Mega Crafty Arts Hangout for Youth
Teen RoomMega Crafty Arts Hangout for Youth with Jayne MacMillan. Happening on the second Thursday of the Month from April to June in the library Teen Room, drop-in. Things to make and do include pom poms, art trading cards, stickers, collage and colouring pages. About Jayne MacMillan Jayne is a mixed media artist residing in the […]
The Weather – La Météo – Poetry Contest for Kids
April is National Poetry Month. Celebrate by writing a poem about the wild and wonderful rhythms that weather brings to our lives! Entries will be accepted through March until April 26. Entries accepted in French and English. No more than two poems per entrant. Please include your name, age, grade, and school on your submission. […]
Teen Poetry Contest 2024 – The Weather
April is National Poetry Month AND Earth Month! Celebrate and share by writing a poem that dives into the experiences and feelings inspired by the weather on Planet Earth. Contest closes midnight April 26. Prizes for TEENS are in TWO age categories: Ages 12-15 & 16-18. 1st PRIZE: Youth 6-punch climbing pass 2nd PRIZE: 5 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Muck Around in Poems – A Poetry Workshop for Kids
First Credit Union Community RoomAre you new to writing poems? Need some ideas? This workshop for kids 6-11 will introduce participants to some fun poetic forms and help them create a poem (or two!) for PRPL’s National Poetry Month themed contest THE WEATHER - LA MÉTÉO Registration required. Kids 7 and younger must attend with an adult.
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.
Cinematic Saturday: Ghostbusters: Afterlife
First Credit Union Community RoomMovie-loving youth are invited for a free weekend matinee. Get out of the weather and enjoy a film at PRPL. Popcorn provided! Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021, 124 Minutes, Rated PG-13) When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the […]
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.