SUMMER PROGRAMS 2016
The TD Summer Reading Club is accessible to children of all abilities.
Audio books, E-Audiobooks and Tumblebooks are available.
Children, ages 5 to 12: Drop in to your neighbourhood Windsor Public Library location and pick up your TD Summer Reading Club kit. (While supplies last)
CENTRAL
850 Ouellette Avenue
WILD STORYTIME
Monday, July 4, 11, 18, 25 & August 8, 22, 29
10:00 - 11:00 am
This fun storytime will be followed by related activities such as art, crafts and parachute games. Bring your library cards to take home books on display and continue the fun. Ages 4 to 12. Registration required.
SELFIE EXTREME
Friday, July 8
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Check out the still and video cameras we have in the Tech Space and play around with the video editing software. Soon you’ll be starring in your own video. Ages 10 to 18, under 12 with a caregiver.
LIBRARY LIVE SUMMER CLUB
Saturday, July 9
1:00 - 3:00 pm
We’re back! Storytime, games. Crafts, acting, chess, X-Box, Lego - Duplo and Mindstorm. Today starts the beginning of a great summer of programs. Ages 3 to 12. Registration required.
PAPER CUTTING CRAFT
Monday, July 11 & August 22
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Come visit our new Tech Lab and try out our Silhouette Cameo paper cutting machine. You can make and decorate your very own Pinwheel and other summer inspired creations. Age 4 to 12 with a caregiver. Registration required.
WILD INDOOR GAMES AND LEGO CLUB
Tuesday, July 12, 19, 26 & August 2
Wednesday, July 13, 20, 27 & August 3, 10, 17
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Join us for a variety of indoor games like chess, X-Box, Lego - Duplo and Mindstorm and other board games. Ages 4 to 12. Registration required.
WILD AND FREE AT YOUR LIBRARY
Tuesday, July 12
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Join us for our introductory program to some of the free library activities available at Central this summer. Ages 4 to 12.
ACTORS AND ARTISTS GO WILD
Wednesday, July 13, 20, 27 & August 3, 17
Saturday, July 23
Tuesday, August 9, 16
1:00 - 3:00 pm
We are having wild art and performance sessions at the library. Each week kids will create a work of art as they do fun activities like splash painting. 3-D chalk Art .Then they will join Library Live acting troop for our wild weekly romp as they learn different acting techniques. Ages 4 to 12. Registration required.
CHECK THE TECH
Thursday, July 14, 21 & August 4, 11, 18, 25
5:00 - 7:00 pm
The Tech Space will be open for exploration every Thursday in the summer. All ages welcome under12 with a caregiver.
STEM MYSTERY CHALLENGE
Saturday, July 16
10:30 - 11:30 am
Use your imagination and know how to meet and beat our challenges. Will you get the Marshmallow Tower? Or Slow the Ball? Bridge the Gap? All ages, under 12 with a caregiver.
WILD SUMMER FUN
Saturday, July 16, 30 & August 13
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Join us for summertime fun. Help us paint a mural or play Lego, chess or play the X-Box with friends. All Ages.
WILD WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOPS
Monday, July 18, 25 & August 8, 15
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Learn basic watercolour techniques to create wonderful works of art. Ages 8 to 12. Registration required.
WILD PAPER AIRPLANE STUNTS CONTEST
Tuesday, July 19
1:00 - 3:00 pm
By popular demand we are having another paper airplane contest. Join the fun as you make a wild paper airplane and then compete to see who can do the wildest areal moves. Ages 4 to 12. Registration required.
WILD WRITING AND ILLUSTRATING CLUB
Thursday, July 21 & August 4, 11
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Join us as we provide you with supplies to make your wildest writing and illustrating journals. There will also be time for you to start writing and illustrating your unique stories. Ages 4 to 12. Registration required.
A-MAZE-ING OZOS
Friday, July 22
10:30 - 11:30 am
Code your Ozo to successfully escape the maze. All ages under 12 with a caregiver.
MUMMIES GONE WILD
Saturday, July 22
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Not your Moms but our Mummies. It is a fright day at the library. Join the fun for an afternoon of wild imaginations, learning and discovering through crafts and gentle indoor activities. Ages 4 to 12. Registration required.
WILD WIZARDING WORLDA HARRY POTTER EVENT
Tuesday, July 26
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Are you a wild witch, wizard, pirate, dragon tamer, princess painter, or what? Join us, if you have a costume wear it! Crafts games and activities related to Harry Potter and other fantasy series will be happening at the library. Some costumes will be provided. Ages 4 to 12. Registration required.
ROAR WILD DINOSAURS
Tuesday, August 2
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Dinosaurs are on the move at the library we need you to help us round them up. Join us for a fun afternoon with crafts and games featuring Dinosaur Scavenger Hunt. Ages 4 to 12. Registration required.
