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Online and Virtual Programs

The Dryden Public Library is currently closed to help slow the spread of COVID-19. During this time we are developing online and virtual programming initiatives for patrons of all ages. As initiatives are developed we will be adding information below, so please check back regularly.

Children's Programming

Story Time with Jayme

Visit the Dryden Public Library Facebook Page to watch entertaining and engaging story time videos with Jayme! Available 24/7 in your own living room!

Virtual Art Class with Kya

Check out the Dryden Public Library Facebook Page to watch a step by step art tutorial with Kya. Learn to paint a beautiful underwater scene at your own pace.

Virtual Story Time and Author Visit with Jean E Pendziwol

Friday, April 3 at 9:30 am CDT/ 10:30 am EDT

Join us online to hear award-winning Canadian author Jean E Pendizwol read some of her amazing children's books, and talk to us about how she wrote Once Upon a Northern Night. This event will be streaming live on our YouTube Channel.

A recording of this event will be available here for a limited time.

Virtual Story Time with Kathy Stinson

Date: April 11 at 10:00 am CDT / 11:00 EDT

Join us for a story time with iconic Canadian author Kathy Stinson, author of Red is Best, The Man with the Violin, and many more. Kathy will be reading some of her wonderful stories and talking about the inspiration behind her picture books. This event will be streaming live on our YouTube Channel.

Adult and Seniors Programming

DPL's Virtual Book Club

Date: TDB

We're launching our first ever virtual book club! We are currently in the process of confirming our first book selection with Overdrive, so we can make copies available to all Dryden Public Library card holders. More information will be available in the coming days.

To get all of the details you can join our DPL Online Book Club group on Facebook. We hope this group will be a forum to discuss all of the books you've been reading lately, and to plan our online book club meeting and discussion.

Virtual Hand Crafting Circle

Date: Wednesday, April 15 at 6:30 pm

Have you been working on any handcrafting projects lately? Would you like to work on your projects in the (virtual) company of others? Take part in DPL's first ever online hand crafting circle!

Bring your knitting, crochet, sewing, cross stitch or other hand crafting and work on a project in progress or share a completed project with us.

This event will take place in a password protected online meeting, to receive a meeting invite please register online by filling in this form. All participants will be expected to adhere to the Library's Patron Code of Conduct during this event.