CHILDREN’S SUMMER PROGRAMS 2014
CENTRAL
850 Ouellette Avenue
For more information call or to register for these programs call 519-255-6770, Ext. 4579.
SUMMER PROGRAMS LAUNCH
Thursday, July 3
1:00 - 3:00 pm
EUREKA! Join us as we launch our fun summer programs with special performances by magician Brad
Toulouse and by Mad Science. Everyone is welcome. Ouellette Lobby Area.
CRAFTY SCIENCE
Saturday, July 5, 19 and August 2,16
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Join us to experiment with some cool crafts with a science spin. All ages welcome.
SUMMER STORYTIME
Monday, July 7, 14, 21 and August 11, 18, 25
10:00 - 11:00 am
Join us for a great summer storytime featuring our favourite stories and music. A related craft or activity
will be done by the children at each program. Ages 3 to 10. Registration required.
CHILDREN'S CHESS AND LEGO CLUB
Tuesday, July 8, 15, 29 and August 5, 12, 19, 26
Thursday, July 10, 24, 31 and August 7, 14, 21, 28
Saturday, July 12, 26 and August 9, 23
1:00 - 2:30 pm
Under staff supervision, children will learn to play chess from teen volunteers. A chess tournament will be
held on Saturday, August 23. EUREKA! What will you create using our Lego collection? Or you can bring
in your LEGO set to show us what you can build. Ages 4 to 12. Registration required.
EUREKA WHAT WILL YOU DISCOVER AT THE LIBRARY
Tuesday, July 8
1:00 - 2:30 pm
What will you discover at Central library this summer? Today children will be shown a sample of the great
programs that will be offered this summer. There will be 8 different activities. Remember to join our
annual summer reading club. Ages 4 to 12. Registration required.
4Cs CHILD AND CAREGIVER CRAFT CLUB
Wednesday, July 9, 16, 30 and August 6, 20, 27
1:00 - 2:30 pm
Back by popular demand, children and caregivers, join us and learn to crochet, make a kite or a monster,
do origami, and more. Each week you will have a chance to do at least one of 2 crafts. All supplies will be
provided. Remember your library cards. We will have our best books on display for you to take home and
read together. Ages 4 to 12. Registration required.
PARACHUTE STORYTIME
Saturday, July 12, 26 and August 9, 23
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Join us for an active storytime where the children will play gentle indoor parachute games then listen to
some of the funniest stories we have ever read. Ages 3 to 12. Registration required.
TUESDAY ART CLUB
Tuesday, July 15, 29 and August 5, 12, 19, 26
1:00 - 2:30 pm
Unlock your child's potential with the Power
of Art. Join us each week as we do Chalk Art, Painting, Drawing, and more. Eureka! Discover the artist
inside of you. Ages 4 to 12. Registration required.
CATAPULT!
Thursday, July 17
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Come in and make a simple catapult so the fun can begin. We will experiment with our catapults by
launching lightweight items to test the distance and aim. Ages 5 and up.
GAME ON!
Tuesday, July 22
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Come in out of the heat and challenge your friends to a board game or play a video game. Ages 7 and
up.
THURSDAY ADVENTURE CLUB
Thursday, July 24 and August 7, 14, 21
1:00 - 2:30 pm
Do you love scavenger hunts, discovering dinosaurs, doing science experiments, doing cool dance
moves or solving mysteries? EUREKA! Thursday Adventure club is just for you. Come and join the fun.
Ages 5 to 13. Registration required.
THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE COMING!
Friday, July 25
11:00 am - Noon
Windsor’s Fire and Rescue crews will be visiting our libraries again this summer! Come out and visit with
them at a branch near you and check out the trucks and equipment.
HARRY POTTER PARTY
Thursday, July 31
1:00 - 2:30 pm
Today is Harry Potter's and J.K. Rowling's birthday. Join us for a fun day of games like wizard chess,
indoor Muggle Quidditch, and so much more. Children will have a chance to win Harry Potter books or
DVDs. Ages 5 to 12. Registration required.
EUREKA WHICH PROGRAM WAS THE BEST
Thursday, August 28
1:00 - 2:30 pm
All summer you will be able to vote for your favourite program. Join us as we do your top 10 programs of
the summer that made you shout out Eureka!, this program was the best. Everyone is welcome.
