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  • New Book Club in a Bag Kits for Spring 2025!

    Explore the new titles being added to our Book Club in a Bag line up this spring! You're sure to find your book club's next great read!
  • Special Storytimes & Celebrations

    Enjoy seasonal celebrations this spring with special programs for Eid al-Fitr, Passover, and Easter.
  • Stay Informed

    Stay informed in this fast paced world with CLMA. Access free information with your library card. Stay up to date with factual information, learn about Canada’s trade history, and read magazines and newspapers online and in-person.
  • Spring Book Clubs

    There’s a book club for everybody this winter! Sign up for the adult book club, lunchtime book club, or one of our two book clubs for kids!
  • Service Notice, Bowmanville Library

    March 6, 2025—Due to a fire on King Street, programs in Bowmanville have been altered to reduce daytime traffic in the area. The Bowmanville Library and Sarah Jane Williams Heritage Centre remain open with regular operating hours. Please see our news post for more information.
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  • Drag Queen Storytime Returns to Clarington

    May 21, 2025—Clarington Library, Museums & Archives (CLMA) is thrilled to once again host the award-winning event Drag Queen Storytime in partnership with Durham Region Libraries, the Durham Children’s Aid Society, Youth Pride Durham, and the Municipality of Clarington. The storytime will take place on Saturday, June 7, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Bowmanville Library. 
  • Explore Orono’s History and Celebrate Orono Library’s Heritage Designation Plaque this May

    May 13, 2025—Clarington Library, Museums & Archives (CLMA) is inviting the community to celebrate Orono Library’s official Heritage Designation. The unveiling of the Heritage Designation Plaque will take place at the Orono Library (127 Church Street, Orono) on Saturday, May 24 at 10am. Members of the CLMA Library Board, the Municipality of Clarington’s Heritage Committee, and Members of Council will be in attendance.
  • Best-Selling Author Robert Rotenberg Visits CLMA Bowmanville Library

    April 7, 2025— Clarington Library, Museums & Archives invites you to an evening of mystery with criminal defense lawyer and best-selling author Robert Rotenberg at the Bowmanville Library on April 16. Mr. Rotenberg will be speaking with communications expert and author Lloyd Rang about One Minute More, an enthralling action thriller following one of Toronto's favourite detectives.
  • CLMA Launches “Golden Tales: Chronicles of our Community"

    March 19, 2025—Clarington Library, Museums & Archives is proud to announce the release of "Golden Tales: Chronicles of Our Community," being celebrated on Saturday, March 22, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Sarah Jane Williams Heritage Centre in Bowmanville.
  • Enjoy Free Family Fun at the Clarington Winter WonderLearn Festival

    January 27, 2025—Clarington Library, Museums & Archives (CLMA) is excited to announce the return of its popular award-winning festival, Winter WonderLearn. Now in its twenty-second consecutive year, the event will be held on the Family Day holiday Monday, February 17, 2025, from 10am to 2pm at CLMA’s Courtice Library.

    The festival encourages families to get active and enjoy time together while learning something new, exploring the local organizations that call Clarington and the Durham Region home. Reptilia Whitby will be hosting interactive shows and meet & greets with their special guests throughout the day. The Municipality of Clarington will be offering a range of programming at the Courtice Community Complex throughout the day, including a free swim from 11am to 1pm and outdoor skating from 11am to 5pm, weather permitting.
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