Upcoming Events – October 2021
Eleven Week Alpha program starts September 30th and runs Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm at the Millbrook Christian Assembly, 71 King St. West, Millbrook. This program is an introduction to the Christian faith and begins each week with shared meal. Everyone is welcome. Otonabee South Monaghan Library: LEGOWEEN is being held at our Keene…
Millbrook Ag Society Brings the Roar of Engines Back to the Fairgrounds in Bush Pull
In early September, the Millbrook Agricultural Society (MAS) hosted their first in-person, outdoor event called a Bush Pull. The one day event took place at the Millbrook Fairgrounds and featured some of the most popular events at the annual fair. Truck and tractor operators competed in a series of contests demonstrating their skill and…
Splendour in the Grass
Poetry often captures truths better than prose. The poet Wordsworth had a wonderful eye for nature: “…of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower…” is one of those good bits. The heavy dews and frosts along with plentiful spider webs bespangled with dew or frost certainly reveal that splendour. This autumn has…
Hanoi House 2.0
When Susan Tung opened the second outlet of her successful Vietnamese restaurant, Hanoi House on Lansdowne Street in Peterborough last December, the Cavan resident was not expecting another lockdown would close the doors again, but in fact it happened not once but twice. It didn’t matter- when the location became available, it was too…
Christmas Hamper Preparations Begin
Millbrook and District Food Share volunteers are getting organized for this year’s Christmas Hamper program which distributes hampers each year to local families. Hampers are prepared for registered recipients and includes non-perishable food items, fresh local produce, a grocery voucher from Foodland and Walmart vouchers for each child in the family. Hampers are only…
Join us at the library!
Fall is well under way and it is the best time to curl up with a new title. We have a wonderful selection of new fiction, non-fiction, and magazines. Don’t forget about our amazing eResources (our Virtual Branch – open 24/7)! Kanopy offers wonderful animated storytime options. Enjoy popular titles such as the “Don’t…