Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
425 Holland Street West L3Z 0J2 Bradford, ON, Canada

If you started the 2021 Relax and Read Challenge on Beanstack (or using the bingo sheet) you still have until Monday, March 1 to complete the challenge! Individual books can be used for more than one challenge. The pictured items helped Wendy complete the challenge, so settle into a cozy spot with your pyjamas and browse Animalia (3 challenges), or grab a cup of cocoa and re-read The Phantom Tollbooth for two hours (3 challenges), or relax in your favourite spot with Calvin and Hobbes (2 challenges). Complete 13 challenges and you can get a free book! Learn more by reading this article: https://www.bradfordtoday.ca//still-time-to-enter-the-2021. Still have questions? Email the BWG Library at [email protected] for answers, or to submit your bingo sheet.

Do you know the story of Stick Man? Make your very own moving stick man! Supplies: - Paper towel roll - Hot glue gun... - Hole punch - Brass fasteners - Pipe cleaners - Pencil - Black marker - Recycled cardboard Steps: 1. Cut out legs and arms from cardboard. 2. Hot glue the arms to the roll. Punch holes in the legs and on the bottom of the paper towel roll. Attach the legs with fasteners. 3. Draw on a face. 4. Poke a small hole for a nose. Place a small piece of pipe cleaner in the hole for the nose. 5. Poke a hole at the top of the roll (the opposite side the face is drawn on). Add green pipe cleaners as twig for hair and wrap a small piece around an arm.

Miss Andrea Reads a Delicious book about a scrumptious pie this week! What is YOUR favourite kind of pie...or cake?!

Yep, we're just monkeying around at the BWG Library this week! Share with us your best #sixwordwednesday story about this photo.

Download the County of Simcoe Trail Guide or check out detailed trail information through the website at https://experience.simcoe.ca/play/outdoors/trails. Improve your mental and physical health by taking a stroll in nature today!

Lower your anxiety by being well-informed. Visit the BWG Library website for links to reliable sources of COVID-19 information and our librarians can help you find expert sources on other topics, too! www.imgur.com/C4lrHOS

Virtual Programs this week: Monday 9:30 a.m. Weekly Update 1:30 p.m. Monday Funday ... 4:30 p.m. Brain Games Tuesday 9:30 a.m. Online Creative Time with Miss Andrea 1:30 p.m. Shelf Browsing from Home Wednesday 9:30 a.m. Online Crafts with Miss Michelle 1:30 p.m. Wellness Wednesday 4:30 p.m. #sixwordwednesday Thursday 9:30 a.m. Online Storytime with Miss Andrea 10:00 a.m. Online Crafts with Miss Michelle 12:30 p.m. Tout Ensemble French Language Circle (Register at bit.ly/bwgpl_toutensemble) Saturday 9:30 a.m. Online Babytime with Miss Andrea 1:30 p.m. Science Saturday

Brrrr! It's cold outside! But who loves the snow and cold weather? You guessed it, a snowman! Try making this sock snowman. Can you guess who Miss Michelle's sock snowman looks like? Supplies: - White sock - Felt... - Hot glue gun - Elastic bands - Pom poms - Scissors - Googly eyes - Stuffing Steps: 1. Stuff your sock. Separate the sock into 3 sections using the elastic bands. 2. Cut out snowman features and got glue onto the sock snowman. 3. Hot glue the eyes and pom pom feet.

Did you know that the Central LHIN will continue to offer drop-in testing for COVID-19 at the Bob Fallis Arena on Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m.? No appointment is required. The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury is working to protect the health and safety of our community during the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For the latest details, visit www.townofbwg.com/covid.

It's #caturday! Stephanie's cats Sol and Luna couldn't decide who gets to sit on the top so they have compromised with Luna sitting on Sol. #caturday #cats #catsofinstagram #bradfordwestgwillimbury #catoftheday

Sometimes it’s hard to get teens interested in reading, but usually, they love a good movie. Why not bridge the gap with a DVD and graphic novel crossover? The BWG Library has many graphic novels available that support or complement the stories we see on screen. Check out the selection below, or ask a librarian for help. There are hundreds of graphic novels in the BWG Library’s collection to get your reluctant reader started! For some great suggestions, check out this article in BradfordToday.ca https://www.bradfordtoday.ca//dvd-and-graphic-novel-crosso.

