Upcoming Events and Activities

Nov
19
Tue
2024
S.T.E.A.M. Club: Workshop – Morrin Center
Nov 19 @ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

The S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) Club welcomes children ages 8 to 12 who love to experiment, create, and learn more about the world around them. Each week, we will explore different science or artistic themes. This program promotes creativity, critical thinking, and perseverance in each session.

The Morrin Centre Book Quest S.T.E.A.M. Club, for children ages 7 to 12, will meet every Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.

To sign up or for further information, please get in touch with Education Program Coordinator Manuela Flores Denti at manuelafloresdenti@morrin.org

Poster for Fall STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) at the Morrin Centre. The title features colorful and playful typography. The event is scheduled for Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. and is aimed at children ages 8-12. Activities include crafting fridge magnets, shadow puppets, a still life watercolor workshop, an aquatic life watercolor workshop, a night sky watercolor workshop, puppet manipulation, a jumping robot, and an elephant toothpaste experiment. For more information, the contact email is manuelafloresdenti@morrin.com.

Pixels & Pages: Book Club
Nov 19 @ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Interested in discussing literature with other book lovers?
Are you missing connecting over books in the Library? Join Pixels & Pages!

Selection for November: Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry

Old God’s Time is available on OverDrive in e-book format as part of the Morrin Centre’s digital collections HERE.

Please note that this event will be a hybrid. The book club will meet in the Library, but participants can also participate online via Zoom.

Please email library@morrin.org to learn more or to sign up!

Nov
21
Thu
2024
Literary Feast 2024
Nov 21 @ 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Our 14th annual fundraising dinner will occur on Thursday, November 21, 2024

Please reserve your tickets today for our 14th annual fundraising dinner on Thursday, November 21, 2024. We are honoured to welcome an extraordinary guest on this occasion.

Our keynote speaker is PETER SIMONS.

Learn more about our fundraising dinner by visiting morrin.org/literaryfeast2024.

Nov
25
Mon
2024
Morrin Mystery Mondays: Book Club
Nov 25 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Come join us for a cozy afternoon chat about books at 1:30 p.m. every last Monday of the month!

We have a new daytime book club at the Morrin Centre: Morrin Mystery Mondays! We’ll be reading mysteries and other cozies.

The selection for November is A Dreadful Splendour by B.R. Myers.  The book is available on OverDrive as an e-book and audiobook.

This event will be held in person. Please email library@morrin.org to learn more or to sign up. We encourage new members to join anytime!

This project is in partnership with La Maison Anglaise.

Nov
28
Thu
2024
Off-Imagination: Jessica Johns – Bad Cree
Nov 28 @ 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Meet author Jessica Johns and discover her new novel, Bad Cree!

 

Jessica Johns is a queer nehiyaw aunty with English-Irish ancestry and a member of Sucker Creek First Nation. Her debut novel, Bad Cree, was shortlisted for the Amazon First Novel Award, won the MacEwan Book of the Year award, and is on the 2024 CBC Canada Reads longlist.

Photo of Jessica Johns by Loretta Johns

 

 

English and French copies of the book Bad Cree will be on sale during this event.

The doors will open at 6:00 p.m., and the event will start at 6:30 p.m. Participants will be offered a complimentary glass of wine.

Dec
5
Thu
2024
Tween-Tales: Kids’ Book Club – Morrin Center
Dec 5 @ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

The Tweens Tales Book Club is for 11 to 13-year-old children. The children will have two to three weeks to read each book provided by the Morrin Centre. During the one-hour session, they will discuss, reflect on, and learn more about the book.

We aim to foster a love of reading in every child through various fun and interactive activities that encourage them to continue reading.

Each session is free, but registration is required to participate.

Please click HERE and complete this form to register your child for the Tween-Tales Book Club.

For additional information, please get in touch with our Education Program Coordinator, Manuela Flores Denti, at manuelafloresdenti@morrin.org.

Dec
19
Thu
2024
Tween-Tales: Kids’ Book Club – Morrin Center
Dec 19 @ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

The Tweens Tales Book Club is for 11 to 13-year-old children. The children will have two to three weeks to read each book provided by the Morrin Centre. During the one-hour session, they will discuss, reflect on, and learn more about the book.

We aim to foster a love of reading in every child through various fun and interactive activities that encourage them to continue reading.

Each session is free, but registration is required to participate.

Please click HERE and complete this form to register your child for the Tween-Tales Book Club.

For additional information, please get in touch with our Education Program Coordinator, Manuela Flores Denti, at manuelafloresdenti@morrin.org.

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