summer programs for kids

Illustration by Shayne Letain

JUNE 25-AUGUST 31

KIDS, COME HAVE FUN

AT THE LIBRARY!
Central Branch
735 Broughton Street

Bruce Hutchison Branch

4636 Elk Lake Drive
at Saanich Commonwealth Place

Central Saanich Branch

1209 Clarke Road, Brentwood Bay

Emily Carr Branch

#101-3521 Blanshard Street at Uptown

Esquimalt Branch
1231 Esquimalt Road

Goudy Branch
#119-755 Goldstream Avenue

Juan de Fuca Branch

1759 Island Highway

Nellie McClung Branch

3950 Cedar Hill Road

Oak Bay Branch

1442 Monterey Avenue

Saanich Centennial Branch

3110 Tillicum Road

250-940-GVPL (4875)

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Weekly Prizes ................................................................... 3
Featured Programs......................................................... 4
Programs for Young Children...............................5-7
School Age Programs............................................ 8-15
Story Buddies & Reading Buddies................ 16-17
How Summer Reading Club Works.....................

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For Kids 12 and under

Take part in GVPLs Summer Reading Club! Whether youre reading
at home or on holidays, you can keep track of your reading and enjoy
some incentives along the way. Staying in town? Youre invited to join
us for a selection of amazing library programs at branches throughout
Greater Victoria.
June 15 Program registration begins at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875.
June 25 Drop by your local library to pick up a self-paced reading
record any time during the summer.

How Summer Reading Club Works

Summer Reading Club is a self-paced program that encourages you
to read throughout the summer. If you cant read yet, you can include
stories that have been read to you.
Step 1: Visit any branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library and pick
up a reading record.
Step 2: Read for a minimum of 20 minutes every day.
Step 3: Each day, write down one thing youve read on your reading
record just use one box per day so that you dont run out of room
before the end of the summer!
Step 4: After youve read for 7 days, visit the library and collect your
weekly prize!
Step 5: Repeat steps 2 to 4. Keep up the great work!

Weekly Prizes (while supplies last)

Week #1

SRC bookmark

Week #2

Enter to win a gift certificate to a local bookstore

Week #3

SRC tattoo

Week #4

Individual pizza coupon from Panago

Week #5

Swim pass

Week #6

Enter to win a gift certificate for Playmobil or Lego

Week #7

SRC medal or paperback of your choice

Have fun reading!

Read anywhere and anything. Try a book,
a magazine, a newspaper, an eBook
reading every day is the goal.
For Build It! games, book lists and other fun
activities, check out the British Columbia
Library Associations official Summer
Reading Club website at www.kidssrc.ca.

Featured Programs

For ages 2 and up and caregivers.

Start off summer with songs! Groove
to high-energy and catchy tunes
with childrens entertainers The
Kerplunks on the Main Stage at The
Belfry Theatre. Presented by GVPL and The Belfry Theatre.

Ticket Information:
This is a General Admission ticketed event. Tickets are free but are
subject to availability. Tickets are required for children, parents and
caregivers. Babes in arms are not permitted in the auditorium.
Children under 14 require adult supervision.
Reserve your tickets by calling The Belfry box office at
250-385-6815 starting Monday June 15th at 3pm. Tickets are
limited; please cancel if you cannot come. Reserved Tickets must
be picked up at the Box Office before 6pm on June 25. After 6pm,
unclaimed tickets will be available first-come, first-served.
June 25, 6:30-7:30 pm | Belfry Theatre

Summer Reading Club Book Parade

For ages 12 and under. Bring your favourite book and carry it
through an easy obstacle course in the Central Branch Courtyard.
Each participant will enjoy a cupcake and fun activities. Dress up
like your favourite book character to be entered into a draw for a
bookstore gift certificate.
August 22, 2:00-3:30 pm | Central Branch

Summer Challenge 2015

For kids, teens and adults aged 10 to 110. Choose from 24
fabulous library-related activities. Every challenge completed will
earn you an entry into our prize draws. The more you enter, the
more chances you have to win. See gvpl.ca/summerchallenge
for more information.

Program registration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875, unless noted as drop-in.

Programs for Young Children

This Side Up

For young children and their caregivers; children

under 3 must be accompanied by an adult.

Family Storytime

Baby Time

Fun-filled stories, songs, rhymes,

and puppets. Drop-in!

For babies 0-15 months. Learn

songs, rhymes and fingerplays
to use with your baby every day.
Drop-in!

