Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library

Changes are coming

You have been asking. Gov’t says it provides 71% of the PARL library budget. We say 66%. Why? Municipalities and PARL are paying 5% more to make up for provincial funding not being increased in 6 years. More info at buff.ly/IAvhw3o

Photo of a globe with “World Languages Collection” in black text over it. Red banner says “New.” Promotes the Same Page collection of eBooks, audiobooks, and eMagazines on Libby and OverDrive. Included languages are Arabic, Korean, Polish, Chinese, Punjabi, Hindi, German, Spanish, Russian, and Ukrainian.

Same Page Libraries in Nova Scotia, now have eBooks, audiobooks, and eMagazines in many languages.📚 🌎

Find them on Libby and OverDrive today. All you need is a library card.

See the collection:
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Join our Family Play Time at the River John Library! Connect with other moms and watch your little ones thrive by socializing with others. Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to share experiences and create memories with your child.

Recycling at its best - wreaths from old pages. Thank you to all the wonderful crafters at the Trenton Library!

Holly Jolly Fun Westville Library, Tues Dec 9, 6pm to 7pm drop in for fun holiday activities image of 3 Christmas bulbs, and a green Christmas elf, on a golden and red background with white snowflakes

Holly Jolly Fun!
Tuesday, December 9, 6:00 – 7:00pm
Westville Library

Drop by the #Westville library for some Holly Jolly fun, for the whole family! We'll have festive holiday crafts, activities, snacks and a free book from Adopt-a-Library Literacy Program! + info, please call, (902) 396-5022

graphics of a reindeer with a red nose, some snowflakes falling, a little tree made of stacked books, and sparkles, with an inset photo of a young woman with long blonde curly hair, reading to a small group of children

Festive Fun, with Camilla!
... drop by and join us for some holiday fun at the #Stellarton Library on Saturday December 20, at 11am! 🎄 ❄️

We'll have stories, crafts, a storywalk and other holiday fun! 🎁 ☃️

🎨 New Exhibits at the deCoste Culture Hub in #Pictou!

✨ Inspired Creations by Summer Street Industries — until December 12, 2025
🌿 Quietude by Deb Plestid — until January 12, 2026
🎶 FACE-Ing The Music by Sean Benton — until January 12, 2026
📸 Camera And Canvas — until January 16, 2026

Freee EV Test Drives, with NextRideNS Sat Dec 6, 2025, 10am to 1pm, Stellarton Library, 248 Foord Street, image of a big white truck, double doors - Chevrolet Silverado EV

Free EV Test Drives, with NextRide
Saturday, December 6, 10am – 1pm
#Stellarton Public Library

Interested in trying out an electric vehicle? #NextRideNS will be at the Stellarton Library on Sat Dec 6, 10am to 1pm. For more info & to book a test drive of a Chevrolet Silverado EV, www.NextRideNS.com

Christmas Story Time is TODAY at the New Glasgow Library! Drop in at 10:30 for this fun event with songs, special guests, stories, and a puppet show. Saturday December 6th at 10:30 am. We are still at our temporary location at the back of the Aberdeen Business Center om East River Road.

Changes are coming

You have been asking! Gov’t says it gives 71% of the PARL library budget. We say 66%. Why?Municipalities and PARL are paying 5% more to make up for provincial funding not being increased in 6 years. More at buff.ly/IAvhw3o

4 people seated at a crafting table, two women and 2 young girls, they are concentrating on cutting various brightly colored construction paper.

a young girl is seated at a table smiling, she is wearing a bright fuzzy red and white Santa hat. In front of her are some crafted baubles made from construction paper

photo of 4 paper baubles, of construction paper made out of folded paper cut into decorative shapes to hang on a holiday tree (like baubles or ornaments)

two young girls are seated at a crafting table, and they are very seriously focused on cutting out their construction paper crafts. One girl is wearing a red Santa hat

Thank you, Renee! 💗
We had a great evening last night at the #Stellarton Library, making beautiful paper baubles to decorate our holidays. 😊 ❄️ 🎄

a woman standing and smiling, she is wearing a grey cosy sweater. she is showing 2 young girls how to make a paper craft

a young girls wearing a long sleeve light pink sweater is seated at a craft table, she is smiling (beaming!) and holding up a blue handmade card - with Christmas trees and snowflakes on it.

a young girl with long brown hair, and a blue t-shirt is standing, and smiling - and holding a candy cane reindeer she has made (with a candy cane, pipe cleaner for antlers, and a tiny pink pompom nose)

a young girl is standing, and smiling. She is wearing a great hooded sweatshirts and has long brown hair in a ponytail. She is holding a candy cane reindeer that she made, with a candy cane, pipe cleaner antlers and a tiny pink pompom nose.

