Lumen at WPL

Where the Wild Things Are

Mon, Sep 15, 10:30am - 11:15am

McCormick Branch

For kids ages 2 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Mon, Sep 15, 10:30am - 11:15am

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 3 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Registration is now closed

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Mon, Sep 15, 10:30am - 11:15am

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For kids ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Mon, Sep 15, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Main Library

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

Registration is now closed

Drop-In Tech Connect - Technology Help

Mon, Sep 15, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Main Library

Drop-in for help for technology questions

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Mon, Sep 15, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

McCormick Branch

For Older Adults

Mon, Sep 15, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Main Library

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

Registration is now closed

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Mon, Sep 15, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

Registration is now closed

Creative Writing Circle - for Tweens

Mon, Sep 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.

This event is full

Mon, Sep 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old.

This event is full

Cancelled

Newcomer Night: Introduction to Basic Banking - In partnership with Each One, Teach One (EOTO)

Mon, Sep 15, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

John M. Harper Branch

For Newcomers to Canada

Tue, Sep 16, 10:30am - 11:15am

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For kids ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Tue, Sep 16, 10:30am - 12:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Older Adults

Open Mic Poetry Night

Tue, Sep 16, 6:30pm - 8:15pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Adults

20s & 30s Social Club

Tue, Sep 16, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For adults in their 20s and 30s.

This event is full

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Wed, Sep 17, 10:00am - 11:30am

McCormick Branch

For Older Adults

Baby Footprint Art

Wed, Sep 17, 10:30am - 11:30am

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For babies ages 0 to 24 months with a caregiver.

This event is full

Creative Aging Expo

Wed, Sep 17, 10:30am - 12:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Discovery Room,Program Room

For Older Adults

Wed, Sep 17, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Main Library

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

This event is full

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Wed, Sep 17, 2:30pm - 3:00pm

McCormick Branch

For babies ages 0 to 11 months with a caregiver.

This event is full

Wed, Sep 17, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

This event is full

Art Club

Wed, Sep 17, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 7 to 10 years old.

This event is full

Wed, Sep 17, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Older Adults

Wed, Sep 17, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

McCormick Branch

For Adults

Baby Sensory Tummy Time

Thu, Sep 18, 10:45am - 11:30am

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For babies ages 0 to 12 months with a caregiver.

This event is full

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Thu, Sep 18, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

McCormick Branch

For Adults

Make Your Own Board Game

Thu, Sep 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 5 to 8 years old.

This event is full

Thu, Sep 18, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Main Library

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

This event is full

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Thu, Sep 18, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Adults

This event is full

Thu, Sep 18, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Main Library

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Sat, Sep 20, 10:00am - 11:00am

Main Library

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

This event is full

Saturday Stories

Sat, Sep 20, 10:30am - 11:15am

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For Families

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Sat, Sep 20, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Main Library

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

This event is full

Lumen: GLOW TOGETHER - A Community Mosaic of Belonging

Sat, Sep 20, 6:00pm - 11:00pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

Everyone welcome.

Mon, Sep 22, 10:30am - 11:15am

McCormick Branch

For kids ages 2 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Mon, Sep 22, 10:30am - 11:15am

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For kids ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Intro to Piano Basics - for Older Adults

Mon, Sep 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

McCormick Branch

For Older Adults

Mon, Sep 22, 3:45pm - 5:00pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Older Adults

This event is full

Knitting and Crochet Club

Mon, Sep 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.

This event is full

Mon, Sep 22, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Adults

20s & 30s Learn to Crochet

Mon, Sep 22, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For adults in their 20s and 30s.

This event is full

Engineering Science Quest: STEM Explorers Club - Ages 10 to 13

Mon, Sep 22, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For tweens ages 10 to 13 years old.

This event is full

Tue, Sep 23, 10:30am - 11:15am

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For kids ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Blanket Exercise - Reconciliation Through Education and Understanding

Tue, Sep 23, 10:30am - 12:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Older Adults

Tue, Sep 23, 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Adults

Chess Night for Kids

Tue, Sep 23, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 6 to 12 years old.

This event is full

Community Naloxone Training - in Partnership with Sanguen Health Centre

Tue, Sep 23, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

McCormick Branch

For Adults

Star Watching Party - with the Royal Astronomical Society

Tue, Sep 23, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

Everyone welcome

Emergency Preparedness - with Waterloo Fire Rescue

Wed, Sep 24, 10:00am - 11:30am

McCormick Branch

For Older Adults

Wed, Sep 24, 10:00am - 11:00am

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For Older Adults

Lines to Landscapes: Learning to Draw

Wed, Sep 24, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Older Adults

Bird Walk at RIM Park - in Partnership with Waterloo Region Nature

Wed, Sep 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Eastside Branch

For Adults

Computer Basics - for Older Adults

Wed, Sep 24, 2:30pm - 3:00pm

McCormick Branch

For babies ages 0 to 11 months with a caregiver.

