Waterloo Fest For Students

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Thu, Jun 25, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Adults

This event is full

Thu, Jun 25, 7:00pm - 7:45pm

Main Library

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

Registration is now closed

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Fri, Jun 26, 2:30pm - 3:15pm

John M. Harper Branch - Study Room 1

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

This event is full

Norway vs France Watch Party

Fri, Jun 26, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

Watch a FIFA World Cup 2026™ match at the library

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Sat, Jun 27, 10:00am - 10:45am

Main Library

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

This event is full

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Sat, Jun 27, 11:00am - 11:45am

Main Library

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

This event is full

Family Summer Craft Drop-in

Sat, Jun 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For Families

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Mon, Jun 29, 10:00am - 10:45am

Main Library - Study Room 1

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Mon, Jun 29, 11:00am - 11:45am

Main Library - Study Room 1

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

This event is full

Mon, Jun 29, 1:00pm - 3:30pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

Watch a FIFA World Cup 2026™ match at the library

Knitting and Crochet Club

Mon, Jun 29, 4:30pm - 7:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

Watch a FIFA World Cup 2026™ match at the library

Mon, Jun 29, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Adults

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Tue, Jun 30, 1:00pm - 3:30pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

Watch a FIFA World Cup 2026™ match at the library

Tue, Jun 30, 1:00pm - 1:45pm

McCormick Branch

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

This event is full

Make Time For You: Novels in Nature

Tue, Jun 30, 1:00pm - 3:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

Watch a FIFA World Cup 2026™ match at the library

Tue, Jun 30, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Adults

A Discussion with Benjamin Lefebvre - in partnership with Words Worth Books

Tue, Jun 30, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For Adults

CLOSED Canada Day

Wed, Jul 01, All day

All library locations

All library locations are CLOSED for Canada Day.

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Thu, Jul 02, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

McCormick Branch

For kids and tweens ages 8 to 12 years old.

Thu, Jul 02, 4:00pm - 4:45pm

John M. Harper Branch - Study Room 1

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

This event is full

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Thu, Jul 02, 6:00pm - 6:45pm

Main Library

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

This event is full

Yarn Sculptures - Celebrating Disability Pride Month

Thu, Jul 02, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

Everyone Welcome

Thu, Jul 02, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Adults

This event is full

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Thu, Jul 02, 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Main Library

Everyone welcome

Thu, Jul 02, 7:00pm - 7:45pm

Main Library

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

This event is full

Artists at Work - with Kitchener-Waterloo Society of Artists

Sat, Jul 04, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

Everyone welcome

Round of 16 Watch Party

Sat, Jul 04, 1:00pm - 3:30pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

Watch a FIFA World Cup 2026™ match at the library

Slingshot Science

Sat, Jul 04, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For kids and tweens ages 8 to 12 years old.

This event is full

English Corner

Mon, Jul 06, 10:00am - 12:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Adults

Baby Tales and Trails

Mon, Jul 06, 10:30am - 11:30am

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For babies ages birth to 24 months with a caregiver.

Babies & Ones Music

Mon, Jul 06, 10:30am - 11:00am

McCormick Branch

For babies and ones ages birth to 24 months with a caregiver.

ESQ Summer STEM Explorers Club - Ages 6 to 9

Mon, Jul 06, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.

This event is full

Music Mondays - for Older Adults

Mon, Jul 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

McCormick Branch

For Older Adults

ESQ Summer STEM Explorers Club - Ages 10 to 13

Mon, Jul 06, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Discovery Room

For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Mon, Jul 06, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For tweens ages 10 to 13 years old.

Round of 16 Watch Party

Mon, Jul 06, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

Watch a FIFA World Cup 2026™ match at the library

STEM Mornings

Tue, Jul 07, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.

How To: 3D Print - Session 1

Tue, Jul 07, 10:30am - 11:00am

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For Adults and Older Adults

This event is full

Tue, Jul 07, 10:30am - 12:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Older Adults

Round of 16 Watch Party

Tue, Jul 07, 12:00pm - 2:30pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

Watch a FIFA World Cup 2026™ match at the library

Drawing Workshop with Werner Zimmermann

Tue, Jul 07, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

McCormick Branch

For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Tue, Jul 07, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old.

This event is full

Fiction & Folktales: Black Writers & Stories in Conversation - in partnership with Textile and Words Worth Books

Tue, Jul 07, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For Adults

20s & 30s Social Club

Tue, Jul 07, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For adults in their 20s and 30s.

Wed, Jul 08, 10:00am - 11:30am

McCormick Branch

For Older Adults

Majestic Tiles (Mahjong) Club

Wed, Jul 08, 10:30am - 11:15am

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For toddlers and babies ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Wed, Jul 08, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Adults and Older Adults

This event is full

Fact Check: Algorithms, Bots, and AI - for Older Adults

Wed, Jul 08, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Older Adults

Bike Repairs with Red Raccoon Bike Rescue

Wed, Jul 08, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Build a Pet Hotel

Wed, Jul 08, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 5 to 10 years old with a caregiver.

