Celebrate Ontario!

It's Ontario week at the Library! Did you know the official flower of Ontario is the white trillium?

We have a lot going on at the Library this week! There is still room in all of our activities. If you'd like to register your child for any of these, come pay us a visit. And of course, don't forget to bring your SRC bookmark to log your child's reading hours with us!

Activities: Week of July 17

Knitty Library (ages 9-99) – $2 for members, $5 for non-members (price is for the entire session)
Tuesday July 18 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Help us create a knitted masterpiece!

Get Your Read On! (ages 7-12) – free, registration required
Wednesday July 19 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Practice your reading with a senior volunteer during weekly reading sessions.

Des animaux au poil! - bilingual activity (ages 5-12) – $2 for members, $5 for non-members
Wednesday, July 19 from 2 to 3 p.m.
Mammals walk, fly, climb, and swim, but how do we tell them apart? Furs, skulls, life-like animal models and other surprises await you! (Activity animated by GUEPE.)

I Will be... an Architect (ages 12-17) – $2 for members, $5 for non-members
Wednesday, July 19 from 7 to 8 p.m.
Admit it, LEGO is fun for teens too. Come experiment with LEGO to learn the basics of structural engineering.

Family Story Time (ages 0-6) – free, drop-in
Thursday July 20 from 10 to 10:30 a.m.
Listen to stories and sing songs as a family!

Great Inventions : Make Your Own Glow Stick (ages 7-12) – $2 for members, $5 for non-members
Thursday, July 20 from 2 to 3 p.m.
How much do you know about chemistry? Learn fascinating things, then participate in a fun science lab. (Activity animated by the McGill University Institute of Parasitology.)

Paint Like... Lawren Harris (ages 3-12) – free, drop-in
Friday July 21 at 10 and 11 a.m.
Each week come discover a Canadian artist. Then, learn how to make your own masterpiece in their style!

See you soon! 

Celebrate the Canadian Territories

This week is Territories week at the Library! Did you know that Canada has three of them? They are: Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon.

Don't forget to bring us your reading bookmarks to claim draw coupons; the more you read, the more chances you have to win!

Here are the activities going on at the Library this week:

Knitty Library (ages 9-99) – registration required
Tuesday, July 4 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Weekly activity.  Help us create a knitted masterpiece!

Dinosaurs of Canada (ages 5-12)  – registration required
Wednesday, July 5 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Uncover the dinosaurs that roamed Canada over 65 million years ago and make a plaster dinosaur that you can take home! 
(Activity animated by Redpath Museum.) 

Family Story Time (ages 0-6) – free, drop-in
Thursday, July 6 from 10 to 10:30 a.m.
Weekly activity. Listen to stories and sing songs as a family!

Great Inventions : Make Your Own Ice Cream (ages 7-12) - registration required
Thursday, July 6 from 2 to 3 p.m.
How much do you know about chemistry? Learn fascinating things, then participate in a fun science lab. (Activity animated by the McGill University Institute of Parasitology.)

Paint Like Agnes Nanogak (ages 3-12) – free, drop-in
Friday, July 7 at 10 or 11 a.m.
Each week come discover a Canadian artist. Then, learn how to make your own masterpiece in their style!

See you soon!

Upcoming Activities: Week of June 26 2017

The Summer Reading Club officially begins next week!

We have a good number of exciting activities planned, but registration is required for most activities.

See something you like? Sign up online or in person at the library!

Here is what is on the agenda for the week of June 26.

Family Story Time (ages 0-6) – free, drop-in
Thursdays, from June 22 to August 10 from 10 to 10:30 a.m.
Listen to stories and sing songs as a family!

Summer Reading Club Launch Party (for the whole family) – free, drop-in
Monday, June 26 from 2 to 3 :30 p.m.
Participate in games and activities on the theme of Canada’s great explorers. 

Knitty Library (ages 9-99) – $2 for members, $5 for non-members
Tuesdays, from June 27 to August 8 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Help us create a knitted masterpiece!

Paint Like... Emily Carr (ages 3-12) – free, drop-in
Friday, June 30 at 10 or 11 a.m. (two sessions)
Each week come discover a Canadian artist. Then, learn how to make your own masterpiece in their style!

Act Out the Story (ages 4-8) - $2 for members, $5 for non-members
Wednesday, June 28 from 2 to 3 p.m.
Bring the story out of the book. With theatrical games and the power of words, discover body language, miming, and how to show your emotions.  (Activity animated by Théâtre de la Source.)

Hope to see you soon!

The TD Summer Reading Club

All the details about the Summer Reading Club are now on this blog. 

Please feel free to look around the site to discover all the surprises that are waiting for you this summer at the Library!

Poetry Contest for Kids

It's almost here!

More details coming soon!

Easter is ready!

This Friday, come along for our super-duper Easter Egg Hunt!
Drop-in activity, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm

Don't forget your costume!