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. We have a literacy toy cupboard that has lots of fun and intersting activities for you to enjoy with your child.
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 have two monthly clubs, one meets on Wednesdays and the other on Fridays during the school year from 3:30 - 4:30 pm.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 23 teams from Ecole la Passerelle, Myrtle Philip and Spring Creek Community Schools participating.
Partnerships
The Whistler Public Library partners with various local community groups to bring a variety of progamming to our community. To learn more about these specific partnership progams click here.
Summer Reading Club: July and August - 2013
Registration commences in June
This year summer's Summer Reading Club the is Up, Up and Away. Our focus this year is on elementary school children who are beginning to read independently or who are already reading. For children ages 3 to those going into Kindergarten we will have a series of story and craft session as well as all our regular pre-school programs.
Summer Reading Club: For Children going into Grades 1 - 3. We will meet weekly from July 12th from 10:00 - 11:30 am. Weekly Themes (in no particualr oder) are
Living Things with Wings | Birds, bats, and flying insects
Pardon Me, You're Standing on My Cape | Superheroes and superpowers, secret identities and secret lairs, ______ vs. ______
Prepare for Takeoff | Aircraft, airships, air sports, and flight
Send Me a Postcard | Journeys, quests, and expeditions
Reading the Sky | Sky mythology, stargazing, and weather
Worlds Above and Beyond | Fantasy worlds and future worlds
To the Stars! | Astronomy, space exploration, and tales set in space
Intermediate Book Club:
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 practice our book review writing. Meetings will be from 3:45 - 4:45 pm on Fridays July 5, 12, 19, 26, and August 2, 9, 16 and 23.
Kindergarten Readiness:
For children begiining kindergarten in September, 2013. We will meet on Thursday August, 1,8, 15, 22 and 29 from 3:30 - 4:45 pm.
Special Programs
Check here for coming events such as Seasonal Story Times, Author Visits and Japanese Story Times
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.
Words and Music - Books, Songs, Rhymes and Fun! Ages 2 to 4 years.- Mondays, 11:00
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 health 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.