Libraries Celebrate Seniors!
Nova Scotia Public Libraries’ Seniors Week highlights programs, events and services for seniors. Seniors Week 2014 will take place from Oct. 19-25, and there are over 120 library programs and events planned across the province.
The theme for Seniors Week 2014 is Living Library. A Living Library is a way for people to reach out and connect with individuals in their community that they might not otherwise come across in their daily lives. At a Living Library event, the books are people and reading consists of a conversation. “Living Books” are borrowed by “Readers” for short periods of time. Fourteen Living Library programs are planned in libraries across the province this month, with seniors participating as “books” in several of the programs.
Seniors who participated in last year’s inaugural Seniors Week said the programs offered were enjoyable, practical, informative and thought provoking.
Check out Seniors Week 2014! For a listing of this year’s programs and events taking place during Seniors Week, please refer to the list below.
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Events are listed by date and by community.
More details about the events can be found at each library’s website.
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Acronym |
Library System |
Website |
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AVR |
Annapolis Valley Regional Library |
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CBR |
Cape Breton Regional Library |
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CEH |
Colchester-East Hants Public Library |
lovemylibrary.ca |
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CPL |
Cumberland Public Libraries |
cumberlandpubliclibraries.ca |
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ECR |
Eastern Counties Regional Library |
ecrl.library.ns.ca |
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HPL |
Halifax Public Libraries |
halifaxpubliclibraries.ca |
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PAR |
Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library |
parl.ns.ca |
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SSP |
South Shore Public Libraries |
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WCR |
Western Counties Regional Library |
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Sunday, Oct 19 |
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Location |
Program Name |
Time |
Region |
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Halifax - Keshen Goodman Library |
Nordic Pole Walking |
2:30pm |
HPL |
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Windsor |
Artist in the house |
all day |
AVR |
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Windsor |
Games and puzzles |
all day |
AVR |
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Monday, Oct 20 |
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Location |
Program Name |
Time |
Region |
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Amherst |
Healthy brains |
2:30-3:30pm |
CPL |
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Amherst |
There's more to social media than Facebook |
10:30am-noon |
CPL |
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Antigonish |
Alan Syliboy's 'The Thundermaker' multimedia art exhibit |
all day |
PAR |
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Antigonish |
Antigonish Parkinson’s Support Group Meeting |
2 - 3pm |
PAR |
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Pictou |
Senior's Cafe presents a special screening of the CBC documentary, 'The Boys from Pictou' |
10 - 11:30am |
PAR |
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Port Williams |
Estate planning |
3pm |
AVR |
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Truro |
Living library |
1:30-4pm |
CEH |
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Truro |
Scrabble @ the library |
2-4:30pm |
CEH |
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Tuesday, Oct 21 |
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Location |
Program Name |
Time |
Region |
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Alderney Gate |
Inspiring Entrepreneurship: Out of the Box Factory |
10am |
HPL |
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Alderney Gate |
Inspiring Entrepreneurship: Ideas from the Trenches |
11:30am |
HPL |
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Amherst |
Readers Night Out book club |
7-8pm |
CPL |
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Antigonish |
Alan Syliboy's 'The Thundermaker' multimedia art exhibit |
all day |
PAR |
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Antigonish |
Learn to speak German with Karin Fleuren |
6:30 - 8pm |
PAR |
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Bridgetown |
Senior safety |
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AVR |
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Clare |
Scrapbook Night |
6-8 pm |
WCR |
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Dartmouth - Woodlawn |
Caring for a Senior |
7pm |
HPL |
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Digby |
Seniors Sharing Stories Workshop |
2-4 pm |
WCR |
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Glace Bay |
Fraud Prevention |
1pm |
CBR |
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Halifax - Keshen Goodman Library |
Chair Yoga |
1:30pm |
HPL |
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Kentville |
