4:00 PM | Mill Street Library, 1 Mill Street
The Social Justice Club is a chance for youth to connect with one another and discuss issues facing our society (i.e. poverty, bullying, climate change, inequity), with the goal of building kind communities where everyone feels a sense of belonging.
Children and youth ages 7 to 12 will meet every Wednesday from January 15 to March 5 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Through fun activities, participants will learn how to:
1. Collaborate with likeminded youth.
2. Develop the capacity to become a better world citizen.
3. Lead purposeful and fulfilling lives.
Please register to attend.
Healthy snacks may be provided, please let the facilitator know if a participant has any allergies.
Presented in partnership with the Puslinch Assembly of Bahai's.
Teen volunteers ages 15 to 17 are needed to help facilitate the club. Please contact teens@orangeville.ca
7:00 PM | Mill Street Library, 1 Mill Street
Jump into the world of books with the Check it Out Book Club. This club will utilize our library Book Club in a Bag kits and discussion guides to explore a wide range of genres.
This month the group is reading The Hundred Foot Journey by Richard Morais.
The Check It Out Book Club is currently full. Please add your name to the waiting list.
10:30 AM | Mill Street Library, 1 Mill Street
Take part in this interactive program that has something for everyone. Sing songs, listen to stories and rhymes, and play games that encourage literacy and learning.
Talking, singing, reading and playing are the key skills and fun ways to help your child get ready to read. Developing early literacy skills makes it easier for children to learn to read once they begin school, and helps to foster a lifelong love of reading and learning. No registration is required.
Recommended for age 5 and under. This is a drop-in program.
This program is also offered on Tuesdays at the Alder Street location.
10:30 AM | Alder Street Library, 275 Alder Street
Give your child a jumpstart to a love of reading by engaging in fun, interactive activities with your baby. This is a drop-in program for newborns to 18 months.
There will be time to socialize with other new parents after the program.
Every Child Ready to Read is an early childhood literacy program for children from birth to age five. Library staff will demonstrate ways to help children get ready to read, incorporating five activities: talking, singing, reading, writing and playing.
This program is also offered on Wednesday, 1 p.m. at the Mill Library.