This event is full

Wed, Jul 08, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

McCormick Branch

Everyone welcome

Reading Buddies - with United for Literacy

Wed, Jul 08, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.

This event is full

Thu, Jul 09, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 3 to 4 years with a caregiver. This program is intended for children entering kindergarten in September 2026.

This event is full

Explore Play Learn - Summer Splash Edition!

Thu, Jul 09, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Jul 09, 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For babies and toddlers ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Jul 09, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

McCormick Branch

For kids and tweens ages 8 to 12 years old.

Family Gardening

Thu, Jul 09, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Eastside Branch - Naturespace,Program Room

Everyone welcome

Thu, Jul 09, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Adults

This event is full

Chinese Social Club 滑铁卢图书馆华人俱乐部

Thu, Jul 09, 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Main Library

Everyone welcome

Babies: Music and Motion

Fri, Jul 10, 10:30am - 11:00am

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For babies ages birth to 12 months with a caregiver.

Sat, Jul 11, 1:00pm - 3:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Adults and Old Adults

Nature Printmaking

Sat, Jul 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

McCormick Branch

For teens ages 13 to 18 years old.

Family Geocache Challenge - Pokémon Edition

Sat, Jul 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For Families

Chinese Family Storytime 中文故事时间

Sat, Jul 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Families

Majestic Tiles (Mahjong) Club

Mon, Jul 13, 10:00am - 12:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Adults and Older Adults

Babies & Ones Music

Mon, Jul 13, 10:30am - 11:00am

McCormick Branch

For babies and ones ages birth to 24 months with a caregiver.

Baby Tales and Trails

Mon, Jul 13, 10:30am - 11:30am

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For babies ages birth to 24 months with a caregiver.

ESQ Summer STEM Explorers Club - Ages 6 to 9

Mon, Jul 13, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.

This event is full

Music Mondays - for Older Adults

Mon, Jul 13, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

McCormick Branch

For Older Adults

ESQ Summer STEM Explorers Club - Ages 10 to 13

Mon, Jul 13, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Discovery Room

For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Mon, Jul 13, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For tweens ages 10 to 13 years old.

Improv & Drama Games

Mon, Jul 13, 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.

Knitting and Crochet Club

Mon, Jul 13, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Adults

Mid-Summer Play Day

Tue, Jul 14, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For toddlers and kids ages 1 to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Tue, Jul 14, 10:30am - 12:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Older Adults

Summer Night Social: Drummin' Up Ubuntu

Tue, Jul 14, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

McCormick Branch

For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Semifinal Watch Party

Tue, Jul 14, 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

Watch a FIFA World Cup 2026™ match at the library

Creative Art Studio

Tue, Jul 14, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Adults and Older Adults

Open Mic Poetry Night

Tue, Jul 14, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Adults

Tue, Jul 14, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Eastside Branch - Naturespace,Program Room

Everyone Welcome

Wed, Jul 15, 10:00am - 11:30am

McCormick Branch

For Older Adults

Wed, Jul 15, 10:30am - 11:15am

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For toddlers and babies ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Fact Check: Credible Images and Deepfakes - for Older Adults

Wed, Jul 15, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Older Adults

Wed, Jul 15, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Older Adults

Wed, Jul 15, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Reading Buddies - with United for Literacy

Wed, Jul 15, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

McCormick Branch

For kids ages 3 to 4 years with a caregiver. This program is intended for children entering kindergarten in September 2026.

Outdoor Adventure Club

Wed, Jul 15, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For tweens ages 9 to 13 years old.

Sensational Sharks

Wed, Jul 15, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For tweens ages 8 to 12 years old.

Wed, Jul 15, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.

This event is full

Ones Exploring Art

Thu, Jul 16, 10:30am - 11:00am

McCormick Branch

For ones ages 12 to 23 months old with a caregiver.

Registration opens Thursday, June 25 2026 at 7:00pm

Timbers In Time: A Cabin's Journey Through Generations - with the City of Waterloo Museum

Thu, Jul 16, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Waterloo Park - Log Cabin

Everyone Welcome

Thu, Jul 16, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 3 to 4 years with a caregiver. This program is intended for children entering kindergarten in September 2026.

This event is full

Explore Play Learn - Summer Splash Edition!

Thu, Jul 16, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Jul 16, 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For babies and toddlers ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Around the World: Geography Games

Thu, Jul 16, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

McCormick Branch

For kids and tweens ages 8 to 12 years old.

Thu, Jul 16, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 7 to 12 years old.