Join Miss Bailey for this week's fun and delicious Science Saturday experiment. Create rock candy that you can share with your friends! Post a picture in the comments below to show Miss Bailey how big your stick of candy becomes!

Welcome to week two of Online Creative Time with Miss Andrea. Create a festive banner for your home using things that you can find around your house. If you create a banner, share a photo in the comments to let Miss Andrea know that you're having fun being creative!

It's Online Babytime with Miss Andrea! Miss Andrea wants to share a special thank you to all the moms and dads who have been reaching out and sharing pictures and videos of your babies enjoying Online Babytime. It means a lot, especially during this time of social distancing, and she appreciates each and every one of you.

Brain Games - One Light, Three Switches There is a lightbulb inside a closet. The door is closed, and you cannot see if the light is on or off through the door. However, you know the light is off to start. Outside of the closet, there are three light switches. One of the switches controls the lightbulb in the closet. You can flip the switches however you want, but once you open the door, you can no longer touch the switches. How do you figure out without a doubt which switch controls the light? (Answer will be posted next week, unless someone can guess correctly...)

Today’s story is about how Oscar the dog has fun in the snow. What is YOUR favourite thing to do in the snow?

An anagram is a rearrangement of the letters in either a word or a phrase (using each letter exactly once in the word or phrase created). Can you find all six anagrams that can be made using all six letters (A E L P S T)?

Many families have dropped off toys to the BWG Library in the past as part of the Simcoe County Paramedic Toy Drive. As the need remains great, but the pandemic continues to affect our daily life, County of Simcoe Paramedic Services has reimagined the Toy Drive. While they will continue to accept donations of new, unwrapped toys at paramedic stations (but not at the library), they are encouraging residents to consider donating virtually by visiting https://www.canadahelps.org//simcoe-county-paramedic-asso/. Gift cards with the value denoted can also be dropped off at one of the locations listed on their website. For more details, please visit www.simcoe.ca/toydrive.

Have fun making a craft and having a snack at the same time by making these fun Froot Loops creations. Supplies: - Scissors - Black marker... - Glue - Coloured cardstock or construction paper - Toilet paper roll - Cupcake liner - Googly eyes - Froot Loops (can be substituted with Cheerios) Use the images to help you create your own Octopus, tree and fall corn.

It's a busy week at the BWG Library! Join us online for Storytime and more.

How quickly can you make ice? Learn how to make instant ice with Miss Bailey this week on Science Saturday! How does it work? When ice freezes, the water forms crystals that gradually spread. If you catch really cold water before the crystals have time to form, you can pour the water onto an ice cube and it will cause the crystals to form so that it freezes as you pour.

Share with us your best six word story based on this creepy picture! #sixwordwednesday

Miss Andrea is hard at work, planning winter Storytimes to make the December break special, so she's got a special friend filling in each Thursday in November! Last week, we heard the story of Arthur and his new puppy. This week, we are going to explore Wild Dogs and Canines with Chris Kratt from Wild Kratts! If you love learning about animals and nature, get ready for a fun Storytime... https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=639445036909641

Share with us your best six word story based on this picture! #sixwordwednesday

Try some of these Halloween themed crafts this weekend! Spiders, bats, ghosts and more. What's your favourite thing about Halloween?

Miss Andrea loves to help parents and caregivers! She's heard that the Bubble Song has made bath-time easier...but she wants to do more. Leave a comment or send a message and let her know what parenting support you think would help parents the most.

Bookshelf Shelfie Keep track of what your reading or just add your favourite books to your own Shelfie! Supplies:... - Bristol board - Markers - Scissors - Crayons - Coloured cardstock - Glue - Ruler - Pencil Steps: 1. Using a pencil and a ruler, draw a bookshelf design and colour it in. 2. Add your title "My Shelfie" to the page. 3. Each time you finish a book cut out a pirece of coloured carstock in the shape of a book and write the title on it. Glue it to your bookshelf. *Fun Goal: try to fill your bookshelf!

Rainbow Fish was a favourite of Miss Bailey's favourites growing up! You can make Rainbow Fish at home. Supplies: - Paper plate - Blue construction paper... - Glue - Googley eye - Craft jewels or sequins - Stapler - Paint and paint brush Steps: 1. Paint your paper plate blue. Let dry. 2. Cut out a mouth from the plate. The cut out piece will now become the tail. 3. Cut out 2 fins from blue paper. 4. Staple all of the fins onto the paper plate. 5. Glue on gems and google eyes to complete your rainbow fish.

