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Library Programs
Library Services
Children
Film Club: Books-to-Film Night
Which is better, the book or its film adaption? Come find out as we show films based on books for kids and teens in collaboration with the Junior Council.
On Friday, September 13th at 6:30pm, we will be watching The Jungle Book (2016): Orphan boy Mowgli (Neel Sethi) is raised in the jungle under the care of Bagheera (Ben Kingsley) the panther, and Raksha (Lupita Nyong'o) the mother wolf. Although he attempts to live with the wolf pack in the jungle, it becomes clear that Mowgli should live in the “man village.” With the help of his friends, Mowgli fights the villain Shere Kha, the tiger (Idris Elba), and ultimately decides his future as a human in the jungle.
Chess Club
The Chess Club meets every second Wednesday of the month at 4:00pm. Come play chess! The club is on break for the summer!
Lego Club
Join us on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 7pm for creative play and Lego building challenges. No registration required. The club is on break for the summer!
Activities at the library
Baie-D’Urfé Library Film Club
Passionate about great films? Come join the library’s new film club! We will be watching films, serving popcorn, and discussing the film afterwards.
On Sunday, September 8th at 2:00pm, we will be watching All the Money in the World: Masked men kidnap a teenager, Paul (Charlie Plummer). His grandfather, J. Paul Getty (Christopher Plummer), is the richest man in the world, but he's notoriously miserly. Gail, (Michelle Williams), Paul's devoted, strong- willed mother, attempts to sway Getty. When Getty sends his enigmatic security man Fletcher Chace (Mark Wahlberg) to look after his interests, he and Gail become unlikely allies in this race against time.
The Baie-D'Urfé Writers' Circle
Are you working on a writing project? Would you like to share ideas, and give and get feedback from fellow local writers? Then come by the Baie-D'Urfé Writers' Circle! The BDWC will meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 2:30 pm in the library workroom. The next meeting is September 12th! Please call the library at 514-457-3274 to register.
Beginner's Quilting Class
Interested in learning how to quilt? Register for the library’s beginner quilting classes! Classes take place every 2nd Monday from 10:00 to 12:00. The next class is July 29th!
Baie-D'Urfé Library Book Club
The Book Club meets the 1st Thursday of the month at 2:30pm. Please contact the library for more information.
September 5 we will be discussing "The Alice Network" by Kate Quinn.
October 3 we will be discussing "Demi-Gods" by Eliza Robertson.
Knit Night: Third Friday of the month from 7pm-9pm
Bring in your knitting projects, your questions, your expertise! All welcome. August 16th, September 20th, October 18th.
Chess Club
The Chess Club meets the 1st Saturday of the month at 2pm. Come play chess! The club is on break for the summer!
Baie-D'Urfe Language Group (BULG)
BULG meets in the library for conversational language learning. For more information visit their website.
Exhibitions
Artists interested in diplaying work at our library, please contact us at biblio@baie-durfe.qc.ca
Library Services
Membership:
Library membership is free to all residents of Baie D'Urfé, and each member may borrow up to 9 items for 3 weeks. Non-Resident user fees are posted at the library.
Borrow from a wide range of Fiction and Nonfiction books, as well as Magazines, Music CD's, Talking Books and Videos/DVDs for both Adults and Junior members.
Library members can now renew loans and place reserves online!Click here for instructions to access your account online.
Fines:
Overdue adult books and all audiovisual materials are fined $0.20 per day per item with a maximum of $4.00. Overdue children's books are fined $0.10 per day per item with a maximum of $2.00.
Home Library Service
We offer a delivery service for Baie-D'Urfé residents who cannot come in to the library. Click here for more information.
Inter-Library-Loan
We participate in inter-library-loan service, which allows our users to access some books we do not have in our collections, by borrowing them from other public libraries in the province. For more information about this service, please see our policy, or call the library to speak with the librarian.
Computers:
We offer public access to one iPad, one computer, and a printer/scanner. We also offer free public WiFi.
Click here for instructions on how to connect to our WiFi. Click here for our terms of service.
Volunteers:
The Town of Baie-D'Urfé prides itself on its vast number of community volunteers, and the library is part of this volunteer network. The library welcomes all willing volunteers!
Click here for our annual report of activities and statistics for 2017.
The library is funded by
the town of Baie-D'Urfé
and the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications Québec.
Their support is gratefully acknowledged.