BRIDGEVIEW
1295 Campbell Avenue
For more information or to register for these programs call 519-255-6770, Ext. 2200.
THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE COMING!
Tuesday, July 8
11:00 am - Noon
Windsor’s Fire and Rescue crews will be visiting our libraries again this summer! Come out and visit with
them at a branch near you and check out the trucks and equipment.
CATCH THE SUMMER SUN
Thursday, July 10
11:00 am - Noon
Join us as we experiment with construction paper and baby oil to make a beautiful sun catcher. Ages 5
and up. Registration required.
EUREKA! IT'S A NO-HEAT LAVA LAMP!
Tuesday, July 15
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Learn how food colouring reacts in two types of liquids within the same bottle! The library has many
books on do-it-yourself fun science projects. Ages 6 to 12. Registration required.
DOODLE A MASTERPIECE
Thursday, July 24
11:00 am - Noon
With a pencil, crayons and simple shapes you will create a beautiful piece of art. Ages 5 and up.
GAME ON!
Tuesday, July 29
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Relax in the library with a board game. Ages 6 and up.
MAKE A PIPE CLEANER FRIEND
Thursday, August 7
11:00 am - Noon
Make a bendy friendly from pipe cleaners, straws and beads. Will your friend be a ballerina or a sports
star? Ages 8 and up. Registration required.
GRASS PEOPLE
Tuesday, August 12
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Create cute grass people. You can watch their hair grow as each day passes. Ages 6 to 12. Registration
required.
BUDIMIR
1310 Grand Marais West
For more information or to register for these programs call 519-255-6770, Ext. 3300.
MAKE AND TAKE: GRASS PEOPLE
Wednesday, July 9
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Using everyday items, we'll create a cool Grass Person for you to take home. Just place your pal in a
sunny spot and watch him or her grow a head of green hair for you to trim and style as you like. Ages 5 to
12. Registration required.
FAMILY STORYTIME
Thursday, July 10, 17, 24, 31 and August 7, 14
11:00 - 11:30 am
Stories and songs for the young at heart. Ages 2 and up.
THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE COMING!
Friday, July 11
11:00 am - Noon
Windsor’s Fire and Rescue crews will be visiting our libraries again this summer! Come out and visit with
them at a branch near you and check out the trucks and equipment.
THE HISTORY OF INVENTIONS
Tuesday, July 15
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Learn about how some of your favourite things were invented. Have fun creating your own silly putty.
Ages 7 to 12. Registration required.
FLYING MACHINES
Wednesday, July 16
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Join us at the Library for aerial adventures! We'll be using a variety of materials to assemble our own
airplanes, helicopters, and other flying machines. How high will yours go? Ages 6 to 12. Registration
required.
LOOK UP!
Tuesday, July 22
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Learn about the invention of the Telescope and what you can see in the night sky if you Look Up! Ages 7
to 12. Registration required.
DIVERGENT FAN CHALLENGE
Wednesday, July 23
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Join your fellow faction members for some fun activities (from trivia to art) to see if you pass the ultimate
Divergent fan test. We'll even share some Divergent theme munchies. Ages 10 and up. Registration
required.
SCRAPBOOKING FUN
Tuesday, July 29
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Bring in a few photos and use your creative imagination to design a memorable scrapbook page. Paper
and supplies will be provided. Ages 8 to 12. Registration required.
UNDER THE SEA
Wednesday, July 30
2:00 - 3:00 pm
We're taking a deep sea dive at the library this summer! Our underwater adventure will have us making
jellyfish, whales, and other creatures found in the ocean. Ages 4 to 10. Registration required.
DIY SPA DAY
Wednesday, August 6
2:00 - 3:00 pm
We invite you to enjoy an afternoon of pampering. You’ll learn to make fun and easy body and bath
products that you can take home. Ages 8 to 12. Registration required.
HAVE FUN PLAYING CANDYLAND
Tuesday, August 12
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Play a life-size game of Candyland. Ages 6 to 12. Registration required.
UNUSUAL JEWELRY
Wednesday, August 13
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Let your creative side loose in our jewelry making program. Come and see what beautiful creations you
can put together out of unusual materials such as candy, buttons and duct tape. Ages 8 to 13.
Registration required.
FONTAINEBLEAU
3030 Rivard Avenue
For more information or to register for these programs call 519-255-6770, Ext. 5000.
