Get Spooky!
BOO! Enjoy spooktacular programs this fall, including Spirit Walks, Monster Stuffies, Tween FrankenToys, Monster Mash, and special storytimes for all ages!
For Adults
Paranormal Craft Night
Sarah Jane Williams Museum | Thursday, October 8 | 6-7:30pm | Adults | Registered | $15+tax
Looking for a frighteningly fun evening? Join us for a special mini Spirit Walk tour around the Museum’s neighbourhood. Once inspired by these stories, participants will be guided to participate in a ghostly home decor craft.
Spirit Walks
Sarah Jane Williams Museum | Thursdays, October 15, 22, 29 | 6:30-7:30pm | Adults | Registered | $10+tax
Enjoy one of our famous evening tours where we will share eerie and unexplained stories of old Bowmanville! Spirit Walk tours begin at the Sarah Jane Williams Museum and run rain or shine.
For Youth & Teens
Monster Stuffies
Courtice Library | Tuesday, October 13 | 6-7pm | Grades 4-8 | Registered
Learn the basics of hand sewing as you transform socks and gloves into fun, imaginative monster stuffies. Add colourful details and personality to create a one-of-a-kind friend to take home.
Tween FrankenToys
Bowmanville Library | Wednesday, October 21 | 6-7:30pm | Grades 5-8 | Registered
Take apart old toys and stitch them back together into creepy, silly, and monstrously unique FrankenToys. Bring your own old toys or explore our stash of recycled finds. With glue, tape, and a little mad-scientist imagination, you’ll create a bizarre new creature!
For Families & Children
Halloween Storytime
Bowmanville Library | Thursday, October 29 | 5:30-6:30pm | All ages | Drop in
Wear your favourite costume and join us for spooktacular stories, songs, and chilling-but-cheerful activities!
Monster Mash
Courtice Library | Friday, October 30 | 10:30-11:30am | Ages 0-5 | Drop in
Grab your costume and join us for the Monster Mash! Dance along to Halloween favourites and enjoy a boo-tiful morning at the library.
Halloween Spooktacular
Courtice Library | Saturday, October 31 | 10:30am-12pm | All ages | Drop in
Happy Halloween! Gather with fellow ghosts and ghouls for a fun, kid-friendly celebration featuring silly games and a monster dance party. Dress up to join the costume parade!
Baby BOOkworms
Birth to age 1½ | Drop in
Newcastle Library | Tuesday, October 27 | 10:30-11:15am
Bowmanville Library | Wednesday, October 28 | 10:30-11:15am
Courtice Library | Thursday, October 29 | 10:30-11:15am
Come in costume for a Halloween-themed Baby Bookworms! Drop in each week for stories, songs and rhymes, followed by a social playtime!
TAILS for Toddlers
Age 1½-3 | Drop in
Bowmanville Library | Tuesday, October 27 | 10:30-11:15am
Courtice Library | Wednesday, October 28 | 10:30-11:15am
Newcastle Library | Thursday, October 29 | 10:30-11:15am
Come in costume for a Halloween-themed Tales for Toddlers! Enjoy stories, songs and rhymes using the skills taught in Every Child Ready to Read©, designed to help build early literacy skills!