June is Senior’s Month and this year VPL is celebrating with the second annual Living Well Fair at the Civic Center Resource Library on Monday, June 8th, from 10 – 2 pm. We have a lineup of fun, engaging sessions, in fact, there is something here for everyone! You will definitely want to plan ahead and register for any sessions you want to attend, although dropping in and taking your chances is also fine. Here is the Eventbrite Link to register Living Well Fair 2026 Tickets, Monday, June 8  •  10 AM – 2 PM | Eventbrite

Sessions

We are starting the day at 10 am with: Soundbath with Project Healing. This session, in recognition of Indigenous History Month, is an altogether deeply relaxing experience! You are offered a sonic meditation facilitating deep rest. Bring a yoga mat and your water bottle!

At 11 am McMaster University will offer Navigating Health Misinformation, providing strategies for identifying reliable sources on how to effectively search for evidence-based health information. As a result of attending this session, you will be empowered to make more sound choices when searching for health information online.

Next, at 12 o’clock, we have Human Connection 101: Building the Foundation for a Happy & Health Life with GenWell. In this session we are exploring how fostering human connections can dramatically improve your well-being, and learning practical strategies to build meaningful relationships that enrich our lives.  Since social isolation is the big challenge of our age, we will emerge with tips and tricks to stay more socially active.

The day rounds out at 1 pm with Creative Age: Mindful Gardening Terrarium Workshop. This program offers a fun, hands-on way to relax, get creative, and connect with nature. You will be guided through the process of designing and creating your own mini-indoor garden using soil, plants, and decorative touches, then have your own creation to take home. This program is facilitated by a Recreation Therapist from Cortellucci Hospice Vaughan. 

Community Partner Tables

We have many community service organizations on site, about 12 in fact! We are welcoming The Vaughan Community Health Centre, Circle of Care, Alzheimer Society of York Region, the Ombudsman of Ontario and Ontario Caregiver, among others. Drop by to connect with services and ask questions.

Wellness Titles to Checkout

What does Living Well and Wellness mean to you? Here are some titles that might spark your interest:

I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine, by McGill professor Daniel Levitin, outlines the therapeutic potential of music, and the mysteries that go hand in hand with sound and rhythm.

The Certainty Illusion: What You Don’t Know and Why It Matters, by Timothy Caulfield, delves into the misinformation age, and why it is so difficult, even for experts, to tell the truth from the fake. One of the great paradoxes of our time is the that we have more access to information than ever before, and less certainty about what is real.

We’ll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida is an adorable story about a clinic in Japan that treats patients with a prescription for cats! What could be more effective than that, and how do I sign up?

Living Well With a Serious Illness: a Guide to Palliative Care for Mind, Body, and Spirit, by Robin Kanarek, guides patients and caregivers on how to access supports, develop coping strategies, and advocate for oneself or a loved one.

From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life, by Arthur Brooks, is written from a lived experience perspective. In his 50’s Brooks set out to write the roadmap for his second half of life, drawing from diverse traditions.

The Well-gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature, by psychotherapist Sue Stuart-Smith, offers an inspiring look at the restorative power of gardening and nature. Gardening can foster mental well-being in a simple, accessible way.

The Connection Cure: the Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging, by Julia Hotz, urges us to return to our senses by embracing a return to in-person activities. A new movement in health circles called social prescribing is seeing health professionals connect individuals to programs and opportunities in the community, thus empowering them to experience improved connection in their lives.