Books for Babies for Family Literacy Week
Did you welcome a soon-to-be reader into your household in 2023? If you did, come to the library service desk anytime during Family Literacy Week (January 21-28) and pick up a bag of first books for your baby courtesy of us!
Preschool Storytime
Anne Woznow Children's Reading RoomSonia Zagwyn offers a lively fare of puppetry, finger plays, action rhymes, singalong songs and the best-of-the-best-of book-tales Wednesday and Thursday mornings, 10:30-11:00 am in the Anne Woznow Children's Reading Room. Toddlers and preschoolers and family members come discover the energy of words and pictures. This is a drop-in program and no registration is required.
Drawn Together
Meeting Room AKids 8+ come hang out after school on Thursdays for 45 minutes of drawing together. Sessions are interactive with prompts and exercises and plenty of space to share your ideas and creations. All drawing tools and supplies provided. For more information contact Children’s Services Coordinator, Sonia Zagwyn. Drawing figures image by Luke Ramsey.
Poetry Circle
First Credit Union Community RoomA shared creative space for poetry with Amira Abouelalla. A place for listening, connecting, and being inspired...and of course, POETRY! First Credit Union Community Room, on the last Thursday of the month, drop-in. About Amira Abouelalla Amira is from Toronto, Ontario where she was born and raised until the age of 12. That same year, […]
Books for Babies for Family Literacy Week
Did you welcome a soon-to-be reader into your household in 2023? If you did, come to the library service desk anytime during Family Literacy Week (January 21-28) and pick up a bag of first books for your baby courtesy of us!
Print-a-Baby for Family Literacy Week
First Credit Union Community RoomUsing non-toxic inks on quality papers, replicate small hands and feet for your wee one's scrapbook. Take home some early literacy resources along with your prints. We'll be joined by speech and language therapist Nicole Wagner from VCH who will be open to answering any questions you might have about speech and language development. Coffee, […]
Write On
VirtualWrite On is a fun, creative, and informal online space for writers. Participating writers will receive creativity-sparking prompts each week, and we will write for 20-25 minutes followed by discussion and time to share and celebrate writing. Write On meets virtually on Fridays from 2-3 pm. Registrants will receive a link by email each week for […]
Young Writers’ Group
Meeting Room BInteract, create and engage in this fun and informal writing group! Talk writing, genre, learn new techniques, and develop your craft. Ages 10+ welcome. Young Writers Group meets every Friday when school is in session, from 4-5 pm in Meeting Room B. Drop-in.
Tech Savvy OpenArt.ai
First Credit Union Community RoomLearn about the generative art platform OpenArt.ai and discover some of the possibilities that artificial intelligence is opening up for artists and art enthusiasts. Registration Required. To Register email Mark at mmerlino@prpl.ca
Books for Babies for Family Literacy Week
Did you welcome a soon-to-be reader into your household in 2023? If you did, come to the library service desk anytime during Family Literacy Week (January 21-28) and pick up a bag of first books for your baby courtesy of us!