School Holiday Break Programs
| Help Rename Our Elves! (All Ages) |
| Our Elves lost their names last year while being naughty. We need your help to get them new names before Christmas. Enter your ideas in branch for the chance to win a special holiday prize. There will be one winner per library. Contest closes December 15. |
| Nailed it! Holiday Baking Contest (All ages) |
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A baking competition from December 23 - January 10 in your own kitchen! Receive a photo for a holiday treat, then make it, and submit a shot of your creation. Design will be revealed to registrants December 20, and photos will be due by January 5. Staff will vote on the photos on January 10. There will be winners in three age groups. |
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Holiday Break Lego Block Parties (Ages 4+) |
| Come play with our huge Lego Collection! Children 8 and under attend with a caregiver.
Date: Friday, December 27 Time: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Location: Ennismore Library Date: Friday, January 3 Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: Bridgenorth library |
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Franken-toy Workshop (Ages 4+) |
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Create your own Franken-toy to take home. Children will use pieces of old toys and craft materials to invent a unique new toy. Glue guns will be used. Children 8 and under attend with an adult. Date: Thursday, January 2 Time: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Location: Ennismore |
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Minifigure BINGO (Ages 4+) |
| Come play minifigure BINGO for great prizes! Children attend with an adult.
Date: Thursday, January 2 Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: Ennismore |
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Shrinky Dink Creations (Ages 8+) |
| Design your own shrinky-dink keychain, earrings or other creation to take home.
Date: Friday, January 3 Time: 10:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Location: Bridgenorth |
Winter 2025 Library Programs
| Babytime (Birth – 14 months) |
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Enjoy books, bounces, tickles and songs with your baby. Date: Starts Thursday, January 9 for six weeks Time: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Location: Ennismore |
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Toddlertime (15 - 36 months) |
| Interactive stories, songs, fingerplays, instruments and teddy bear play for you and your toddler.
Date: Starts Tuesday, January 7 for six weeks Time: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Location: Lakefield |
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Winter Storytime (Ages 3+) |
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Join Kathleen and Corny the Squirrel for 8 weeks of Storytime fun! Themed stories, songs, games, instrument play and a weekly craft. Date: Begins Wednesday, February 12 for eight weeks. Time: 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Location: Bridgenorth |
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Saturday Storytime (Ages 4-7) |
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Join Kathleen & Corny the Squirrel for themed stories, songs, games and a craft. Siblings welcome. Dates: Saturdays – January 11, February 8, March 22, April 5 Time: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Location: Lakefield Library |
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2025 Reading Clubs: Silver Birch, Yellow Cedar & Red Maple Reading Clubs (Gr. 3-8) |
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Our clubs for gr. 3-6 will be meeting in person with Red Maple for gr. 7/8 meeting online. Gr. 3-6 clubs meet three times for fun book-related activities and a wrap-up voting day and pizza party. Kids choose books from a Canada-wide reading list and “read” at home at least 5/10 titles to vote for their favourite author. In person clubs meet at all branches. Begins the week of January 30. Space is limited. See the links below for dates. Register for Lakefield Silver Birch Club
Register for Bridgenorth Silver Birch Club
Register for Ennismore Silver Birch Club
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Homeschool Connect |
| Participants complete monthly projects at home designed around the group’s interests and present their creations to the group in creative ways. A great way to get to know other homeschoolers in a fun and family friendly environment. Siblings are welcome.
Dates: December 10, January 7, February 4, March 4, April 8 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Location: Lakefield Library Register for Homeschool Connect
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SPL Makerspace |
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To view the full list of Makerspace programs, please visit the SPL Makerspace page. |
| Homeschool Haul |
| Register to receive a bag of library material on various learning topics at your children’s levels. Includes “learn to read bags, theme investigations & the opportunity to choose your own topic. Register for Homeschool Haul |
| Monthly Colouring Contest (all ages) |
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Pick up your colouring sheet in branch or register to have a sheet emailed to you. Colour your sheet for a chance to win a small prize in our draw. Email Kathleen |
| Mystery Book bags |
| Pick up a mystery bag of books put together by a staff member based on your child's interest and reading level. Request a Mystery Book bag - ages 8 to 12 Request a Mystery Book bag - ages birth to 7 |
Waitlist for Programs
Waitlist for all programs
Other programs that run throughout the year
| Class Visits |
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Would you like to bring your class to the local public library?
Classes are welcome to arrange a one time or monthly visit via a librarian. In advance of the first visit, teachers can register for a special fine-free card to check out books for their class.
Bridgenorth Library, email Heather Jamieson
Ennismore Library, email Sarah Jones
Lakefield Library, email Kacie Gardiner
For a special program, please contact our Children’s Programming Coordinator.
Children’s Programming Coordinator, email Kathleen Charlton |
| PA Days |
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Join the library on PA Days for fun, interactive, and educational programs. The day is usually split into two programs. A morning session for younger children, and an afternoon session for older children.
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School Holidays (December, January & March) |
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During the Christmas School Break and March Break the library plans themed programs for children of all ages. Past programs have included: colouring contest, holiday movie nights to go, family trivia nights, and take-and-make bags.
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Silver Birch, Red Maple and Yellow Cedar Reading Clubs (Grades 3 to 8) |
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The Selwyn Public Library offers the Forest of Reading Programs from the Ontario Library Association. At our clubs children will choose books from a Canada-wide reading list and need to “read” at least 5/10 of the titles to vote for their favourite author at the end of the program. Children may listen to audio books and be read to as well as read the titles themselves. At the programs we talk about the books, complete fun book-related activities, and sign out books to read at home. Children will be able to return and select books outside of club meetings whenever the library is open (these books are only available for club members). Your child will require a library card to be a club member. |
| Summer Programs |
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Selwyn Public Library offers the TD Summer Reading program each summer along with a number of other programs. |
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