This event is full

Wed, Sep 24, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Older Adults

Karaoke Juice Bar - for Teens

Wed, Sep 24, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For teens ages 13 to 17 years old.

Community Presentation: Suicide Prevention Awareness - with Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council

Wed, Sep 24, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

McCormick Branch

For Adults

Wed, Sep 24, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For Adults

Learn Create Play

Thu, Sep 25, 10:30am - 11:30am

McCormick Branch

Ages 0 to 5 years with a caregiver.

20s & 30s Silent Reading Night

Thu, Sep 25, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

McCormick Branch

For Adults

Paint a Masterpiece

Thu, Sep 25, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 5 to 8 years old.

This event is full

Thu, Sep 25, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For adults in their 20s and 30s.

Writers Group Drop-in - with KW Writers Alliance

Thu, Sep 25, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Adults

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Thu, Sep 25, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Main Library

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Thu, Sep 25, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Adults

This event is full

Fri, Sep 26, 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Eastside Branch - Study Room 1

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

This event is full

Crafty Morning

Sat, Sep 27, 10:30am - 11:30am

McCormick Branch

For families with kids ages 4 to 8 years old and their caregiver(s).

Saturday Stories

Sat, Sep 27, 10:30am - 11:15am

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For Families

Babies: Music and Motion

Sat, Sep 27, 10:30am - 11:00am

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For babies ages 0 to 12 months old with a caregiver.

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Art Challenge

Sat, Sep 27, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For kids ages 8 to 12 years old.

Mon, Sep 29, 10:30am - 11:15am

McCormick Branch

For kids ages 2 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Mon, Sep 29, 10:30am - 11:15am

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For kids ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Intro to Piano Basics - for Older Adults

Mon, Sep 29, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

McCormick Branch

For Older Adults

Mon, Sep 29, 3:45pm - 5:00pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Older Adults

This event is full

20s & 30s Learn to Crochet

Mon, Sep 29, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.

This event is full

Mon, Sep 29, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For adults in their 20s and 30s.

This event is full

Engineering Science Quest: STEM Explorers Club - Ages 10 to 13

Mon, Sep 29, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For tweens ages 10 to 13 years old.

This event is full

Tue, Sep 30, 10:30am - 11:15am

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For kids ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Community Naloxone Training - in Partnership with Sanguen Health Centre

Tue, Sep 30, 10:30am - 12:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Older Adults

Brain Busters

Tue, Sep 30, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old.

Cancelled

Tue, Sep 30, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Main Library

For Adults

A Discussion with Lindsay Zier-Vogel and Teri Vlassopoulos - in Partnership with Words Worth Books

Tue, Sep 30, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For Adults

Identity Theft and Fraud Prevention for Seniors - In partnership with Each One, Teach One (EOTO)

Wed, Oct 01, 10:00am - 11:30am

McCormick Branch

For Older Adults

Wed, Oct 01, 10:30am - 11:30am

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For Older Adults

Exploring AI - for Older Adults

Wed, Oct 01, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Older Adults

Wed, Oct 01, 2:30pm - 3:00pm

McCormick Branch

For babies ages 0 to 11 months with a caregiver.

This event is full

Majestic Tiles Club

Wed, Oct 01, 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Adults and Older Adults

Drama Games

Wed, Oct 01, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 7 to 10 years old.

Tech for Tweens

Wed, Oct 01, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For tweens ages 10 to 12 years old.

Suicide Prevention Awareness for Parents and Caregivers - with Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council & Front Door

Wed, Oct 01, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

McCormick Branch

For Adults

Wed, Oct 01, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For parents and caregivers of youth ages 12 and up.

Learn Create Play

Thu, Oct 02, 10:30am - 11:30am

McCormick Branch

Ages 0 to 5 years with a caregiver.

20s & 30s Silent Reading Night

Thu, Oct 02, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

McCormick Branch

For Adults

Game Time

Thu, Oct 02, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 5 to 8 years old.

Thu, Oct 02, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For adults in their 20s and 30s.

2SLGBTQIA+ Reading Circle - in Partnership with SPECTRUM

Thu, Oct 02, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Adults

Teddy Bear Clinic - In partnership with McMaster University

Thu, Oct 02, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Adults

This event is full

Sat, Oct 04, 10:00am - 12:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 3 to 9 years old with a caregiver.

