We Love Reading and Writing!

Ah, books! How we love them here at the library! For there to be books to enjoy, it takes someone to write them, and someone to read them! And you, Summer Reading Club members, you must love books too! Have you ever thought about writing a book?

In case you haven't guessed, next week, from July 30 to August 5, our theme will be Literary Art!

Here is a schedule of the activities that will be taking place at the library next week:

For the whole family (free, drop-in)

• Monday July 30 from 2 to 3 p.m.: DUPLO & LEGO Club (ages 3 to 12) - Come show us your building skills!
• Tuesday, July 31 from 11 to 11:30 a.m.: Storytime at Windermere Park – Stories, songs, and rhymes!
• Thursday, August 2 from 10 to 10:30 a.m. : Family Storytime – Stories, songs, and rhymes!
• Friday, August 3 from 10 to 11 a.m.: Crafty Friday – Black-out poetry!
• Friday, August 3 from 2 to 2:30 p.m.: Storytime at Beacon Hill Park – Stories, songs, and rhymes!

For preschoolers:

•  Tuesday, July 31 from 2 to 3 p.m.:  Choose Your Own Adventure! (ages 4 to 8) – Come listen to Jake, our favourite storyteller, and help him choose which way the story will go! Registration required at the library. ($2 for members)

For school-aged children:

• Monday, July 30 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.: Monday Evening LEGO and Craft (ages 7 to 12) - Come do the weekly LEGO challenge or make a craft! Free, drop-in.
• Wednesday. August 1, from 2 to 3:30 p.m.: Knitting Club (ages 7 to 12) – Learn to knit and make a scarf for your favourite stuffed animal! Free, drop-in.
• Thursday, August 2 from 2 to 3 p.m.: Manga Workshop (ages 6 to 12) – Let yourself be inspired by graphic novels and comic books, then create your own visual story!  Registration required at the library. ($2 for members). 

For teens:

• Tuesday, July 31 at 6:30 p.m.: Movie: Dans une galaxie près de chez vous. In French, with English sub-titles. Free, drop-in.

See you soon!

Julia, Judith, Assunta, and Youngsoo

Hobbies and adventures

We all have something we are passionate about, that we like to do as much as possible. It could be artistic, like music and dance, or a sport like soccer or tennis, or even traveling to discover new places. The most important thing is to feed these passions so that they can grow.

Next week, from July 23 to 29, our theme is  hobbies and adventures!

Here is the schedule of activities that will take place at the library next week: 

For the whole family (free, drop-in)

• Monday, July 23 from 2 to 3 p.m.: DUPLO & LEGO Club (ages 3 to 12) - Come show us your building skills!
• Tuesday, July 24 from 11 to 11:30 a.m.: Storytime at Windermere Park – Stories, songs, and rhymes!
• Thursday, July 26 from 10 to 10:30 a.m.: Family Storytime – Stories, songs, and rhymes!
• Friday, July 27 from 10 to 11 a.m.: Crafty Friday – Make your own puppets!
• Friday, July 27 from 2 to 2:30 p.m.: Storytime at Beacon Hill Park – Stories, songs, and rhymes!

For Preschoolers

•  Tuesday, July 24, from 2 to 3 p.m.:  Intro to Theatre (ages 4 to 8) – discover the arts of physical expression, mime, and emotional play. Registration required at the library. ($2 for members)

For School-Aged Children

• Monday, July 23 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.: Monday Evening LEGO and Craft (ages 7 to 12) - Take on the weekly LEGO challenge or make a craft!
• Wednesday, July 25 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.: Knitting Club (ages 7 to 12) – Learn to knit by making a scarf for one of your stuffed animals!  Free, drop-in.
• Thursday, July 26 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.: Around the World with Indiana Jad  (ages 6 to 12) – Children will be taken on a whirlwind trip around the world in this original workshop filled with photos and exciting stories.. Registration required at the library. ($2 for members). 

For Teens

• Tuesday, July 24 at 6:30 p.m.: Movie: Willow. In English, with French subtitles. Free, drop-in.
• Please note that the activity Dungeon and Dragons (ages 10 to 17) that is taking place on Wednesday, July 25 is full. We are accepting registrations on our waiting list. 

Keep reading and see you soon!

Julia, Judith, Assunta, and Youngsoo

The Wonders of Nature

Can you believe that Beaconsfield has already read more than 1200 hours? After just three weeks? You are amazing! Keep up the great work and we will beat records!

