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!