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Library News – Springwater

Adult Summer Book Bingo

Complete our adult summer reading bingo for a chance to win cool prizes! Forms must be completed by September 1 and participants must be age 18+ to be eligible to win. Ask at the front desk for your bingo sheet and start your summer reading challenge today!

TD Summer Reading Program Registration

We are so excited for a summer filled with reading, prizes and fun! Log your minutes reading and earn some amazing FREE prizes as part of our program. Visit the Readsquared app and sign up!

Summer Programs in branch: Registration required.

Looking to register for our FREE in-branch programs? We’ve got a variety of programs each week at the library in July and August so hop online and register today to guarantee a fun summer!

Parachute in the Park: Homer Barrett Park on Tuesdays July-August 13 at 10:30am, Midhurst Branch Thursdays July-August 15 at 10:30am.

Coding Club: Elmvale Branch Wednesday and Midhurst Branch Fridays at 1:30pm.

Make Your Own Plant Terrarium: Midhurst Branch Thursday July 26 at 1pm or 5pm.

Collaborative Art Project: Elmvale Branch Tuesday July 30 at 5pm, Midhurst Branch Thursday August 1 at 1pm or 5pm.

Games Day: Elmvale Branch Tuesday August 6 at 2pm, Midhurst Branch Thursday August 8 at 2pm.

Civic Holiday Closure

Please note, all branches of Springwater Public Library will be closed Monday August 5 for the Civic Holiday. We will reopen to regular branch hours on Tuesday August 6.

Storytime in Hillsdale

Come and join us for a fun morning filled with books, stories, songs and crafts. Wednesday August 7, Hillsdale Community Centre 10am. Hillsdale Community Centre is located at 4517 Penetanguishine Road. Cost: FREE. Registration required.

Saturdays Drop In Lego

Create something new and make some new friends at the library every weekend when we host Drop In Lego Saturdays at the Elmvale and Midhurst Branches from 10am-4pm.

Drop In Programming at the Library this summer!

Are programs in the library full? Just looking to fill some time on a too hot or too rainy day this summer? The library has some amazing weekly drop in programs with NO registration required! We also have passive programming opportunities that change every week with something new to try in the library.

Monday July 15 – Saturday July 20 Passive Program: Scavenger Hunt, Drop in: Learn Braille

Monday July 22 – Saturday July 27 Passive Program: Plant Identification, Drop in: Communication Board

Monday July 29 – Saturday August 3 Drop in: Sensory 3D Art!

Tuesday August 6 – Saturday August 10 Passive Program: Giant Games, Drop in: Felt Sensory Play

Enter to win!

Each time children take out an item from the library they can fill out a ballot to win one of our amazing gift baskets filled with prizes at each library branch location! Come by the library as many times as you wish and each time you check out something you can fill out a ballot. The draw will take place in August for our winners. Good luck everyone!

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