WILD ABOUT ART AND SCIENCE
Saturday, August 6
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Join us for our Art and Science fair. You can bring a work of art or your school science project to share or you can participate in some of our art classes and do our science projects. Ages 4 to 12. Registration required.
WILD ABOUT STAR WARS
Wednesday, August 10
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Do you love Star Wars? We do. Come and learn about the stars then challenge our teen Jedi knights to a sword contest along with other gentle indoor games. Ages 4 to 12. Registration required.
TEEN WALL ART
Friday, August 12
2:30 - 3:30 pm
Learn how you can decorate your space with personalized quotes, lyrics or your name. Design it yourself and cut it out with our electronic cutter. Ages 10 to 18, under 10 with a caregiver.
WILD ROMP AT YOUR LIBRARY
Tuesday, August 16
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Lets’ prove the Central is Where The Wild Things Are! Join us as we redo some of our favourite 2016 summer programs. Ages 4 to 12. Registration required.
K’NEX WITH SPORTS
Saturday, August 20
10:30 - 11:30 am
Can you make a golf club out of K’Nex that will work? How about a Frisbee? Challenge yourself and others to see who can design the best sports stuff out of K’Nex. All ages under 12 with a caregiver. In the Tech Space.
SUMMER OLYMPICS
Saturday, August 20
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Rio is hosting the Summer Olympics. Join us as we do some gentle indoor games as we learn about the Olympics and Rio. Ages 4 to 12. Registration required.
WILD ABOUT SCHOOL
Tuesday, August 23, 30
Wednesday, August 24, 31
9:00 am - 8:00 pm
School is great! Come to the library and find the best books to help you in September whether you go into JK or Grade 8.
For information call or to register call 519-255-6770, Ext. 4579 or 4434, Tech Space 4603.
BRIDGEVIEW
1295 Campbell Avenue
FAMILY COLOURING FUN
Saturday, July 2
10:00 - 11:00 am
Lotsof fun to be had by children and their caregivers during this awesome colouring program. We provide the colouring equipment, you provide the creativity.
WILD ABOUT SUMMER MURAL PARTY
Saturday, July 9
10:00 - 11:00 am
You’re invited to join us to help us create a wild and crazy mural to celebrate the beginning of summer Reading. We’ll provide the art supplies and you supply the creativity. All ages welcome.
WILD STORY STONES
Tuesday, July 12
11:00am - Noon
Are you a budding author who loves to tell stories? Join us as we paint our own “Story Stones” and create some wild tales to share. Ages 6 and up.
WILD THINGS PARTY
Thursday, July 14
11:00 am - Noon
Join us to celebrate ‘Where The Wild Things Are”. We’ll read the story and create fun “Wild Things” crafts to take home. Ages 3 and up.
RECYCLED ART HACK
Monday, July 18
2:00 - 3:00 pm
You’re invited to go wild with recycled books and magazines to create unique collage-style art pieces to display at home.Ages 5 and up.
WILD ABOUT MOVIES
Wednesday, July 20
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Beat the summer heat with a fun movie at the library. Ages 5 and up.
AQUARIUM IN A JAR
Tuesday, July 26
11:00 am - Noon
Create your own portable aquarium in a jar. Bring the jar and your creativity and we supply the rest. Ages 5 and up. Please register.
FAMILY CRAFTERNOONS
Wednesday, July 27 and August 31
3:00 - 5:00 pm
Children and their caregivers are invited to drop-in each week for a fun, simple craft to while away the afternoon. All ages welcome.
WILD ABOUT WIMPY KID
Thursday, July 28
11:00 am - Noon
Are you ready for Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Join us for an afternoon of Greg Heffly style fun including trivia and more. Ages 7 and up.
EGG CARTON ALLIGATOR
Wednesday, August 3
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Make your summer a little wilder with a new reptilian friend. We’ll create our own alligator pals out of recycled egg cartons. Ages 4 and up.
WILD GALAXY BOTTLES
Tuesday, August 9
11:00 am - Noon
Join us and learn how to create your very own colourful galaxy in a bottle. Ages 5 and up.
PRESCHOOL DANCE PARTY
Thursday, August 11
11:00 am - Noon
Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to put on their dancing shoes and get moving at our fun preschool dance party. Ages 2 and up.
FAMILY COLOURING FUN
Saturday, August 13
10-00 - 11:00 am
Lots of fun to be had by children and their caregivers during this awesome colouring program. We provide the colouring equipment, you provide the creativity.
STUFFED ANIMAL SLEEPOVER
Monday, August 15
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Bring your favourite cuddly friend to join other stuffed animals for a fun sleepover in the library. What adventures will they get up to over-night. All ages welcome.
