SUBSTANCE & ALCOHOL USE AND MENTAL HEALTH with the Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre. Learn how to talk to your teens about drug and alcohol use, how it can affect their mental health, and other potential consequences.

Join us on Saturday, May 24 at 1pm for a presentation with Anna Vynnyk from Edward Jones, Estate Lawyer Julia Shulakewych and Real Estate Agent Natalia Mynyk to learn why we all need an Estate plan and how to go about making one. This is a free session with refreshments and is open to all ... Read more

PROMOTING HEALTHY TEEN RELATIONSHIPS with Lanark County Interval House. Learn how to help your teens create healthy boundaries, identify relationship red flags, and learn about safety in relationships.

The 2nd Wednesday of the month from 3-4:30pm, Ages 12-16.  This month, we’re dusting off the button maker and designing our own spring-inspired creative buttons! Wednesday, May 14 from 3-4:30pm.

Adult Book Club is meeting on Monday, May 12 at 6:30pm. This month, we’re reading LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus. We’re at our limit for accessing books for Book Club so please try Libby or Hoopla for digital options, or feel free to source your own copy and come to the meeting! We’d love ... Read more

The Carleton Place Public Library invites you to a fascinating talk by Perth author Michael Dupuis  on Saturday, May 10th, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. He’ll be discussing his book THE WINNIPEG GENERAL STRIKE: ORDINARY MEN AND WOMEN UNDER EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES and making copies of his book about the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike available for $20 ... Read more

SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE SAFETY with the Lanark County OPP.  This presentation and open discussion will focus on making sure your teen is staying safe online and how to ensure you have the right types of conversations with them about their online presence.

The last Cookbook Book Club of the season is scheduled for Wednesday, May 7th at 6:30pm. The theme this month is “Brunch!”—whatever you typically love to eat in between Breakfast and Lunch. Please bring enough for everyone to have a little sample and don’t forget to also bring your recipe to share. This session will ... Read more

Dreamcatcher Workshops with Ashley Clark as part of the Indigenous Cultural Fair at the Zion Memorial United Church on Saturday, May 3 at 10am and 1pm. Tickets can be purchased for $50 (includes all supplies) from https://ticketsplease.ca. Spaces are limited for these events, but don’t miss out on the entire Cultural Fair across the park ... Read more

THE TEENAGE BRAIN: AN INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW with Open Doors for Lanark Children and Youth. This session will give some insight into the development of the teenage brain and how you can best support teens at this critical time in their lives.

Dreamcatcher Workshops with Ashley Clark as part of the Indigenous Cultural Fair at the Zion Memorial United Church on Saturday, May 3 at 10am and 1pm. Tickets can be purchased for $50 (includes all supplies) from https://ticketsplease.ca. Spaces are limited for these events, but don’t miss out on the entire Cultural Fair across the park ... Read more

Adult Book Club is meeting on Monday, April 14th at 6:30pm in the Barbara Walsh Room at the library. This month, we’re reading THE BOOK OF RAIN by Thomas Wharton.  Here is a little about the book: A groundbreaking, deeply affecting work of environmental literary suspense for fans of Cloud Atlas, The Overstory, and Station ... Read more