LIFE-SIZE CLUE
Monday, July 7
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Thursday, August 7
11:00 am - Noon
Come join us as we play the life-sized version of the classic who-dunnit mystery game. Ages 8 to 12.
Registration is required.
JEOPARDY!
Tuesday, July 15
11:00 am - Noon
Come test your knowledge of inventors and inventions past and present! Children will use netbooks to
play the classic trivia game. Ages 9 to 12. Registration is required.
WRIGHT BROTHERS 2.0
Thursday, July 24
11:00 am - Noon
The Wright Brothers made the first airplane out of wood and metal, come make your own airplane out of
paper! Children will make a variety of paper airplanes and then test them out.
CREATE YOUR OWN RUBE GOLDBERG SYSTEM!
Wednesday, July 30
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Join us as we make our very own Rube Goldberg system! Children will use boxes, paper towel tubes and
other items to make a Rube Goldberg system that will complete a task! Ages 8 and up. Registration is
required.
THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE COMING!
Tuesday, August 5
11:00 am - Noon
Windsor’s Fire and Rescue crews will be visiting our libraries again this summer! Come out and visit with
them at a branch near you and check out the trucks and equipment.
COLOUR YOUR LIBRARY
Monday, August 11
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Join us as we use sidewalk chalk and markers to colour the library.
FOREST GLADE
3211 Forest Glade Drive
For more information call or to register for these programs call 519-255-6770, Ext. 5400.
BUBBLE MASTERS
Wednesday, July 9
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Bubbles, bubbles, bubbles. Make your own bubble solution and wands from everyday materials. Then go
out and see how pretty your bubbles are. Come back into the library and learn how to use bubbles to
paint.
UNDERSEA CREATE-URES STORYTIME
Saturday, July 12
11:00 am - Noon
Put on your scuba gear as we dive into an ocean of books and make your very own sea creature to bring
home! Ages 2 to 6. Registration required.
WE'RE GOING ON A CRAFT HUNT!
Saturday, July 19
11:00 am - Noon
Follow the clues to uncover all the materials you will need to assemble a mystery craft! Ages 7 to 12.
Registration required.
THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE COMING!
Tuesday, July 22
11:00 am - Noon
Windsor’s Fire and Rescue crews will be visiting our libraries again this summer! Come out and visit with
them at a branch near you and check out the trucks and equipment.
LIFE SIZE
Thursday, July 24
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Come and relive a favourite childhood game on a grand scale! Experience the life-sized game of
Candyland. Journey through the peppermint forest, lollipop woods and the chocolate swamp. All ages
welcome.
BEACH DETECTIVES STORYTIME
Saturday, July 26
11:00 am - Noon
What can we find hiding in the sand? Wear your beach clothes and unearth beach treasures.
Then transform your seashells into a beautiful design. Ages 2 to 6. Registration required.
DUCT TAPE WALLET
Wednesday, August 6
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Need a place for your money and library card? Come join us and create a duct tape wallet that will last
forever.
REMINGTON PARK
2710 Lillian Street
For more information or to register for these programs call 519-255-6770, Ext. 5500.
TECH CLUB
Saturday, July 5, 19 and August 2,16, 30
2:00 - 3:00 pm
A chance for youth to get together and create electronically. Make memes, gifs, edit pictures and learn.
Come and participate in making content on the computer while building key technological skills.
ARTSPK
Tuesday, July 8, 15, 22, 29 and August 5, 12, 19, 26
6:00 - 7:30 pm
An event devoted to the arts for youth age 7 to 15. Each week at the library we will do a craft, activity or
game related to an art including, sketching, improv, acting, poetry and more.
COMMUNITY ART MURAL ACTIVITY
Thursday, July 10
2:30 - 4:30 pm
Calling all little artists to the library for our community Art Mural activity. Let's create a mural of our
surrounding community to hang in the library for the summer.
CINEMA SATURDAY
Saturday, July 12, 26 - August 9, 23
2:30 - 4:30 pm
Bring your friends and family to join us for a family friendly movie to escape from the heat.
READY SET GROW - GRASS PAL
Thursday, July 17
2:30 - 3:30 pm
Join us to create a cute grassy pal to take home. Watch it grow a head of green hair for your to trim to the
style you like. Ages 5 to 12. Registration required.
FOREVER FLOWERS
Thursday, July 24
2:30 - 3:30 pm
Join us to transform egg cartons into beautiful flowers that never wilt. Ages 6 to 12. Registration required.
