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Programs Coming Up

Ongoing Programs

Baby Adventures Storytime

Pre-school Programs

Ansley Grove Library Contact

May 6, 2024 to June 13, 2024,
Mondays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

Join us for lively songs, bounces, rhymes, and plenty of baby time fun. This program is designed for babies from birth to crawling.
Bathurst Clark Resource Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Tuesdays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

Join us for lively songs, bounces, rhymes, and plenty of baby time fun. This program is designed for babies from birth to crawling.
Civic Centre Resource Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Wednesdays 2:00 PM to 2:45 PM

Join us for lively songs, bounces, rhymes, and plenty of baby time fun. This program is designed for babies from birth to crawling.
Dufferin Clark Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Thursdays 2:00 PM to 2:45 PM

Join us for lively songs, bounces, rhymes, and plenty of baby time fun. This program is designed for babies from birth to crawling.
Maple Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Thursdays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

Join us for lively songs, bounces, rhymes, and plenty of baby time fun. This program is designed for babies from birth to crawling.
Pierre Berton Resource Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Tuesdays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

Join us for lively songs, bounces, rhymes, and plenty of baby time fun. This program is designed for babies from birth to crawling.
Pleasant Ridge Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Mondays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

Join us for lively songs, bounces, rhymes, and plenty of baby time fun. This program is designed for babies from birth to crawling.
Vellore Village Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Wednesdays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

Join us for lively songs, bounces, rhymes, and plenty of baby time fun. This program is designed for babies from birth to crawling.
VMC Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Wednesdays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

Join us for lively songs, bounces, rhymes, and plenty of baby time fun. This program is designed for babies from birth to crawling.

Chess Club

For Children & Families

Dufferin Clark Library Contact

May 7, 2024 to June 18, 2024,
Tuesdays 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Drop in and test your strategies, learn some new skills, or battle it out with our talented volunteers. Beginners and pros are welcome!
Maple Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Thursdays 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Drop in and test your strategies, learn some new skills, or battle it out with our talented volunteers. Beginners and pros are welcome!
Vellore Village Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Saturdays 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

Drop in and test your strategies, learn some new skills, or battle it out with our talented volunteers. Beginners and pros are welcome!
Father E. Bulfon Community Centre Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Sundays 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Drop in and test your strategies, learn some new skills, or battle it out with our talented volunteers. Beginners and pros are welcome!

Chess Club for Teens

Teen Programs

Pierre Berton Resource Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 12, 2024,
Wednesdays 2:45 PM to 3:45 PM

Drop in and test your strategies, learn some new skills, or battle it out with other players. Beginners and pros are welcome!

D&D Club

Teen Programs

Pleasant Ridge Library Contact

May 7, 2024 to August 6, 2024,
Tuesdays 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Game on! Join in on the action and adventure as we campaign our way through the world of Dungeons and Dragons. No previous gaming experience required. For grades 6-12. Register on Eventbrite.

Fun With French / Plaisir de lire

Children's Programs

Bathurst Clark Resource Library Contact

May 2, 2024 to June 27, 2024,
Thursdays 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Parlez-vous français? Join us for activities and reading practice, led by French-speaking volunteers from our community. For grades 2-6.
Rejoignez-nous pour des activités et de la lecture, animées par des bénévoles francophones de notre communauté. Pour les enfants de la 2e à la 6e année.
Civic Centre Resource Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Wednesdays 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Parlez-vous français? Join us for activities and reading practice, led by French-speaking volunteers from our community. For grades 2-6.
Rejoignez-nous pour des activités et de la lecture, animées par des bénévoles francophones de notre communauté. Pour les enfants de la 2e à la 6e année.

Let's Go to the Movies

Adult Programs

Dufferin Clark Library Contact

May 6, 2024 to June 24, 2024,
Mondays 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM

Enjoy a variety of interesting contemporary films with other movie enthusiasts.

