Mary J. Benson Branch

Last year we battled out the best Potato Chip flavour and this year it's Chocolate bars. Help us narrow down the most liked chocolate bar!

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

We are so excited that Summer is here! Celebrate with us and join us down at the MJB branch. We will have a bouncy castle, face painting, Touch a Truck with Henderson Construction vehicles here for you to explore! The Port Hope Police Service will also be on site with a Police Car and Vulnerable Persons Registrations will be available. Sign up for the TD Summer Reading Club and find out all about the programs happening at the Library over the Summer.

Thanks to the Port Hope Police and Henderson Construction for partnering with us on this event.

Brought back by popular demand! Join us for a school bus storytime. we will board the bus and read a couple of stories and then take a little tour. we might even sing a song about a bus!

There are limited seats so please ensure you pre-register for this program by emailing registrations@phpl.ca

Thanks once again to Century Transportation for providing us with the opportunity to run an exciting program like this for our Community! 

Join us on the Grass near the parking lot at MJB Branch for a Fire Truck Storytime! We will read a couple of books about firetrucks and then you will get a chance to ask questions and explore the truck!

Join us in the Program Room for a Drop-in Crafternoon! Each week we will have a different craft for you to make.

Join us in the Program room and make and take some mini art and even help us make some art that can go in our Mini Art Gallery of Northumberland outside the library. We will provide all the miniature supplies needed to make tiny art! This is in partnership with the Art Gallery of Northumberland.

This is a drop-in program

Join us in the Program Room at MJB Branch for an afternoon of sharing and connecting. Whatever it is you have on the go, whether it be knitting, crochet, weaving, diamond dots, cross stitching etc, we would love for you to join us!

Join us in the Park across the street from the Library for a childrens storytime. Each week we will read a variety of different picture books for a range of ages.

Join us in the Program Room at MJB for an hour of playing, singing, snack and reading. We might even bring out the parachute!

This is a drop-in program and is intednded for families with children over the age of one and under the age of 4.

Join us every Monday for some reading, sing and playing. We might even blow some bubbles!

This is a drop-in program and is recommended for children 1 year and under.

note: this program runs every monday all year long except on holidays that fall on a Monday