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Summer Kids Intermediate Book Club 2010
Intermediate Book Club (back Sept 2010)
Marmot Meadows is a place for kids at Whistler Public Library, where you’ll find all kinds of interesting things for kids, like books, movies, video games and more.
The Burrow is a room for story times and other special activities for kids. When it’s not being used for a program, it’s a quiet, sunny place for you to relax with a book.
In Marmot Meadows and the Burrow, you can read, hang out with friends, use the computers or just relax.
Program Times and Days
All programs are offered free of charge.Young children attending any of these programs must be accompanied by a caregiver. All programs are held in The Burrow at Whistler Public Library.
Parent-Infant Drop In: This program provides an opportunity to develop a supportive social network with other parents of young babies. Regular visits by speakers and a public heath nurse. Bring your baby and drop in for a visit! Tuesdays, 11:00
Drop-In Family Story Time - Books, Songs, Rhymes and Fun! Bring the family for stories, songs and rhymes - Tuesdays, 3:30
Drop-In Toddler Rhyme & Song: Songs, Rhymes and Finger Plays for toddlers who have graduated from Singing with the Babies. Fun while encouraging language development. Thursdays, 4:00
Drop-In Toddler Story Time: Books, songs, rhymes and fun! For Ages 18 months-3 years - Fridays, 11:00
Singing with the Babies: Learn songs and rhymes to soothe and entertain baby while encouraging early language development. For babies 0 – walking age. Saturdays, 11:00
Featured Event:
Summer Reading Club 2010
Summer Reading Club (SRC) is one of the most popular children’s programs offered by Whistler Public Library. It is a free program for children ranging from preschool to grade 7. Over a hundred children participate locally, and province-wide, SRC reaches over 80,000 kids with special programs that emphasize fun, language and literacy. SRC will run from July 16 to August 19 at the Whistler Public Library. There will be three programs that are appropriate for the developmental level of each group of children.
Meeting Times: For Preschool - Grade 1(10:00 - 11:00) and Grade 2 & 3 (3:00 - 4:00)
Friday: July 16, 23, 30 and August 6
Thursday: August 12 and 19 - Special guests 10:00 - 11:00
The suggested grades are for those the children will be entering in September, 2010.
The Summer Reading Club program is sponsored by the British Columbia Library Association, The Whistler Public Library, and the Public Library Services Branch of the Ministry of Education.
Intermediate Summer Book Club - Book List
This summer book club is for children who are entering grades 4 to grade 7 and is an extension to the Summer Reading Club that they may have attended when they were younger. The aim of the Summer Book Club is to encourage continued reading over the summer and to introduce children in Intermediate grades to new books. Rather than games and read-aloud stories, we will meet twice a week for 1/2 an hour to review our books, learn of new titles and participate in a group discussion, Children will be encouraged to write short reviews that can be added to our website. A suggested list of 25 titles will be available online at at the library by mid-June. The library will have duplicate copies of these books and children will be encourages to read some of these books over the holidays. Book discussion won't be limited to the selected titles and children are encouraged to 'book talk' other books they are reading and share these will the group.Meeting Times:
July 14, 17, 21, 24, 28 & 31
August 4, 7 ,11 & 14
4:00- 4:30
Registration is required. For more information please email Libby at lmckeever @ whistlerlibrary.ca