New Library Facebook Group for Seniors

We’re excited to announce a new Facebook Group for Seniors in Carleton Place and Beckwith. If you’re 50 and up, we’d love for you to join our group called THE NEXT CHAPTER to find out lots of interesting things that will be relevant to you about technology, the library, and things happening in our community. … Read more

The library is looking for friendly, community-loving people to join our team! Our library staff are vibrant, empathetic, and creative. We love our community, and we love connecting the people of Carleton Place and Beckwith to resources, to the world, and to each other. If working in this type of environment appeals to you, check … Read more

The Carleton Place Public Library will be closed off and on over the Christmas holidays. Please download the poster above or drop in for a list of dates to take home. While the library is closed, the blue return box will be available for returns at any point—although all due dates for items will be … Read more

All Interlibrary Loans are paused effective Friday, November 15, 2024 due to the strike by Canada Post. As all of our Interlibrary Loans travel through the mail, we are unable to take any new ILL requests at this time. In the meantime, patrons may want to try our digital service options such as Libby or … Read more

Upcoming OverDrive Software Update – Monday, December 1, 2024 Attention, OverDrive and Libby app users! On Monday, December 1, OverDrive will be performing a back-end software update. As part of this update, all users will be logged out of their accounts and prompted to log back in using their library card number and PIN. To … Read more

The library will be closed on Monday, October 14th for Thanksgiving.  Don’t worry–we’ll be open on Saturday so you can still pop in for all your last-minute items. Even though the library will be closed an extra day, you can still access our website and library apps like Libby and Hoopla for lots of great … Read more

The Town of Carleton Place has contracted Thomas Cavanagh Construction Ltd. to complete the rehabilitation of the library parking lot, beginning Tuesday, September 3. Please note that no parking will be available in the lot while it is under construction. Library Hours and Services The library will remain open with regular hours of operation during … Read more

The Carleton Place Public Library will be closed on Monday, September 2nd for the Labour Day Weekend holiday. If you need to pick up books, DVDs, magazines, puzzles or anything else, we’ll be open our regular hours leading up to that day, including Saturday, August 31st from 10am -5:30pm. Please make sure to stop in … Read more

It’s the last full week of drop in programs and we can’t believe it’s here so soon!   This week we have:   Monday, August 12 – “Space Crafts Drop In” – 10:30am-noon, All Ages   Tuesday, August 13 – “Fishing Crafts and Games Drop In” – 1:30-3:30pm, All ages   Wednesday, August 14 – … Read more

The library might be CLOSED on Monday, August 5, but we’ve got plenty going on to keep everyone busy the rest of the week. To find out more, see below:   Tuesday, August 6 – “Toddler Time” – 10:30am, Ages 1-3. No registration. Tuesday, August 6 – “Nature Scavenger Hunt in the Park” – 1:30-2:30pm, … Read more

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