Welcome to Marmot Meadows!

Marmot Meadows is a place for children

You'll find all kinds of interesting things for children, like books, magazines, audio-books, movies, video games and more.

The Burrow is our programming room where we hold story times and other special activities for children. When it's not being used for a program, it's a quiet, sunny place for you to relax with a book, parents to feed their infants, or spend some quite time with their children.

In Marmot Meadows and the Burrow, you can read, hang out with friends, use the computers or just relax.

Regular 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. Click on the link above for more details.

Intermediate Book Club: October - June

This book club is open to students from Grade 4 - 7 and will run from October until June. We will meet on the first Friday of each month during the school year from 3:30 - 4:30. Click on the link above for more details.

Reading Link Challenge

Reading Link Challenge is a 'battle of the books' program for students in grades 4 and 5. This will be our second year particpating in this reading program sponsored by The Fraser Valley Regional Libraries and we are excited to have 14 teams from Myrtle Philip and Spring Creek Community Schools participating.

Summer Reading Club: July and August - 2011

We had a great summer will nealry 200 children particpating in a variety of programs for children ages 3 years to those going into grade 7. These groups met for stories, games and crafts concerntrating on this year's theme of Savour Each Word.

For children going into Grades 4 - 7 we held our summer intermediate book club. We met in Marmot Meadows for book discussion, fun literacy games and practiced our book review writing. Click on the link above for more details.

Special Programs

Check here for coming events such as Seasonal Story Times, Author Visits and Japanese Story Times

Program Times and Days *

Drop-In Family Story Time - Books, Songs, Rhymes and Fun! Bring the family for stories, songs and rhymes - Mondays, 4:00 * WILL CHANGE TO "MUSIC AND WORDS" AT 11:00 ON OCT 1ST.

Drop-In Rhyme & Song: Songs, Rhymes and Finger Plays for toddlers who have graduated from Singing with the Babies. Ages 18 months to 4 years. A program that encourages language play and development. Tuesdays at 11:00

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! Partnership program with the library, Whistler Community Services Society and Vancouver Coastal Health. Thursdays, 11:00 - 12:30

Drop-In Toddler Story Time: Books, songs, rhymes and fun! For Ages 18 months-4 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

For more information please contact the Youth Services Coordinator at 604-935-8436 or lmckeever @ whistlerlibrary.ca.