King Township Public Library

Our Spring session of storytimes is back up and running! Be sure to go to YouTube https://bit.ly/2VUJzrF or our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/king_township_public_library/ Watch our Circle Time with Miss Kalli videos released each Wednesday or Read and Sing with Miss Luisa released every Friday!... We love to have you join us and participate in our storytime! See more

Attention writers of all ages! Are you ready to write a tale as old as time? The Timeless Tales Writing Contest is on with the King Heritage & Cultural Centre and Arts Society King Find your inspiration in any of the seven provided archival photos from our collection, and write them down for our judges to see. For more information scan the QR code or visit https://artssocietyking.ca/

This week is April Break! If you're still looking for ways to keep your kids occupied you're in luck! The Library is here to help! We have a variety of programs happening all week for all ages and interests! Go to https://bit.ly/3fMKSVi to see a full listing of what we have going on and don't forget that you need to register for our live programs (Dungeons & Dragons as well as Superhero BINGO )

The Library is excited to announce that we're expanding our graphic novel collection for adults! We've seen how popular graphic novels are with kids and teens! And we hope adults will enjoy them even more! Go to https://www.kinglibrary.ca/ to place a hold today!

Calling all superheroes! We need your help! Join us on Wednesday, April 14 for our Superhero BINGO at 10 AM Go to https://bit.ly/3fMKSVi for more information or https://bit.ly/39OWh2U to register! Registration is required for this live program!... And you can watch our YouTube video to learn all about Superhero Coding!

A great poem to share with your little one's today!

If online learning has got you down, don't worry Brainfuse can help! Brainfuse is a free online database that can help you with your homework in math, science , reading/writing, social studies with daily online tutoring and a 24-hour writing lab! And don't worry adults, there are also resources for you! Check it out today https://bit.ly/BrainfuseHelp

We are excited to announce that renowned author Keisha Blair will be joining us on Wednesday, May 12 at 2 PM Keisha Blair is an award-winning, bestselling author of Holistic Wealth inspired by her viral article My Husband Died at 34 - Here Are 40 Life Lessons I Learned From It written after she lost her husband to a rare disease just 8 weeks after her second child was born! If you would like to attend email us at [email protected] to register for this virtual event!

Don't forget to register for our Dungeon & Dragon programs next week! You'll get to play live! We have programs for first-time players & more experienced players! Go to https://bit.ly/3fMKSVi for more information or https://bit.ly/2RhW1mP to register! Registration is required for this live program!

Grab your favourite pencil crayon, marker or crayon or even paintbrush if you're feeling fancy and get designing! We are asking you to help us design our Summer Reading Program bookmark! The theme is Game On, but you can design anything you want! Email your creation to [email protected] by Friday, May 14 The winning design will be used for our Summer Reading Club promotions and will be handed out at all branches!

Did you know...you can borrow an Ontario Parks Day Pass from the Library? These passes allow you to use any provincial park for the day for FREE - this includes 1 vehicle and it's occupants! For more information go to https://www.kinglibrary.ca//special-col/ontario-parks-pass and put one hold today!

Congratulations to our March Madness winner! We had a feeling that Harry Potter was going to be the one to beat! Thank you to everyone for voting! Remember, you can check out any of these titles from your local King Township Public Library https://www.kinglibrary.ca/ If you want to see the full bracket to go to https://drive.google.com//1ZSJfu5Jj-ffpKYlMRggd4B23s/view

The Schomberg branch is undergoing a renovation! Some new features will include more seating, study space and updated furnishings to support the needs of our growing community. The renovation will move the library forward as a place that inspires literacy, creativity and lifelong learning.

We missed sharing our weekly storytimes with you and we hope you are just as excited as us to share that Circle Time is back! As always, each week we will sing songs , share fingerplays and read stories with a bonus craft or activity at the end of each video that you can repeat at home! And the best part is you can repeat your favourite songs as many times as you can stand! Click the link to check it out for yourself!

It's not too late to join the call today!

Have you heard about the largest eagle? Their prey can weigh up to 17 pounds!