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English Conversation Circle

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2024-11-23 11:00:00 2024-11-23 12:00:00 America/New_York English Conversation Circle Practice English, meet new friends, and learn more about life and culture in Canada. Challenge yourself to build your speaking confidence! Downtown Branch - Gathering Place

Saturday, November 23
11:00am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-11-23 11:00:00 2024-11-23 12:00:00 America/New_York English Conversation Circle Practice English, meet new friends, and learn more about life and culture in Canada. Challenge yourself to build your speaking confidence! Downtown Branch - Gathering Place

Downtown Branch

Gathering Place

Practice English, meet new friends, and learn more about life and culture in Canada. Challenge yourself to build your speaking confidence!

Volunteer facilitators will lead small group discussions to help you build your vocabulary, improve your confidence, and practice your conversation skills. People of all ages are welcome.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Newcomers | Language Learning |

TAGS: | Culture Days |

Downtown Branch
AskUs@barrielibrary.ca
Phone: 705.728.1010
Hours

 

 
Mon, Oct 21 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Oct 22 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Oct 23 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Oct 24 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Oct 25 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Oct 26 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Oct 27 9:30AM to 5:00PM
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About the branch

Our Downtown Branch is centrally located in the Downtown core at the corner of Worsley and Owen Streets. The building and facilities are fully accessible. Enjoy a beverage or a small snack from our Café located inside the lobby, use our complimentary wifi, experiment with technology and maker tools, or soak up the sun on our Rooftop Reading Garden.

