Get creative with our Gears, Gears, Gears, Magformers, Keva Planks, Lego, Meccano, K'nex, VEX Robotics and more.
Drop-in between 3:30 and 5:00pm to build, construct, engineer and design with us. Open to ages 5+
Get creative with our Gears, Gears, Gears, Magformers, Keva Planks, Lego, Meccano, K'nex, VEX Robotics and more.
Drop-in between 3:30 and 5:00pm to build, construct, engineer and design with us. Open to ages 5+
Join us for back to back screenings of two films from the National Film Board (NFB) in honour of Earth Day:
These films have not been rated for age appropriateness. Recommended for ages 14+.
Calling all Crafters!
Celebrate Earth Day by bringing in all those art supplies you don't need and swapping them for new ones! Help divert materials from landfill and give them a chance to be used by someone else.
Drop off materials at the Children's Information Desk anytime between April 15 and April 21.
Guidelines:
Items must be in new or like new condition.
Only arts and craft materials will be accepted.
Must fit into your car.
A fun program of discovery for preschoolers and their adult co-learner. Explore elements of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) through hands-on inquiry-based activities and story. For ages 3-4.
A school readiness program for children 3-4 years-old, who will be entering kindergarten in September 2023, and their adult co-learner.
Stories and child-centered learning stations focusing on foundational concepts of letter recognition, numeracy, colors, shapes, measurement, rhyming and retelling.
Learning objectives:
Join us for a Screening of Meet the Patels (2015) in honour of Asian Heritage Month:
This film is rated PG: Parental Guidance. Recommended for ages 14+.
Did you start too many seedlings? Have some extra perennial or houseplants?
Bring them to the Ruth E. Dickinson Branch Spring Plant Swap and take some other plants home!
We'll be set up outside of the branch near the main entrance.
Please don't forget to clearly label your plants.
Join us for a screening of Beans (2021) in honour of Indigenous History Month:
This film has not been rated for age appropriateness. Recommended for ages 14+.