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Programs Coming Up

2024
Oct
25
Fri

  • Halloween Howl

    For Children & Families
    Civic Centre Resource Library   Contact
    10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
    Hauntingly scary-but-fun stories and activities await you at our annual Halloween party! Costumes are welcome.
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  • Sois un détective de la nature

    P.A. Day
    Ansley Grove Library   Contact
    10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
    Quel animal a laissé cette empreinte? À qui appartient cette fourrure? Fais tes recherches, participe à des activités amusantes et crée ton propre cahier de la nature, parfait pour enregistrer tes observations!
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  • Sois un détective de la nature

    P.A. Day
    Bathurst Clark Resource Library   Contact
    10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
    Quel animal a laissé cette empreinte? À qui appartient cette fourrure? Fais tes recherches, participe à des activités amusantes et crée ton propre cahier de la nature, parfait pour enregistrer tes observations!
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  • Sois un détective de la nature

    P.A. Day
    Civic Centre Resource Library   Contact
    10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
    Quel animal a laissé cette empreinte? À qui appartient cette fourrure? Fais tes recherches, participe à des activités amusantes et crée ton propre cahier de la nature, parfait pour enregistrer tes observations!
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  • Sois un détective de la nature

    P.A. Day
    Dufferin Clark Library   Contact
    10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
    Quel animal a laissé cette empreinte? À qui appartient cette fourrure? Fais tes recherches, participe à des activités amusantes et crée ton propre cahier de la nature, parfait pour enregistrer tes observations!
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  • Sois un détective de la nature

    P.A. Day
    Mackenzie Health Vaughan Library   Contact
    10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
    Quel animal a laissé cette empreinte? À qui appartient cette fourrure? Fais tes recherches, participe à des activités amusantes et crée ton propre cahier de la nature, parfait pour enregistrer tes observations!
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  • Sois un détective de la nature

    P.A. Day
    Maple Library   Contact
    10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
    Quel animal a laissé cette empreinte? À qui appartient cette fourrure? Fais tes recherches, participe à des activités amusantes et crée ton propre cahier de la nature, parfait pour enregistrer tes observations!
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  • Sois un détective de la nature

    P.A. Day
    Pierre Berton Resource Library   Contact
    10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
    Quel animal a laissé cette empreinte? À qui appartient cette fourrure? Fais tes recherches, participe à des activités amusantes et crée ton propre cahier de la nature, parfait pour enregistrer tes observations!
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  • Sois un détective de la nature

    P.A. Day
    Pleasant Ridge Library   Contact
    10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
    Quel animal a laissé cette empreinte? À qui appartient cette fourrure? Fais tes recherches, participe à des activités amusantes et crée ton propre cahier de la nature, parfait pour enregistrer tes observations!
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  • Sois un détective de la nature

    P.A. Day
    Vellore Village Library   Contact
    10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
    Quel animal a laissé cette empreinte? À qui appartient cette fourrure? Fais tes recherches, participe à des activités amusantes et crée ton propre cahier de la nature, parfait pour enregistrer tes observations!
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  • Sois un détective de la nature

    P.A. Day
    VMC Library   Contact
    10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
    Quel animal a laissé cette empreinte? À qui appartient cette fourrure? Fais tes recherches, participe à des activités amusantes et crée ton propre cahier de la nature, parfait pour enregistrer tes observations!
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  • Sois un détective de la nature

    P.A. Day
    Kleinburg Library   Contact
    2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
    Quel animal a laissé cette empreinte? À qui appartient cette fourrure? Fais tes recherches, participe à des activités amusantes et crée ton propre cahier de la nature, parfait pour enregistrer tes observations!
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  • Let’s Play Puzzles

    Adult Programs
    Pleasant Ridge Library   Contact
    October 5, 2024 to October 26, 2024,
    Saturdays 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
    People playing puzzles not only enjoy fun, but also enjoy benefits such as reducing stress, increasing IQ, improving speed, enhancing mood, improving visual, spatial, and logic reasoning, and delaying dementia.
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Ongoing Programs

  • Baby Adventures Storytime

    Pre-school Programs
    Ansley Grove Library   Contact
    September 9, 2024 to October 28, 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
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 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
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 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
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 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
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 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
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 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
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 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
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 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.
  • VMC Library   Contact
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 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
    September 17, 2024 to October 29, 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!
  • Vellore Village Library   Contact
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 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!
 
 
 

  • D&D Club

    Teen Programs
    Pleasant Ridge Library   Contact
    September 10, 2024 to October 29, 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.
 

  • ESL Café

    Adult Programs
    VMC Library   Contact
    September 3, 2024 to October 29, 2024,
    Tuesdays 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
    Newcomers and ESL learners can meet to practice their English in an informal environment with adult volunteers. In partnership with CCSYR through Library Settlement Partnerships (LSP) in York Region. For registration and information, please contact cel@ccsyr.org or 289-317-3745.
 

  • Fun With French / Plaisir de lire

    Children's Programs
    Civic Centre Resource Library   Contact
    September 18, 2024 to October 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.

