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Children’s Programs

Summer Programs 2023

August 23             10:30 am to 11:15 am

Bug Storytime                 Ages 3 and up    Cost: $1

August 24               2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Flapping Wings Butterfly Craft        Ages 5 and up    Cost: $2

August 25              10:30 am to 11:30 am

Water Bottle Firefly Craft     Ages 3 and up    Cost: $2

August 30                10:30 am to 11:30 am

Kaleidoscope Craft       Ages 5 and up    Cost: $2

August 31               2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

LEGO Club                        Ages 3 and up    Cost: Free

 

August 24              1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Jellyfish Craft             Ages 3 and up    Cost: $2

August 25               11:00 am to 11:45 am

Space  Storytime         Ages 3 and up    Cost: $1

August 23                            11:00 am to 11:45 am

Dragon Pencil Holder Craft          Ages 3 and up                                 Cost: $2.00

August 23                            3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Painted Stick Mobile Craft           Ages 6 and up                                 Cost: $2.00

August 25                            11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Nature Collage Craft                     Ages 3 and up                                 Cost: $2.00

August 28                            11:00 am to 12:00 pm     

Use your Imagination craft          Ages 3 and up                                 Cost: $2.00

August 30                            11:00 am to 11:45 am

Ink Blot Paint Craft            Ages 3 and up                                             Cost: $2.00

August 30                            3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Use your Imagination Craft         Ages 3 and up                                 Cost: $2.00

September 1                       11:00 am to 11:45 am

Imagination StoryTime     Ages 3 and up                                 Cost: $2.00

September 1                       3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Use your Imagination LEGO club           Ages 6 and up         Cost: FREE

August 23            10:30 am to 11:15 am

Imagination Storytime   3 and up              Cost $1

August 24            10:30 am to 11:30 am   

Ink Blot Craft                      3 and up              Cost: $1

August 25                11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Porthole Craft        Ages 5 and up    Cost: $2

August 25            2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Pirate Party            Ages 3 and up    Cost: $4

August 26                11:00 am to 11:45 am

Pirate Storytime         Ages 3 and up    Cost: $1

August 26            2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Pirate LEGO         Ages 3 and up    Cost: $FREE

August 28                 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Ink Blot Craft           Ages 3 and up    Cost: $2

August 31          11:00 am to 12:00 am

Kaleidoscope Craft       Ages 5 and up    Cost: $2

August 31          2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Imagination Party           Ages 3 and up    Cost:$4

September 01                  11:00 am to 11:45 am

Imagination Storytime         Ages 3 and up    Cost: $1

September 01        1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Imaginary Friend LEGO      Ages 3 and up    Cost: $FREE

August 21                           1 pm to 2 pm

Recycled Robot Craft           Ages 3 and up Cost: $2

August 22                              11:00 am to 11:45 am

Robot Storytime                 Ages 3 and up Cost : $1

Ongoing Children's Programs

Watch Local Week 2023

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Third Annual Watch Local Week, April 16-22, a free event featuring the best in locally-produced film.

24-Hour Youth Film Challenge : Congratulations to all the young filmmakers who participated in our first-ever filmmaking event.  Enjoy their innovative creations by watching all five short films on the library’s YouTube Channel, Watch Local Week Playlist.

Baby StoryTime

Baby StoryTime is an exciting program designed exclusively for babies 0-24 months who are are accompanied by a participating parent or caregiver. Enjoy songs, stories,  activities and more while bonding and socializing. Baby StoryTime sessions are 30-45 minutes each.

Registration for Fall 2023 Baby Storytime sessions begins Tuesday, September 5:

Caledonia: Fridays @ 11:15 a.m.

Dunnville: Mondays @ 11:00 a.m.

Jarvis: Fridays @ 10:15 a.m.

Pre-registration is preferred. Please call ahead to check space availability.

Tales for Twos

Tales for Twos is an exciting program designed exclusively for two year olds who are are accompanied by a participating parent or caregiver. Enjoy songs, stories, fingerplays and more while bonding and socializing. Usually, we offer Fall, Winter and Spring StoryTime sessions at all six library branches for two year olds accompanied by a parent or caregiver. All sessions are 30 minutes each.

Pre-registration is preferred. Please call ahead to check space availability.

Registration for Fall 2023 Tales for Twos begins Tuesday, September 5.

Caledonia: Fridays @ 10:30 a.m.

Cayuga:  Fridays @ 10:15 a.m.

Dunnville: Wednesdays @ 11:00 a.m.

Hagersville: Thursdays @ 10:30 a.m.

Jarvis: Fridays @ 2:00 p.m.

Selkirk: Tuesdays @ 10:15 a.m.

StoryTime

StoryTime is a fun mix of reading, crafts, songs and meeting new friends. Participating in early literacy activities is one of the best ways to prepare your child for school. Usually, we offer Fall, Winter and Spring StoryTime sessions at all six library branches for ages 3 to 5.

Pre-registration is preferred. Please call ahead to check space availability.

Registration for Fall 2023 Storytime begins Tuesday, September 5:

Caledonia: 2 sessions – Wednesdays @ 11:00 a.m. and Thursdays @ 2:00 p.m.

Cayuga:  Fridays @ 11:00 a.m.

Dunnville: Fridays @ 11:00 a.m.

Hagersville: Wednesdays @ 10:30 a.m.

Jarvis: Fridays @ 11:00 a.m.

Selkirk: Tuesdays @ 11:00 a.m.

Check out some of our video StoryTimes on our YouTube channel by clicking here!

