Learn about new Canadian immigration policies and regulations. Find out about the Super Visa, sponsoring family, extending work or study visas, permanent residency and the Provincial Nominee Program.
Age: 18 Y and up
Wednesday February 13, 2013 from 2:00pm-3:30pm
Tuesday May 14, 2013 from 6:30pm-8:00pm
Central Branch Auditorium
Free
To register call the Newcomer Information Centre 904-875-3851 ext 5008 or the Library 905-815-2039 ext 3596
The first set of data and analyses from the National Household Survey (NHS) was released today by Statistics Canada. The release covers such topics as immigration, citizenship, place of birth, language, ethnic origin, visible minorities, religion and Aboriginal peoples. The data and analyses are easily accessed by clicking on the NHS link in the Features section of Stats Canada’s home page.
Statistics Canada conducted the NHS for the first time in 2011. “This voluntary, self-administered survey was introduced as a replacement for the long census questionnaire.”
Much interesting information is now available – too much to describe here. One feature worth highlighting is the community information that is available for Oakville. Simply enter the search term “Oakville” in the ”NHS by geography” box in the upper right corner of the main NHS page. An NHS Profile for Oakville is produced that provides valuable insight into the characteristics of Oakville’s population.
May 8, 2013
Come join us for a fun afternoon with Dad (or Mom!) We’ll paint a birdhouse and decorate it with touches from the outdoors. Take your creation home and watch nature unfold in front of you!
Ages: 5 Y and up
Saturday, June 8, 2013 from 1:00-3:00pm
Glen Abbey Branch
FREE
Drop in and exercise your brain at the Brain Gym! This exciting new program is the first of its kind to be offered at a public library in Canada!
The Brain Gym features an easy-to-use, clinically-proven self-paced online brain training program, with activities and exercises designed to enhance your mind’s fitness by improving your memory, focusing your attention, increasing your brain speed and creating lasting changes in the brain.
The Brain Gym is open from 10:30 am-12:30 pm Monday through Friday. The more you exercise, the better the results!
Ages: 18 Y and up
Cost: $11.30/ 2-month session (see list of sessions below)
Iroquois Ridge Branch
Computer Lab
Registration is limited. Please email Amalia Voicu at avoicu@oakville.ca to register for one of the following upcoming sessions:
Session 1: Monday May 6 – Friday June 28 – FULL!
Session 2: Monday July 8 – Friday August 30
Participants should be comfortable using a computer and the internet.
What is OPL to Go?
OPL to Go is Oakville Public Library’s free smartphone app – the best way to access Oakville Public Library from your smartphone or tablet. You can log in, view your account, place and edit holds, locate materials and branches, and even use it as your library card!
Starting the week of April 22, 2013, Enviro-packs will be added to our Bookpack collections at all 6 Oakville Public Library branches. This is a joint venture with the Town of Oakville Environmental Policy Department and the library to provide kids with fun, easy to use activities and information on local wildlife, recycling, wise energy use and climate change. Much of the material contained in the colorful, whimsical back packs is produced by the Town of Oakville and the Region of Halton. These kits provide resources and activities for kids to learn about Oakville’s environment and share ideas about how to support the earth we live on. They are suitable for kids, families and educators.
To borrow one of these great learning kits, check one out at your local branch! Ask a staff member or check their availability by searching our catalogue for “Enviro-packs”.
And the staff-selected winner is:
“The more things that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss.
Thanks for entering!
Do you have a favorite poem, stanza, lyric or quote? Are there words that have positively impacted your life? We want to hear them! From April 15 – May 3, send us your favorite quotation. We’ll choose our favorite and have it printed on OPL merchandise – beautiful café style mugs! The staff-selected winner will receive a mug prize pack (in addition to their quote being printed). The top 5 runners up will also receive a mug.
Who can enter?
Any Oakville Public Library cardholder may enter! Only one entry per person will be accepted. Immediate family members of OPL staff, board members and volunteers are not eligible, as per the library’s Contest and Lotteries Policy.
How to enter:
1. Select a favorite quote, stanza, lyric or quote to submit (note that it will need to fit on a coffee mug – limit of 200 characters)
2. Fill out this ‘online ballot’ with your quote and contact information before 12:00pm on May 3, 2013.
How will we choose a winner?!
1. On Friday, May 3rd, International Press Freedom Day, we’ll select our top 6 favorite submissions – they’ll be announced on our website as well as our Facebook and Twitter accounts.
2. Our library staff will vote for their favorites and the quote with the highest number of votes will be announced as the winner on Wednesday, May 8!
Food for thought: “I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine.” - Emily Dickinson
Good luck!
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This workshop will show teens how to budget, finance their education, understand credit and credit ratings. You will also learn some basic investing tips and strategies that will help you to plan for your future, while still balancing wants
with needs.
About the Instructor:
After 20 years on Bay St. working in a trading room, instructor Dave Pearson switched careers and began teaching high school business and economics.
Grades 9-12 – FREE/1 class
Central Branch Auditorium-120 Navy St.
Saturday, June 8: 1:00pm – 4:30pm
Registration opens Saturday, April 27, 2013.
Register with Elise, Teen Services Librarian, by email at ecole@oakville.ca or by telephone, 905-815-2042 ext. 5037. Please provide participant’s name, email address, telephone number and current grade in school.
Maximum number of participants is 30.
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