  • Pierre Berton Resource Library   Contact
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024,
    Mondays 6:30 PM to 7:30 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 Play Puzzles

    Adult Programs
    Pleasant Ridge Library   Contact
    October 5, 2024 to October 26, 2024,
    Saturdays 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
    People playing puzzles not only enjoy fun, but also enjoy benefits such as reducing stress, increasing IQ, improving speed, enhancing mood, improving visual, spatial, and logic reasoning, and delaying dementia.
 

  • Little Explorers Storytime

    Pre-school Programs
    Civic Centre Resource Library   Contact
    September 6, 2024 to October 25, 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.
  • Bathurst Clark Resource Library   Contact
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 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
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 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
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 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
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 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
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 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.
 

  • Musical Babies

    Pre-school Programs
    Kleinburg Library   Contact
    September 4, 2024 to October 30, 2024,
    Wednesdays 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
    An hour-long drop-in program that incorporates musical learning with songs, rhymes, and more. Offered in partnership with EarlyON Centre. For ages 0 to 12 months.
 
 

  • Reading Buddies

    Children's Programs
    Dufferin Clark Library   Contact
    October 9, 2024 to December 11, 2024,
    Wednesdays 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
    Have fun while practicing your reading skills and enjoying literacy activities and games with volunteers. For grades 1-6. Register on Eventbrite.
  • Maple Library   Contact
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024,
    Tuesdays 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
    Have fun while practicing your reading skills and enjoying literacy activities and games with volunteers. For grades 1-6. Register on Eventbrite.
  • Pierre Berton Resource Library   Contact
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024,
    Sundays 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
    Have fun while practicing your reading skills and enjoying literacy activities and games with volunteers. For grades 1-6. Register on Eventbrite.
  • Pleasant Ridge Library   Contact
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024,
    Wednesdays 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
    Have fun while practicing your reading skills and enjoying literacy activities and games with volunteers. For grades 1-6. Register on Eventbrite.
  • Vellore Village Library   Contact
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024,
    Thursdays 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
    Have fun while practicing your reading skills and enjoying literacy activities and games with volunteers. For grades 1-6. Register on Eventbrite.
 
 
 

  • Sing and Sign

    Pre-school Programs
    Maple Library   Contact
    September 9, 2024 to October 28, 2024,
    Mondays 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
    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
    September 4, 2024 to October 30, 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
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024,
    Thursdays 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
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 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
    September 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024
    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.
 
 


Programs Coming Up

2024
Oct
26
Sat

  • Food Styling & Photography

    Culinary Literacy
    VMC Library   Contact
    10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    Learn how to make your food look just as delicious on camera as it does in reality! Presented by Julia Konovalova. Registration is $7 on Eventbrite.
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  • Halloween Howl

    For Children & Families
    Pleasant Ridge Library   Contact
    2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
    Hauntingly scary-but-fun stories and activities await you at our annual Halloween party! Costumes are welcome.
    Link Back to the Top

  • STEAM Workshops: Halloween Potions

    Make It! Create It! Learn It!
    Civic Centre Resource Library   Contact
    2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
    Come make magical potions with us this Halloween, using the power of wizardry and science. For grades 2-5. Registration is $5 on Eventbrite.
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  • STEAM Workshops: Halloween Potions

    Make It! Create It! Learn It!
    Pierre Berton Resource Library   Contact
    2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
    Come make magical potions with us this Halloween, using the power of wizardry and science. For grades 2-5. Registration is $5 on Eventbrite.
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2024
Oct
27
Sun

  • STEAM Workshops: Halloween Potions

    Make It! Create It! Learn It!
    Vellore Village Library   Contact
    10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
    Come make magical potions with us this Halloween, using the power of wizardry and science. For grades 2-5. Registration is $5 on Eventbrite.
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  • 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.
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  • Halloween Howl

    For Children & Families
    Maple Library   Contact
    2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
    Hauntingly scary-but-fun stories and activities await you at our annual Halloween party! Costumes are welcome.
    Link Back to the Top
2024
Oct
28
Mon

  • Russian Storytime / Рассказы на русском языке

    Pre-school Programs
    Bathurst Clark Resource Library   Contact
    10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
    Join us for fun stories, songs and rhymes in Russian that you can enjoy with your whole family. Fluency in Russian is not required; all are welcome.

    Для вас и ваших детей. Сказки, рассказы, песни на русском языке. Читаем вместе. Учим вместе. Говорим вместе. Свободное знание языка не требуется.

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  • Let’s Play Puzzles

    Adult Programs
    Maple Library   Contact
    6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
    People playing puzzles not only enjoy fun, but also enjoy benefits such as reducing stress, increasing IQ, improving speed, enhancing mood, improving visual, spatial, and logic reasoning, and delaying dementia.
    Link Back to the Top

  • Make & Take: Ink It Up!

    Make It! Create It! Learn It!
    Bathurst Clark Resource Library   Contact
    6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
    Calling budding designers! Print your graphic in sublimation ink and see it emblazoned on a physical item. Find out what we're making this time on our website. Registration is $5 on Eventbrite.
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More programs during November 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024

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