Please contact South Simcoe Police if you have any information about this missing 15-year-old.

Santa is coming to BWG! Check out the post on the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Facebook page for details and make sure you don't miss any updates. Don't forget to drop off your letter to Santa at the BWG Library by Tuesday, December 1 and we will make sure it gets to the North Pole!

Searching for your book club's next great title? Whether you are looking for children's books or adult books, we've got you covered! Here are some of our favourite Book Club Sets, but please reach out if you need help with selections or holds. Librarians are here to help your book club, no matter what age!

Looking for your favourite magazines but don't want to leave the house? Access thousands of titles from around the world (and in many different languages) with the new PressReader app, using the device in your hand! Visit bit.ly/bwgpl_picks111420 for more details, or click bit.ly/bwgpl_top10 to get connected with PressReader today.

Online Storytime with Miss Andrea Miss Andrea has a storytime full of new rhymes and songs for you to learn today! Which one is your favourite?

Looking for some alternatives for this Halloween? Try these games, snacks and activities from Miss Michelle!

Miss Andrea shares a story about the Rhyme Thief today. What rhymes can you make about the things you find in your house? Create your own rhymes and share them here so Miss Andrea can read them!

Share with us your best six word story based on this picture taken by our very own Miss Michelle! #sixwordwednesday

Miss Andrea tries very hard to choose books that feature different themes, characters, challenges and types of people for Online Storytime! If you got to choose the next book that Miss Andrea was going to read, which book would you choose and what makes it special?

Scribble Name Art Supplies: - Cardstock or bristol board - Black permanent marker... - Markers, crayons or pencil crayons Steps: 1. Write your name in bubble letters on your cardstock. 2. With black marker scribble all over the page. 3. Colour in your letters. Make sure to choose different colours or each section.

Today's Puzzle Challenge is a Ditloid! A ditloid is a type of word puzzle in which a book or film title, quote or well-known saying is deduced from a set of numbers and letters in a clue. Short words (in, an, the etc. ) are not abbreviated. Examples: 101D would be 101 Dalmatians or The 12DP would be The Twelve Dancing Princesses. All of today's ditloids are titles of books or stories. (For extra help, the name of the author is in brackets beside the clue.)

We are hiring! Join the team here at the BWG Library where we are looking for a Facilities Custodian. Check out the job descriptions for this opportunities on the careers page of the Library's website www.bit.ly/bwgpl_careers

Wondering what the BWG Library has going on this week? Here is a quick list of our online programs this week. Next week, Larissa will be back with her Monday update, so stay tuned!

The BWG Library is open for browse and go services, we have lots of new material on our shelves waiting to be borrowed. Here is a sample of some of our new adult fiction.

Storytime with Miss Andrea Miss Andrea loves the fall season. What is your favourite thing to do in fall?

Make a Jack-o-cano! Supplies: - A pumpkin - Pumpkin carving tools... - Baking soda - Vinegar - Food colouring (optional) Steps: 1. Carve your pumpkin into a jack-o-lantern. 2. Pour baking soda into the pumpkin. 3. In a cup or measuring cup with vinegar, add food colouring to your vinegar and stir. 4. Pour the vinegar into the pumpkin! *Add some of the pumpkin insides to make it look like they are coming out of the pumpkin's mouth to make it look a little more gross!

The BWG Library is closed today and will reopen tomorrow, Tuesday, October 13 at 10:00am. Have a safe and happy holiday!

It may be a holiday, but we can still give our brains a little workout with a few rebus puzzles - please give us your answers in the comments. Rebus puzzles are essentially little pictures, often made with letters and words, which cryptically represent a word, phrase, or saying. They can be deciphered by position, highlighting, colour, sound, direction, size and number. Example MOMANON is Man in the moon.

Our last craft for the day is an easy cloth pumpkin. This is a great decoration for around the house this fall. Supplies: - Large toll of toilet paper - Piece of fabric (18-20 inch square)... - Green felt - Cork or cinnamon stick - Twine Steps: 1. Unroll the toilet paper about 10 times then roll it loosely back. This gives it more of a round shape. 2. Place the toilet paper roll in the center of the fabric. Grab one corner of fabric and tuck it inside the toilet paper roll. 3. Continue this - gather up the fabric and tucking each corner into the roll. 4. Cut out leaves from left. 5. Wrap twine around the cork. 6. Stuff the cork and leave it into the center of the roll.

