Variety of summer programs for kids at the library

Summer can get busy, filling up with one thing or another, but in the mass of activities, camping, vacations, and sports there are a wealth of programs offered for your kids at the public library.

The TD Summer Reading Club 2017 and its theme of “Canada” is the perfect way to keep your kids reading, learning, and making friends this summer.

Book Buddies is back again pairing younger and older kids to support reading and friendship. In these camps kids ages 7-12 create masterpieces in our Drama/Art/Music program or travel the country in “Take a Trip Across Canada” to discover the people, wildlife, and scenery that our country holds.

Our Adventurous Canada programs for ages 7-9 are half-day programs based around Science and Sports where kids will do experiments, play games and activities, and, of course, read.

The Library is also partnering with the Community Food Connections Association to offer programs based around the environment, taking care of the earth, and the creepy crawly things that are living alongside us.

Not only do these programs provide a continuation of reading and literacy throughout the summer, they allow kids to create, experiment, play, and make friends with others in the community.

Monoporead is also back for kids of all ages on Monday nights from 6-8 and Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10-12 and 1:30-4 throughout July and August.

There will also be evening programs for Tweens and Teens. On Mondays ages 10-12 can enjoy a variety of programs including: record nights, games, videogaming, movies, makey makey, and drama. Teens ages 13-18 are invited to Videogaming on Wednesday nights.

Canadian Book Recommendations:

Canada Year By Year, by Elizabeth MacLeod and Sydney Smith. This book is great for older kids (aged 9-12) as it goes through an important event of each of the past 150 years of Canada’s history. Important people, places, and things are highlighted and as you read you can see how Canada became the country it is today.

Migrant, by Maxine Trottier. This book tells the story of Anna and her family who move to Canada from Mexico in the 1920s. With beautiful illustrations and a touching story, kids can be introduced to people and situations different from their own. Age 6-10.

Andrea Connors is the Summer Reading Program Coordinator for the Medicine Hat Public Library. She is in Medicine Hat on Co-op from the University of Western Ontario where she is working on her MLIS degree.