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Book Searches

Need a dozen picture books about colours and shapes for your preschool? Looking for some materials to support your class study on minerals and gemstones? Call the Children's Information Desk and request a book search! Let the staff at the public library find the books for you, and save yourself some valuable time. We can pull up to 20 books on one topic for you, but don't forget we need at least 2 days notice! And if you cannot pick up your books on time, please notify us, otherwise the books will be re-shelved and the search will not be re-done. Please contact us at the Children's Information Desk at 250-563-9251 for more information.

Storykits

Attention kindergarten teachers, preschool care providers and parents! Our storykits are your ticket to fun and educational storytimes that are ready in a flash! Packed full of flannelboard and felts, toys and puppets, books and CD's, plus an activity binder full of songs, stories, art and circle time activities, these story kits have everything you need to present a storytime all about your chosen theme. PLUS we've been busy updating our storykit materials, adding new books and music to our existing kits as well as creating several new boxes with new themes. Choose from:

1. Babies
2. Bears
3. Bedtime
4. Dinosaurs
5. Traditional Stories
6. Food
7. Nursery Rhymes
8. Outer Space
9. Earth (REAPS)
10. Undersea
11. Farm
12. Transportation
13. Bugs
14. First Nations
15. Animals of the North
16. Colours & Shapes
17. Seasons
18. Jungle / Zoo
19. Community Helpers
20. Toddler Time
21. Storytelling (A How-To Guide)

As with all of our other resources, our Storykits are free to sign out, and you can have the entire kit for 4 weeks! Come in and talk to the staff at the Children's Information Desk to sign one out today.

 

Library Visits

Library Tours

Bring your class to the library and we'll show them what it's all about! Our Children's Services staff will share with you the features of our library and how it works, highlight age-appropriate materials, share some stories, and help your students get library cards too! Tours are adaptable for varying age groups, group sizes, and time slots, so just let us know what you need and we'll be happy to work with you to arrange a tour that's right for your group. Please contact Ruth, our Program Coordinator, at 250-563-9251 ex. 107 for more information.

Storytelling Visits

We have some very talented storytellers at the library who would love to come to your school to share stories with your class. Whether for preschool, elementary or even secondary school classes, we have crowd-pleasing stories and literacy-building activities that will engage your students in a new way. Please contact Ruth, our Program Coordinator, at 250-563-9251 ex. 107 for more information.