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 MAKER SPACE. MAKE IT YOUR SPACE

1. March 2019
For more information visit www.picnet.orgChildren
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Legend
Central Library=CN
George Ashe
Library=GA
Pickering Town Centre=PTC
Registration Required=®
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®Science Fair 2019
(8-17) 10 am-3 pm-
Ajax Public Library
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Baby & Tot Storytime
(0-3) 10-10:30 am-GA
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Family Storytime (2-5) 10-10:30 am-GA
Toddler Storytime (18-36 mths.)
10-10:30 am-CN
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PTC Family Storytime
10:30-11:30 am-PTC
Baby Storytime (0-18 mths.)
11-11:30 am-CN
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DIY Board Games (4-10)
10-11:30 am-GA
March Break Movie: Coco
2-4 pm-CN
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Spark! Children’s
Juried Art Show: How
to 1-1:30 pm-CN
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Journey to Africa
Storytime (2-5) 10-10:30
am-GA
®So You Think You Can
Dance—Bollywood Style
(8-12) 2-3:30 pm-CN
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Journey to Africa Storytime (2-5)
10-10:30 am-CN
®Make a Mandala (6-12) 2-3 pm-CN
®Flowers Fit for a Fiesta (6-12) 3-4 pm-
GA
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Play Around the World (7-12)
11 am-12 pm-GA
®Afiwi Groove African Dance &
Drumming Workshop (5-12)
2-3 pm-CN
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Play Around the World
(7-12) 1:30-2:30 pm-CN
®Make a Mandala (6-12)
2-3 pm-GA
®Tales to Tails (9-12)
4:30-6 pm
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®Welkom to Windmills
(4-7) 10-11 am-GA
Family World Storytelling
Day - O’Canada! 2-4 pm-
CN
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®Celebrate Engineering
Month: Hovercrafts &
Gliders (6-12) 11-11:45
am-GA, 1:30-2:15 pm
and 2:30-3:15 pm-CN
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Baby & Tot Storytime
(0-3) 10-10:30 am-GA
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Family Storytime (2-5) 10-10:30 am-GA
Toddler Storytime (18-36 mths.)
10-10:30 am-CN
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Baby Storytime (0-18 mths.)
11-11:30 am-CN
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®Tales to Tails (9-12)
4:30-6 pm
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Family Storytime (2-5)
10-10:30 am-CN
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2. ®Afiwi Groove African Dance &
Drumming Workshop (5-12)
Join Afiwi Groove to take part in
African dancing and drumming
during this one-of-a-kind workshop!
Wednesday March 13th, 2-3 pm
Central Library - Auditorium
Family World Storytelling Day - O’Canada!
Oh Canada! Come “catch the magic” of
listening to live storytellers from across the
region as they celebrate World Storytelling Day
and cap off Around the World in a Week with
Stories and Music from our Canadian
Mosaic. Using the traditional art form of oral
storytelling, Durham Storytellers will whisk you
away on a journey with legends, myths and
stories told in Canada. A delightful family
community concert for everyone, young and
old!
Friday March 15th, 2-4 pm
Central Library - Auditorium
March 2019
Registration for programs starts Feb 26 at www.picnet.org, by phone or in-person. ® Indicates registration is required.
®So You Think You Can Dance
Bollywood Style (8-12)
Join us to learn a little about Bollywood
style dance and music from a City of
Pickering dance instructor and have
henna designed just for you by
Hamnah N. The Henna Artist!
Monday March 11th, 2-3:30 pm
Central Library - Auditorium

3. March 2019
For more information visit www.picnet.orgTeens
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Legend
Central Library=CN
George Ashe Library=GA
Registration Required=®
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Youth Drop In 4-5:30 pm-CN
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®Get Up & Go Girl 2-4 pm-GA
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®March Mexican Fiesta
6:30-8:30 pm-East Shore
Community Centre
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Youth Drop In 4-5:30 pm-CN
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Fortnite Tournament
1-4 pm-CN
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®Midnight Laser Tag
8 pm-12 am-CN
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GAmes Drop In
6-7 pm-GA
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Youth Drop In 4-5:30 pm-CN
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®Get Up & Go Girl 2-4 pm-GA
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®Ace of Escape (16-21)
4:30-5:15 pm, 5:45-6:30 pm and
7-7:45 pm-CN
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Youth Drop In 4-5:30 pm-CN
Trivia Thursdays 7-8:30 pm-CN
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4. March 2019
Registration for programs starts Feb 26 at www.picnet.org, by phone or in-person. ® Indicates registration is required.
®Get Up & Go Girl
Get Up & Go Girl is back! Join in for an inclusive
place to talk activism, beauty, style, and culture.
This 4 week workshop is customized to what our
attendees want. Limited space, so sign up now!
Saturdays, March 9th, March 23rd, April 13th and
April 27th, 2-4 pm
George Ashe Library - Quiet Study Room
®March Mexican Fiesta
Spice up your life - and learn
how to cook Mexican food! Join
the fiesta with fajitas and finger
foods.
Wednesday March 13th,
6:30-8:30 pm
East Shore Community Centre -
Meeting Room #2
®Midnight Laser Tag
Laser Tag. In the Library.
After closing. After Dark.
Who’s in?!
Saturday March 16th,
8 pm-Midnight
Central Library

