Update by Lis van Berkel Dear Library volunteers and supporters, As the group planning the Canning Library’s May 22 fundraiser, we have decided that realistically we can’t go ahead with the sale given the community spread of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia. RAIN BARRELS: The rain barrel/composter part of the fundraiser is going ahead: the supplier assures…
Come out to the Merritt Gibson Library in Canning for our used books and plant sale! Date: Saturday September 26th. Rain date: Sunday 27th. Seeds, bulbs (including garlic) and home-made preserves available as well. Cash or debit/credit through tap. We ask that those in attendance wear masks and maintain social distancing. All proceeds for the…
Want a summer job as Library Assistant? Do you have fresh ideas? Do you like meeting people? How about working on your own? Do libraries make you smile? Are you tech savvy? Merritt Gibson Memorial Library in Canning is hiring! 8-week job $11/hr from approx. July 4 to August 25 Snappy new deadline: Thursday,…
The Canning Merritt Gibson Memorial Library is presently running the third silent auction until May 11, 2018. Included in this auction are: 2 tickets to the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts presentation of North Mountain Vanya gift certificates from Longspell Farm and Moon Tide Farm a gift basket of spice mixes and infused oil from…
Join the Fieldwood Heritage Society for a fascinating slide presentation of Canning’s illustrious and amazing history, followed by their Annual General Meeting, on May 23, 2018 7:30 PM at the Merritt Gibson Memorial Library and Heritage Centre located at 9806 Main St. Canning, NS. Free will donations are very graciously accepted and appreciated. See you…
The Merritt Gibson Memorial Library is holding a number of fundraising events prior to our popular May long weekend Book, Plant, and Bake Sale on May 19th, 2018. The library is in planning stages of building upgrades including insulation and window installation. Our Vesey’s campaign is currently offering a wide range of products including seeds, seed mats,…
Where will you live when we are older? A roundtable discussion on making the decision to downsize is happening Thursday, October 19 at 2 – 4PM at The Merritt Gibson Memorial Library 9806 Main St. Canning, NS B0P 1H0 Find out what life is like in a co-housing community. Talk to people who downsized to something small. Ask…
Artist Lucie Chan will speak at the Merritt Gibson Memorial Library about her art projects on Tuesday, October 10 at 2-4pm. Really thought-provoking paintings! Lucie is currently the visiting artist at Ross Creek Arts Centre. Born in Guyana and educated in Canada, Vancouver now provides the backdrop for Chan’s delicate and evocative drawing-based art practice. She holds a BFA from Alberta…
MERRITT GIBSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY presents a free reading by LINDA MOORE, author of THE FUNDY VAULT Thursday, Oct. 13 AT 6:30 PMLinda Moore’s longawaited sequel to Foul Deeds is another highly engaging mix of art and environmental justice. From a cottage on Nova Scotia’s beautiful Minas Basin, Roz spots what looks like a woman’s body tangled…
Join us Saturday July 9, 2016 as we welcome novelist and poet Anna Quon to the Merritt Gibson Memorial Library. Quon will be here to help with the official unveiling of the Library’s Diversity Bookshelf by reading from her second novel, “Low”, the story of a 19-year-old girl’s slide into depression and her experience of…