March Break is only a week away! If you’re wondering what you and your kids are going to do for the week, be sure to check out the programs the Thunder Bay Public Library is offering - they’re completely free! As always, there are programs happening all week at Brodie, Mary J. L. Black, and Waverley. But this year we are also bringing March Break programming back to County Park!
Please note that many of our programs require either tickets or that you preregister your children because seating is limited. Everyone (including adults!) needs a ticket to attend our puppet shows, concerts, and magic shows. Tickets are available at the branch two weeks prior to the program. Registration can be done by phone, in person, or online. To register online, look for the calendar at the bottom of our homepage (www.tbpl.ca), then click on the date and event to register. Registration also opens two weeks before the program.
On Monday March 14 there are three 2:30 pm programs to choose from. At Brodie you can catch Waking Beauty, a hilarious puppet show about a prince trying to wake a snoring princess. At Mary Black you can catch ‘Literacy is Magic’ with Martin Wonderland, a magic show exploring the world of books. Or if you’re 7+ you can head to Waverley to learn how to knit; just be sure you’re preregistered for this event.
Tuesday at 10:30 am has Read, Sing, Play at Brodie, a 100% literacy based drop-in storytime. Then in the afternoon at 2:30, you can drop-in at Brodie to join the Intergenerational Weaving Art Project. People of all ages are invited to help make a woven piece of wall art for the library. You can also head to Mary Black for the interactive musical fun of Jim ‘n I, a well-known local duo. Or you can preregister for Waverley’s Big Nate Blasts Off, where you can crack the code, build a Cheese Doodle structure, or participate in the Messy Locker race.
On Wednesday morning at 10:30, head to Mary Black for Craft Palooza, a drop-in program where kids get to make any of the surplus crafts we have from the last year. Then at 2:30 pm you can catch the Grumpy Grandpas at Brodie or Magic with Michael, the award winning comedic magician, at Waverley. These are popular shows so make sure to get your tickets fast! Or you can head to the new County Park for Bunch of Munsch! This ticketed program will feature Robert Munsch stories and puppets from the Paper Bag Princess.
Thursday morning at 10:30 is Baby Time at Brodie, a drop-in literacy program for babies from birth through 24 months old. Then at 2:30 pm, drop-in for the Make Tracks with Thomas! program, featuring stories and activities with everyone’s favourite Tank Engine. Or you can choose between one of the two Leprechaun puppet shows at 2:30 at Mary Black and Waverley for St. Patrick’s Day! Little Green O’Glenn and the Lazy Leprechauns is at Mary Black, and Leprechauns Never Lie is at Waverley.
Finally, on Friday, there are two activities at Waverley. At 10:30 am, everyone 3-6 years old is invited to Happily Ever After: Fabulous Fairy Tales! This storytime will feature the new puppet show Goatilocks and the Three Bears. Just make sure you’re preregistered for it! Then at 2:30 pm, it’s Science North: Game On! For this program, families work together to play science and math-themed games. All family members who are attending must also be preregistered for this program.
That’s all the children’s programs we have happening at our branches during March Break. But be sure to check out our other programs during the rest of the year, too!
Shauna Kosoris
The "@ Your Library" Column appears in the Sunday edition of the Chronicle Journal newspaper. The Column is written by staff at the Thunder Bay Public Library. Library staff also write for other publications, and those columns will occasionally be posted here as well. This blog helps us share our writing with a broader audience, and provides our readers with a forum for feedback. We welcome your comments!
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