Current Programs
Community Events: June (All Ages, Drop-in) |
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Visit our tent at each community event below for a special take and make craft kit, Storywalk, and scavenger hunt.
Homeschool Maker Faire: Saturday, June 4th For Library Homeschool Week come see us at the first-ever Kids Maker Faire. Children will be selling crafts and baked goods.
Lakefield Market Fun: Thursday, June 16th Note: The Storywalk at this event will be in honour of Indigenous People’s Day. |
PA Day Programs: Friday, June 10th (Ages 3+) |
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Garden Storytime & Craft (Ages 3-7) Join Kathleen and Corny the Squirrel for a garden-themed storytime. Explore our new pollinator garden honouring TRC and plant a seed to take home. Caregivers attend with children. Ennismore Library, 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Register for Garden Storytime & Craft
Garden Art Workshop (Ages 8+) Design & paint rocks and create seed paper for our new pollinator garden & for yourself! Ennismore Library, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Special Event - New Ennismore Pollinator Garden: Thursday, June 30th (All Ages) |
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Ribbon cutting, name unveiling, and garden introduction followed by creation stations. Make bird feeders and bee homes to take home, make heart butterflies, plant seeds and help create a butterfly watering station and garden stepping stones to make your mark on the new space. Garden is in recognition of the Platinum Jubilee and the library’s commitment to the process of truth and reconciliation. Ennismore Library. Thursday, June 30th, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Monthly Colouring Contests (All Ages, Self-led) |
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Register to receive your colouring sheet and your child will have a chance to win a small prize in our end-of-the-month draw. |
Monthly Scavenger Hunts |
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Beginning April 1st! Visit any of our branches each month to find the 12 hidden objects! Hunt sheets are available at the front desk. Small prize bags will be awarded by draw at the end of each month at each location. |
Mystery Book Bag |
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Pick up a mystery bag of books put together by a staff member based on your child's interest and reading level. |
NEW: Homeschool Haul (All Ages) |
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Register to receive a bag of library material on various learning topics at your children’s levels. Includes “learn to read bags, theme investigations & the opportunity to choose your own topic. |
Waitlist for All Programs |
| If the program you wish to register for is full, add your name to the waitlist! |
Summer Programs: July & August
Programs for Ages Birth to 3 |
| Lakefield Community Garden Events
Come play in the Lakefield community garden with the Public Library and the Early Years Centre! This is an interactive program where parents and caregivers can take part in the care and maintenance of the community garden plot, while also exploring the natural surroundings. Storywalks, scavenger hunts, and other activities to introduce families and children to gardening and food literacy from seed to plate. Location: Community garden beside LDPS. Tuesdays on July 12th, August 9th, & August 23rd. Register to attend via the Early Years Centre (registration opens mid-June)
Butterfly Storytime Enjoy a multi-age storytime for young children with stories, songs, fingerplays, and bounces. This program includes a visit to our pollinator garden and our monarch caterpillars. Location: Ennismore Library Wednesday, August 17th, 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Register for Butterfly Storytime
Outdoor Children’s Concert with Glen Caradus (All Ages) Grab a blanket and join us for an outdoor concert with Glen of the Paddling Puppeteers. Glen will present his new show, “The Big History Mystery” with a gang of puppets and a music to accompany him as they travel back through time to learn about our planet. In the event of rain, the concert will be moved indoors. Location: Bridgenorth Library Wednesday, August 24th, 10:30 a.m. |
Programs for Ages 4-10 |
| TD Summer Reading Clubs
Join the TD Summer Reading Club anytime this summer for stories, games, crafts, contests, and much more. Play inside, outside, and upside down! Come just once or as often as you’d like! Location: Tuesdays: Lakefield. Wednesdays: Bridgenorth. Thursdays: Ennismore. Ages 4 - 6: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Ages 7 - 10: 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. July 5th – August 18th. Register for Lakefield location, ages 4-6’s Register for Lakefield location, ages 7-10’s