Have left over flower pots from the summer? Turn them into a pumpkin or turkey decoration! Supplies: - Flower pot - Coloured paper... - Paint (orange and black for the pumpkin or brown for the turkey) - Cork or stick for the pumpkin stem - Googly eyes for the turkey - Scissors - Hot glue gun and glue The Pumpkin: 1. Paint the flower pot orange and let dry. 2. Using a pencil, draw on a jack-o-lantern face. Fill in with black paint. 3. Using hot glue, glue the bottom tray of the flower pot to the top like a lid. 4. Cut leaves out of coloured paper. 5. Glue your stick or cork to the top for the stem and glue leaves around it. Turkey: 1. Paint the flower pot brown. Let dry. 2. Trace your hand onto coloured paper and cut out. We used orange and red. Cut out a beak. 3. Glue the hands to the back of the flower pot, this is the turkey's tail. 4. Glue on the beak and googly eyes.

Online Babytime with Miss Andrea Laying down, bouncing on one knee, or sitting in your lap there are so many ways for baby to have fun and enjoy the songs and rhymes Miss Andrea has to share today!

Looking for a way to give back AND have a great excuse not to cook? Support the Bradford Helping Hand Food Bank fundraiser at Boston Pizza Bradford next Wednesday, October 28! For details, click the link and explore the original post.

Try decorating your home or door with one of these fall wreaths! Corn Wreath Supplies: - Cardboard... - Orange, yellow and red paint - Glue and Scissors - Green paper - White cardstock or bristol board Steps: 1. Cut a circle out of the cardboard and cut out the center. 2. Cut corn shapes from white paper. Enough to fit around the wreath. 3. Cut corn husks from green paper. 4. Using your fingers or q-tips paint each corn. Glue on husks and then glue the corn to the cardboard. Thankful Wreath Supplies: - Scissors and glue - Cardboard - Marker - Craft foam - Leaf templates - Streamers - Ribbon, string, or yarn Steps: 1. Using recycled cardboard cut a large circle and cut out the center. 2. Wrap streamers around the cardboard and glue into place. 3. Using your leaf template, trace and cut out various leaves. Enough to fill the cardboard circle. 4. As a family, discuss what you are thankful for. Write your answers on the leaves. 5. Glue the leaves onto the cardboard circle. 6. Glue ribbon to the back of the wreath to hang. Extra: add any additional fall decorations to your wreath!

It's the last weekend of our Storywalk at Scanlon Creek. Some of the BWG Library staff and their families have visited the trail, have you? The Storywalk is presented in partnership with the BWG Library and Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority - LSRCA The story, Goodbye Summer Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak begins at the Head of Trail. Check it out today! The Storywalk ends Sunday, October 25.

Are you and your family looking for something to do this long weekend? Today we will be sharing some fall crafts with you for all ages! Let's start simple. Does your little one like to have fun with paint? Try making this paper plate turkey. Supplies:... - Paper plate - Orange, yellow and red paint - A small sponge or paint sponge - Scissors - Glue - Googly eyes - Coloured paper Steps: 1. Using paint and a sponge, cover the entire paper plate with all of the colours. 2. Cut out a turkey head and beak from the coloured paper. Glue them onto the plate. 3. Glue on the googly eyes.

Llama Llama, no more drama! Make your own Llama Llama today with this torn paper llama. Supplies:... - Scissors - Markers - Coloured paper or cardstock - Glue - White cardstock Steps: 1. Cut our a llama ace from white cardstock. (Oval shape) 2. Cut out two ears from white cardstock. (Larger oval shape and cut in half). 3. Choose paper for Llama's wool. Tear this paper into small squares. 4. Glue on Llama's face onto a coloured paper for a background. 5. Glue the small squares of paper around the face and down towards the bottom of the page, creating Llama's head and neck. 6. Glue on ears and add torn pink pieces of paper for inside the ears. 7. Glue on a bowtie (optional). 8. Finish by drawing on Llama's face. Don't forget their eyes, nose and mouth!

Storytime with Miss Andrea It's pumpkin season and Miss Andrea has a great story about some of our forest friends and a big orange pumpkin! We want to know, what is it called when you carve a pumpkin and put a candle or light in it?

The BWG Library will be closed on Monday, October 12 due to the holiday. The Library will reopen on Tuesday, October 13 at 10:00am. Have a safe and happy holiday!