HOT SUMMER PAPER FAN
Thursday, July 31
2:30 - 3:30 pm
Come and make a beautiful big paper fan to stay cool in this hot summer. Ages 6 to 12. Registration
required.
BEAD BUNNY BOOKMARK
Thursday, August 7
2:30 - 3:30 pm
Come join us to create an adorable bead bunny bookmark for your favourite books. Ages 6 to 12.
Registration required.
THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE COMING!
Tuesday, August 12
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Windsor’s Fire and Rescue crews will be visiting our libraries again this summer! Come out and visit with
them at a branch near you and check out the trucks and equipment.
DUCT TAPE WALLET
Thursday, August 14
2:30 - 3:30 pm
Need a place for your money and library card? Come join us and create a duct tape wallet that will last
forever. Supplies are limited. Ages 6 to 12. Registration required.
RIVERSIDE
6305 Wyandotte East
For more information or to register for these programs call 519-255-6770, Ext. 6620.
SCAVENGER HUNT
Wednesday, July 2
10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Drop into the Riverside library any time from July 2 to August 15, get a list from the staff, and attempt our
scavenger hunt. Show your completed page to the library staff and receive your bounty, which includes a
ballot for a special prize to be drawn at the end of the summer. The winner will be contacted on August
18. Open to children of all ages.
SUMMERTIME BABIES
Tuesday, July 8, 22 and August 5, 19
11:00 - 11:30 am
Take a break from the heat and bring your little on to a baby storytime at the library. Listen to stories and
sing songs and rhymes with your child. For caregivers and babies under 1 year.
LITTLE PALEONTOLOGISTS
Wednesday, July 9
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Calling all Paleontologists, Riverside library has been overrun with dinosaurs and we need your help.
Come out and enjoy a dinosaur story, and have the chance to try some hands on dinosaur activities.
Ages 3 to 8 with a caregiver. Registration required.
SUMMER FUN: PARACHUTE
Thursday, July 10
11:00 - 11:45 am
Summer filled stories and games and crafts for children 3 and up with caregiver. This program helps to
build language skills and enrich the imagination.
FRACTURED FAIRYTALE DRAMA
Monday, July 14
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Come dressed as your favourite fairytale character. Create and rehearse a fractured fairytale play to
perform for your caregiver at the end of the session. Ages 6 and up.
SUMMER FUN CANDYLAND
Thursday, July 17
10:30 -11:30 am
Join us in a life-size version of Candyland. Join us and count your way to the Chocolate swamp and
create some non edible candy crafts. For all ages.
THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE COMING!
Friday, July 18
11:00 am - Noon
Windsor’s Fire and Rescue crews will be visiting our libraries again this summer! Come out and visit with
them at a branch near you and check out the trucks and equipment.
TOY HACKING
Wednesday, July 23, 30
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Come out and make something new out of an old toy. All supplies will be provided. You may bring your
own stuffed toy if you wish. This is a two-part program. Ages 8 and up. Registration required.
LITTLE SCIENTISTS
Wednesday, August 6
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Calling all little chemists. We will enjoy a story and have a chance to enjoy some hands on chemistry
activities. Ages 3 to 6 with a caregiver. Registration required.
LITTLE ARTISTS
Wednesday, August 13
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Calling all little artists. Come out and try painting with marbles make your own puffy paint and more. Ages
3 to 8 with a caregiver. Registration required.
SUMMER FUN RHYTHM AND RHYME MOVEMENT TIME
Thursday, August 14
11:00 - 11:45 am
Summer filled stories, games and crafts. This program helps to enrich the imagination. Ages 3 and up
with a caregiver.
SANDWICH
3312 Sandwich Street
For more information or to register for these programs call 519-255-6770, Ext. 7700.
DOODLE A MASTERPIECE
Monday, July 7
2:00 - 3:00 pm
With a pencil, crayons and simple shapes you will create a beautiful piece of art. Ages 5 and up.
MAKE A PIPE CLEANER PAL
Wednesday, July 16
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Make a bendy friend from pipe cleaners, straws and beads. Will your friend be a ballerina or a sports star
or what? Ages 8 and up. Registration required.
GAME ON!
Tuesday, July 22 and August 12
3:00 - 5:00 pm
Relax in the library with a board game. Ages 6 and up.