Kids who love to build and make will love LEGO club! All branch LEGO sessions are drop-in – no registration is required. Age restrictions vary. Contact your local branch for details.

LEGO Club Fall 2023 schedule:

Caledonia: Thursdays @ 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Cayuga: Saturdays @ 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Dunnville: Fridays @ 3:30p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (only if there is school that day)

Hagersville: Wednesdays @ 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Jarvis: Thursdays @ 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. (only if there is school that day)

Selkirk: Saturdays @ 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Ukulele Club

Want to learn to play an instrument? Now is your chance! The Ukulele Club is open to all ages and levels of experience. All that we require is a wiliness to learn. Weekly classes are offered in Dunnville.

Experienced players: Wednesdays @ 2p.m.

Adult beginners: Wednesdays @ 3p.m.

After-school beginners (all ages): Wednesdays @ 4p.m.

Registration is required. Don’t have your own ukulele? Borrow one of ours!

Contact the Dunnville Branch at 289-674-0400 ext. 3 for more information and to register.

Red Cross Babysitting Course 2023

Haldimand County youth aged 11 to 17 can now register for Red Cross Babysitting Course at the Caledonia, Cayuga, Dunnville, Hagersville, Selkirk and Jarvis library branches.

The Red Ross Babysitting Course will run over 5 days or 2 days depending on the format. Participants will be required to attend all sessions at the branch and demonstrate a responsible and mature attitude in order to receive their certificate of completion.

The cost of the course is $40 per person and registration must be completed in person at the library branch. The maximum number of participants in each course is 12, ensuring student safety and success.

The dates, times and locations of the upcoming, in-person babysitting courses are:

Selkirk Library Branch – July 10 to July 11, 10:30am-2:30pm (2 day course)

Jarvis Library Branch – July 20 to July 21 10:30am- 2:30pm (2 day course)

Hagersville Library Branch – August 10 to August 11, 10:30am-2:30pm (2 day course)

Cayuga Library Branch –  August 14 to August 15 10:30am – 2:30 pm (2 day course)

For further information please contact your local library branch at 289-674-0400

Take & Make Crafts

Your library has fun and easy Take and Make Crafts for kids, including easy to follow instructions and supplies. Pickup a kit for free at your local library and take it home to create. Some fun past Take & Makes for kids have included: Leprechaun finger puppets, colourful paper quilling and make your own sensory shaker.

During September through June, each branch will have two different Take and Makes for you to enjoy – one that coincides with that months Diversity Theme and the other that is seasonal, holiday specific or just for fun!

Check your local branch for this months new Take and Make Craft for kids!

 Activities

The Internet has thousands of sites with amazing ideas for keeping your children occupied and learning. We want to highlight seven sites that we found particularly fun and engaging:

Road Trip from Home: Virtual Field Trips

Virtual School Day  Over 100 free live K-12 classes all day long, brought to you by Varsity Tutors.

Virtual Summer Camps Free half-day summer camps with enrichment-based classes in subjects like foreign language, chess, theatre, coding, and even Minecraft! Offered by Varsity Tutors.

TVO Kids

CBC Kids

Curio : (Educational programs, documentaries, audio and archival material from the CBC)

Scholastic

National Geographic Kids

PBS Kids

Discovery Puzzlemaker

Virtual Museum Tours (includes many Canadian Museums you can tour from home!)

LIVE Toronto Zoo

Calgary Zoo

Vancouver Aquarium

20 Virtual Field Trips

Virtual Farm Tours

Discovery Education Virtual Field Trips 

Experience Curiosity on Mars

Crafts

Looking for some innovative, one-of-a-kind craft ideas using things you already have around the house?  Make the most of old tin cans, cardboard boxes, paper and glue:

Kids Craft Room

We Are Teachers Earth Day Crafts

Colouring Pages

Put your crayons to the test and take advantage of this time-tested activity. One, Two, Green!

Crayola

Super Coloring!

eBooks

Find hundreds of children’s ebook titles on OverDrive (Libby) and CloudLibrary, the Library’s ebook lending services.  OverDrive also offers many digital audiobooks for children and teens.

AudioBooks

OverDrive Audiobooks (also called Libby) aren’t just for adults – there are hundreds of children’s titles available too!

Music Downloads and Streaming

Freegal offers thousands of song tracks by your child’s favourite artists, all available for free downloading or streaming.

Dungeons and Dragons for Beginners!

Youth ages 14 to 17 are invited to learn how to play the popular role playing game Dungeons and Dragons this summer.

Players will be taught everything they need to know and be lead through an adventure deep into the Lost Mines of Phandelver as they are guided through the “Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Starter Kit”.

No experience is necessary!

This is a FREE program hosted at the Dunnville Public Library the last Wednesday of every month.

Registration is Required! Spots are extremely limited.

The Library has programs for all ages! Check out our Adult Programs.

Donating to The Library

Haldimand County Public Library is a registered non-profit charity. You can make a difference in the community by making a financial donation to the Library. Donation assist us to expanding collections as well as improving our programs and services.

Donations can be made in person by cash or cheque. Please inform staff if you would like the donation to go towards a specific branch, collection or service. Tax receipts are available upon request.

Donations can also be made online by visiting https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/haldimand-county-public-library-board/. If you would like your donation to go towards a specific branch, collection or service please specify in the “Send a message to this charity” field. Tax receipts are automatically generated by canadahelps.org.

If you have any questions about making a donation, including leaving a legacy, please email us at library@haldimandcounty.on.ca. Thank-you to all of our generous donors!