Come learn about the cutest computer of them all: Raspberry Pi! We’ll learn the basics of how and what Raspberry Pi is, and then we’ll design a game using Scratch or Python on our Pi’s!
Dates: Thursdays September 20 and 27, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Ages: 10-13 years
Fee: Free with advance registration (registration opens August 21 at 9:30 a.m.).
Room: Optimist
Slime Party! In celebration of Science Literacy Week (September 17th - 23rd, 2018)
Make your own slime, add cool things like glitter, decorate your slime container, and take it home for some slimey fun!
Date: Saturday September 22
Time: 2:30-4:00 p.m. (or until supplies run out)
Ages: 7 years and up
Free, drop in! Attendees will be admitted in shifts. Tickets will be issued starting at 2pm for the shifts.
Room: Optimist
Come learn about the cutest computer of them all: Raspberry Pi! We’ll learn the basics of how and what Raspberry Pi is, and then we’ll design a game using Scratch or Python on our Pi’s!
Dates: Thursdays September 20 and 27, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Ages: 10-13 years
Fee: Free with advance registration (registration opens August 21 at 9:30 a.m.).
Room: Optimist
Do you love reading? Join our Preteen Book Club and make new friends with other book lovers! We’ll talk about our favourite books, do cool activities, and read and discuss some awesome new titles together.
Dates: Wednesdays October 3, November 7, December 5, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Ages: Grades 5, 6 and 7
Fee: Free with advance registration (library card required)
Room: Optimist
If you enjoy reading and chatting about books, then this is the club for you! Join us for lively discussions of excellent titles.
Day & Time: the second Thursday of each month, 7 – 8 p.m.
Dates: October 11, November 8, December 13
Ages: For students in Grades 8 - 12
Fee: Free! Please register in advance.
Arin Greenwood, author of the YA science fiction novel Your Robot Dog Will Die will be joining us via Skype to talk about her book, writing career, and to answer your questions. This exciting event will take place in the library’s living room on the main floor.
Day & Time: Thursday, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Dates: October 18, 2018
Ages: All ages welcome
Fee: Free! No registration necessary, just drop in.
Designed by the Canadian Safety Council, this program helps prepare 9 – 11 year olds for being home alone during short periods of time. Participants will learn basic first aid and safety procedures, as well as to recognize hazards, and when and how to use 911. Offered in partnership with St. John Ambulance.
Day & Time: Monday, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Date: October 22, 2018
Ages: 9 – 11
Fee: $39
Join Ian Wheelband of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada for this engaging presentation, followed by a telescope viewing of the night sky (weather permitting).
Day & Time: Wednesday, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Date: October 24
Ages: 11 - 16
Fee: Free! Please register in advance.
Join us on the third Thursday of each month for a different fun, creative project.
Day & Time: Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Date: October 25, November 15, December 20*
Ages: 10 - 16
Fee: Free! No registration necessary, just drop in.
October 25: Tissue paper “stained glass”
November 15: Glass painting
Do you love reading? Join our Preteen Book Club and make new friends with other book lovers! We’ll talk about our favourite books, do cool activities, and read and discuss some awesome new titles together.
Dates: Wednesdays October 3, November 7, December 5, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Ages: Grades 5, 6 and 7
Fee: Free with advance registration (library card required)
Room: Optimist
If you enjoy reading and chatting about books, then this is the club for you! Join us for lively discussions of excellent titles.
Day & Time: the second Thursday of each month, 7 – 8 p.m.
Dates: October 11, November 8, December 13
Ages: For students in Grades 8 - 12
Fee: Free! Please register in advance.
We will be putting out our great collection of board games for you to try out. You can come in a group, or make some new friends over a friendly (or not so friendly) game of Catan. Our collection includes: King of Tokyo, Fluxx, Chess, Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, Love Letters, Small World, Dominion, and more!
Day & Time: Wednesday, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Date: November 14
Ages: 11 - 17
Fee: Free! No registration necessary, just drop in.
Join us on the third Thursday of each month for a different fun, creative project.
Day & Time: Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Date: October 25, November 15, December 20*
Ages: 10 - 16
Fee: Free! No registration necessary, just drop in.
October 25: Tissue paper “stained glass”
November 15: Glass painting
Calling all creative teens! Even if you are a terrible artist (which I’m sure you’re not), painting is still a super fun way to open up your creative energy and let your inner artist out. Come join us on this Thursday evening for a night of painting, socializing with fellow creators, and, of course, snacking. Oh, and Bob Ross. We’ll be following along with his sunny disposition and awesome painting skills. Get ready to paint some happy little trees.
Day & Time: Thursday, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Date: November 29
Do you love reading? Join our Preteen Book Club and make new friends with other book lovers! We’ll talk about our favourite books, do cool activities, and read and discuss some awesome new titles together.
Dates: Wednesdays October 3, November 7, December 5, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Ages: Grades 5, 6 and 7
Fee: Free with advance registration (library card required)
Room: Optimist
If you enjoy reading and chatting about books, then this is the club for you! Join us for lively discussions of excellent titles.
Day & Time: the second Thursday of each month, 7 – 8 p.m.
Dates: October 11, November 8, December 13
Ages: For students in Grades 8 - 12
Fee: Free! Please register in advance.
Join us on the third Thursday of each month for a different fun, creative project.
Day & Time: Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Date: October 25, November 15, December 20*
Ages: 10 - 16
Fee: Free! No registration necessary, just drop in.
October 25: Tissue paper “stained glass”
November 15: Glass painting
Up first for our winter break movie screenings is Love, Simon, a charming movie about Simon Spier, a high school boy who has one huge secret - he's gay. When his secret and his email relationship with an anonymous closeted boy at his school is threatened, Simon must do some balancing with his friends and family, and finally come to terms with his identity.
Love, Simon is based on the YA book Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. Borrow it from the library today!
Our second winter break movie screening is Ready Player One, a sci-fi adventure movie based on the YA book of the same name by Ernest Cline. The year is 2045. When the creator of OASIS, a virtual reality world, dies, he releases a video challenging the players to his Easter Egg and win ownership of OASIS. Wade Watts, an oprhaned teenager, joins forces with a group of allies in order to beat the game before a big corporation can.
Date: Thursday, January 3, 1:00 – 3:30 P.M.