We had a fantastically fun Holiday Crafternoon yesterday, at the #Stellarton Library! 😊 🎄 🖍️

Today at 3 pm, drop in to paint an ornament!

Wondering how to decorate this year? Come and make a wreath from old book pages at the Trenton Library!

Oh, mitten tree.. oh mitten tree! 🎄

If you have some spare mittens , hats, scarves to share ... we are decorating our Christmas tree at the #Stellarton Library 💗 😊

These donations will be regifted in our community, all winter long! 🧣

Freee EV Test Drives, with NextRideNS Sat Dec 6, 2025, 10am to 1pm, Stellarton Library, 248 Foord Street, image of a big white truck, double doors - Chevrolet Silverado EV

Free EV Test Drives, with NextRide
Saturday, December 6, 10am – 1pm
#Stellarton Public Library

Interested in trying out an electric vehicle? #NextRideNS will be at the Stellarton Library on Sat Dec 6, 10am to 1pm. For more info & to book a test drive of a Chevrolet Silverado EV, www.NextRideNS.com

Amidst funding concerns, Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library says changes may be coming PARL is warning patrons that changes are coming in spring 2026 if they do not receive the funding they need from the province.

Amidst funding concerns, Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library says changes may be coming www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

Next Thursday, December 11th at 6 pm, make a Christmas bauble with paper at the New Glasgow Library. Call 902-752-8233 to register.

Throwback Thursday - The old fish tank is there on the cabinets to the right.

images of 2 smiling snowmen with top hats, and a paper box between them, filled with pairs of colorful socks. Let's fill a Box wit Sox, help us keep little mistleTOES warm. Donations will be taken to Walter Duggan Consolidated School.

Let's fill a Box with Sox this holiday season...
and help us keep little mistleTOES warm, at the #Westville Library! 🧦💗

Donations will be taken to Walter Duggan Consolidated School.
Thank you!😊

Do you need help with your tablet, laptop or other device? Jaclyn is at the Westville Library on Thursdays to help with your questions. Call 902-396-5022 to book an appointment or drop in.

Learn to hook a traditional hooked rug at the New Glasgow Library, and add some stitches to the New Glasgow 150 Rug. Experienced hookers are welcome to join as well! Thursday, December 4th, at 6 pm. All welcome, no registration is required.

background of snow, falling on outlines of trees, and 3 photos of some Christmas/holiday crafts - snowpeople, curly garlands (out of crochet yarn), and some painted round tree ornaments, with holiday scenes.

Feeling a little blue this season,
Drop in & join us at the library, for a Craft & Chat for Mental Wellness with Kelly, 💗 🫶
Dec 4 (2-4pm) - Trenton
Dec 9 (2-4pm) - Westville
Dec 16 (1:30-3:30pm) - River John
Dec 17 (2-4pm) - Pictou
Jan 8 (2-4pm) - New Glasgow
Jan 15 (1-3pm) - Stellarton

graphics of some decorated Christmas trees in the snow, with some stars in the sky ... Oh, Christmas Tea - an afternoon social with your neighbours, Dec 11 at 2pm to 3pm - Westville Library. All are welcome to drop in!

Oh, Christmas Tea! an afternoon social
Th, Dec 11, 2–3pm
Westville Library,

Oh, Christmas Tea! 'Tis the season, to drop by and join us for a festive afternoon social with your neighbours. All are welcome. Light refreshments, & the event is cohosted by friends, Westville Recreation 🎄

🎅 Mark your calendars — Santa is coming to the #Pictou Library! 🎄

Join us on Saturday, December 13th at 10:30 AM for a cozy morning with Santa, featuring a festive storytime, hot chocolate, and free books courtesy of Adopt-A-Library.

All are welcome!

50+1 Best Books to read, #PARLreads, Always fully booked, Adopt-a-Library Literacy Program, and a black & white image of an open book, with 2 middle pages folded inwards into a heart. Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library, www.parl.ns.ca

50+1 Best Books to read! 📚
Discover a new read..., or rediscover an old favorite!

Drop by the library, pick up a bookmark & fill out a ballot as you read books on the list, to win a monthly draw prize of bookbags and mugs. 😍
#PARLreads

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Hooked Rug Celebrating New Glasgow 150 In Development, with Contributions from Local Artists
Dec 3, 2025 | Local News #989xfm

The New Glasgow Library in collaboration with New Glasgow 150 has started a project involving rug hookers and “wanna be” rug hookers. ...

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Parlez vous francais?
Join us at the #Stellarton Library the 1st & 3rd Saturdays of the month at 1:30pm for a conversation group in French (for Intermediate to Fluent speakers). For more information, please call the #Stellarton library at (902) 755-1638.