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.

One last sprint to the finish line!

Can you believe it? The Summer Reading Club is almost over! We can't believe it either. It went by so quickly, and we have had so much fun! 

Now it's time to celebrate the 4 000+ hours read by Beaconsfield kids! We have planned a  big party to thank you for your enthusiastic participation this summer!

Here is the important information you need to know for the 2018 TD Summer Reading wrap-up party: 

•  Date: Thursday, August 16
• Time: the party begins at  2 p.m., but try to arrive for 1:30 p.m.!
• Show: Kattam and his Tam-Tams! 
• Reading certificates, door prizes, grand prize draw and prizes for the best readers in each category!

As you can see, it's an event you won't want to miss!

Confirm your presence at the Summer Reading Club desk, or by sending an e-mail to stagiaire.biblio@beaconsfield.ca.

Reminder:

You have until Tuesday, August 14, at 9 p.m. to come record your reading hours to have the chance to earn an entry in the grand prize draw! It's time to do a sprint for the finish line in order to achieve the number of hours required to be eligible for the draw!

• Pre-readers: 8 hours 
• Junior readers & Teen readers: 40 hours

We're looking forward to seeing you there!

Your team,

Julia, Judith, Youngsoo & Assunta