CATCH THE SUMMER SUN
Monday, July 28
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Join us as we experiment with construction paper and baby oil to make a beautiful sun catcher. For ages
5 and up. Registration required.
CATAPULT!
Wednesday, August 6
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Come in and make a simple catapult so the fun can begin. We’ll experiment with our catapults by
launching lightweight items to test the distance and aim. Ages 5 and up. Registration required.
THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE COMING!
Thursday, August 7
Noon - 1:00 pm
Windsor’s Fire and Rescue crews will be visiting our libraries again this summer! Come out and visit with
them at a branch near you and check out the trucks and equipment.
SEMINOLE
4285 Seminole Street
For more information or to register for these programs call 519-255-6770, Ext. 8800.
FLASHY FLOWER SUN CATCHER
Tuesday, July 8
Noon - 1:00 pm
We will reuse old CDs and DVDs to make sun catchers. They will hang in your window and the sparkly
sides will catch the sun and light up in rainbow colours.
BOOK PAGE POETRY
Monday, July 14
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Get creative and link words form a book page together to form a poem. Add drawings to your page to
enhance your verse. Ages 10 and up.
MAD SCIENTIST
Wednesday, July 16
2:00 - 3:00 pm
At the library we are going to become Mad Scientists by making some crazy concoctions and messy
mixtures. Ooze, slime, milky rainbow burst and pop rock chemistry will all be on the menu.
IF YOU BUILD IT
Monday, July 21
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Using craft supplies and recycled materials in teams, participants will compete against each other to build
a structure of their own design that will meet a set of requirements. Bring your most creative minds.
GRASS PEOPLE
Wednesday, July 23
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Create cute grass people. Help your community by making it a greener place. Children can learn about
gardening and will construct their own grass people with soil and seeds.
BOX STITCH KEY CHAIN
Tuesday, July 29
Noon - 1:00 pm
Gimp, Boondoggle, Lanyard. Plastic Lace. Whatever you want to call it, we are going to use it to create a
simple box stitch that will turn into a beautiful key chain.
SECRET TREASURE BOOK BOX
Wednesday, August 6
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Do you need a place to keep something special?
Using old books, we will create our very own boxes that can hold your most special possessions.
PAPER PLANES ORIGAMI
Monday, August 11
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Children will make their own paper planes out of file folders and using special origami paper they will
learn the basics about the Japanese art of paper folding.
CARDBOARD LOOM BOOKMARK
Wednesday, August 13
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Using recycled cardboard and yarn, children will learn the basic rules of weaving to create their very own
bookmark.
THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE COMING!
Thursday, August 14
11:00 am - Noon
Windsor’s Fire and Rescue crews will be visiting our libraries again this summer! Come out and visit with
them at a branch near you and check out the trucks and equipment.
SOUTH WALKERVILLE
1425 Tecumseh East
For more information or to register for these programs call 519-255-6770, Ext. 5900.
FRAME IT
Wednesday July 9
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Design and Decorate your very own picture frame. Ages 6 to 12. Limit of 12. Registration required.
MAKE YOUR OWN BOUNCY BALL FROM SCRATCH
Wednesday, July 16
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Learn how to make your own colourful bouncy balls from common household ingredients. Ages 6 to 12.
Registration required.
DIY TEMPORARY TATTOOS
Wednesday, July 23
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Learn how to make your own temporary tattoos with a few ingredients from the kitchen. Ages 6 to 12.
Registration required.
MAKE AN eBOOK /DEVICE COVER
FROM AN OLD BOOK
Wednesday, July 30
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Learn how to make an ebook/device cover from an old book. Ages 6 to 12. Registration required.
JEOPARDY!
Wednesday, August 6
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Come test your knowledge of inventors and inventions past and present! Children will use netbooks to
play the classic trivia game. Ages 9 to 12. Registration is required.
MAKE GLOW IN THE DARK SLIME
Wednesday, August 13
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Learn how to make your own glow in the dark slime with common household ingredients and some glow
in the dark paint. Ages 6 to 12.
RECYCLED TEE SHIRT BOOK BAG
Wednesday, August 20
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Carry your books in style. Join us as we make a no sew tee shirt book bag. Ages 6 to 12. Registration
required.
Children, ages 5 to 12: Drop in to your neighbourhood Windsor Public Library location and pick
up your TD Summer Reading Club kit. (While supplies last)