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Programs Coming Up

2025
May
3
Sat

  • 3D Design for Families

    Make It! Create It! Learn It!
    Bathurst Clark Resource Library   Contact
    2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
    Calling our youngest designers and their caregivers. Come learn how to use Tinkercad to design an object for our 3D printers to print. Grades 1-4 + an adult. Register on Eventbrite.
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  • Cricut Merch Maker

    Teen Programs
    Maple Library   Contact
    2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
    Create your own custom Cricut merch using our Cricut and heat press! For teens grades 9+. Register on Eventbrite!
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  • D&D Club

    Teen Programs
    Pierre Berton Resource Library   Contact
    2:00 PM to 4:00 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.
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Ongoing Programs

  • Baby Adventures Storytime

    Pre-school Programs
    Dufferin Clark Library   Contact
    May 1, 2025 to June 26, 2025,
    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, 2025 to June 30, 2025,
    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.
 

  • Chess Club

    For Children & Families
    Vellore Village Library   Contact
    May 3, 2025 to June 14, 2025,
    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!
  • Maple Library   Contact
    May 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025,
    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!
 

  • Let’s Play Puzzles

    Adult Programs
    Pleasant Ridge Library   Contact
    May 3, 2025 to May 24, 2025,
    Saturdays 10:00 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
    Pierre Berton Resource Library   Contact
    May 3, 2025 to June 28, 2025,
    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.
  • Ansley Grove Library   Contact
    May 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025,
    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.
  • Civic Centre Resource Library   Contact
    May 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025,
    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.
  • Kleinburg Library   Contact
    May 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025,
    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.
  • Pleasant Ridge Library   Contact
    May 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025,
    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, 2025 to June 30, 2025,
    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.
 

  • Little Kitchen Time

    Pre-school Programs
    VMC Library   Contact
    May 1, 2025 to June 26, 2025,
    Thursdays 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
    Enjoy food- and cooking-themed stories and songs in our play kitchen! Test your culinary skills - counting, measuring, recognizing ingredients - at food-inspired activity stations. For preschoolers - SK.
 

  • Plaisir de lire / Fun with French

    Children's Programs
    Bathurst Clark Resource Library   Contact
    May 1, 2025 to June 26, 2025,
    Thursdays 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
    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.

    Parlez-vous français? Join us for activities and reading practice, led by French-speaking volunteers from our community. For grades 2-6.

 
 
 


Programs Coming Up

2025
Jun
16
Mon

  • Study & Chill

    Teen Programs
    Maple Library   Contact
    2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
    Switch up your study environment and enjoy relaxing vibes at the library. Meet up with friends and enjoy a refreshing beverage (on us)! For grades 9-12.
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  • Study & Chill

    Teen Programs
    Vellore Village Library   Contact
    2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
    Switch up your study environment and enjoy relaxing vibes at the library. Meet up with friends and enjoy a refreshing beverage (on us)! For grades 9-12.
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  • Study & Chill

    Teen Programs
    Ansley Grove Library   Contact
    3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
    Switch up your study environment and enjoy relaxing vibes at the library. Meet up with friends and enjoy a refreshing beverage (on us)! For grades 9-12.
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  • Visit the Therapy Dogs

    Adult Programs
    Pleasant Ridge Library   Contact
    6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
    Take a break and visit with the therapy dogs, in partnership with St. John Ambulance.
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  • Cooking Books

    Culinary Literacy
    VMC Library   Contact
    6:15 PM to 7:45 PM
    Level up your cooking chops, bake up a storm, and connect with others over the kitchen table in this hands-on book club program! A new cookbook theme will be discussed each month. Registration is $5 on Eventbrite.
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  • Accreditation Portfolio

    Adult Programs
    Online Program  
    7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
    Join this presentation with COSTI to learn how an Accreditation Portfolio can help showcase your skills, gain professional recognition, and unlock new career opportunities in the Canadian job market!
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  • 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.
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  • High School Study Hall

    Teen Programs
    Bathurst Clark Resource Library   Contact
    9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
    Need a place to study for exams? VPL's study hall is open late for high school students who want to study alone or in small groups. Valid high school identification is needed for entry.
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  • High School Study Hall

    Teen Programs
    Civic Centre Resource Library   Contact
    9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
    Need a place to study for exams? VPL's study hall is open late for high school students who want to study alone or in small groups. Valid high school identification is needed for entry.
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2025
Jun
17
Tue

  • Virtual ESL Café

    Adult Programs
    Online Program  
    1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
    Newcomers and ESL learners can practice their English in an informal online environment with adult volunteers. Sessions are hosted live on Zoom. In partnership with CCSYR through Library Settlement Partnerships (LSP) in York Region. For registration and information, please contact LSP@ccsyr.org.
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See also:

How to use Zoom

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How to register for a program on Eventbrite

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