Upcoming events

Storytime
Thu, Oct 24, 11:00am - 11:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor
Spanish Conversation Circle - Fall 2024
Thu, Oct 24, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Angus Ross Room
Parlez-vous French?
Thu, Oct 24, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room
Big Screen Gaming - PA Day
Fri, Oct 25, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Tinker Lab
STEAM Storytime
Sat, Oct 26, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Tinker Lab
English Conversation Circle - Drop In
Sat, Oct 26, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Gathering Place
Lego Drop in!
Sat, Oct 26, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab
Checkmates - Junior Chess Meetup
Sun, Oct 27, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tinker Lab
Adventure Gaming - Board and Card Play
Sun, Oct 27, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Gathering Place
Queer Craft Circle - Pumpkin Decorating - Fierté Simcoe Pride
Mon, Oct 28, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Gathering Place
Barrie Writers' Club Public Meeting
Mon, Oct 28, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Angus Ross Room
Baby Goose
Tue, Oct 29, 10:30am - 11:30am
Tinker Lab
Game On! Nintendo Switch
Tue, Oct 29, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Tinker Lab
French Connexion
Tue, Oct 29, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Oro Lions Room
Play, Learn, Grow
Wed, Oct 30, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Tinker Lab
Creative Crafting - Teentober
Wed, Oct 30, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Creative Spaces
Ukulele Meet Up!
Wed, Oct 30, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room
Storytime
Thu, Oct 31, 11:00am - 11:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor
Spanish Conversation Circle - Fall 2024
Thu, Oct 31, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Angus Ross Room
Parlez-vous French?
Thu, Oct 31, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room
Repair Café - with Living Green Barrie
Sat, Nov 02, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Main Floor
STEAM Storytime
Sat, Nov 02, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Tinker Lab
English Conversation Circle - Drop In
Sat, Nov 02, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Angus Ross Room
Seed Cleaning Workshop - In Collaboration with Pollinate Barrie
Sat, Nov 02, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Angus Ross Room
Register
Lego Drop in!
Sat, Nov 02, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab
Checkmates - Junior Chess Meetup
Sun, Nov 03, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tinker Lab
Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) Storytime
Mon, Nov 04, 10:00am - 10:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor
Theatre Lab - Theatre by the Bay
Mon, Nov 04, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Angus Ross Room
Cancelled
French Connexion
Tue, Nov 05, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Play, Learn, Grow
Wed, Nov 06, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Tinker Lab
Book Club - Downtown Wednesday Afternoon
Wed, Nov 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Angus Ross Room
Ukulele Meet Up!
Wed, Nov 06, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room
Armed Forces Voices of Canada - National Veterans Week
Thu, Nov 07, 10:30am - 11:30am
Gathering Place
Storytime
Thu, Nov 07, 11:00am - 11:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor
Spanish Conversation Circle - Fall 2024
Thu, Nov 07, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Oro Lions Room
Parlez-vous French?
Thu, Nov 07, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room
The Myths and the Military - A collaboration with Memory Project Remembrance Day Speakers
Fri, Nov 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
Angus Ross Room
STEAM Storytime
Sat, Nov 09, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Tinker Lab
English Conversation Circle - Drop In
Sat, Nov 09, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Gathering Place
Lego Drop in!
Sat, Nov 09, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab
Craft Supply Swap
Sat, Nov 09, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Angus Ross Room
Checkmates - Junior Chess Meetup
Sun, Nov 10, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tinker Lab
Adventure Gaming - Board and Card Play
Sun, Nov 10, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Gathering Place
Parachute Play
Mon, Nov 11, 10:00am - 10:30am
Tinker Lab
Book Club - Downtown Monday Morning
Mon, Nov 11, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Angus Ross Room
This event is full
Barrie Writers' Club Public Meeting
Mon, Nov 11, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Angus Ross Room
Baby Goose
Tue, Nov 12, 10:30am - 11:30am
Tinker Lab
Game On! Nintendo Switch
Tue, Nov 12, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Tinker Lab
Song Circle Night with the Barrie Folk Society
Tue, Nov 12, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Gathering Place
French Connexion
Tue, Nov 12, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Oro Lions Room
Play, Learn, Grow
Wed, Nov 13, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Tinker Lab
Ukulele Meet Up!
Wed, Nov 13, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room
Information Barrie Service Partner Pop-Up - Information and Referral Day 2024
Thu, Nov 14, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Book Club - Thursday Morning Downtown
Thu, Nov 14, 10:30am - 11:30am
Angus Ross Room
Storytime
Thu, Nov 14, 11:00am - 11:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor
Spanish Conversation Circle - Fall 2024
Thu, Nov 14, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Angus Ross Room
Kids Book Club
Thu, Nov 14, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Oro Lions Room
Parlez-vous French?
Thu, Nov 14, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room
Book Club - In Person - Amnesty International Book Club
Thu, Nov 14, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Oro Lions Room
English Conversation Circle - Drop In
Sat, Nov 16, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Angus Ross Room
Santa's Coming
Sat, Nov 16, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Gathering Place
Nature Plants - Seed Swap - In collaboration with Pollinate Barrie
Sat, Nov 16, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Angus Ross Room
Lego Drop in!
Sat, Nov 16, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab
Dungeons & Dragons Meetup
Sun, Nov 17, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Angus Ross Room
Checkmates - Junior Chess Meetup
Sun, Nov 17, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tinker Lab
Parachute Play
Mon, Nov 18, 10:00am - 10:30am
Tinker Lab
Fierté Simcoe Pride Social - Barrie - Fierté Simcoe Pride
Mon, Nov 18, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Gathering Place
Baby Goose
Tue, Nov 19, 10:30am - 11:30am
Tinker Lab
Game On! Nintendo Switch
Tue, Nov 19, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Tinker Lab
French Connexion
Tue, Nov 19, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Oro Lions Room
Play, Learn, Grow
Wed, Nov 20, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Tinker Lab
Ukulele Meet Up!
Wed, Nov 20, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Angus Ross Room
Storytime
Thu, Nov 21, 11:00am - 11:30am
Downtown Children's Picture Book Area, 2nd Floor
Spanish Conversation Circle - Fall 2024
Thu, Nov 21, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Angus Ross Room
Parlez-vous French?
Thu, Nov 21, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oro Lions Room
Barrie Astronomy Group
Thu, Nov 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Angus Ross Room
STEAM Storytime
Sat, Nov 23, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Tinker Lab
English Conversation Circle - Drop In
Sat, Nov 23, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Gathering Place
Write for Rights - Amnesty International
Sat, Nov 23, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Gathering Place
Lego Drop in!
Sat, Nov 23, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Tinker Lab
Adventure Gaming - Board and Card Play
Sat, Nov 23, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
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