Thank You!
Thank you Georgian College Office Administration students
for the generous donation of $1925.00 to Children’s Department.
Programmes for kids
(see below for preschool programmes)
- Intended to develop the habit of reading for
a lifetime
- Free with valid Bracebridge library card
Read to Succeed
- Grade four students participate in class
visits, a library tour, book talks and library themed game
- Registration for library card, incentives
for reading books, encouraged to use library on their own time
Forest of Reading
- Read from the Ontario Library Association's selected book list of Canadian authors and encouraged to vote for their favourites
- Reading levels divided into Blue Spruce
(grade K-3), Silver Birch (grade 4-6) and Red Maple (grade 7-8)
Readopoly
- Library version of the popular board game
Monopoly
- Self-paced game that encourages children to
read books on a wide variety of subjects
Youth Book Club
- all grade 7 and grade 8 students are welcome
- read selected book at your own pace and meet
for a fun book talk pizza party
email Cindy your book suggestions at cbuhne@vianet.ca
Paws to Read
- partnership with certified therapy dogs to provide canine-reading buddies
- increase enthusiasm for reading, improve
reading skills and promote confidence
Resources for kids
- Chapter books for all levels of reading
- Easy read books to encourage new young
readers
- Expansive non-fiction books for leisure
reading and school research
- Comprehensive juvenile reference books
- Vertical files, electronic resources and
online databases
- Videos, DVDs and Music
- Public computer with access to the internet
(parental permission required)
Preschool programmes
- Intended to encourage and develop a love of
reading
- Free with limited space, registration
required
- Sessions offered from September to June,
with special programmes offered in the summer months
One-derful Monday at 9:30am
- Relaxed, fun and supportive environment
- Read simple board books, learn songs, rhymes
and bounces
Tales for Twos Wednesday & Thursday at 9:30am
- Initiate the joy of reading with picture
books, pop-ups and feltboard stories
- Fun interaction with songs, finger rhymes
and musical shakers
Story Hour
Wednesday & Thursday at 10:30am
- One hour programme for active three to five
year olds
- Read stories, sing songs, action rhymes and
a simple craft
Preschool resources
- Board books for babies and toddlers
- Up-to-date parenting books
- Great selection of picture books
- Videos, DVDs and Music
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