November 2019
Igniting Ideas – Mount Albert
Ages 7+ Registration required. Free. Let's get hands on, ask questions, explore and create! All while exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (the STEAM subjects). HL: Thursdays, October 3 to November 21 at 6 pm MA: Tuesdays, October 1 to November 19 at 4:30 pm
Find out more »STREAM Storytime – Mount Albert
Ages 2.5 to 5 years. Drop in. Free. A fun and simple way to explore Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art and Math with your preschooler. This activity based storytime will ignite your little one's creativity. HL & MA; Wednesdays, October 2 to November 20 at 10:30 am
Find out more »Wired Wednesday/Tech Thursday
Adults. Drop in. Free. Join us for weekly tech help at your local branch. HL: Every Thursday at 1:30 - 3:00 pm MA: Every Wednesday at 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Find out more »Egg Drop Challenge
Ages 7 + Drop in. Free. Children will have fun flexing their creativity, engineering skills, and critical thinking as they create a nest to protect their egg. HL: Wednesday, November 20 at 6:30 pm MA: Wednesday, November 13 at 6:30 pm
Find out more »Giraffe & Bird PA Day
Ages 4 - 7 years. Registration required. Free. Spend the day with Giraffe and Bird! Are they friends or enemies? You decide! MA: Friday, November 15 at 10:30 am
Find out more »PA Day Play
Now & Then: Technology with the Sharon Temple Ages 7+ Registration required. Cost: $2. Join EGPL and the Sharon Temple for a hands-on SCI-TEK activity to learn how things worked NOW & THEN. Explore lights and electricity with us this PA Day! HL: Friday, November 15 at 10:30 am MA: Friday, November 15 at 2 pm
Find out more »Reusable Sandwich Bags
Tweens-Adults. Drop in. Cost: $5 Build on your current sewing skills and join the "Reusable Revolution" and make a sandwich and snack bag combo to reduce your plastic consumption. MA: Saturday, November 16 at 11 am
Find out more »Babytime
Birth to 17 months. Drop in. Free. Share our simple stories, songs, and interactive play with your little one while learning about early literacy for babies. MA: Tuesday, October 1 to November 19 at 10:15 am
Find out more »Ones & Twos
Ages 18 to 30 months. Drop in. Free. Join our interactive program that stimulates the imagination with early literacy activities including books and songs for toddlers. MA: Tuesdays, October 1 to November 19 at 11 am.
Find out more »Igniting Ideas – Mount Albert
Ages 7+ Registration required. Free. Let's get hands on, ask questions, explore and create! All while exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (the STEAM subjects). HL: Thursdays, October 3 to November 21 at 6 pm MA: Tuesdays, October 1 to November 19 at 4:30 pm
Find out more »Youth Task Force
Ages 12 + Registration required. Free. Have a positive voice in the community. Do fun events & projects. Gain your community service hours. Email [email protected] if you have questions or are interested in joining. November: Toy Drive Prep December: Library Literacy Kit Prep MA: Tuesdays, November 19 and December 17 at 7 pm HL: Wednesdays, November 20 and December 18 at 4:30 pm
Find out more »STREAM Storytime – Mount Albert
Ages 2.5 to 5 years. Drop in. Free. A fun and simple way to explore Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art and Math with your preschooler. This activity based storytime will ignite your little one's creativity. HL & MA; Wednesdays, October 2 to November 20 at 10:30 am
Find out more »Wired Wednesday/Tech Thursday
Adults. Drop in. Free. Join us for weekly tech help at your local branch. HL: Every Thursday at 1:30 - 3:00 pm MA: Every Wednesday at 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Find out more »Builders Club
Ages 5+. Drop in. Free. Get creative with the Library's very own building toys like Magformers, Lego, and more! MA: Wednesdays, November 20 and December 18 at 6:30 pm HL: Saturdays, November 2 and December 14 at 2 pm
Find out more »Mount Albert Knitting Guild
Adults. Registration required. Free. Meet others who love to knit, chat, and learn new skills. MA: Thursdays, November 7, 21, December 5, 19 from 6 - 8 pm
Find out more »Teen Zone
Ages 12 + Registration required. Free. Come hang out and enjoy video games, crafts, activities, and snacks! MA: Saturdays, November 23 & December 21 at 11 - 1 pm
Find out more »Wired Wednesday/Tech Thursday
Adults. Drop in. Free. Join us for weekly tech help at your local branch. HL: Every Thursday at 1:30 - 3:00 pm MA: Every Wednesday at 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Find out more »Kids Tech Lab – Mount Albert
Ages 8 to 11 years. Registration required. Free. November: Living Library Edition December: Tech Testing Edition HL: Saturdays, November 23 and December 21 at 2 pm MA: Wednesday, November 27 at 6:30 pm and Friday, December 27 at 2 pm
Find out more »Author Visit: Joyce Grant
Registration required. Free. Joyce Grant is a children's author, editor and freelance journalist who is passionate about children's literacy. In addition to her published works she is also the cofounder of the website "Teaching Kids New" a website that teaches kids how to avoid fake news. HL: Friday, November 29, 2019 at 1 pm MA: Friday, November 29, 2019 at 10:30 am
Find out more »December 2019
Food & Toys for Fines
Reduce your library fines during the month of December! Bring in your canned or boxed non-perishable food items and new unwrapped toys to the library. Each item will earn $1 off your overdue fines. Items will be donated to the Town of East Gwillimbury's Toy Drive and the East Gwillimbury Food Pantry.
