“Building Communities”

Co-Chaired by Richard W. Pound and W. David Angus, the final phase of the Capital Campaign aims to complete the renovation of our heritage building. Learn more

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Computer and Device Courses

Let us help you make better use of digital technology for a whole range of needs.

Click HERE for our schedule of useful courses and workshops.

Our patient and well-qualified instructors will give you confidence and useful skills.

Our class sizes are small (maximum 8, average 4) and we have the latest in equipment.

Our 2024 Fundraiser

Our Annual Benefit Cocktail Party was a tremendous success and raised funds that are a vital component of our lean budget for operations and programs. Held on November 6 in our own building, the gala evening featured live music by the Dave Turner Jazz Trio, an online auction and an exhibition of Montreal cartoons by Terry Mosher (Aislin) and Jacques Goldstyn (Boris). We are grateful to our generous sponsors and donors as well as all who bid in the auction and purchased tickets.

Guest of Honour Andrew Molson gave an inspirational talk about the Atwater Library’s valuable contribution to the quality of community life and termed us “cool”!

Terry Mosher aka Aislin served as emcee and our President, Bruce Bolton, paid tribute to Andrew Molson.

Bookshop Hours

Our volunteer-run Bookshop is open FOUR days a week – Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday – from 12 noon to 3:00 pm. We’re selling donated books, DVDs and CDs at bargain prices.

The Bookshop is located in the sous-sol near our Tupper Street entrances.

We welcome donations of books in good condition and ask donors to use our Tupper Street accessible entrance for deliveries.

Financial Literacy Online

Two or three times a month, usually on Wednesdays from 2:00 to 3:30 pm, we conduct live online information sessions with Q&A on a variety of topics, including the following:

TAX-FREE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS (TFSAs)
REGISTERED RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLANS (RRSPs)
INCOME TAX
LATE-LIFE LEGAL ISSUES
WILLS and MANDATES

Everyone is welcome and admission is free, thanks to funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage of the Government of Canada.

Go here for the schedule of upcoming events and for links to videos with helpful info about personal finances.

For more information about our Financial Literacy Program, please email lverge@atwaterlibrary.ca.

Talk on John Redpath

Our YouTube channel has a video of an excellent talk on John Redpath, who was a driving force of our organization in our early years when we were known as a mechanics’ institute. The talk traces Redpath’s life and his immense contributions to the economy as well as the political and social institutions of Montreal and Canada.

The Life and Legacy of John Redpath (1796-1869): A Talk by Richard Feltoe – Nov. 21, 2024

The talk was part of our Lunchtime Series in partnership with the St. Andrew’s Society of Montreal.

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