Help imagine the SPACE

YOUTH WORKSHOP
Saturday, April 27 at Centennial Park
from 10 to 11:30 a.m. OR from 1:30 to 3 p.m. for 7-12 year-olds.
A workshop specially designed for youth to imagine the SPACE using creative methods. Not to be missed!
During the workshop, a coffee corner will be set up for parents wishing to contribute their ideas relating to the Park, Hall, library and Lord Reading property

Registration highly recommended
centennial@beaconsfield.ca     514 428-4480

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DIY WEDNESDAYS FOR TWEENS AND TEENS

Recycling never looked so good !

This Wednesday, January 30th, from 7:00 to 8:oo PM, come make a really cool and shiny mosaic photo frame with recycled CDs! No crafty skills required!

Special Activity for Chinese New Year!

Do you speak Mandarin?
If so, come to the library to learn more about traditional Chinese theatre!

We hope to see you there!

Come make bad art at the library! Ages 10+

Bad art is still art... This Saturday, January 26 at 2 p.m. come make the worst art imaginable using our craft supplies! Food, music, and fun await you. There will even be a prize for the worst piece of art...

Details:

We hope to see you there!

-Julia, Judith and Assunta

Happy Holidays!

Come to our North Pole Extravaganza this Friday evening!

This Friday, December 7, there will be fun for the whole family! There will be a story time, some crafts, a scavenger hunt, and some games. Santa might even pay us a visit...

No registration required; you are invited to arrive anytime between 6 and 7 p.m.

We hope to see you there!

Santa's elves: Judith & Julia

What to do this weekend...?

You're looking for something to do this weekend?

Come to an activity at the library! It's guaranteed fun!

Puppet show: 

LE GÉNIE DE NOËL

Saturday, December 1 at 2 p.m. 

For 3 to 7 year-olds
Tickets on sale at the library ($5 per child, free for accompanying adult)

It’s Christmas Eve. Noëlla la has so much work to do! She does not want to disturb her husband, Santa Claus, who is also very busy! Maybe she could ask the Christmas genie to help her? The genie agrees, but he needs to use all the Christmas magic to grant all of Noëlla’s wishes.  But without Christmas magic, nothing works! Children, with the help of Manu, will need to tell Christmas stories to bring back the Christmas magic.

DUPLO and LEGO Club 

Sunday December 2 at 2 p.m.

For 3 to 12 year-olds

Show us your building skills! The best creations will be displayed in the Library.

Register online or in person at the library.

See you soon!

Assunta, Julia, and Judith

Dear Santa...

It's finally here!

Santa's magical postbox arrived this morning, directly from the North Pole! It was expedited by the elves who specialize in super speedy deliveries.

You can find the mailbox at the library entrance. You will also find paper and pencils you can use to writer your letter to Santa, who will write back to you as soon as he can!

As soon as his answer arrives, Santa's chief communications elf will call you so you can pick it up at the library.

Santa is looking forward to reading your letter, from the whole team at the North Pole (and at the Beaconsfield Library), have a very happy holiday season!

Assunta, Julia, and Judith

What to do this week?

This week at the library, it's all about stories and crafts!
Sign up for the following activities and come have fun with us!


Babysitting Toolkit
For ages 10 and up
Wednesday, November 14, from 7 to 8 p.m.
Make a babysitting toolkit to help get organized. This week, you will learn how to plan an arts and crafts activity for the children!
Pre-register right here!

Friday Family Films: Brave

For the whole family

Friday, November 16, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Come as a family to watch the movie Brave while nibbling on some popcorn. The movie will be

shown in English with French subtitles. 

Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Beaconsfield Library. 

Storycrafts: Dinosaur Dance!
For 3-8 year olds
Saturday, November 17, at 10:30 a.m.
Listen to some dinosaur stories, answer some dinosaur trivia questions then make your own paper plate-o-saurus!
Pre-register right here!

Crafty Library : Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes

For 6-12 year olds

Sunday, November 18, from 2 to 3 p.m. 

Create beautiful holiday decorations using pipe cleaners and plastic beads.

Pre-register right here!

Have a good, creative week!

Assunta, Julia & Judith

Cancelled Activity: Sunday, November 11

Your attention please!

CANCELLED ACTIVITY:

Robot Workshop
Sunday, November 11 at 2 p.m.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thank you for your understanding.

Assunta, Julia, and Judith. 

A Busy Weekend!

Are you looking for something to do this weekend?
Register for an activity at the library; we've got you covered!

Show: BEDTIME!

