Programs resume January 13, 2025.
Any questions regarding our children and family programs can be directed to kids@ngpl.ca
Please note: To attend children’s programs a North Grenville Public Library membership is required.
Drop-in programs - No registration required
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Date: Tuesdays 10 am and 11 am. January 14th-February 25th
A movement and music program for children ages 0-7 and their caregivers. We will sing, dance, explore instruments, and have tons of fun! Maximum of 25 participants per session. No registration is required, first come first served.
Bedtime Story Hour with Library Sue
Date: 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6 pm.
Tuesday, January 21st
Tuesday, February 18th
Tuesday, March 18th
Come in your jammies, and bring a fluffy friend! No registration is required.
Homeschool Hangout
Date: 3rd Thursday of the Month at 10am. January 16th & February 20th
Do you do home learning in your family? If so, North Grenville Public Library is an amazing resource and the place to be! Join us for a monthly Homeschool Hangout where we will have stories, hands-on activities, and time to collaborate and gather resources to help supplement the amazing learning that you are doing at home. Our first Homeschool Hangout of the year will take place January 16, 2025.
Toddler Time
Date: Fridays, 10 am. Starting January 17th – February 28th.
Stories, felt board activities, crafts, music and movement games are sure to entertain your toddler this Fall! Visit us Fridays at 10:00 am with your little one ages 18 months and older. As always, younger siblings are welcome!
Baby Bookworms
Date: Fridays, 11 am. Starting January 17th – February 28th
Explore early literacy through stories, chants, songs and bouncing (a LOT of bouncing) at Baby Bookworms. Caregivers and babies 0-18 months are welcome to join us Fridays at 11:00 am. As always, older siblings are welcome!
Bilingual Drop-in
Date: Fridays, 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm. Starts January 10th, 2025-June 6th, 2025. **Drop-in does not run during March Break or on PD Days.
A weekly drop-in on Friday afternoons from 3:30-4:45 for intermediate students (Age 10+). Weekly activities and snacks provided! Begins January 10th. Programme informel le vendredi après-midi de 15h30 à 16h45 pour les élèves de niveau intermédiaire (Age 10+). Activités et collations fournies ! Début le 10 janvier.
Special Activities
Currently there are no special activities planned.
Programs requiring registration
Tween Book Club
Date: Mondays at 4:30 pm. January 27th – March 24th **No club meetings on February 17th (Family Day) and March 10th (March Break).
Join Library Sue for Tween Book Club!! For children ages 8-12, the tween book club will meet weekly on Mondays from 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Max. 12 participants.
Book choice: TBC
Registration is required: https://form.jotform.com/200617652368962
Getting Ready for Kindergarten
Date: Mondays 10 am. January 13th- February 24th* (No class February 17th – Family Day)
You’re going to Kindergarten? How exciting! Come join Miss Caitlin for a preview of the Kindergarten experience. Getting Ready for Kindergarten is a school readiness program for children who will be attending school in September 2025. Stories, songs, rhymes, circle time routines and play-based learning centres will focus on the development of literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional skills. As the program progresses, children can attend the program independently of their caregiver, who must remain in the library at all times.
Registration is required: https://form.jotform.com/90557213998974. Children must be eligible to attend school in Fall 2025 to register.
Annual Programs
Sam’s Annual Fishing Derby
Sam’s Fishing Derby is an annual event that happens at the end of June, where children of all ages gather at Salamander’s dock for a catch-and-release fishing derby. Participants bring their fishing rods and we supply the worms! The event is followed by a free BBQ or breakfast bar on the NGPL patio, hosted by the family of Sam Tobias and the North Grenville Public Library. During the fishing derby, participants contribute what they can to Sam’s Children’s Book Collection at the library, in honour of Sam and his love of books and fishing.
Please see our donation page for details on how you can contribute and help grow this wonderful collection of books!
TD Summer Reading Program
The TD Summer Reading Club is Canada’s biggest, bilingual summer reading program for kids of all ages, interests and abilities. This free Club is offered at more than 2,000 public libraries across Canada, as well as online. Join us for a fun-filled summer!