Past Events

The Library is closed right now, but you can still access thousands of FREE eBooks and eAudiobooks with your Library card or eLibrary and the OverDrive or Libby app! Need help getting started up? Join the Timmins Public Library for a live online tutorial with Q & A on Wednesday May 27, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. We will cover the basics for Windows, iOS, and Android. Discover all the formats offered to borrow your favourite materials! Please sign up in…

Even we are closed right now, the C.M. Shields Centennial Branch of the Timmins Public Library is able to share its Seed Library with you! How do you get seeds? Members and non-members in the Timmins area can fill out the online Seed Library Application and choose their seeds. https://forms.gle/hhhefxPvL1vEDs9F7 How will my seeds be sent? We will send them to you by mail. What types of seeds are available? The inventory list is available on our website http://tpl.timmins.ca/seed-library/ For links and more…

Both branches of the Timmins Public Library are closed temporarily but our digital collections are available 24/7! Did you miss the chance to get a library card before we closed? You can sign up for eLibrary card by phoning 705-360-2623 ext. 8519 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays, or emailing refdesk@timmins.ca, and a staff member will set you up in a few minutes’ time. When we re-open, visit us to upgrade to a Timmins Public Library card with full borrowing…

Join the Timmins Public Library for a live tutorial on verifying information online before you press share or retweet. Wednesday June 17, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. on Zoom. Please register for the login code by emailing libraryprograms@timmins.ca Misinformation: False information that is spread, regardless of whether there was an intent to mislead. Disinformation: Misleading, biased, or false information spread deliberately.

The Library is celebrating by offering a FREE zoom session on Law Protecting Older Adults in partnership with the Ontario Bar Association. Presented by Jay Meunier, B.A., LL.B. Law Protecting Older Adults Lawyers with expertise in the unique legal issues and needs of older adults discuss a variety of topics, including capacity concerns, the importance of powers of attorney, and remedies for financial abuse of seniors. Learn about the rights and responsibilities of older adults and those who care for…

Sports for Kids Timmins applications for Fall sports 2020 will be accepted until June 25th. If applying for dance, marital arts, figure skating, hockey, boxing, gymnastics or any other sport starting in September, please apply. Any sports registration that occurs before September 1st, and that requires the assistance of Sports for Kids Timmins, must be applied for by June 25th or it will be too late. You can email sportsforkidstimmins@gmail.com with your name and phone number and we will call…

Every summer, the Earth's orbital path comes into contact with the debris trail of comet Swift-Tuttle. This creates the most abundant meteor shower event of the year, known as the Perseids Meteor Shower. Viewable in the direction of the constellation Persus, at its peak in mid-August, you may be able to see 50-100 meteors an hour. Learn more about the Perseids Meteor Shower with the Science Timmins Astronomy Club in a Live Zoom presentation on Wedneday August 5, 2020 at…