Keep the small folks in your house inspired to read over the summer.
The New Westminster Public Library is once again hosting a Summer Reading Club to keep kids reading through the summer break – and to give them a chance to earn the coveted reading club medal at the end of the summer. This year’s theme is Motion Commotion.
Reading club sign-up starts on Monday, June 4 at both the main branch, at 716 Sixth Ave., and the Queensborough branch, at Queensborough Community Centre (920 Ewen Ave.). Kids can read all summer long and earn prizes and stickers along the way.
The fun officially kicks off on Wednesday, June 20 at 3:30 p.m. At the main branch, special guest Kellie Haines, ventriloquist, will be on hand for the fun. In Queensborough, kids can enjoy a special story and craft.
Summer programs also continue regularly in both library branches for the young people in your house.
Babytime (for kids newborn up to 23 months) runs at the main branch on Fridays at 10:30 a.m. and in Queensborough on Fridays at noon, from July 6 to Aug. 31.
There’s a summer storytime and craft for kids aged two to six throughout the summer, with stories, rhymes and movement for young kids. It happens Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. at the main branch, from July 10 to Aug. 16, and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. in Queensborough, from July 4 to Aug. 15.
For older kids, aged seven to 11, there’s Move It!, a drop-in program featuring a different activity every week, based on this summer’s reading club theme. It happens Wednesdays from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the main branch, from July 4 to Aug. 15.
Check out www.nwpl.ca for further details.