Saturday, November 10 at 11 A.M.
Ages 3-7 - wordless play
It's night time... it's time for bed. BUT WE DON'T WANT TO!  The bed isn't comfortable, the pillow is lumpy, the comforter is too short, our pajamas are fighting with us... and our favourite stuffed animal wants to learn to fly!  When we do not want to sleep, everything keeps us from trying!
Tickets on sale at the library ($5 per child, free admission for accompanying adult)

Dungeons & Dragons
 Dungeon Master Training Workshop 
Saturday, November 10 at 1 p.m.
Ages 10-17

Learn how to run your own Dungeons and Dragons games!

Register online or in person at the library. 

Robot Workshop
Sunday, November 11 at 2 p.m. 
Ages 4 to 8
Learn how to control and program robots so they can get from point A to point B!
Register online or in person at the library. 



See you soon!

Assunta, Julia, and Judith

We have a winner !!!

Remember when you had to guess how many candy bags were in this jar?

The answer was: 28!

Somebody guessed the exact number. 

Congratulations to the winner!

Thank you to all the 383 participants in our Halloween Candy Contest!

Assunta, Julia and Judith

Ahh! Monsters!

The monsters have already arrived, 

and they are hunting for our Halloween candy!

Come to the library tonight between 6 and 8 p.m. to solve the clues that will help you find the candy before the monsters do! 

Wear your Halloween costume!

Calling all Teens!

Upcoming at the library!

Wednesday, October 24th

Babysitting Toolkit - In the Kitchen

7:30 - 8:30 PM

Ages 10 & up.

Learn cool and fun ways to prepare meals for children. No cooking required!

Register online or in person.

Halloween is Coming!

Fall is in the air and Halloween is quickly approaching!

Here are the Halloween activities that will be taking place at the library in the next few weeks!

Friday Family Films: Hôtel Transylvanie

Friday, October 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. - for the whole family

Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count's teenage daughter.

Presented in French, with English sub-titles. Popcorn will be served.
Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Beaconsfield Library.

Storycrafts: Costume Party

Saturday, October 20 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. - ages 3-8.
Listen to some Halloween stories then make a spooky craft. You are welcome to come in costume!
Registration and valid library card required.

Halloween Scavenger Hunt: Monsters on Parade!

Friday, October 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. - for the whole family

Monsters have invaded the library, looking for Halloween treats! Monsters aren’t very smart, so we have created some riddles to confuse the monsters and help you beat them to the treats. Come in costume if you don’t want the monsters to recognize you!

Did somebody say "candy" ?

Halloween Candy Contest !

Come to the circulation desk to see this jar and guess how many individually wrapped packages of candy are in it. The person with the exact or closest guess wins the entire jar of candy! 

The winner will be announced on October 31! 

Good luck!!

Culture at the Library!

Fun activities await you at the library this weekend for Culture Days!

Saturday, September 29 Storytime and craft : La chaîne du livre (in French) 10 :30 to 11 :30 a.m. - ages 8-12 Come and listen to an animated storytime featuring the job of an author and the field of book publishing. After the story, get your craft on!

Sunday, September 30 Free, drop-in activities From 1 to 5 p.m., in the children’s reference section, for all ages! Come and have fun with words! Instructions and materials will be available all day! Blackout Poetry, for you to keep or to hang on our Poetry Banner Haikus, yours to keep or to hang on our Poetry Banner Contribute to the Library’s Exquisite Corpse game. Make a bookmark, yours to keep!

Punka's Challenge: Back To School!

It's back-to-school time! 

Punka wants to share some of his favorite books with you! 

Click on any book below if you want to reserve it, or come to the library to check out many more books about school!



          

                         

Thank you for a great summer!

We had a great reading party yesterday; so many of you came out to enjoy the fun! Thank you for your enthusiastic participation and your 5 310.5 hours of reading! Thank you for making this summer our best summer ever!

We would greatly appreciate it if you could fill out our end-of-summer survey so we can improve even more next year.

Finally, here are some photos of our party yesterday, featuring our best readers, prize winners, and the magnificent Kattam!

Please note that the fall programming is available (please check the calendar on the blog) and you may register for activities at any time.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the library soon!

Your team,

Julia, Judith, Youngsoo and Assunta.

Reminder: Summer Reading Wrap-Up Party

Don't forget! Our amazing summer reading party is taking place on Thursday, August 16 at 2 p.m. at Centennial (we're expecting nice weather)! There will be treats, prize draws, and a fantastic tam-tam show presented by Kattam!

Please bring your lawn/camp chairs!

If you have not yet RSVPed, please do so in person, by e-mailing Youngsoo at stagiaire.biblio@beaconsfield.ca,or by calling the library at 514-428-4460.