Author reading with Marilyn Jones (local author who wrote "Aunt Toni's Diary: including a brief history of the NS Sanitorium in Kentville" |
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AVR |
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Kingston |
GPS for seniors |
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AVR |
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Lockeport |
Display of Paintings by Seniors |
all day |
WCR |
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Middleton |
Eating tips for life |
2-3pm |
AVR |
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Mt. Uniacke |
Living Library |
6-8pm |
CEH |
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New Glasgow |
Book club |
7 - 8 pm |
PAR |
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New Waterford |
Knitting Circle |
6:30pm |
CBR |
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Pictou |
Book Club featuring 'The 100-year-old man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared' by Jonas Jonasson |
7 - 8pm |
PAR |
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Shelburne |
Living Library |
2-4 pm |
WCR |
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Stellarton |
'Living Library of Storytelling' with Chris Benjamin, Writer-in-Residence@Library, and invited guests Florence Hughes and Jerry Munro |
6:30 - 7:45pm |
PAR |
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Stewiacke |
Meet local artists: rug hooking, glassware, teddy bears |
6:30-8pm |
CEH |
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Sydney |
Learn to play Chess |
1-3pm |
CBR |
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Sydney |
Tai Chi for Arthritis with Dr. Michael Milburn |
6:30-8pm |
CBR |
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Truro |
Skype - tech class |
10:30-11:30am |
CEH |
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Truro |
Solo travel |
7-8pm |
CEH |
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Weymouth |
Seniors Sharing Stories Workshop |
10-12 am |
WCR |
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Windsor |
Fibre ops |
2-4pm |
AVR |
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Windsor |
Artist in the house |
all day |
AVR |
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Windsor |
Games and puzzles |
all day |
AVR |
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Wednesday, Oct 22 |
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Location |
Program Name |
Time |
Region |
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Antigonish |
Alan Syliboy's 'The Thundermaker' multimedia art exhibit |
all day |
PAR |
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Antigonish |
David Mossman, author, reading from his book 'Going Over' |
noon - 1:30 |
PAR |
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Bridgewater |
Human Library (Living Library) |
6 -9pm |
SSP |
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Elmsdale |
Living Library |
2-3:45pm |
CEH |
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Halifax - Keshen Goodman Library |
ElderDog Canada |
7pm |
HPL |
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Lockeport |
Display of Paintings by Seniors |
all day |
WCR |
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Middleton |
Hands-on felt creativity |
2-3:30pm |
AVR |
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New Glasgow |
David Mossman, author, reading from his book 'Going Over' |
7 - 8:30pm |
PAR |
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Oxford |
Healthy brains |
11:30am-12:30pm |
CPL |
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Oxford |
E-reader help & assistance |
6-8pm |
CPL |
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Pugwash |
Healthy brains |
2:30-3:30pm |
CPL |
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Stellarton |
Club Francais! (... a lunch time conversation group) |
noon - 1pm |
PAR |
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Sydney |
Human Library (Living Library) |
1-3pm |
CBR |
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Truro |
Film - "Encounters at the end of the world" (Antarctica) |
1-3pm |
CEH |
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Truro |
Writers' workshop with Libby Schofield |
10am-2pm |
CEH |
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Windsor |
Artist in the house |
all day |
AVR |
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Windsor |
Games and puzzles |
all day |
AVR |
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Yarmouth |
Seniors Sharing Stories Workshop |
10-12 am |
WCR |
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Thursday, Oct 23 |
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Location |
Program Name |
Time |
Region |
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Amherst |
Rise N' Shine book club |
9-10am |
CPL |
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Antigonish |
Alan Syliboy's 'The Thundermaker' multimedia art exhibit |
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PAR |
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Antigonish |
Learn to speak German with Karin Fleuren |
6:30 - 8pm |
PAR |
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Baddeck |
Orchids with Bob Hill |
7pm |
CBR |
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Barrington |
Seniors Sharing Stories |
10-12 am |
WCR |
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Elmsdale |
Living Library |
6-7:30pm |
CEH |
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Elmsdale |
