Join us for this fundraiser cooking demo by Mackie's Golden Meals where participants will get to observe how Jamaican Chicken Stew is made. Participants are encouraged to pay by donation and all size of donations are welcome. Help Mackie's Golden Meals achieve their dream of acquiring a food truck so that they can bring the Caribbean flavours all over Renfrew County. This is a registered program so please call 613-732-8844 to register.

Treaty: A Reconciliation Revelry. A "Pay What You Want Performance" at the Kingston Grand on March 29th. "A journey of varied experiences that lead Canadians through stories of encounter and conflict to resolution".

Honoured as one of Ireland’s greatest exports, The Irish Rovers are playing at the Kingston Grand on March 16th.

Care 2 Share? Local restaurants support nutrition month campaign to feed hungry students. For the month of March, a group of over 20 local restaurants and three hotels are encouraging their customers to consider making a donation to The Food Sharing Project, the local charity that provides nutritious food to school meal programs. Partner restaurants are placing Care 2 Share? donation cards on their tables or counters that include information about the need and a QR code to make a donation. Learn more: www.foodsharingproject.org

Queen’s Engineering students are welcoming the public in to view their highly anticipated 2023 Science Formal on March 11th from 12-3pm at Grant Hall, Queen’s University. This year the theme is "City at Night". More info: http://www.scienceformal.ca

Nipissing District Branch, Ontario Ancestors, OGS

Presents

BMS2000 - RESEARCHING YOUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS

BMS2000 is a cooperative project by 24 Quebec genealogy societies to establish a common database containing 16.6 million birth, marriage & burial records.  This database is now available on a dedicated computer in our library.  Our presenter, Pam Tessier, will be giving us instructions and tips on how to use and get great results from this website to help you find your Quebec ancestors.

   Date:  Tuesday, March 21, 2023

   Time:  7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

   Location:  North Bay Public Library, Upper Mezzanine Meeting Room

 If you are going to watch the presentation via Zoom, please register before the 21st at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qf-6trD8rH9HqHFFUkWUuyMCsA7XHz9x7

For our local members, we will also be offering an in-person presentation:

HOW TO BEGIN RESEARCHING YOUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS

    Date:  Saturday, March 25, 2023

   Time:  10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

   Location:  North Bay Public Library, Nipissing Branch Library, Lower Level

This beginner’s course, being taught by an experienced researcher, will introduce you to the ins and outs of basic French-Canadian research using library resources and online databases.  Space is limited to six people on a first-come basis.  Register by Thursday, March 23rd.  Fee will be $8.00 for non-members or $5.00 for Nipissing Branch members.  Registration can be by cash, cheque or e-transfer.  Please contact Pam Tessier at pltessier@gmail.com to register.

PAGES returns for a three part Spring series. This month, PAGES celebrates National Poetry Month with an invitation for you to join in the joy of local writers settled into ‘The Poet’s Corner’. Hear why and how they write in poem. Come and be inspired. Leave with a poem in your heart. Richard M. Grove, Brighton's official Poet Laureate and Roz Bound, author of two memoirs in poem: Spirit of Lyme and the Fireman's Daughter, will be on hand.

All are welcome to attend. 

To register, call 613-968-6731 x2037 or email infoserv@bellevillelibrary.ca. Registration is not required, but recommended if you'd like to receive an email reminder or be notified of any event updates. We also appreciate knowing how many to expect! 

PAGES continues on Wednesday, May 3 and Friday, June 16. 

Did you know The City of Belleville has a Green Task Force? In celebration of Earth Month, Councillor Chris Malette, Chair of the Green Task Force, and Amanda Azzopardi, Environmental Coordinator at the City of Belleville, will be at the library to talk about some of the City's innovative environmental initiatives.  Learn about Community Gardens, the annual tree seedling giveaway, Trash Bash, the Let it Grow campaign to encourage habitat for pollinators, No Mow May, Bee City designation, and more. Bring your questions!

Saturday April 1 at 11am at Belleville Public Library 

No registration required. ​

Bake sale at St. Luke's United Church Saturday April 1, 2023 from 9am to noon. The corner of Indian & Wellington. 350 Indian Rd. S Sarnia.

There will be fruit pies and assorted baking. For more info call 519-344-1781