Atwater Library and Computer Centre

Our Annual Benefit Cocktail Party is set for Wednesday, November 6 in our beautiful heritage building. Please save the date and plan to join us for a gala evening in support of our educational programs for the community.

We’re thrilled that this year’s Guest of Honour is Andrew Molson in recognition of his immense contributions to Montreal’s economic and social institutions.

In conjunction with the benefit party, we having an Online Auction opening for bids on Friday, October 25 and closing at the end of the party.

For more info, contact Lavina Alonzo at lavina@wp.atwaterlibrary.com.

THE SKY’S THE LIMIT is the name of a wonderful exhibition of quilts on the Atwater Library’s top-floor mezzanine from mid-June to September 30, 2024.

On display are 22 imaginative and whimsical quilts handmade by members of the Beaconsfield Quilters Guild.

Everyone is welcome to visit and admire during our public hours.

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.

On June 4, 2024 the Atwater Library and Paragraphe Bookstore co-hosted author and broadcaster Nahlah Ayed in conversation with journalist Julian Sher about her new book The War We Won Apart. The book tells the story of one of the most decorated couples of World War II, Sonia Butt and Guy d’Artois, who made their home in the Montreal area after the War. Our Adair Auditorium had a capacity audience, including several members of the d’Artois family, and many others attended virtually.

Click here to see a YouTube video of the interview.

The photo below is by Robin Edgar.

Our Seed Library has resources to get you started this season. We’re offering packets of seeds for planing indoors — beans, peas, tomatoes, lettuce and other vegetables.

We also have a growing collection of books on gardening and seed saving. One example is Starting Seeds: How To Grow Healthy, Productive Vegetables, Herbs and Flowers From Seed by Barbara W. Ellis.