5. March 2019
For more information visit www.picnet.orgAdults
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Legend
Central Library=CN
George Ashe Library=GA
Registration Required=®
*Registration for WHMIS,
SMART SERVE, FINANCIAL
LITERACY and SAFE FOOD
HANDLING Workshops starts
Feb 20
*All other program registration
starts Feb 26
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®WHMIS Certification
Workshop 9 am-1 pm-CN
®FINANCIAL LITERACY
Workshop 5:30-8:30 pm-CN
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Seniors’ Social 2-4 pm-CN
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®SAFE FOOD HANDLING
Certificate Workshop
9 am-4 pm-CN
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Makers & Artisans 1-3 pm-CN
®Film Viewing - Miss
Representation
6:30-8:30 pm-CN
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Women’s Art
Night
7-8:30 pm-CN
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®SMART SERVE Certification
Workshop
9:30 am-4:30 pm-CN
®FINANCIAL LITERACY
Workshop 5:30-8:30 pm-CN
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Seniors’ Social 2-4 pm-CN
Pickering Township Historical
Society Meeting : “Courage,
Sacrifice and Betrayal” with
Richard Pyves 7-9 pm-CN
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Knitting Circle 1-3 pm-GA
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Genealogy Workshop
1-3 pm-CN
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®FINANCIAL LITERACY
Workshop 5:30-8:30 pm-CN
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Seniors’ Social 2-4 pm-CN
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®Book Club - Bad Feminist
2-3:30 pm and 7-8:30 pm -CN
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Makers & Artisans 1-3 pm-CN
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®FINANCIAL LITERACY
Workshop 5:30-8:30 pm-CN
2SLGBTQ Board Games
6-8 pm-CN
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Seniors’ Social 2-4 pm-CN
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Knitting Circle 1-3 pm-GA
®Ace of Escape (16-21)
4:30-5:15 pm, 5:45-6:30 pm
and 7-7:45 pm-CN
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6. March 2019
Registration for programs starts Feb 26 at www.picnet.org, by phone or in-person. ® Indicates registration is required.
®Book Club - Bad Feminist
Discuss Roxane Gay’s book Bad Feminist. “A
collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and
feminism from one of the most-watched young cultural
observers of her generation, Roxane Gay.”
Access the audiobook without holds on Hoopla:
https://www.hoopladigital/com/title/11589048
Wednesday March 20th, 2-3:30 pm and 7-8:30 pm
Central Library - Auditorium
®Film Viewing - Miss Representation
Celebrate International Women’s Day a day early by joining us for a film
viewing and discussion of Miss Representation. Filmed in 2011, Miss
Representation discusses how women are presented in the media and how
the male gaze affects that narrative. We will discuss how this film relates to
the media 8 years later in an era of #askhermore, #metoo, and the
depiction of Ocasio-Cortez’s jacket and coat.
Thursday March 7th, 6:30-8:30 pm
Central Library - Auditorium
Women’s Art Night
International Women’s Day is March 8th. Celebrate with us using art. Mixed
materials will be supplied for participants to create their visions.
Friday March 8th, 7-8:30 pm
Central Library - Maker Space

7. www.picnet.org/makerspace
March 2019
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Legend
Central Library=CN
Registration Required=®
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®Intro to Ableton Live and
Push (14+) 7-9 pm-CN
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®Intro to HTML Coding (14+)
6-8 pm-CN
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Genealogy
Workshop
1-3 pm-CN
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17 18 19 20
®Intro to Soldering (14+) 6:30-7:30 pm
and 7:30-8:30 pm-CN
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®Designing for the Vinyl Cutter
(14+) 9:30-10:30 am and
11:30 am-12:30 pm-CN
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8. www.picnet.org/makerspace
®Intro to Ableton Live and Push (14+)
Learn the basics of using Ableton Live, one
of the world’s premier DAW (digital audio
workstation) software. Attendees will also be
introduced to the Ableton Push, Ableton’s
hardware interface. This is a non-interactive
workshop (demonstration only).
Monday March 4th, 7-9 pm
Central Library - Maker Space
®Designing for the Vinyl Cutter (14+)
Using library software, this class for beginners
will show you how to create designs for the vinyl
cutter in the Maker Space. Please note, the vinyl
cutter will not be used during this program.
Saturday March 23rd, 9:30-10:30 am and
11:30 am-12:30 pm
Central Library - Maker Space