Celebrate Ontario Public Library Week by making a bookmark that showcases why you love your Library!

This contest is open to all ages. Winners will be chosen from the following age categories: 5 and under, 6-9, 10-12, 13-17, and 18+. Winners will have their bookmarks printed and available at each branch. Pick-up a bookmark submission form, create your design, and return your completed work to any Whitby Public Library location by October 31, 2025. Winners will be selected in November.   

One submission per person. Designs must be original works. No AI-generated art.  

By submitting to the Whitby Public Library’s Bookmark Contest, you consent to having your work displayed at the Whitby Public Library. All artists retain the rights to their work, accepted or otherwise. We will not accept any work that does not align with the Library's commitment to https://whitbylibrary.ca/Diversity-Inclusion-and-Anti-Racism" href="/https://whitbylibrary.ca/Diversity-Inclusion-and-Anti-Racism" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism.

Scugog Arts presents: ‘Living my Best Life Connected to the Land’ by Joanna Malcolm. This show brings Joanna Malcolm’s eclectic style into conversation with new methods of creating abstract impressions and whimsy. Colour is her muse. In this exploration of emotion through colour, Malcolm highlights her love for nature and the interconnection between healing, nature, and the arts. Joanna Malcolm strives to discover new facets of her style as it shifts and flows with the waves of inspiration that come her way.  

This exhibition will open on Saturday, Sept 6 from 1-3 PM at the Scugog Arts Space located at 268 Queen Street, Port Perry, and will run until October 5. Meet the artist, enjoy light refreshments and experience Joanna Malcolm’s work in a bright space full of creative energy! 

On October 1 from 6pm-9pm Local 222’s Community Service Committee is hosting our annual Addictions and Mental Health Forum. 
This is a free public event for the whole community. You will hear guest speakers Kendra Fisher and Kent Hickey share their stores as well as speak with numerous agencies that offer support for mental health and addictions from within Durham. 
There will be free light refreshments and even the opportunity to win some fabulous door prizes donated from businesses around our community. 
Grab a friend and come on out to an event you don’t want to miss! 

Join us for the TIFF Ajax Film Circuit at the St. Francis Centre!

Here’s your chance to watch films from the Toronto international Film Festival (TIFF) without driving into the city, dealing with traffic jams and paying for parking - it’s all right here in Ajax! Film selections include Canadian and foreign made films, contemporary cinema and thought-provoking independent films.

Thelma
In recognition of International Day of Older Persons, the St. Francis Centre presents a free screening of Thelma, a film inspired by a real-life experience of director Josh Margolin’s own grandmother. Thelma puts a clever spin on the action movie genre, shining a spotlight on an elderly grandmother as an unlikely action hero. In the first leading film role of her 70-year career, June Squibb portrays the strong-willed Thelma, a 93-year-old who gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson and sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.

Concessions and cash bar available.

This film presentation is FREE to attend, however, registration is required either online at www.ajax.ca/sfc, by email at stfranciscentre@ajax.ca or by calling 905-619-2529, ext. 2787 (ARTS).