Special Saturday Stories with Author Jennifer Harris - in Partnership with Words Worth Books

Sat, Oct 04, 10:30am - 11:15am

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For Families

Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival - 滑铁卢图书馆华人俱乐部‘迎中秋’专场表演

Sat, Oct 04, 1:00pm - 4:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

Everyone welcome

Uptown Stroll: Hotels & Inns of Early Waterloo

Sat, Oct 04, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Uptown Waterloo - Various Locations

For Adults

Crafting Your Own Picturebook - with Kate Jenks Landry, Jennifer Harris and Anita Yasuda

Sat, Oct 04, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For Adults

Majestic Tiles Club

Mon, Oct 06, 10:00am - 12:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Adults and Older Adults

Registration opens Monday, September 15 2025 at 7:00pm

Mon, Oct 06, 10:30am - 11:15am

McCormick Branch

For kids ages 2 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Baby Connections

Mon, Oct 06, 10:30am - 11:00am

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For babies ages 6 to 12 months old with a caregiver.

Registration opens Monday, September 15 2025 at 7:00pm

Intro to Piano Basics - for Older Adults

Mon, Oct 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

McCormick Branch

For Older Adults

Mon, Oct 06, 3:45pm - 5:00pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Older Adults

This event is full

20s & 30s Learn to Crochet

Mon, Oct 06, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.

This event is full

Mon, Oct 06, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For adults in their 20s and 30s.

This event is full

Engineering Science Quest: STEM Explorers Club - Ages 10 to 13

Mon, Oct 06, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For tweens ages 10 to 13 years old.

This event is full

Tue, Oct 07, 10:30am - 11:15am

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For kids ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

3D Printer Basics and Design - for Tweens and Caregivers

Tue, Oct 07, 10:30am - 12:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Older Adults

Tue, Oct 07, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For tweens ages 10 to 12 years old and their caregiver(s).

Registration opens Tuesday, September 16 2025 at 7:00pm

TV Trivia: Greys Anatomy (Season 1-11)

Tue, Oct 07, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Adults

Registration opens Tuesday, September 16 2025 at 7:00pm

20s & 30s Social Club

Tue, Oct 07, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For adults in their 20s and 30s.

Registration opens Tuesday, September 16 2025 at 7:00pm

Wed, Oct 08, 10:00am - 11:30am

McCormick Branch

For Older Adults

Computer Club: File Management Basics

Wed, Oct 08, 10:30am - 11:15am

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For kids ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Wed, Oct 08, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Older Adults

Registration opens Wednesday, September 17 2025 at 7:00pm

Chinese Conversation Circle

Wed, Oct 08, 2:30pm - 3:00pm

McCormick Branch

For babies ages 0 to 11 months with a caregiver.

This event is full

Drama Games

Wed, Oct 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 7 to 10 years old.

Wed, Oct 08, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Adults

Tech for Tweens

Wed, Oct 08, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For tweens ages 10 to 12 years old.

Teen Comfort Kit Workshop - with Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council

Wed, Oct 08, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

McCormick Branch

For Adults

Wed, Oct 08, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For teens ages 13 to 18 years old.

Registration opens Wednesday, September 17 2025 at 7:00pm

Learn Create Play

Thu, Oct 09, 10:30am - 11:30am

McCormick Branch

Ages 0 to 5 years with a caregiver.

Discovering Dance

Thu, Oct 09, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For kids ages 2 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Registration opens Thursday, September 18 2025 at 7:00pm

Tea and Tales with Muslim Women - in Partnership with the Coalition of Muslim Women

Thu, Oct 09, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

McCormick Branch

For Adults

Thu, Oct 09, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For Teens and Adults

Registration opens Thursday, September 18 2025 at 7:00pm

PD Day Fun: Handprint Haunted House

Thu, Oct 09, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Adults

This event is full

Fri, Oct 10, All day

All library locations

For Families

Babies: Music and Motion

Sat, Oct 11, 10:30am - 11:00am

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For babies ages 0 to 12 months old with a caregiver.

Drawing Techniques: Cartoons from Numbers

Sat, Oct 11, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For tweens ages 8 to 13 years old.

Registration opens Thursday, September 18 2025 at 7:00pm

Scrubbing Away Beauty Standards & DIY Lip Scrub

Sat, Oct 11, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

McCormick Branch

For tweens and teens ages 10 to 14 years old.

Registration opens Thursday, September 18 2025 at 7:00pm

CLOSED Thanksgiving

Mon, Oct 13, All day

All library locations

All library locations CLOSED for Thanksgiving

Tue, Oct 14, 10:30am - 11:15am

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For kids ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.