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Film: Star Wars Kid: The Rise of the Digital Shadows

Cumberland

Saturday May 04, 2024 at 1:00pm
90 minutes

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In this Mathieu Fournier documentary on the first viral phenomenon of the digital age, Ghyslain Raza (the “Star Wars Kid”) breaks his silence and reflects on his story for the first time. In doing so, he also explores our collective experience living in an online world in which we have to make peace with our digital shadows.

2022. 80 min. French with English subtitles. Provided by the National Film Board.

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Dans ce documentaire de Mathieu Fournier portant sur le premier phénomène viral de l’ère numérique, Ghyslain Raza, le « Star Wars Kid », sort du silence pour la première fois afin de réfléchir à son histoire. Ce faisant, il explore aussi la nôtre : celle d’internautes qui doivent, eux aussi, apprivoiser leur ombre numérique.

2022. 80 min. Français avec sous-titres anglais. Gracieuseté de l’Office national du film.
Film Shorts: From Different Universes

Cumberland

Saturday May 11, 2024 at 1:00pm
60 minutes

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Join us for a program of short animated films by women of Asian descent!

In Flowing Home, two sisters separated by the war between North and South Vietnam are only able to connect through the letters they exchange to relieve their loneliness.

Winds of Spring tells the tender story of a young girl who, driven by the irrepressible need for self-fulfillment, decides to leave the family nest.

In Old Dog, an elderly pug named Henry must depend on his owner for help and companionship.

In A Prairie Story, a prairie landscape undergoes a metamorphosis from rural idyll to over-urbanized dystopia.

Showa Shinzan tells the story of a young Japanese girl's relationship with her grandfather, a postmaster and amateur geologist.

The Zoo follows the parallel lives of a polar bear cub in a popular city zoo and a Chinese boy who visits him until they’re both in their twilight years.

Surfacing explores the passions of acclaimed musician and songwriter Sarah McLachlan, using her own words and drawings to guide us through her rich creative world, the founding of the groundbreaking Lilith Fair, and her philanthropic work at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music.

55 min. Multiple languages. Provided by the National Film Board.
Film Shorts: Journeys and Passages

Cumberland

Saturday May 25, 2024 at 1:00pm
60 minutes

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Join us for a program of short documentary films by Canadian directors of Asian descent.

Through an intimate archive of the Chow’s family lineage, A Passage Beyond Fortune offers an homage to the culturally significant but buried history of Chinese-Canadian communities in Moose Jaw.

Highway to Heaven takes audiences into many of the temples, mosques, and churches that call No. 5 Road in Richmond, British Columbia, home, revealing unity despite difference across these diverse cultural spaces.

In love, amma, after being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, a young mother writes a letter to her daughter about their family’s collective journey to acceptance

4 North A is a celebration of the fleeting joys of life and a bittersweet reminder that we don’t always get the closure we seek.

56 min. Multiple languages. Provided by the National Film Board.
Sunnyside Library Youth Chess Club

Sunnyside

Mondays, Apr 29, 2024 - Jun 03, 2024
4:00pm
90 minutes
5 sessions remaining

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Interested in chess and looking for new opponents?

Teen volunteers will be on hand to help those who are learning!

Reserved for players aged between 7-17.
Knitting and Crochet Club / Groupe de tricot et crochet

St-Laurent

Tuesdays, Apr 30, 2024 - Jun 25, 2024
1:00pm
120 minutes
9 sessions remaining

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Bring your knitting or crochet project and share advice, ideas and conversations with fellow enthusiasts. For adults and teens of all abilities. Drop-in.

***Note: No program December 26, 2023 and January 2, 2024

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Apportez votre projet de tricot ou de crochet afin d'échanger des conseils, des idées et converser avec d'autres passionnés. Pour les adultes et adolescents de tous les niveaux. Aucune inscription requise.

***Note: il n'y aura pas de programme le 26 décembre 2023 et le 2 janvier 2024
Video Game Drop-In for Teens

Beaverbrook

Tuesdays, Apr 30, 2024 - May 28, 2024
3:00pm
60 minutes
5 sessions remaining

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Drop-in to play video games on our PS4 and WiiU. For ages 13-18. Drop-in.
Teen Crafternoon

Main

Tuesdays, Apr 30, 2024 - May 24, 2024
5:00pm
120 minutes
2 sessions remaining

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Working on a craft project? Bring it along and chat with some fellow crafters while you work! Don't currently have a project? Try our featured craft project:
- April 30th : (to be determined)
- May 21th : (to be determined)
Share ideas and expertise or learn from your fellow enthusiasts. Or simply bond and make friends over common hobbies. For teens of all abilities. Drop-in program.

*Extra supplies available on hand for: drawing/colouring, origami, scrapbooking/collage, sewing, knitting, etc.

Vous avez un projet d'art ou d'artisanat en cours? Apportez votre projet à la bibliothèque pour discuter tout en travaillant! Vous n'avez pas de projet présentement? Essayez notre projet vedette :
- 30 avril : (à déterminer)
- 21 mai : (à déterminer)
Échangez des idées et conseils ou apprenez d'autres passionnés. Ou amusez-vous tout simplement avec des amis qui partage les mêmes passe-temps. Pour ados de tous les niveaux. Activité portes-ouvertes.

*Matériel supplémentaire pour : dessiner/colorier, origami, scrapbooking/collage, couture, tricot, etc.
Greenboro Knitting Group / Groupe de tricot Greenboro

Greenboro

Tuesdays, Apr 30, 2024 - Jun 25, 2024
6:15pm
120 minutes
9 sessions remaining

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Drop in with your knitting every Tuesday

Share advice, ideas and conversation with other knitters.

Venez faire un tour, échanger des conseils et des idées et converser avec d'autres adeptes du tricot!.
Knit Wits / Trico'thé

North Gloucester

Tuesdays, Apr 30, 2024 - Jun 11, 2024
6:30pm
120 minutes
7 sessions remaining

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Welcome back to North Gloucester! After a long hiatus, Knit Wits will be back in the New Year, trying out Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30 pm. Come share advice, ideas, and conversation with other knitters. Open to all adults and teens. Drop in. (Not for those looking to learn). || Bienvenue de retour à la succursale Gloucester nord! Après une longue détente, Trico'thé sera de retour en essayant le mardi soir, de 18 h 30 à 20 h 30. Venez partager vos suggestions et idées tout en placotant avec d’autres tricoteurs! Ouverte aux adultes et ados. Inscription non-requise. (Pas pour ceux qui cherche à apprendre).
ESL Conversation Group

Sunnyside

Tuesdays, Apr 30, 2024 - Jun 11, 2024
7:00pm
60 minutes
7 sessions remaining

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Practice English and meet new friends in a relaxed and friendly environment.

Margaret is an accredited teacher of English as a Second Language with more than 8 years experience in teaching adults who are new to Canada. Margaret endeavours to assist English learners strengthen their language skills through engaging conversations and discussions of some of the practical and cultural intricacies of living in Canada.