Registration opens Thursday, June 25 2026 at 7:00pm

Thu, Jul 16, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Adults

This event is full

Thu, Jul 16, 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Main Library

Everyone welcome

Fun in the Sun

Sat, Jul 18, 10:30am - 11:30am

Eastside Branch - Naturespace,Program Room

For Families

Astronaut Training Camp

Sat, Jul 18, 12:30pm - 2:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Families

Family Board Games Day

Sat, Jul 18, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Families

WPL 150 Trivia

Sat, Jul 18, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

McCormick Branch

For Adults and Teens (16+)

Registration opens Thursday, June 25 2026 at 7:00pm

Babies & Ones Music

Mon, Jul 20, 10:30am - 11:00am

McCormick Branch

For babies and ones ages birth to 24 months with a caregiver.

ESQ Summer STEM Explorers Club - Ages 6 to 9

Mon, Jul 20, 10:30am - 11:15am

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For babies and toddlers ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Baby Tales and Trails

Mon, Jul 20, 10:30am - 11:30am

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For babies ages birth to 24 months with a caregiver.

Registration opens Monday, June 29 2026 at 7:00pm

Mon, Jul 20, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.

This event is full

Music Mondays - for Older Adults

Mon, Jul 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

McCormick Branch

For Older Adults

ESQ Summer STEM Explorers Club - Ages 10 to 13

Mon, Jul 20, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Discovery Room

For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Mon, Jul 20, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For tweens ages 10 to 13 years old.

Unplug & Unwind: Teen Social

Mon, Jul 20, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For teens ages 13 to 18 years old.

Registration opens Monday, June 29 2026 at 7:00pm

STEM for Kids

Mon, Jul 20, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.

Registration opens Monday, June 29 2026 at 7:00pm

20s & 30s Book Club

Mon, Jul 20, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For adults in their 20s and 30s.

Registration opens Monday, June 29 2026 at 7:00pm

STEM Mornings

Tue, Jul 21, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.

Registration opens Tuesday, June 30 2026 at 7:00pm

Tech Connect Appointment - One-on-one Technology Help

Tue, Jul 21, 10:30am - 12:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Older Adults

Tue, Jul 21, 1:00pm - 1:45pm

McCormick Branch

Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

Release Your Inner Child - Through Art!

Tue, Jul 21, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

McCormick Branch

For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Chess Club

Tue, Jul 21, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Families

Registration opens Tuesday, June 30 2026 at 7:00pm

Tue, Jul 21, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Adults

Registration opens Tuesday, June 30 2026 at 7:00pm

Wed, Jul 22, 10:00am - 11:30am

McCormick Branch

For Older Adults

Majestic Tiles (Mahjong) Club

Wed, Jul 22, 10:30am - 11:15am

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For toddlers and babies ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Wed, Jul 22, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For Adults and Older Adults

Registration opens Tuesday, June 30 2026 at 7:00pm

Drawing Techniques: Cartoons from Numbers

Wed, Jul 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Families

Registration opens Tuesday, June 30 2026 at 7:00pm

Wed, Jul 22, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Graphic Novel Reading Circle - for Tweens

Wed, Jul 22, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

McCormick Branch

For kids ages 3 to 4 years with a caregiver. This program is intended for children entering kindergarten in September 2026.

Outdoor Adventure Club

Wed, Jul 22, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For tweens ages 9 to 13 years old.

Wed, Jul 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For tweens ages 8 to 12 years old.

Registration opens Tuesday, June 30 2026 at 7:00pm

Solar Oven S'mores

Wed, Jul 22, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For tweens ages 10 to 13 years old.

Registration opens Tuesday, June 30 2026 at 7:00pm

Reading Buddies - with United for Literacy

Wed, Jul 22, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.

This event is full

Ones Exploring Art

Thu, Jul 23, 10:30am - 11:00am

McCormick Branch

For ones ages 12 to 23 months old with a caregiver.

Registration opens Thursday, June 25 2026 at 7:00pm

Timbers In Time: A Cabin's Journey Through Generations - with the City of Waterloo Museum

Thu, Jul 23, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Waterloo Park - Log Cabin

Everyone Welcome

Thu, Jul 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 3 to 4 years with a caregiver. This program is intended for children entering kindergarten in September 2026.

This event is full

Explore Play Learn - Summer Splash Edition!

Thu, Jul 23, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

For kids ages 4 to 12 years old with a caregiver.

Thu, Jul 23, 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

For babies and toddlers ages birth to 5 years old with a caregiver.

Summer Evening Nature Walk

Thu, Jul 23, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

McCormick Branch

For kids and tweens ages 8 to 12 years old.

Thu, Jul 23, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Eastside Branch - Program Room

Everyone Welcome

Registration opens Thursday, July 2 2026 at 7:00pm

Thu, Jul 23, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

John M. Harper Branch - Program Room

For Adults

This event is full