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There’s something irresistible about a drum.

Each year, libraries across the province recognize Ontario Library Week in the third week of October.

October is Canadian Library Month, and the third week of the month is Ontario Public Library Week.

On September 27, at the Picton Branch Library, we were honoured to host artist, author and musician Tom Wilson.

Literacy experts have defined five core components of early literacy.

At the Picton Branch Library, we have new meeting room spaces, and we will be putting them to good use throughout October with a number of author events planned.

This October, women will be “killing it” at the Picton Branch Library.

Jennifer Cobb has been leading Functional Fitness at the library for over a decade.

According to the Canadian Paediatric Society Early Years Task Force, “reading aloud together—early and often—appears to stimulate cognitive development more than other family activities.

“Libraries are all about sharing,” says Jennifer Kingma, interlibrary loan coordinator at the County of Prince Edward Public Library & Archives.