JULY 6-JULY 31
Wednesdays, 10:30 am
Nellie McClung Branch
Central Saanich Branch
Esquimalt Branch
Goudy Branch
Thursdays, 10:30 am
Bruce Hutchison Branch

JULY 6-JULY 31
Mondays, 10:30 am
Central Branch
Oak Bay Branch
Juan de Fuca Branch
Thursdays, 11:30 am
Saanich Centennial Branch

Fridays, 10:30 am
Central Branch
Oak Bay Branch
Juan de Fuca Branch

Fridays, 10:30 am
Esquimalt Branch

Saturdays, 11:00 am
Saanich Centennial Branch

For educators and parents with

children 0-24 months. Learn
the basics of using nonverbal
signs with babies and toddlers.
Benefits may include improved
communication, fewer tantrums
and cognitive and language
development.

Baby Sign Language

July 22, 9:15-10:00 am

Emily Carr Branch

Program
registration
starts June 15
at gvpl.ca or
250-940-4875.

Program registration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875, unless noted as drop-in.

Heroes Inc. of Victoria

Kapow! Theres a superhero at
the library! Listen to stories and
jokes, colour a superhero, and
have your superhero questions
answered by one or more of your
favourite superhero characters.
Drop-in!
July 4, 10:30-11:00 am
Esquimalt Branch
July 4, 2:00-2:30 pm
Juan de Fuca Branch
July 11, 10:30-11:00 am
Oak Bay Branch
July 25, 10:30-11:00 am
Bruce Hutchison Branch
July 25, 2:00-2:30 pm
Saanich Centennial Branch

I Spy With My Little Eye

For ages 3-5. Enjoy puzzling
stories and songs, play guessing games and create your own
imaginative craft.
July 9, 10:30-11:30 am
Nellie McClung Branch
July 20, 10:30-11:30 am
Saanich Centennial Branch
July 23, 10:30-11:30 am
Esquimalt Branch

Little Lego at the Library

For ages 4-6. Listen to stories
and have fun with the librarys
Lego. Bring your own Lego for
a take home project. Parents
are encouraged to attend.
July 31, 2:30-3:30 pm
Bruce Hutchison Branch
August 20, 10:30-11:30 am
Central Branch

Musical Storytime:
for Preschoolers
For ages 3-5. Join Brenda from
the Victoria Conservatory of
Music to explore the fun of
music-making and storytelling
in an action-packed session.
August 14, 10:30-11:00 am
Saanich Centennial Branch

July 29, 10:30-11:30 am

Emily Carr Branch
July 31, 10:30-11:30 am
Bruce Hutchison Branch
August 6, 10:30-11:30 am
Juan de Fuca Branch

Program registration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875, unless noted as drop-in.

Once Upon a Time

Puppet Show
Celebrate the end of summer
with a puppet show at Tillicum
Centre! Join library puppeteers
for fun-filled stories, songs and
rhymes. Look for us adjacent to
Cellicon and The Source.
August 21, 11:00-11:30 am
in Tillicum Centre

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Rockin Robots
For ages 3-5. Listen to stories
and songs about robots and
enjoy a fun paper craft.
July 10, 10:30-11:30 am
Bruce Hutchison Branch
July 16, 10:30-11:30 am
Juan de Fuca Branch
July 17, 10:30-11:30 am
Goudy Branch
July 24, 10:30-11:30 am
Saanich Centennial Branch
July 29, 10:30-11:30 am
Central Branch
July 30, 10:30-11:30 am
Oak Bay Branch
August 6, 10:30-11:30 am
Nellie McClung Branch

Tap Tap Bang Bang!

For ages 3-5. Explore your world
with stories, songs and activities
about building and make your
own paper creation.
July 7, 10:30-11:30 am
Oak Bay Branch
July 17, 10:30-11:30 am
Bruce Hutchison Branch
July 27, 10:30-11:30 am
Saanich Centennial Branch
July 28, 10:30-11:30 am
Esquimalt Branch
August 4, 10:30-11:30 am
Nellie McClung Branch

Sing-Along
Music with
Professor
Trainboat
Sing, dance and laugh with
Professor Trainboats energetic, interactive and educational
music show.
August 15, 10:30-11:30 am
Juan de Fuca Branch

Victoria Symphony
Storytime
For ages 3-5. Meet two Victoria
Symphony musicians and their
puppet friend, Kathy Cadence,
and hear stories told through
music. Sing along and try some
child-sized instruments.
July 21, 10:30-11:00 am
Nellie McClung Branch
July 22, 10:30-11:00 am
Central Branch

Program registration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875, unless noted as drop-in.