Register for Bridgenorth location, ages 4-6’s Register for Bridgenorth location, ages 7-10’s
Register for Ennismore location, ages 4-6’s Register for Ennismore location, ages 7-10’s
Kids LEGO Club every Friday (AGES 4+) Come play! Ages 8 & under attend with an adult. *Registration is now required for this program. Location: Bridgenorth Library Fridays, July 15th - August 26th, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Outdoor Children’s Concert with Glen Caradus (All Ages) Grab a blanket and join us for an outdoor concert with Glen of the Paddling Puppeteers. Glen will present his new show, “The Big History Mystery” with a gang of puppets and a music to accompany him as they travel back through time to learn about our planet. In the event of rain, the concert will be moved indoors. Location: Bridgenorth Library Wednesday, August 24th, 10:30 a.m. |
Workshops for Ages 10+ |
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Garden Art Workshop Create garden gnomes & other decor for our new pollinator garden! Location: Ennismore Library Tuesday, July 12th, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Register for Garden Art Workshop
Little Bits STEAM Workshop Be the first to try our new Little Bits Kits! Build circuits and create interactive devices while you learn. Includes a tour of our new Makerspace. Location: Lakefield Library Wednesday, July 13th, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Ozobot Workshop Learn how to program our Ozobots with mazes and colour coding. Location: Lakefield Library Thursday, August 11th, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Outdoor Children’s Concert with Glen Caradus (All Ages) Grab a blanket and join us for an outdoor concert with Glen of the Paddling Puppeteers. Glen will present his new show, “The Big History Mystery” with a gang of puppets and a music to accompany him as they travel back through time to learn about our planet. In the event of rain, the concert will be moved indoors. Location: Bridgenorth Library Wednesday, August 24th, 10:30 a.m. |
Other programs that run throughout the year
Class Visits |
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Would you like to bring your class to the local public library? Classes are welcome to arrange a one time or monthly visit via a librarian. In advance of the first visit, teachers can register for a special fine-free card to check out books for their class. Bridgenorth Library, email Heather Jamieson Ennismore Library, email Sarah Jones Lakefield Library, email Kacie Gardiner
For a more involved visit or a special program, please contact our Children’s Programming Coordinator. Children’s Programming Coordinator, email Kathleen Charlton |
Early Literacy Programs (Birth to 5 years old) |
| Engaging stories, rhymes, bounces, instrument play and active songs with take home crafts and games for older children. Siblings welcome. These programs will run in person.
These 6 week programs are offered in the fall and spring each year.
Babytime: Thursdays at the Ennismore Library. Birth to 17 months. 10:30 - 11:00 am
Toddlertime: Tuesdays at the Lakefield Library. Ages 18 to 36 months. 9:30 - 10:00 am
Storytime: Wednesdays at the Bridgenorth Library. Ages 3 to 5. 10:30 - 11:15 am. |
Homeschool Connect |
| This program meets one Tuesday per month during October through May from 1 - 3 pm.
Children complete projects with a spin on topics of the group's interest and present their work in some way each month.
This program is for children who are ages 6 and up and children attend with a caregiver. Siblings are welcome. |
PA Days |
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Join the library on PA Days for fun, interactive, and educational programs. The day is usually split into two programs. A morning session for younger children, and an afternoon session for older children. |
School Holidays (December, January & March) |
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During the Christmas School Break and March Break the library plans themed programs for children of all ages. Past programs have included: colouring contest, holiday movie nights to go, family trivia nights, and take-and-make bags. |
Silver Birch, Yellow Cedar, & Red Maple Reading Clubs: Grades 3 to 8 |
| Read at least 5/10 nominated titles by Canadian authors in one or more reading categories & join people across North America who get the chance to make one Canadian author famous!
These programs run January to April each year. |
Summer Programs |
| Selwyn Public Library offers the TD Summer Reading program each summer along with a number of other programs. |
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