For more information on any of our children's programs please contact the
hosting branch for details.
A. Preschool Age Group
3rd Wednesday of Every Month |
Elgin Branch | 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Hockey Rocks! | January 18, 2012
We'll share some fun hockey stories, make a mini hockey card with your picture on it and celebrate the great game!
True North | February 15, 2012
FLet's go exploring with stories and games from the Great White North and make a colourful Yukon craft too.
MARCH BREAK | March 12-16, 2012
Get ready for fun activities to beat the mid March blahs! More details to follow.
Wonderful Words | April 18, 2012
Let's play with poetry and silly words. Make a special word magnet to go on the fridge.
Fairies | May 16, 2012
Meet some of the wee folk in fabulous fairy stories and make your own enchanted craft.
B. School Age Group
3rd Saturday of Every Month |
Portland Branch | 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Hockey Rocks! | January 21, 2012
Are you crazy for Crosby? Do you shout for the Sens? Let's share some fun hockey stories, make a cool hockey card with your photo on it and celebrate the great game!
True North | February 18, 2012
FLet's go exploring with stories and games from the Great White North and make a colourful Yukon craft too.
MARCH BREAK | March 12-16, 2012
Get ready for fun activities to beat the mid March blahs! More details to follow.
Wonderful Words | April 21, 2012
Let's play with poetry and silly words. Make a special word magnet to go on the fridge.
Fairies | May 19, 2012
Meet some of the wee folk in fabulous fairy stories and make your own enchanted craft.
C. Play & Learn
Early Years and the Library present games, stories and crafts for children ages 0-6 on Friday mornings from 9:30-11:30am at Elgin Branch.
D. B3 Tween book club
Our book club for kids aged 8 to 13 is back for the fall! Share a read aloud book together weekly plus Lego building and doodling on (most) Monday afternoons 3:45 – 4:45 at Elgin Branch.
F. Read to Every Kid Every Day!
Thank you to everyone who helped vote for Leeds & Grenville's favourite picture book! The winner is Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas.
Join us next year and vote for your favourite book!

Visit the TumbleBook Library!
Would you like to see your favourite book turned into an action-packed, interactive cartoon? Well, that's just what TumbleBooks are: talking books! Now you can read animated picture books, read-along books and streaming audiobooks!

Surf the Net KidStyle!
The Internet has so much great, up-to-date content out there to help you with school projects and general questions. The catch? There is soooo much of it, that the really good information is often buried. Surfing through web pages for the facts you need can take a lot of time. Need a little help?
Read the Rideau Lakes Public Library Guide:
Getting the best from the Internet

Online Databases for Kids
The Library now provides access to several online databases, two of them made just
for kids! Have a homework assignment? Working on a project or report? Need information and resources?
Login to one of the databases below using your 14-digit library card number and the easy to use picture searches will help you find tons of information. It's like using an encyclopedia on the Internet!
Don't have a library card? Find out how to get one!
Want to search more databases? Visit the Library's Online Research page!