School Age Programs

Acting Out!
Endless Imagination
For ages 8-12. Explore your
imagination Acting Out-style!
Use improv,
theatrical silliness, puppets,
costumes and
music in this fun
program with
Jennifer Callioux.
July 14, 2:30-3:30 pm
Oak Bay Branch
July 15, 2:30-3:30 pm
Juan de Fuca Branch

African Drum & Dance

For ages 6-9. Sing, move,
drum, and discover the world
of African percussion and dance
in this rhythmical workshop led
by Wontanara Drum & Dance.
July 27, 2:00-2:45 pm
Nellie McClung Branch
July 29, 2:00-2:45 pm
Central Branch

Animal Architecture
For ages 5-10. Did you know that
animals are natures architects?
Investigate how animals build
structures and learn why they
do it with staff from Swan Lake
Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary.
July 15, 2:30-3:30 pm
Saanich Centennial Branch
July 29, 2:30-3:30 pm
Nellie McClung Branch
August 4, 2:30-3:30 pm
Oak Bay Branch
August 12, 2:30-3:30 pm
Central Saanich Branch

Build It
For ages 6-9. Be inspired by
this years Summer Reading
Club theme to create your own
mixed-media collage with
Andrea Soos from the Art
Gallery of Greater Victoria.
July 3, 10:30-11:30 am
Nellie McClung Branch
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Program registration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875, unless noted as drop-in.

Build an Accordion Book

For ages 7-12. It zigs, it zags, it
stands up on its own! Use a
simple no-sew technique and
build an accordion-style book
with Heather Cosidetto.
August 8, 2:00-3:30 pm
Central Branch
August 15, 2:00-3:30 pm
Saanich Centennial Branch

Detective
in Training
For ages 5-12. Explore
mystery stories and
crack a case with a
simple detective
assignment.
July 13, 1:30-2:30 pm
Saanich Centennial Branch
July 20, 1:30-2:30 pm
Oak Bay Branch
July 28, 1:30-2:30 pm
Juan de Fuca Branch

Creative Collage
For ages 10-12. Use the spaces
around you as inspiration to create
your own mixed-media collage
with Andrea Soos from the Art
Gallery of Greater Victoria.
July 17, 2:30-3:30 pm
Esquimalt Branch

Creative Places
For ages 10-12. Use drawing and
watercolour painting techniques
to create your own imaginary
city or landscape with Art
Gallery of Greater Victoria
instructor Sandi Henrich.
August 7, 2:30-3:30 pm
Oak Bay Branch

Djembe Drumming
For ages 7-12. Got rhythm?
Try your hand at the African
Djembe with Canadian percussionist Matthew Hodgins from
Drumming Solutions.

July 6, 2:30-3:30 pm
Juan de Fuca Branch
July 8, 2:30-3:30 pm
Nellie McClung Branch
July 10, 2:30-3:30 pm
Oak Bay Branch

Program registration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875, unless noted as drop-in.

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Electronic Clicking Bugs

French Storytime for Kids

For ages 10-12. Assemble your

very own electronic clicking
bug! Decorate it, then let the
sumo match or fashion show
begin.

For ages 5-8 and caregivers.

Enjoy a French language storytime with the Victoria Chapter
of Canadian Parents for French
(CPF) and learn about French
resources that GVPL has to support emerging readers. Perfect
for French Immersion families!

July 17, 2:30-3:30 pm

Juan de Fuca Branch
August 14, 2:30-3:30 pm
Bruce Hutchison Branch
August 20, 2:30-3:30 pm
Oak Bay Branch

July 17, 10:30-11:15 am

Nellie McClung Branch
July 18, 10:30-11:15 am
Esquimalt Branch

Fun with Wet Felting

Family Felting
For ages 5-12 and accompanying adult. Have a fuzzy felting
experience with Rene Sala from
Crafty School of Art and create
your own hand-made felt sheet,
felt marbles and
felted soaps to
take home.
July 11,
1:30-3:00 pm
Bruce
Hutchison
Branch

For ages 6-9.

Learn about
the magic
of wool! Join
Rene Sala
from Crafty
School of Art and use
traditional wet felting techniques to create an owl and
felted soaps to take home.
July 18, 10:30-12:00 pm
Central Branch

Gold Rush
Fever
For ages 10-12.
Travel back in time to BCs
Gold Rush! Explore gold rush
objects and images with a Royal
BC Museum expert and use
old-fashioned ink to create your
own imaginative journal entry.
Wear your painting clothes.
July 29, 2:30-3:30 pm
Juan de Fuca Branch

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Program registration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875, unless noted as drop-in.

Constructing Comics

Imagine Your Own Robot

For ages
7-12.
Develop
and draw
characters
to create
your own
funny
comic with
awardwinning
BC comic
creator Jonathon Dalton.

