Mary J. Benson Branch

Join us in the Children's area for a fun-filled morning of magic and laughter with Magician Scott Dietrich! 

In the dusty, brine-soaked town of Cucumber Gulch, something dill-iciously sinister has occurred. And it isn’t just any crime—it’s a full-blown... DILL-EMMA. You will perform a proper medical anatomical autopsy on your victim to help solve the case.

Please pre-register for this program by emailing registrations@phpl.ca

Come see the Port Hope Public Library booth at the Port Hope Arts festival! Drop by our booth and make some art. Take one with you and make one for our tiny art gallery.

Are you a fan of Raina's graphic novels? Come and join us for a Raina workshop. Please pre-register for this program by emailing registrations@phpl.ca 

Join us in the Program Room for drop-in Crafternoon every Tuesday. We will have a different craft every week.

Join us for a fun afternoon of all things video games. We will have the PS4 set up as well as the Nintendo switch and snacks!

This is a drop-in program.

Do you love sushi? Do you love candy? Then you’ll love this! Make your own sushi looking candy rolls. We provide the candy, you provide the imagination.

Please pre-register for this program by emailing registrations@phpl.ca

Come and junk journal a bookmark. We will have all the supplies you need to design your very own bookmark. After you’re done we will laminate the book mark for you to take home.

Pick your rocks and make some cute little bird art. All supplies including the frame will be provided. Please register for this program by emailing registrations@phpl.ca

join us for a reading of Corook’s book called If I were a fish, written after their song of the same title that was a tiktok trend and sung around the world by adults and children alike! We will then sing the song together.  

We will read some other fishy books as well!

This is a drop in program