Little Explorers Storytime

Pre-school Programs

Civic Centre Resource Library Contact

May 3, 2024 to June 28, 2024,
Fridays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

This program features songs, action rhymes, and early literacy activities designed for toddlers to kindergarten-aged children.
Ansley Grove Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Thursdays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

This program features songs, action rhymes, and early literacy activities designed for toddlers to kindergarten-aged children.
Bathurst Clark Resource Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Thursdays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM, Sundays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

This program features songs, action rhymes, and early literacy activities designed for toddlers to kindergarten-aged children.
Dufferin Clark Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Tuesdays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

This program features songs, action rhymes, and early literacy activities designed for toddlers to kindergarten-aged children.
Kleinburg Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Thursdays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

This program features songs, action rhymes, and early literacy activities designed for toddlers to kindergarten-aged children.
Mackenzie Health Vaughan Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Tuesdays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

This program features songs, action rhymes, and early literacy activities designed for toddlers to kindergarten-aged children.
Maple Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Wednesdays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

This program features songs, action rhymes, and early literacy activities designed for toddlers to kindergarten-aged children.
Pierre Berton Resource Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Wednesdays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM, Saturdays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

This program features songs, action rhymes, and early literacy activities designed for toddlers to kindergarten-aged children.
Pleasant Ridge Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Thursdays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

This program features songs, action rhymes, and early literacy activities designed for toddlers to kindergarten-aged children.
Vellore Village Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Mondays 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

This program features songs, action rhymes, and early literacy activities designed for toddlers to kindergarten-aged children.

Little Kitchen Time

Pre-school Programs

VMC Library Contact

May 2, 2024 to June 27, 2024,
Thursdays 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Enjoy food- and cooking-themed stories and songs in our play kitchen! Then test your culinary skills - counting, measuring, recognizing ingredients - at food-inspired activity stations. For preschoolers - SK.

Minecrafters Club

Children's Programs

Maple Library Contact

May 10, 2024 to June 14, 2024,
Fridays 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Mine with friends, craft your worlds, and challenge yourself to a whole new level of building at the library! Master builders or beginners, all are welcome.

Sensory Room

For Children & Families

Bathurst Clark Resource Library Contact

May 3, 2024 to June 28, 2024,
Fridays 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Drop in for some fun hands-on sensory activities that are easy on the eyes and ears. For all ages.

Sing and Sign

Pre-school Programs

Bathurst Clark Resource Library Contact

May 3, 2024 to May 31, 2024,
Fridays 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Songs and games for everyday routines will be used to introduce American Sign Language to hearing infants in support of their language development. In partnership with EarlyON.

Tech Tutor 1-on-1

Adult Programs

Civic Centre Resource Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 26, 2024,
Wednesdays 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Drop in and get hands-on assistance from volunteers for some basic technology questions such as navigating the internet, using your tablet, or sending emails.
Dufferin Clark Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Mondays 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Drop in and get hands-on assistance from volunteers for some basic technology questions such as navigating the internet, using your tablet, or sending emails.
Pierre Berton Resource Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Thursdays 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Drop in and get hands-on assistance from volunteers for some basic technology questions such as navigating the internet, using your tablet, or sending emails.
Pleasant Ridge Library Contact

May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024,
Tuesdays 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Drop in and get hands-on assistance from volunteers for some basic technology questions such as navigating the internet, using your tablet, or sending emails.

Toastmasters for Teens

Teen Programs

Pierre Berton Resource Library Contact

May 7, 2024 to May 28, 2024,
Tuesdays 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Nervous about public speaking? Join Toastmasters for Teens and conquer those fears! Develop communication and leadership skills with the guidance of a facilitator. For grades 8-12. Register on Eventbrite.

Virtual French Meetup for Adults / Cercle de discussion

Adult Programs

Online Program

May 1, 2024 to June 19, 2024,
Wednesdays 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Practice your French in good company! Through this eight-week program, you will learn useful and exciting French as well as practice with other learners. Sessions are hosted on Zoom. Register on Eventbrite.
Venez pratiquer votre français en bonne compagnie! À travers ce programme de huit semaines, vous apprendrez du français intéressant en plus de pratiquer avec les autres participants. Le programme est en direct sur Zoom. Inscrivez-vous sur Eventbrite.

