BETH CLINTON: Scares, thrills and chills at Charlottetown library

Welcome to the spooky season at the Charlottetown Library (97 Queen St.) — we have lots of scares, chills and thrills coming up for you.

In keeping with the season, the teen after hours movie and Pizza night on Oct. 30 will be Ghostbusters. Library entry for this after-hours event will be from 5-5:15 p.m., please register online. Of course, our preschool storytime on Oct. 31 at 10:30 a.m. will feature a spooky craft and costumes are encouraged.

Coming up on Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. we have our first ever book versus movie event: Stephen King edition. Read Stephen King’s Misery before attending a screening of the Oscar award-winning film and a discussion of the book and film. Copies of Misery are available at the library. If you love the silver screen without the scares, join us for the library’s brand-new Classic Movie Club on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. Our debut offering will be the 1934 romantic comedy, It Happened One Night with Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable.

Nov. 5 and 6 are PD days, so drop in to the library with your school-aged kids to be shipwrecked on Treasure Island, a fun puzzle-filled self-directed event where the kids will need to use their knowledge and skills to survive and discover the secrets of the island. Can’t forget our teens on PD days, so Nov. 5 and 6 at 2 p.m. will feature a two-part prop-making session. Great for cosplayers and costumers — no experience needed, you bring the idea and we’ll bring the supplies (please register online or by calling 902-368-4642.

Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. will be a great event for all ages — the 2026 Charlottetown Zine Fest, the annual zine fair and celebration of DIY publishing for Charlottetown.

Nov. 16 brings another PD day and we’ll be showing The Super Mario Galaxy Movie at 10:30 a.m. for school aged kids. For teens ages 13-18 there will be cookie baking, decorating (and eating) at 2 p.m.

Special upcoming events for kids include a book launch with Ashley Anne Clark on Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. and Tween Hangout: Dungeons and Dragons for ages 9-12 on Nov. 3, 10 and 17 at 3:30 p.m. Perfect for beginners, you can learn all about role playing games. Registration is required for the Tween Hangout. Regular weekly programs for pre-school, school age and teens are still happening can be found on our calendar of events, princeedwardisland.ca/libraryevents.

Lots of great programs are happening for seniors as well. Our Aging in Place information series continues on Oct. 21 and 28 at 11 a.m. with sessions on navigating transitions from hospital to home, understanding care options and funding. Oct. 21 at 1 p.m. also features our monthly Senior’s Café with Margaret Prouse, foodie extraordinaire, offering a cooking demo (with accompanying eating demo).

The Seniors Navigator will also be in the library on Oct. 21 and Nov. 4, starting at 9:30 a.m. to answer questions and offer assistance with government programs.

Ongoing weekly and monthly programs for adults can be found by checking out our calendar of events by searching online for the P.E.I. Library Service.

Beth Clinton is the regional librarian with the provincial library service. Her column appears in The Guardian once a month. For more information, call 902-368-4642 or follow PEI Library Service on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.