Find out more »Wired Wednesday/Tech Thursday
Adults. Drop in. Free. Join us for weekly tech help at your local branch. HL: Every Thursday at 1:30 - 3:00 pm MA: Every Wednesday at 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Find out more »Mount Albert Knitting Guild
Adults. Registration required. Free. Meet others who love to knit, chat, and learn new skills. MA: Thursdays, November 7, 21, December 5, 19 from 6 - 8 pm
Find out more »Wintery Wonders
Birth to 5 years. Registration. Free. Embrace the spirit of the season! Join us as we read winter books and sing winter songs. You can even make your own snowflake to take home! MA: Wednesday, December 11 at 10:30 am.
Find out more »Wired Wednesday/Tech Thursday
Adults. Drop in. Free. Join us for weekly tech help at your local branch. HL: Every Thursday at 1:30 - 3:00 pm MA: Every Wednesday at 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Find out more »Bebop and Dance
Ages 2 to 5 years. Drop in. Free. Get moving! This action-packed program is filled with movement for little ones. MA: Saturdays, November 2 and December 14 at 10:30 am
Find out more »Scrunchie Sew-a-thon
Tweens-Adults. Drop in. Cost: $3 Join us at the Library for a social make-and-take. Learn how to sew your own scrunchie. Make one or make many. All materials included, no sewing experience required. MS: Saturday, December 14 at 2 pm
Find out more »Finding & Sharing Your Family History
In Partnership with CHATS:(Community & Home Assistance to Seniors) Adults. Registration required. Free. Discuss the importance of family history storytelling and simple ways to share unique moments with loved ones while also learning the basics of Ancestry.com to do your own genealogical research! MA: Tuesday, December 17 at 1:30 pm
Find out more »Youth Task Force
Ages 12 + Registration required. Free. Have a positive voice in the community. Do fun events & projects. Gain your community service hours. Email [email protected] if you have questions or are interested in joining. November: Toy Drive Prep December: Library Literacy Kit Prep MA: Tuesdays, November 19 and December 17 at 7 pm HL: Wednesdays, November 20 and December 18 at 4:30 pm
Find out more »Wired Wednesday/Tech Thursday
Adults. Drop in. Free. Join us for weekly tech help at your local branch. HL: Every Thursday at 1:30 - 3:00 pm MA: Every Wednesday at 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Find out more »Builders Club
Ages 5+. Drop in. Free. Get creative with the Library's very own building toys like Magformers, Lego, and more! MA: Wednesdays, November 20 and December 18 at 6:30 pm HL: Saturdays, November 2 and December 14 at 2 pm
Find out more »Tech at Twilight – Mount Albert
Adults. Drop in. Free. Can't make our regular afternoon tech help session? Join us for evening sessions. MA & HL: Wednesdays, November 6 and December 18 at 6:30 pm
Find out more »Mount Albert Knitting Guild
Adults. Registration required. Free. Meet others who love to knit, chat, and learn new skills. MA: Thursdays, November 7, 21, December 5, 19 from 6 - 8 pm
Find out more »Reading “Fur” Fun
Ages: All ages. Reading sessions: 4 - 7. Registration required. Free. In partnership with EG Fire & St. John Ambulance. Let's get reading fur fun! Join Sparky for some holiday activities and stories and sign up for a one on one reading session with a St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog all in the same morning. Activities are open to all ages and are drop in. Reading sessions are for ages 4 - 7 years and are based on a…
Find out more »Teen Zone
Ages 12 + Registration required. Free. Come hang out and enjoy video games, crafts, activities, and snacks! MA: Saturdays, November 23 & December 21 at 11 - 1 pm
Find out more »Kids Tech Lab
Ages 8 to 11 years. Registration required. Free. November: Living Library Edition December: Tech Testing Edition HL: Saturdays, November 23 and December 21 at 2 pm MA: Wednesday, November 27 at 6:30 pm and Friday, December 27 at 2 pm
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