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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
May
14
Wed

  • Spanish Storytime / Hora de cuentos

    Pre-school Programs
    Vellore Village Library   Contact
    10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
    Join us for stories, songs, and fingerplays in Spanish and English that are fun for the whole family.
    Acompáñanos a disfrutar de historias, canciones, y juegos en Español y Inglés que son divertidos para toda la familia.
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  • Snacking on Stories

    Culinary Literacy
    VMC Library   Contact
    6:15 PM to 7:45 PM
    Get ready to dive into the world of stories…through food! We will read a story and cook up something delicious every month. For grades 1-4, with a caregiver. Registration is $5 per session on Eventbrite.
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  • Pokémon League

    For Children & Families
    Father E. Bulfon Community Centre   Contact
    7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
    Whether you own Pokémon Cards, love Pokémon, or just want something fun to do, join us for a huge range of Pokémon activities at the library! All ages are welcome.
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2025
May
15
Thu

  • Baby Social

    Pre-school Programs
    Maple Library   Contact
    10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
    Drop in and meet other parents and babies in your community! We will feature a new topic every session along with activities, singing, free play, and occasional guest speakers. For ages 0-12 months with a parent or caregiver.
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  • Reading Buddies

    Children's Programs
    Vellore Village Library   Contact
    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.
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  • 3D Design Challenge!

    Make It! Create It! Learn It!
    Online Program  
    6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
    Learn about Computer-aided Design (CAD) by creating something in Tinkercad while working under a design constraint. For grades 5+. Register on Eventbrite. Join on Zoom.
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  • Chess Club

    For Children & Families
    VMC Library   Contact
    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!
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  • Fact Checkers

    Adult Programs
    Online Program  
    7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
    Feeling information overload? Navigate the mis/disinformation minefield with the help of subject matter experts and empower your critical thinking skills! Register on Eventbrite.
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2025
May
16
Fri

  • French Sensory Storytime / Heure du conte sensorielle

    For Children & Families
    Bathurst Clark Resource Library   Contact
    11:00 AM to 11:45 AM
    Join us for stories and songs in French in a soothing, sensory-friendly environment. For preschool to grade 6 and their families. Register on Eventbrite.

    Rejoignez-nous pour des histoires et chansons dans un environnement apaisant et sensoriel. Pour les enfants de la maternelle à la 6e année et leurs familles. Inscription sur Eventbrite.

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  • Sensory Social

    For Children & Families
    Bathurst Clark Resource Library   Contact
    2:00 PM
    Drop in to connect with others and have fun in a sensory-friendly environment. For all ages.
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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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