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  • Saturday Oct 19, 2024 at 11:00am
    120 minutes

    Paint a ghastly ghost onto different works of art to create your own spooky scene.  

    Self-directed, drop-in. 

  • Saturdays, Oct 19, 2024 - Dec 14, 2024
    2:00pm
    90 minutes

    3 sessions remaining

    Join us for a program that features:

    · dimmed lighting

    · sensory toys

    · a smaller number of participants

    · an adapted circle time with stories, rhymes and songs

    During this program there will be opportunities for open play and a chance to connect with other families. The circle time portion of this program is offered in the last 20 minutes of the session. A family member must be present for the duration of the program.

    This program provides a welcoming environment and respects the needs of children from 18 months to 6 years who live with developmental disabilities and/or autism, or who show signs of a developmental delay.

  • Saturday Oct 19, 2024 at 2:00pm
    60 minutes

    Ages 7 and under. Creep on into a Boo-tastic Boo Bash Halloween Storytime! Sing spooky songs, listen to some spooky books and make a few creepy crafts! Don't forget to dress in your costume, show it off and trick or treat in the library too! Drop-in program. 

  • Friday Oct 25, 2024 at 4:00pm
    120 minutes

    Come watch a FREE screening of fun, family-friendly movies every Friday this fall at the Blackburn Hamlet branch! Bring your own water bottle. Costumes are always welcome!  

    Onward (2020) - 102 mins - G

    Two teenage elf brothers get an unexpected opportunity to spend one more day with their late dad, so they embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there.

    Le film sera visionné en anglais / Movie will be shown in English 

  • Web banner for hobbies and crafts

    Saturday Oct 26, 2024 at 11:00am
    60 minutes

    Join us for Halloween and fall crafts. For families. Drop-in program.

    Joignez-vous à nous pour des bricolages d'halloween et d'automne. Pour les familles. Inscription non requise.

  • halloween kids

    Tuesday Oct 29, 2024 at 10:30am
    45 minutes

    Wear your costumes! Halloween stories, songs and activities for the family. For all ages. 

    Portez vos costumes! Histoires, chansons et activités d’Halloween pour toute la famille. Pour tous les âges,

  • Thursday Oct 31, 2024 at 10:30am
    30 minutes

    Halloween-inspired stories, rhymes, and songs for children of all ages and their parents or caregivers.

  • Friday Nov 01, 2024 at 4:00pm
    120 minutes

    Come watch a FREE screening of fun, family-friendly movies every Friday this fall at the Blackburn Hamlet branch! Bring your own water bottle. Costumes are always welcome!  

    Soul (2021) - 100 mins - G

    Joe Gardner is a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. A misstep takes him from New York City to The Great Before, a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities before going to Earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a precocious soul, 22, who has never understood the appeal of the human life. As Joe tries to show 22 what's great about life, he may discover the answers to the most important questions.

    Le film sera visionné en anglais / Movie will be shown in English 

  • arents reading to children / des parents lisent à leurs enfants

    Tuesdays, Nov 05, 2024 - Dec 10, 2024
    10:00am
    30 minutes

    6 sessions remaining

    Stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children and a parent/caregiver. 

    Contes, comptines, et chansons pour les enfants d'âge préscolaire accompagnés d’un parent ou gardien.

  • Tuesdays, Nov 05, 2024 - Dec 10, 2024
    10:15am
    45 minutes

    6 sessions remaining

    Contes, comptines et chansons pour les enfants de tous âges et un parent ou gardien. Programme portes ouvertes. Programme familial.