Other Events and Programs

The Haldimand County Public Library would like to thank everyone who submitted a poem to our April Poetry Contest. 

The winning poems for the 2025 April Poetry Contest can be viewed on the Poetry Contest webpage. 

The Library would like to give a special thank you to The Fishersville Lions Club, The Friends of the Dunnville Library, The Friends of the Jarvis Library, The Friends of the Caledonia Library, and the Caledonia Lions Club for their generous donations towards this years contest.

The theme for the 2026 April Poetry Contest will be announced in March 2026.  

On Friday, March 21, 2025, International Poetry Day, the Caledonia Branch opened a temporary public art exhibit in its inside foyer window.

This project is a part of the STEPS Public Art Residency & Fellowship Program, which fosters public art skills in artists across the country. This project transformed local poet Cassie Liviero’s poem, I Am, into public art. 

Cassie Liviero is a Haldimand resident, a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy, a social worker, and a published poet. Her work is rooted in the human experience, and disability lived experience. Her work aims to amplify what is essential for disabled individuals to access full and meaningful lives, their wants and their desires. 

STEPS Public Art is a Canadian charity and social enterprise. STEPS offers services in public art management, hoarding exhibits, cultural planning, and artist capacity building. Their charitable programs support artists and foster vibrant and inclusive communities across the country. 

All members of the public are invited to visit the Caledonia Branch during opening hours to enjoy the display until the fall of 2025. 

The Haldimand County Public Library is committed to fostering inclusive spaces and resources, by embracing a philosophy of diversity and equity. Our goal is to actively build and promote diverse collections, programs and services, while identifying and addressing barriers to accessibility through an inclusion lens.

To support this commitment, the library will, on a quarterly basis, showcase collections and deliver programs featuring a universal theme as experienced by individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds. We strive to explore each topic through displays, programs and informational resources that ensure meaningful engagement and representation of all Haldimand County's community members.

This quarter's theme is Diversity in Family. 

Please visit or contact your local branch for more information.