For ages 5-12. Learn about the

cool things robots can do, listen
to stories about robots and
create your own robot collage!

July 24, 10:00-11:30 am

Bruce Hutchison Branch
July 24, 2:00-3:30 pm
Nellie McClung Branch

Imaginary Cities
For ages 6-9. Use basic shapes,
bright colours and a variety of
materials to create your own
imaginary city or landscape with
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
instructor Sandi Henrich.
August 6, 10:30-11:30 am
Saanich Centennial Branch

July 9, 1:30-2:30 pm
Central Branch
August 4, 1:30-2:30 pm
Goudy Branch
August 5, 1:30-2:30 pm
Juan de Fuca Branch

Lego at the Library

For ages 7-10.
Listen to stories
and have fun
with the librarys
Lego. Bring your
own Lego for a
take home project.
July 10, 2:30-3:30 pm
Bruce Hutchison Branch
July 28, 1:30-2:30 pm
Oak Bay Branch
August 7, 1:30-2:30 pm
Esquimalt Branch
August 12, 1:30-2:30 pm
Central Branch

Lego Building Workshop

For ages 10-12. Learn Lego
building techniques and design
ideas in a fun interactive workshop using basic Lego bricks.
July 4, 2:00-4:00 pm
Saanich Centennial Branch
August 8, 2:00-4:00 pm
Juan de Fuca Branch
Program registration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875, unless noted as drop-in.

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Lego
Mindstorms
Robotics
For ages 10-12.
Build a robot
using Lego Technic and then
program it to use its sensors and
motors to navigate around the
room with Victoria Robotics Club.
August 17, 10:00-12:00 pm
Esquimalt Branch
August 17, 2:00-4:00 pm
Oak Bay Branch

Musical Storytime:
for School-Aged Kids
For ages 6-8 and caregivers. Join
Brenda from the Victoria Conservatory of Music to explore the fun
of music-making and storytelling
in an action-packed session.
August 13, 2:30-3:15 pm
Bruce Hutchison Branch

Needle Felted Sculptures

August 20, 2:00-4:00 pm

Bruce Hutchison Branch

For ages 10-12. Learn basic

needle felting techniques to
create a fuzzy creature with Rene
Sala from Crafty School of Art.

August 20, 10:00-12:00 pm

Nellie McClung Branch

July 25, 1:30-3:00 pm

Oak Bay Branch

Modern Macram

Origami Monsters

For ages 10-18. Learn basic

macram techniques and create
your own simple macram
bracelet with Angel in this fun
two-part workshop that wont
leave you tied up in knots!

For ages 6-9. Join us for monster

stories and crafts. Create your own
origami monster to take home
using a few simple art supplies.

July 11 & 18, 2:00-3:30 pm

Saanich Centennial Branch

July 6, 1:30-2:30 pm
Saanich Centennial Branch
July 8, 1:30-2:30 pm
Esquimalt Branch
July 15, 10:30-11:30 am
Emily Carr Branch
July 16, 1:30-2:30 pm
Bruce Hutchison
Branch
July 27, 1:30-2:30 pm
Juan de Fuca Branch
July 31, 1:30-2:30 pm
Central Branch
August 5, 1:30-2:30 pm
Oak Bay Branch

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Program registration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875, unless noted as drop-in.

Paws and Tales

For ages 5-8. Read to a
friendly dog, learn about dogs
who assist people and how to
be a great dog owner with
volunteers and their furry
companions from the Pacific
Animal Therapy Society.

Pizza Storytime
For ages 5-8. Listen to mouthwatering and fun stories about
pizza -- then enjoy a slice of
Panago Pizza! Generously
sponsored by Panago Pizza.
July 7, 11:15-12:00 pm
Esquimalt Branch
July 14, 11:15-12:00 pm
Saanich Centennial Branch
August 4, 11:15-12:00 pm
Juan de Fuca Branch
August 11, 11:15-12:00 pm
Nellie McClung Branch

July 3, 10:30-11:30 am
Bruce Hutchison Branch
July 7, 10:30-11:30 am
Saanich Centennial Branch
July 8, 10:30-11:30 am
Central Branch
July 21, 10:30-11:30 am
Esquimalt Branch

Get your
new library
card with
key-chain
card today.

July 28, 10:30-11:30 am

Oak Bay Branch
August 5, 10:30-11:30 am
Central Saanich Branch
August 10, 10:30-11:30 am
Nellie McClung Branch
August 18, 10:30-11:30 am
Juan de Fuca Branch
Program registration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875, unless noted as drop-in.