WILD ANIMAL BINGO
Wednesday, August 17
2:00 - 3:00 pm
We’ll say goodbye to summer programming with an exciting edition of wild animal bingo - complete with fun prizes! Age 5 to 12.
For information or to register call 519-255-6770, Ext. 2200.
BUDIMIR
1310 Grand Marais West
FAMILY STORYTIME
Thursday, July 7, 14, 21, 28 & August 4, 11, 18, 25
11:00 - 11:30 am
Fun and entertaining stories for children with a caregiver. This program helps to build language skills and enrich the imagination.
WILD HARRY POTTER
Monday, July 11
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Let’s turn plants into unique wild hairdos for funny-face pots to put by your windows. School aged children.
Registration required.
K’NEX CLUB
Tuesday, July 12, 19, 26 & August 2, 9, 16
11:00 am - Noon
Join us as we play with KNEX to build some structures. This is a 6 week program. School aged children. Registration required.
WILDLIFE MASKS
Wednesday, July 13
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Join us as we make some wild and crazy animal masks. School aged children.
Registration required.
AQUARIUM IN A JAR
Monday, July 18
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Create your own portable “Aquarium in a Jar”. You bring the jar and your creativity and we supply the rest. Ages 5 and up. Registration required.
WILD WEST COWBOY CLUB CRAFT
Wednesday, July 20
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Let’s make a paper roll cowboy to join the wild west battle. School aged children.
Registration required.
WILD ORIGAMI BOOKMARKS
Monday, July 25
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Come and make some creepy bookmarks with wild characters. School aged children. Registration required.
WILD ABOUT BUTTONS
Wednesday, July 27
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Join us as we make some wild and crazy buttons you can wear. Ages 5 and up. Registration required.
WILD ANIMAL CRAFTS
Wednesday, August 3
1:00 - 2:00 pm
These snappy crocodiles and roaring lions will be your fun playmates for the summer. School aged children. Registration required.
WILD HAND PRINT ANTLERS
Monday, August 8
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Let’s use our own hand prints to design wild antlers to bring home with you. School aged children. Registration required.
SCRIBBLE SCRIBBLE
Wednesday, August 10
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Go wild with your imagination to make simple works of art out of scribbles. All ages.
BUDIMIR’S GONE WILD
Monday, August 15
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Help us create an awesome safari mural to display in our library. School aged children. Registration required.
WILD ABOUT PAINT
Wednesday, August 17
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Join us as we use paint to make some wild crazy pictures. Ages 4 and up. Registration required.
For information or to register call 519-255-6770, Ext. 3300.
FONTAINEBLEAU
3030 Rivard Avenue
GO WILD IN YOUR BACKYARD
Thursday, July 14
11:00 am - Noon
Have an adventure in the library’s backyard. Discover the plants and creatures that live in our backyard and yours. Craft included. Ages 6 to 10. Registration required.
BE WILD! BUTTONS
Tuesday, July 19
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Design your own wild and crazy button to wear or give as a gift. All ages.
JUNGLE CRAFT
Wednesday, July 27
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Join us for this wild jungle themed craft. Ages 6 and up. Registration required.
COLOUR YOUR LIBRARY
Wednesday, August 3
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Drop in to help us to create a work of art on the library’s windows and sidewalks. All ages.
WILD ANIMAL TRACKS
Thursday, August 11
11:00 am - Noon
Help! Wild animals have escaped from the books and left tracks all through the library. Help us to track and identify them so we can put them back in the books! Ages 6 to 10.
Registration required.
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE PARTY
Wednesday, August 17
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Come to the library for a story, craft and other activities based on Maurice Sendaks’ book, Where the Wild Things Are. Ages 4 to 6. Registration required.
For more information or to register call 519-255-6770, Ext. 5000.
FOREST GLADE
3211 Forest Glade Drive
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND HOW TO MAKE THEM
Tuesday, July 5, 12, 19, 26 & August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
11:00 am - Noon
Are you a Harry potter fan excited for the upcoming film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them? Join us at the library every Tuesdays to make your favourite magical monsters and creepy creatures from the Harry Potter universe. There will be a new craft each week to take home. Ages 6 to 10.
Registration required.
CAMPFIRE CRAFT AND S’MORES STORYTIME
Wednesday, July 6
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Cozy up around an imaginary campfire, make an animal masks and enjoy a few campfire stories. All ages.
SUMMER STORYTIME
Thursday, July 7, 14, 21, 28 & August 4, 11, 18, 25
11:00 11:30 am
Do you want to hear a story? Visit the library every Thursday morning for fun and entertaining stories. Ages 1 to 4 accompanies with a caregiver.