Next week, from July 16 to 20, our theme will be the natural world!

Here is the schedule of activities that will take place at the library next week: 

For the whole family (free, drop-in)

• Monday, July 16, from 2 to 3 p.m.: DUPLO & LEGO Club (ages 3 to 12) - Come show us your building skills!
• Tuesday, July 17 from 11 to 11:30 a.m.: Storytime at Windermere Park – Stories, songs, and rhymes!
• Thursday, July 19 from 10 to 10:30 a.m.: Family Storytime – Stories, songs, and rhymes!
• Friday, July 20 from 10 to 11 a.m.: Crafty Friday – Make a 3D snail!
• Friday, July 20 from 2 to 2:30: Storytime at Beacon Hill Park – Stories, songs, and rhymes!

For Preschoolers

•  Tuesday, July 17 from 11 a.m. to noon:  Land Art (ages 3 to 8) – Create a work of art with leaves, pine cones, twigs, and pebbles.  Registration required at the library. ($2 for members)

  

For School-Age Children

• Monday, July 16 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.: Monday Night LEGO and Craft (ages 7 to 12) - Come do the weekly LEGO challenge or make a craft! Free, drop-in.
• Wednesday, July 18 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.: Knitting Club (ages 7 to 12) – Learn to knit by making a scarf for your favourite stuffed animal! Free, drop-in.
• Thursday, July 19 from 2 to 3 p.m.: The Fossils of Montreal (ages 5 to 12) – Create your own fossil replica that you can take home! Registration required at the library. ($2 for members). 

For Teens

• Tuesday, July 17 at 6:30 p.m.: Movie: Ghostbusters (1984). In English, with French subtitles.. Free, drop-in.

  

Don't forget to come show us your bookmarks to collect weekly draw coupons!

See you soon!

Julia, Judith, Assunta, and Youngsoo

Science and technology? Yes, please!

We're already in the third week of the Summer Reading Club, and we're very impressed by your participation! Beaconsfield has already read more than 450 hours, and this is just the beginning! Keep it up!

Next week, from July 9 to 15, our theme will be Science and Technology!

Here is a schedule of the activities that will be taking place at the library next week:

For the whole family (free, drop-in)

• Monday, July 9, from 2 to 3 p.m.: DUPLO and LEGO Club (ages 3 to 12) - Come show us your building skills! 
• Tuesday, July 10, from 11 to 11:30 a.m.: Storytime at Windermere Park – Stories, songs, and rhymes.
• Thursday, July 12, from 10 to 10:30 a.m. : Family Storytime – Stories, songs, and rhymes.
• Friday, July 13 from 10 to 11 a.m.: Crafty Friday – Create a robot using popsicle sticks.
• Friday, July 13 from 2 to 2:30 p.m.: Storytime at Beacon Hill Park – Stories, songs, and rhymes.

For preschoolers 

•  Tuesday, July 10 from 10:30 to noon:  Robot Tales (ages 4 to 8, presented by Jake the storyteller, in English) – Come listen to some fantastic robot stories! Registration required at the library. ($2 for members)

  

For school-aged children 

• Monday, July 9 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.: Monday Night LEGO and Craft (ages 7 to 12) - Come to the weekly LEGO challenge or make a craft!
• Tuesday, July 10 from 2 to 3 p.m.: Crime Lab (ages 6 to 8) - Discover how the police catches the bad guys in our crime lab! Fingerprints, DNA, and more!
• Tuesday, July 10 from 4 to 4 p.m.: Crime Lab (ages 9 to 12) - Discover how the police catches the bad guys in our crime lab! Fingerprints, DNA, and more!
• Wednesday, July 11 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.: Knitting Club (ages 7 to 12) – Learn to knit by making a scarf for your plushie! Free, drop-in.
• Thursday, July 12 from 1:30 to 3 p.m.: Drone Workshop (ages 6 to 12) – Come try different kinds of robots! Registration required at the library. ($2 for members). FULL - you can still put your name on the waiting list!

For teens 

• Tuesday, July 10 at 6:30 p.m.: Movie: Le journal d'Aurélie Laflamme. In French, with English subtitles. Free, drop-in. 

Keep reading!

See you soon!

Julia, Judith, Assunta, and Youngsoo