 Spring Break Fun @ Your Library
Looking for something fun (and free) to do during Spring Break? Come to the library!
We'll be having lots of free, drop-in programs for kids, including:
Puppet Show
Wednesday March 24
3:30-4:00pm
Brighouse Kids' Place All ages
Sing Along
Tuesday March 23rd
3:30-4:00pm
Brighouse Kids' Place
All ages
We'll also be having a scavenger hunt contest, special school-age storytime, Wii game time, and lots of other fun stuff! Check out the Spring Break Programs page for a list of everything that's happening.
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Reading Buddies
After a bit of a break over the winter, our popular Reading Buddies program is back at all 4 RPL branches this spring. Reading Buddies is a paired reading program that matches teen mentors with children in grades 1- 3. The goal is to provide elementary school students with extra pracitce with reading while having fun.
The dates and times of our Spring session are:
Thursdays April 8 - May 20
4:00-5:00pm
Brighouse Program Room
Thursdays April 8 - May 27
3:30 4:30 pm
Cambie Branch
Mondays April 26 - June 7
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Ironwood Branch
Thursdays April 8 - May 20
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Steveston Branch
Please register your child in person between March 16 - 26 at the RPL branch you'd like to attend. Admittance into the program is by lottery. |
Kindergarten Readiness Theme Bags
Is your child starting school in September? This spring and summer, share the joy of reading and help your child get ready for kindergarten with our Kindergarten Readiness theme bags. Each theme bag contains 6 books on one topic to help your child gain important learning and social skills.
Bags are available at all 4 RPL branches, and can be kept for 4 weeks (28 days)
- First day of School
- Counting
- Colours
- Me and My Body
- Feelings
- Friendship and Bullying
Theme bags were made possible thanks to a generous grant from the Ministry of Children and Families |
Thank You
Thanks to everyone for your patience and understanding as we transformed the Brighouse library into the International Living Room for the 2010 Winter Olympics. More than 46,000 people from around the world visited our Living Room over the 17 days of the Games. Now that the celebration is over, things will be getting back to normal. Regualr operating hours resume at Brighouse starting Monday March 1st, the parking lot re-opens March 6th, and daily storytimes start back up on March 7th.
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