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Fall 2025

Winter Programs 2025

Programs run from September 29th-December 19th . No programs run during November 10th-21st for the book sale

programs are cancelled when the school buses are cancelled

Fall Fair EXPO

We will have all the supplies for a craft from from the age categories grades 1-4 & 5-8 in the junior division for the fall fair and will enter it into the fair for you! All the work is done. Let’s support our local fall fair!

  • Tuesday September 9th 3:30-5pm
  • Tuesday September 16th 3:30-5pm

Friday September 19th 7-9pm Fall Fair Video Tween Dance in Collaboration with the Agricultural Society

Join us at the Grand Valley Community Centre for our Fall Fair Tween Video Dance, tickets will be available starting  September 3rd at the Library and are $2.00 per youth. This dance is open to all youth currently in grades 5-8.  Come out and enjoy a fun, supervised video dance with friends! Snack bar for purchase available. 

Baby & Toddler Time -Ages 0-36 months, Fridays 11:00am-11:30am starting back October 3rd, 2025
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 
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 back October 1st
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 back September 30th.  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 back October 2nd 2025.
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 back October 2nd 2025.  
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.   Registration starts September 12th, Please call the library to register.

HOME ALONE PROGRAM  Saturday October 4th

  • For children age 10+
  • follow safety procedures,
  • describe and manage ways to obtain emergency help,
  • demonstrate knowledge of how to use 911
  • identify consequences of decisions and
  • actions made in everyday life, severe weather safety.
  • Registration opens September 12th, call the library to register

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

 

 

Grand Valley Public Library

4 Amaranth St. East, 
Grand Valley, ON L9W 5L2

Phone: 519-928-5622
Fax: 519-928-2586

Library Hours

Monday 10am-6pm
Tuesday 10am-8pm
Wednesday 10am-8pm
Thursday 10am-8pm
Friday 10am-6pm
Saturday 10am-4pm
Sunday 12pm-4pm (closed July & August)

Closed on all Holiday Weekends

GVPL Staff

Joanne Stevenson - CEO
Sarah McTaggart - Program Coordinator
Front Desk -Interlibrary loans, general inquiries and front desk

Please contact us with any reference question, book requests, program questions or any concerns you may have.

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