Knitting club |
7-8pm |
CEH |
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Hantsport |
Troy Harvie, a physiotherapist from Windsor Phyiotherapy Ltd |
1:30 - 2:30pm |
AVR |
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Kingston |
Getting Out Of The House: Information of what is available in the community (exercise programs, dance, recreation on the base and through recreation programs through the Village) |
all day |
AVR |
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Lockeport |
Display of Painting by Seniors |
all day |
WCR |
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Lunenburg |
Grandmothers to Grandmothers Information Event |
6:30pm |
SSPL |
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Middleton |
Senior safety workshop: Vial of life, frauds & scams, financial security |
1-3pm |
AVR |
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New Glasgow |
The "People of Pictou County", Armchair Travellers |
7 - 8pm |
PAR |
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Pictou |
Knitting and Crocheting Group (drop-in) |
3 - 4:30pm |
PAR |
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River Hebert |
Healthy brains |
6-7pm |
CPL |
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Tatamagouche |
Living Library |
6-8pm |
CEH |
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Truro |
Me and my Grands! |
11am-noon |
CEH |
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Truro |
Knit & crochet group |
3-4:30pm |
CEH |
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Truro |
Living Library |
5:30-8pm |
CEH |
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Weymouth |
Seniors Sharing Stories |
2-4 pm |
WCR |
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Windsor |
Seniors Social with music (Dewey and the Decimals) and treats |
2-4pm |
AVR |
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Windsor |
Artist in the house |
all day |
AVR |
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Windsor |
Games and puzzles |
all day |
AVR |
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Friday, Oct 24 |
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Location |
Program Name |
Time |
Region |
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Advocate Harbour |
Healthy brains |
2:30-3:30pm |
CPL |
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Antigonish |
Alan Syliboy's 'The Thundermaker' multimedia art exhibit |
all day |
PAR |
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Bridgewater |
Grandmothers to Grandmothers Foundation Presentation |
11am |
SSP |
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Bridgewater |
South Shore Stamp Club Presentation |
2pm |
SSP |
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Lockeport |
Display of Paintings by Seniors |
all day |
WCR |
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Mt. Uniacke |
Living Library |
2-5pm |
CEH |
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Pugwash |
Maker Fair |
4:30-7pm |
CPL |
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River John |
'Your Way To Wellness' Workshops with Summer Lee Burns for those living with chronic disease |
9:30 - noon |
PAR |
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River John |
'Share a Yarn' Knitting and Crocheting Circle |
10-11am |
PAR |
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Springhill |
Healthy brains |
6:30-7:30pm |
CPL |
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Stellarton |
Knitting Circle |
1-2pm |
PAR |
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Stewiacke |
Meet exchange students from Brazil & Turkey |
1:30-3pm |
CEH |
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Sydney |
"Fibre" Lunch |
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Tatamagouche |
Living Library |
1:30-3:30pm |
CEH |
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Truro |
Book discussion group |
3-4:30pm |
CEH |
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Truro |
Me and my Grands! |
3:30-4:30pm |
CEH |
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Windsor |
Artist in the house |
all day |
AVR |
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Windsor |
Games and puzzles |
all day |
AVR |
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Yarmouth |
Your Way to Wellness - Managing Chronic Illness |
10:30-12am |
WCR |
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Saturday, Oct 25 |
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Location |
Program Name |
Time |
Region |
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Bedford |
Living Library |
2 -4:30 pm |
HPL |
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Elmsdale |
Living Library |
1:30-3:30 |
CEH |
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Lockeport |
Display of Paintings by Seniors |
all day |
WCR |
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Oxford |
Maker fair |
5-8pm |
CPL |
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River Hebert |
Apples, Windows and Androids… Oh my! |
4:30-6:30pm |
CPL |
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Sydney |
Amontillado Night- Library fundraiser $20 |
7pm |
CBR |
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Truro |
Writers' workshop with Libby Schofield |
10am-2pm |
CEH |
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Windsor |
Artist in the house |
all day |
AVR |
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Windsor |
Games and puzzles |
all day |
AVR |