Appropriate for adults and seniors.
Hosted at Main Branch.
Advanced registration required.

Learn why you need a will and how to create one the right way with lawyer Pavel Malysheuski. Topics covered include will and estate planning for business owners, blended families, persons with disabilities, recreational properties, and more. Learn how to plan your estate in the most tax-efficient and stress-free way!

Presented in partnership with Lockyer and Hein LLP.

Appropriate for adults.
Hosted at Main Branch.
Advanced registration required.

We all love spending time with family and friends during the holidays, but the impact to our pocketbooks can be overwhelming. Get financial tips and tricks to reduce that stress and prepare a budgeting plan so you can enjoy your time with loved ones to the fullest.

Presented in partnership with The Credit Counselling Society.

Appropriate for adults.
Hosted at Main Branch.
Advanced registration required.

Share ideas for healthy, cost-friendly meals and how to use leftovers to ensure the food we buy is not wasted.

Presented in partnership with the Durham Region Health Department.

Appropriate for adults and seniors.
Hosted at Main Branch.
Advanced registration required.

Warm up your vocal cords! Enjoy an afternoon filled with holiday tunes and popular old favourites featuring Ajax’s own piano man, Paul Butler.

Appropriate for seniors and their families.
Hosted at Main Branch.
Advanced registration required.

Appropriate for adults and seniors.
Hosted at Main Branch and online on Zoom.
Advanced registration required.

Appropriate for adults and seniors.
Hosted at Audley Branch.
Drop-in.

The Library is pleased to welcome Knitting and Crochet for Community, a group formed to connect charity knitters and crocheters, yarn, and tools with volunteers who make items with love for those who may need them (such as seniors or low-income, ill, or homeless children and adults). The group meets on the first Wednesday of every month. New members welcome.

Appropriate for adults, children are welcome.
Hosted at Main Branch.
Advance registration and walk-ins welcome.
Doors open at 6 p.m., presentations will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Honour Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Awareness Month with a story from a survivor and an educational session on the prevalence of IPV. Learn about the community supports available for those affected and engage with community partners at information tables. Light refreshments will be provided, as well as a children’s activity corner.

Appropriate for adults and seniors.
Hosted at Main Branch.
Drop-in.

Get help accessing benefits that may put money in your pocket. Organizations will be onsite to help you:

Suitable for adults and seniors.
Hosted at Audley Branch.
Drop-in.

Attend an information session to learn about Nightstop, an alternative to shelter that adopts a preventative approach to homelessness to help youth secure safe temporary housing, avoiding the shelter system or sleeping “rough” on the streets. Nightstop engages community members with space in their homes and hearts to support youth who pass a thorough risk assessment by hosting them for a few nights in a safe home, with the support of Durham Youth Services staff.