During periods of extreme heat, when the temperature outside reaches a high of 29 degrees Celsius, remember that your local library branch remains a comfortable and cool place to read books, magazines and use the internet.

Service Canada has moved to Pickering City Hall from Central Library. Starting on Tuesday June 16th, a Service Canada officer will be available at the Customer Care Centre of City Hall Pickering every Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Service Canada employees will be able to help with the following services:

Do you like Mysteries, Spies and Adventure?

The theme for this year’s TD Summer Reading Club is Detectives: Agent 009.

You will receive an Agent 009 poster, stickers and a special copy of the Case Files souvenir booklet!

Come back to the library once a week, whenever it is convenient for you, and make sure to bring your Case Files booklet with you!

Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers

Help your child get ready for reading! Show them how much fun reading can be by joining Read n’ Grow at your library!

This program is designed for parents/caregivers and their children. It focuses on developing children’s early literacy skills through fun activities that can be done at home or on the go.

Clients have asked us for notification before the date that an item is due. You can now receive an email two days before the due date of your items. To sign up for the “Friendly Reminder” service simply talk to the staff at your local branch or fill out this form and make sure to check "Please sign me up for the 'Friendly Reminder' Service." You can also receive your overdue and hold notifications by email (if you haven’t already signed up you can do that at the same time).

When the economy is thriving, most of us don’t think twice about buying the latest bestseller, the newest video game or purchasing a pay-per-view movie, but what about when times are tight? Just because you’re watching your wallet, doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a good book or a movie – you can borrow them from your Library for Free!

Announcing the winners of this year's Short Story Contest:

Copies of the stories are available on the Children's section (JK/Sk, Grade 1 to 3 and Grade 4 to 6) and the Teen section(Grade 7 to 8 and Grade 9 to 12) of the website.