Programs & Events | Peterborough Public Library

Participate in a Community Installation for Red Dress Day

The Peterborough Public Library is honoured to host The Red Dress, a community art installation taking place in recognition of Red Dress Day, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ people (MMIWG2S+).

How to Read More This Year (and Have Fun Doing It!)

Join the Peterborough Public Library’s 2025 Reading Challenge and make reading a fun part of your year. With monthly themes, book ideas, and badges to earn in the Beanstack app, this challenge is designed to help you read more and connect with others in the community.

Crowd of kids at Wildlife Wednesdays program holding paper fish craft

Wildlife Wednesdays: Fostering a Love for Nature in the Next Generation

Join Wildlife Wednesdays at Peterborough Public Library! A hands-on, drop-in program for kids 5-8 featuring live animals, fun activities, and nature education.

A graphic of a bee floating over flowers made from book pages

Celebrate Freedom to Read Week at the Library

Every year, Freedom to Read Week is a time to celebrate and defend our right to read, think, and access information freely. From February 23 to March 1, 2025, libraries, schools, and book lovers across Canada come together to highlight the importance of intellectual freedom and challenge censorship.