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Pakenham branch's landscaping & gardens are getting the love they need! Many thanks to volunteers, Pam Tapley and Jerett Baldwin, for all the beautification work they're doing! Thank you, we are so grateful! Welcome Dawn to MMPL, as our new Makerspace coordinator! Dawn brings so much enthusiasm, know-how, creativity & tech skills to the library. ...

Mississippi Mills wants your thoughts on the 2026 Municipal budget. Take the budget survey! You can pick up a paper copy at your library branch, or you can find the survey online at this link: https://www.mississippimills.ca/municipal-hall/community-engagement/budget-spotlights-2026/

The last two weeks were a whirlwind of creativity & competition here at MMPL with LEGO Sumobots workshops! One of our most popular summer programs, LEGO Sumobots is a free hands-on robotics workshop for ages 8+, where kids build and program their own sumo-bots using LEGO Spike kits and Scratch—an easy, block-based coding language. With ...

Meet Our Amazing Summer Camp Leaders! We’re halfway through library summer camps, and it’s time to give a big shoutout to the two fantastic leaders who’ve been making it all happen! Reagan, from Pakenham, brings loads of experience coaching kids, planning activities, and leading events. Her passion for sports and talent for organizing fun-filled days ...

Board Game Creation – A Makerspace Workshop - PROGRAM IS NOW FULL!! Calling all creative minds across Mississippi Mills, ages 10–16! Join us for a FREE 3-day summer camp at the Makerspace in Pakenham where you’ll play, redesign, and build your own board game using real makerspace tools! Great for kids who love games, design, ...

Register for AUGUST Summer Camps! (Still spaces available for July camps too) August registration: https://form.jotform.com/251605691649263 or call your branch (Almonte 613-256-1037, Pakenham 613-624-5306), or drop-by in person. You’ll need a library card to register. MMPL camps offer three age-specific groups: Group A (ages 4–5), Group B (ages 6–8), and Group C (ages 9-12). Camps run ...

MMPL is hiring! Join the team as a Library Assistant (Children's Programmer) $25.34 / hour 12-15 hours / week Deadline to apply: noon on Thursday, 31 July 2025 The position summary, details about duties & responsibilities, necessary qualifications and the application instructions are at this page.

MMPL is proud to loan musical instruments to our community, support accessible music education, and help build life skills through the joy and practice of music! Guitars, ukuleles and violins are now available to borrow. Anyone with a library card in good standing can borrow an instrument. The loan period is three weeks, with an ...

LEGO Sumobot is back at Mississippi Mills Library! Get ready for one of our most exciting summer programs: LEGO Sumobot! In this free program for ages 8 and up, participants build and program their own LEGO sumo-bots using LEGO Spike kits and Scratch, a kid-friendly, block-based coding language. With instruction and support from Steampunk Education instructors, ...

Design, Build & Play: Summer Board Game workshop, at the Makerspace, Pakenham Branch July 17 – August 22 Ages 10–16 This summer, join a hands-on board game makerspace workshop, a fun and creative 3-day program where participants play a game, redesign it, and physically build new components using real makerspace tools! What to Expect: Each ...