Kids Space

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Special Programs

Tween Youth Video Dance - September 20th, 2024 - Grand Valley & District Community Centre
7pm - 9pm. Doors open at 6:45pm, Tickets $2.00 per youth, online purchase  grandvalleyfallfair.ca      *Cash at the door pending availability*
The Grand Valley Public Library & The Grand Valley Agricultural Society are partnering to present this fabulous event for Tweens, grades 5-8 (this school year). This event will be fully chaperoned, snack bar and glow stick sales cash only.  No reentry for safety.

September 30th, 2024 - 3-4pm National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 

Join us on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation where we will be making Resilience Rocks in order to make a display in our Library to show our acknowledgement and promise to learn about and practice Truth and Reconciliation every day of the year.  Wear your Orange shirt. 

Fall Programs 2024

Baby & Toddler Time -Ages 0-36 months, Fridays ***New Time***11:00am-11:30am starting October 4, 2024
Sing along to songs, follow along with a story reading, poems, themes, fingerplays and rhymes for you to sing along with your child. This interactive program is designed with the repetitive play concept in mind. No registration required.

1000 Books Before Kindergarten - on Beanstack - Starting Friday, October 4th
The concept is simple; the rewards are priceless.  Read a book (any book) to your newborn, infant, and/or toddler.  The goal is to have read 1,000 books (yea, you can repeat books) before your little one starts kindergarten.  Prizes for every 100 books read.

Story Time -Ages 3-5 years, Wednesdays 3:15pm-4pm starting October 2, 2024  ***New Time***
It is a great way to start early literacy learning by hearing words, letter sounds, and pronunciation. This program is designed to promote the love of books and reading. The small take away craft each day helps to develop the child's fine motor skills.  No registration required.   

Cocoa Club - Ages 6-10 years, Tuesdays 3:15pm-4:00pm and 4:15pm-5:00pm starting October 3, 2024.  This after school program welcomes children for a small craft and hot cocoa and a cookie to enjoy with friends.  We are running 2 sessions to ensure everyone gets a spot!  No registration required.

Tween Scene - Ages 11+, Thursdays 3:15pm-5:00pm starting October 3, 2024.
This after school program will be a dream for youth to hang out, meet up with friends, and participate in a different activity each week. A hot drink and snacks provided!  No registration required.

Let's get Cooking - grades 5-8, Wednesdays 4:00-5:30pm starting October 2, 2024.
Supported by Grand Valley Home Hardware, Greenwood Family Fund at Dufferin Community Foundation  This new program will allow for general food safety, basic food preparation, develop culinary independence and skills and having fun with food! The cost of this program is $30.00 for 6 weeks and the participants get to take their creations home! Registration is required and space is limited.  Please call the library to register.

Home Alone Program - Ages 10+ Saturday, October 12 10am-2pm
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to follow safety procedures, describe and mage ways to obtain help, identify consequences of decisions and actions made in everyday life..

Annual Gingerbread Houses - take home kit
We will be doing pick up Gingerbread Houses again this year for your family to complete at home. Cost $5.00.  Sign up will begin November 15th.  ***Kits will be limited, one per family***

Community Storytime Reads

Listen along as a prominent Grand Valley Community Member or Business Owner personally reads a story aloud to you. Developed for children ages 0-5 in mind, but can be enjoyed by adults and older siblings as well! Learn about the people who work in our community everyday, and familiarize yourself with them by putting a face to their name. Follow along as we lead you throughout the community of Grand Valley. Everyone loves a good story and we hope we can strengthen and unite our community with this timeless tradition of bringing people together even while we 'socially distance' during a world-wide pandemic. 

Click Here to access Community Storytime Reads.

Resources available for kids

• Chapter books for all levels of reading
• Easy read books to encourage new young readers - ask us for assistance if you don't know which level to choose
• Extensive non-fiction books for leisure reading and school research
• Electronic resources and online databases
• Videos, DVDs and Music
• A computer with educational programs for young children
• Public computers with access to the Internet (parental permission required)
• Chromebooks available for borrowing
• C Pens
• Wonder Books