Zumbini

Pre-school Programs

Maple Library Contact

May 6, 2024 to June 24, 2024,
Mondays 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM

A unique, fun program incorporating music and movement to encourage parent-child bonding while helping to develop early literacy, motor, and social skills. Offered in partnership with EarlyON. See website for registration details.

Programs Coming Up

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Babysitting Course with Heart2Heart

Teen Programs

Dufferin Clark Library Contact

9:30 AM to 4:45 PM

Learn important skills for becoming a top-notch babysitter in this one-day course. Registration is $70. For ages 11-15. Register on Eventbrite.

Make & Take: Paper Flowers

Make It! Create It! Learn It!

Mackenzie Health Vaughan Library Contact

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Make some colourful flowers with our Cricut. Just in time for Mother's Day. For kids 9 to 90! Registration is $5.

Passport to Vaughan: Bhorta & Bangladeshi Food

Culinary Literacy

VMC Library Contact

10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Let’s make bhorta & explore Bangladeshi cuisine together with author Jumana Rahman! Registration is $5 on Eventbrite.

Discover Augmented Reality

Make It! Create It! Learn It!

Bathurst Clark Resource Library Contact

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Bring your colouring sheets to life with the Quiver AR app! See a dragon fly over a medieval town, drive on an ATV trail, and more. For all ages.

Family Adventure: Solve It!

Special Events

Ansley Grove Library Contact

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Let's solve it, puzzlers! Join us for a mind-blowing, mathemagical Rubik's Cube show for the whole family and stay for the mysteries and code-breaking activities that'll be sure to test your logic and powers of deduction.

2024

May

Sun

Fantastic Four - Families: Learn About Our Major Devices

Make It! Create It! Learn It!

Pierre Berton Resource Library Contact

11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Join us in our Make It! space to learn more about our laser cutter, Cricut, Carvey, and 3D printer. See them in action!

Bake Club

Culinary Literacy

VMC Library Contact

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Cookies, cakes, pies, and more! Let’s bake up a different treat together every month! Recommended for adults. Registration is $7 per session.

Register

Discover Augmented Reality

Make It! Create It! Learn It!

Kleinburg Library Contact

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Bring your colouring sheets to life with the Quiver AR app! See a dragon fly over a medieval town, drive on an ATV trail, and more. For all ages.

2024

May

Mon

Sci-Fi Book Club

Adult Programs

Pierre Berton Resource Library Contact

7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

From discovering far-away galaxies to alternate universes, join us to discuss a different Sci-Fi book each month, either in person or on Zoom. Register on Eventbrite.

Register

Find Your Pitch

Make It! Create It! Learn It!

Civic Centre Resource Library Contact

7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Learn the basics of voice work for recording podcasts and audiobooks. Learn tips and tricks on how to discover, evolve, and perfect your professional speaking voice. Register on Eventbrite.

Programs Coming Up

Ongoing Programs

Baby Adventures Storytime

Chess Club

Chess Club for Teens

D&D Club

Fun With French / Plaisir de lire

Let's Go to the Movies

Little Explorers Storytime

Little Kitchen Time

Minecrafters Club

Sensory Room

Sing and Sign

Tech Tutor 1-on-1

Toastmasters for Teens

Virtual French Meetup for Adults / Cercle de discussion

Zumbini

Programs Coming Up

Babysitting Course with Heart2Heart

Make & Take: Paper Flowers

Passport to Vaughan: Bhorta & Bangladeshi Food

Discover Augmented Reality

Family Adventure: Solve It!

Fantastic Four - Families: Learn About Our Major Devices

Bake Club

Discover Augmented Reality

Sci-Fi Book Club

Find Your Pitch

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