Mary J. Benson Branch

Our homeschool group meets once a month on the first Tuesday all year (except for July and August). Everyone in the Northumberland area is welcome to attend

We offer a range of opportunities for homeschool families to gather and learn in our community. Some examples of past programming are visits to local businesses/organizaztions for a tour, guest speakers in house, art classes, history presentations, trivia day - just to name a few

This month we are visiting the Port Hope Wasterwater Treatment Plant for a tour of the facility.

Our homeschool group meets once a month on the first Tuesday all year (except for July and August). Everyone in the Northumberland area is welcome to attend

We offer a range of opportunities for homeschool families to gather and learn in our community. Some examples of past programming are visits to local businesses/organizaztions for a tour, guest speakers in house, art classes, history presentations, trivia day - just to name a few

This month we are visiting the Port Hope Police Station for a tour of the facility.

Join us in the program room for a morning of singing, playing, and stories. 

This is a drop in program and is intended for children 1 year and under along with a parent/guardian. 

Join speaker Dave Young as he walks us through his life in music - this will include his years working with Oscar Peterson, in honour of the tribute to "Oscar at 100" celebrations.

This event is free but you must pre-register through Eventbrite. Please visit porthopejazz.com for the link to access tickets

Here is more information about Dave Young

Join the Port Hope Jazz Festival and make your very own musical instrument! You might even want to take it with you across the street and enjoy the music playing in Memorial Park afterwards!

This is a drop in program for families. 

Join us in the program room for French story time every Tuesday in July. We are fortunate to have a French Immersion volunteer reading some of our french picture books again this year!

This is a drop in program

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