Upcoming Events

What's better than visiting the library? How about when the library comes to you! Find out where you can find SCPL in the community this season:

	Pop-Up Library: St. Catharines Market Thursday, September 12 | 9am-1pm St. Catharines Farmers Market, 91 King St, St. Catharines Visit us at The St. Catharines Market (91 King Street) between 9am and 1pm. SCPL staff will be providing button-making and the opportunity to signup for a St. Catharines Library card. Learn more.
Pop-Up Library: Brock University Wednesday, September 18 | 12pm - 4pm 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines Attention students! Visit us at Brock University between 12pm-4pm for button-making and the opportunity to signup for a St. Catharines Library card. See you there!
	Pop-Up Library: Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre Monday, September 23 | 5pm-8pm Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre, 240 St Paul St W, St. Catharines St. Catharines Public Library is out and about in the community - visit us at Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre between 5pm-8pm for button-making, take-home activities and the opportunity to signup for a St. Catharines Library card. Learn more.
Grape & Wine Parade + Pop-Up Library Saturday, September 28 | 10am-1pm West Park, 78 Louth St. St. Catharines Public Library is going outside! Visit our tent in the James Street courtyard in front of the Central Branch to celebrate Grape & Wine weekend! Plus, look for St. Catharines Public Library in the Grande Parade, downtown St. Catharines starting at 11:00 am. Learn more.
	Culture Days at The Brown Homestead Saturday, October | 10am-1pm The Brown Homestead, 1317 Pelham Rd., St. Catharines Join us for stories and a scavenger hunt at The Brown Homestead (1317 Pelham Rd.), the site of the oldest home in St. Catharines! The St. Catharines Public Library will kick off the morning by reading a storybook in our historic Dining Room. Then, follow The Brown Homestead team for an exciting I-Spy Scavenger Hunt of the inspiring grounds. Come discover the agricultural and Indigenous connections to this amazing site seeped in centuries of history! Registration required. Learn more.

This summer SCPL is encouraging people of all ages across St. Catharines to consider the time they spend reading. Whether you're reading all day at the beach, finishing a quick chapter while on public transit, or reading picture books during bedtime - if you've spent some (or all!) of your day reading, you can log that activity for a chance to win prizes.

How does it work?

The Summer Reading Club is an all-ages reading program that runs from Saturday, June 15 and Saturday, August 31. Simply register for your READsquared account online or via the app on your iOS or Android device to begin tracking your daily reading. For every day of reading tracked, you'll earn 100 points to go toward our end-of-summer raffle. We suggest reading for a minimum of 15 minutes each day. Tip: If you're using the app, search for "St Catharines Public Library" without the period after "St"

You can register just yourself, or track your entire family's reading progress from one account.

The Summer Reading Club Necklace

Stay motivated to read all summer by building your Summer Reading Club necklace. You can earn one bead for each day of reading that you complete, plus a special milestone bead for every 5 days of reading. Visit your favourite SCPL branch often to collect your beads and build a one-of-a-kind necklace.

The Raffle

Celebrate your summer of reading with our raffle. Your Summer Reading Club points can be used as raffle tickets. 100 points = 1 raffle ticket. Prizes require 1-2 raffle tickets to enter the draw to win, but you can enter to win the same prize as many times as you like! If you have multiple linked accounts in READsquared, remember to change between the linked accounts on the left sidebar in order to access and spend points for all accounts that are logging reading for this Challenge. View the entire list of available raffle prizes on your READsquared account.

Note: Raffle tickets are only available through READsquared. If you're only participating in-person, ask an SCPL staff member to help you enter the raffle on READsquared.

Submit all your raffle tickets by Saturday, August 31st to be eligible to win cool prizes for all ages!