:30pm at East London Branch Library.

@lpl.ca Oct 3, 2026, 1:00 PM

October is Newcomer Month! 📚✨

Explore our Newcomer Stories spotlight for adults, featuring books about identity, culture, belonging, family, and home.

Browse the list: buff.ly/U0IzCzu

@lpl.ca Oct 3, 2026, 12:01 PM

A Hitchcock classic, a Monday afternoon, and a seat waiting for you. 🍿 Catch Rear Window at Monday Matinee: Silver Screen Classics. 📅 Oct. 5, 1:30–4pm 📍 Central Library

Man peering through a long telephoto camera lens, evoking voyeurism; promotional text overlay reads Silver Screen Classics — October 5 » 1:30pm » Central Library with the large title Rear Window.

@lpl.ca Oct 1, 2026, 4:30 PM

What’s one recipe you’d happily make again and again? 🍽️

What’s Cooking, London? is happening this Saturday! Bring a favourite recipe to share, swap ideas, and find something new to try.

📅 Oct. 3, 11am–1pm
📍 Central Library

Learn more: buff.ly/BzG9hj6

Event poster titled What's Cooking, London? promoting a recipe exchange on Saturday October 3, 11am–1pm Central, with a bold, simplified illustration of a cooking pot and onions.

@lpl.ca Oct 1, 2026, 3:23 PM

We're happy to share that Sunday service is returning to London Public Library this fall!

Bostwick, Sherwood and Stoney Creek Branch Libraries will be open Sundays, 1–5pm, from Oct. 18–Dec. 13 and Jan. 10–May 2.

We're looking forward to seeing you on Sundays again!

Learn more: buff.ly/J5PlhU4

London Public Library announces Sunday hours are back — Sundays 1–5pm starting October 18 at Bostwick, Sherwood and Stoney Creek branches — over a photo of children and an older adult smiling and playing in the library.

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