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Science Venture:
Mythbusters!
For ages 7-12. Use science to
discover the truth behind wonders in our world from walking
on eggs to walking on water.
July 16, 1:30-3:00 pm
Esquimalt Branch
July 23, 1:30-3:00 pm
Central Branch
July 30, 1:30-3:00 pm
Bruce Hutchison Branch
August 13, 1:30-3:00 pm
Juan de Fuca Branch

Storytime with
the Snow Queen!
For ages 5-8. Meet the Snow
Queen and Snow Princess in
their royal gowns at the library.
Watch the Snow Sisters from
Enchanted Fables recreate their
favourite frozen fairytale, make
your own royal crown to take
home and pose for a photo.

Story Machines: Creative

Story Writing for Kids
For ages 7-10. Imagine a
machine that could do just
about anything. Write ministories about crazy gadgets
and what might go wrong.

August 11, 10:30-11:30 am

Juan de Fuca Branch
August 19, 10:30-11:30 am
Central Saanich Branch

July 22, 2:30-3:30 pm

Central Branch
July 29, 2:30-3:30 pm
Oak Bay Branch

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Program registration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875, unless noted as drop-in.

Super Structures

For ages 5-12. Be wowed by

facts about the worlds most
amazing structures and create
your own super structure out
of everyday materials. Which
structure will reign supreme?
July 8, 1:30-2:30 pm
Central Saanich Branch
July 9, 1:30-2:30 pm
Bruce Hutchison Branch
July 15, 10:30-11:30 am
Central Branch
July 16, 1:30-2:30 pm
Oak Bay Branch
July 30, 1:30-2:30 pm
Juan de Fuca Branch
August 5, 1:30-2:30 pm
Esquimalt Branch

Voiceover and
Book Narration
For ages 10-12. Join professional
voiceover artist Matt Cowlrick
for vocal fun! Read stories aloud
to bring characters to life. Make
a recording and play it for the
group (optional).
August 14, 1:30-3:30 pm
Central Branch

August 7, 1:30-2:30 pm
Saanich Centennial Branch

The Magicians
Nephew Retold
For ages 5-12. Enter the world of
Narnia. Discover the story of the
lamp-post and how the wardrobe
was made in a retelling of The
Magicians Nephew by teacher
and storyteller Agnes Bartle.
July 8, 2:30-3:30 pm
Oak Bay Branch

Program registration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875, unless noted as drop-in.

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Story Buddies: Little Buddies

For ages 4-6. Make your own original book even if you cant read or
write yet! Story Buddies pairs young children with volunteer tweens
for creative writing and illustration fun. Your Big Buddy will write
down your story and then you will illustrate it together.
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July 15, 2:30-3:30 pm

Central Saanich Branch
July 17, 2:30-3:30 pm
Bruce Hutchison Branch
July 31, 2:30-3:30 pm
Oak Bay Branch
August 10, 2:30-3:30 pm
Juan de Fuca Branch

Story Buddies: Tween Volunteers

For ages 10-12. If you like working with children, enjoy stories, are a
fluent English speaker and want to help young children with early
literacy skills, we need you! Story Buddies tween volunteers pair with
young children aged 4-6 to make an original story book. We provide
training and, upon completion, a letter outlining your volunteer hours.
First time Story Buddies Tween Volunteers must attend a Story
Buddies Tween Training Session. Bring your completed Tween
Volunteer Referral Form and register for a Story Buddies Training
Session and Volunteer Session. Returning Story Buddies
Volunteers do not need to repeat the training. Training sessions,
volunteer times and forms can be found at:
gvpl.ca/tween-volunteers

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Program registration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875, unless noted as drop-in.

Reading Buddies: Little Buddies

For children in Grades 2-4.
Does your child need a little
help with reading? Reading
Buddies provides reading
practice, literacy-based
activities and fun with
volunteer teen Big Buddies.
July 13-17, 2:00-3:00 pm
or 3:30-4:30 pm
Central & Nellie McClung Branches
July 20-24, 2:00-3:00 pm or 3:30-4:30 pm
Juan de Fuca & Bruce Hutchison Branches
July 27-31, 2:00-3:00 pm or 3:30-4:30 pm
Saanich Centennial & Esquimalt Branches
August 4-7, 2:00-3:00 pm or 3:30-4:30 pm
Central Saanich & Nellie McClung Branches
August 10-14, 2:00-3:00 pm or 3:30-4:30 pm
Saanich Centennial & Oak Bay Branches
August 17-21, 2:00-3:00 pm or 3:30-4:30 pm
Juan de Fuca & Nellie McClung Branches

Got a question?
See gvpl.ca/teenvolunteers
email [email protected]
or call 250-940-4875.

Program registration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875, unless noted as drop-in.

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