PLANT A SEED
Saturday, July 9
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Celebrate summer by planting a seed in your own customized pot. This fun family activity lets kids colour their own pot and plant a seed in it that they can take home and grow into an amazing plant. Ages 4 and up. Registration required.
FASCINATING FIREFLIES CRAFT AND STORYTIME
Wednesday, July 13
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Make a Firefly that really lights up and listen to some stories about these fascinating little bugs. Ages 4 to 10.
Registration required.
SHARKTASTIC STORYTIME
Wednesday, July 20
1:30 - 2:30 pm
What’s it like to have a shark chomp on your head? Probably not much fun, but the shark hat you’ll make for your noggin will be fun and so will listening to some stories about these sharp-toothed fish. Ages 4 to 10.
Registration required.
KOOL KOALAS KRAFT AND STORYTIME
Wednesday, July 27
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Kuddly, kute, kool Koalas! Make a Koala painting and listen to some cute stories about Koalas. Ages 4 to 10. Registration required.
For information or to register call 519-255-6770, Ext. 5400.
REMINGTON PARK
2710 Lillian Street
WILDTIME STORIES
Tuesday, July 5, 12, 19, 26 & August 2, 9, 16
10:30 - 11:30 am
Come join us for some wild stories and crafts. Ages 3 to 7.
PAINT WITH YOUR PAWS
Wednesday, July 6
6:00 - 7:30 pm
It’s free for all.
Get in touch with your inner animal and create a work of art with your hands or fingers. You decide! Ages 6 to 10.
PRETTY AS A PEACOCK FAN
Wednesday, July 13
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Cool off this summer with a colourful exotic peacock fan! Ages 6 to 10.
WILD ABOUT ART JOURNALING CLUB
Saturday, July 16, 23, 30 & August 6, 13, 20
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Delve into a variety of artistic techniques and projects to be saved in your very own art journal! From zentangles to mandalas and more, we will explore a new challenge every week. Ages 8 to 16. Registration required.
JUNGLE BOOK BASH
Wednesday, July 20
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Crown yourself king or queen of the jungle with this jungle Book inspired crown. Ages 6 to 10.
SPREADING LIKE WILDFLOWERS
Thursday, July 21
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Spread the beauty and colour of summer around your neighbourhood with these wildflower seed bombs. Ages 8 to 16.
LET YOUR IMAGINATION RUN WILD
Wednesday, July 27
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Create a work of art using little bits of this and that. Ages 6 to 10.
BOOKMARKS THAT BITE
Wednesday, August 3
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Make a fun animal corner bookmark. You can never have too many! Ages 6 to 10.
WILDEST DREAM CATCHER NECKLACES
Thursday, August 4
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Weave a beautiful necklace with feathers, beads and string to invite the sweetest of dreams. Ages 6 to 16.
FORK PRINT ANIMALS
Wednesday, August 10
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Forks are used for more than eating! Try your hand at fork print painting to create a wild animal. Ages 6 to 10.
PENCIL POUCH PIZZAZZ
Thursday, August 11
2:00 - 3:30 pm
Return to school in style with these animal print duct tape pouches. Ages 8 to 16.
WILD AT HEART
Wednesday, August 17
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Tear and share. Colour and wear these wild masks! Ages 6 to 10.
For information or to register call 519-255-6770, Ext. 5500.
RIVERSIDE
6305 Wyandotte East
TUESDAY MORNING IS MOVIE TIME AT RIVERSIDE
Tuesday July 5, 12, 19, 26 & August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
10:30 am - Noon
Kids, bring your stuffed animal to the library and we’ll watch a movie together. Then we’ll choose some great books for you to take home.
MAKE A COLOURFUL FAN TO KEEP YOU COOL THIS SUMMER
Thursday, July 7
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Join us for this afternoon craft. Drop in to the library children’s area anytime from 2:00 to 5:00 pm.
SEE WHAT’S IN THE SEA
Thursday, July 14
2:00 - 5:00 pm
We’ll make a colourful underwater porthole and find cool books about life in the sea. Drop into the library from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
HAND PRINT ANIMAL FUN
Thursday, July 21
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Join us to try your hand at this fun craft. Ages 5 and up. Registration required.
POW: FIREWORKS PAINTING
Thursday, July 28
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Join us to create an explosion of colour. Ages 4 and up. Registration required.
WHAT TIME IS IT MR. WOLF?
Thursday, August 4
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Join us for crafts and games. Ages 4 and up. Registration required.
BE WILD: BUTTONS
Thursday, August 11
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Design your own crazy button. Drop in any from 2 to 5. All ages.
SALT PAINTING
Thursday, August 18
2:00 - 3:00 pm
It will be magical. You are welcome to join us to try this painting technique. Ages 5 and up. Registration required.