Scheduled activities
Upcoming programs and activities for kids
Ongoing activities
| Advanced Readers Book Club |
| The Advanced Readers Book Club is for children aged eight to twelve years old who are interested in reading challenging books like "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett, or "Swindle" by Gordon Korman. Everyone reads the same book and we meet to discuss and do activities based on the book's theme. Meetings are once a month on Thursdays 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This is a popular program, so please contact us to register for the Advanced Readers Book Club. |
| Parent-Child Mother Goose |
| The Parent-Child Mother Goose program is a group experience for you and your baby. This 10-week program focuses on the pleasure and power of using rhymes, songs and stories together. It will give your baby healthy early experiences with communication, language and social relationships. It is also a chance for you to socialize with other parents with young children. This program is brought to you by the Ontario Early Years and York Child Development & Family Services.
This free program is for babies aged 3- to 10-months-old and runs on Thursdays from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Please contact us to register for Parent-Child Mother Goose. |
| Paws 'n Tales |
| Children who need reading support and like dogs can practice reading to a friendly dog from the St. John Ambulance Paws 4 Stories Therapy Dog program. The program provides trained dogs and their owners to work one-on-one with readers in a quiet and relaxed 30-minute session. This program runs periodically on Sundays from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Please contact us to register for the next Paws 'n Tales session. |
| Reading Buddies |
| A weekly reading support program for children in grades 1 to 4 who are struggling to read at their level. Children are paired with trained and caring volunteer mentors for one hour per week, and each session runs for 10 weeks. Mentors and Buddies also take part in literacy activities in a supportive, pressure-free environment. Registration is ongoing. Please note this program is popular, and there may be a delay between applying and being matched with a partner.
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| TD Summer Reading Club |
| This club is for all children aged 3 to 12 who want to read, have fun, and earn rewards! Starting June 17, register at the library and receive a welcome kit with stickers, reading logs, and activities. Visit the TD Summer Reading Club website for book suggestions, games, activities, and more. At the end of summer, between Tuesday, August 29 and Saturday, September 16, come in to tell us how you did and receive rewards for your effort. |
Kids' online library
We have many online resources for kids. Here you can find answers to your questions, help with school projects, as well as eBooks, eAudiobooks and more. For even more online resources, please visit our general page of online library resources.
Books and authors |
Novelist K-8 PlusKids and teens can find book and author recommendations using Novelist K-8 Plus. Find the right fiction or non-fiction book for your reading level and interests. It includes reading lists and reading suggestions. Older readers can look to Novelist Plus. Something About the AuthorSomething About the Author has great information about the lives and works of authors of books for children and teens. |
eAudiobooks |
OverdriveOverDrive offers a selection of fiction and non-fiction eBooks and eAudiobooks for all ages, including picture books, read-along books, video, graphic novels and comics. Download on your computer or mobile device anywhere in the world. HooplaHoopla gives you access to thousands of movies, TV shows, eAudiobooks, eBooks, music, graphic novels, manga and comics. Kids can use the kid-friendly setting to find what they want. Stream or download titles to your computer or mobile device with Hoopla. EBSCO eAudiobooksYou can access EBSCO audiobooks for a large collection of fiction and non-fiction digital audiobooks for all ages. You can browse by category or selecting a specific category. Download to listen on your computer or mobile device. (Audiobooks must be checked out through the website before they are available in the mobile app.) Help is available on the EBSCO audiobooks help page. |
eBooks |
TumbleBook Library / Tumble Biblio EnfantThis is a collection of animated story books, read-along chapter books and non-fiction books, videos, graphic novels and math stories for kids up to grade six. Choose to read in English, French and Spanish. Access on your computer or a mobile device. Read TumbleBook Library in English or Read Tumble Biblio Enfant in French. TumbleBookCloud JuniorTumbleBookCloud Junior is a collection of read-along chapter books and non-fiction books, graphic novels and videos for kids from grades three to six. Teachers and parents will like the Common Core Portal with its lesson plans and quizzes related to specific reading standards. Read eBooks with TumbleBookCloud Junior. OverDriveOverDrive offers a selection of fiction and non-fiction eBooks and eAudiobooks for all ages, including picture books, read-along books, video, graphic novels and comics. Download on your computer or mobile device anywhere in the world. HooplaHoopla gives you access to thousands of movies, TV shows, eAudiobooks, eBooks, music, graphic novels, manga and comics. Kids can use the kid-friendly setting to find what they want. Stream or download titles to your computer or mobile device with Hoopla. Mabiblio NumériqueMaBiblio Numérique vous présentes un grosse sélection de livrels en français pour tous les âges. Choisi les livrels sur beaucoup de sujets et genres en fiction et non-fiction. Télécharges les livrels de Mabiblio Numérique en utilisant votre ordinateur ou votre appareil mobile en français. Mabiblio Numérique offers fiction and non-fiction eBooks in French for all ages. Choose eBooks on many subjects and genres. Download eBooks from Mabiblio Numérique on your computer or mobile device in English. EBSCO eBooksYou can access EBSCO eBooks is a collection of fiction and non-fiction for all ages. You can browse for eBooks by category, or by searching for a title. Download to read on your computer or mobile device. Help is available in the EBSCO eBooks User Guide. DK Eyewitness BooksDK Eyewitness Books includes over 90 eBook titles from the Eyewitness series. Learn about history, social science, travel, the world, the arts, and more. |
eComics |
ComicsPlus Library EditionAccess ComicsPlus to read thousands of digital graphic novels, comics and manga for all ages anytime and anywhere. You can search for specific titles, or browse all the books by age, categories, publisher or title. Download on your computer or mobile device. (When choosing your library in the mobile app, choose "York Simcoe Library Consortia".) Note: The same login is used for ComicsPlus, Zinio, Instantflix, and Law Depot. TumbleBookCloud JuniorTumbleBookCloud Junior is a collection of read-along chapter books and non-fiction books, graphic novels and videos for kids from grades three to six. Teachers and parents will like the Common Core Portal with its lesson plans and quizzes related to specific reading standards. Read eBooks with TumbleBookCloud Junior. HooplaHoopla gives you access to thousands of movies, TV shows, eAudiobooks, eBooks, music, graphic novels, manga and comics. Kids can use the kid-friendly setting to find what they want. Stream or download titles to your computer or mobile device with Hoopla. |
eMusic |
FreegalDownload free music with Freegal, a free music service with over ten million songs and thousands of music videos for all ages from around the world. Find songs by artist name, album title or song title. Find music for kids in the genre "Children's Music". You get five downloads each week - songs count as one download, videos count as two downloads - and you can stream up to 3 hours of music each day. Every download is yours to keep, they never expire. Stream or download on your computer or mobile device. HooplaHoopla gives you access to thousands of movies, TV shows, eAudiobooks, eBooks, music, graphic novels, manga and comics. Kids can use the kid-friendly setting to find what they want. Stream or download titles to your computer or mobile device with Hoopla. |
eResearch |
Britannica LibraryBritannica Library is a great resource for all ages doing research, homework or projects. Find articles, interactive maps, ebooks, images, audio clips, video clips and recommended web sites. You can choose your reading level, and you can also find help with planning your research project, report, presentation or review. Available on your computer or mobile device. World Book OnlineWorld Book Online is a great source of information for all ages doing research, homework or projects. You will find articles, biographies, stories, interactive maps, images, audio clips and video clips, as well as games and recommended websites. Teachers will find education tools. French and Spanish versions of World Book for Kids are also available. Content updates are frequent. Available on your computer or mobile device. Available World Book products: Kids InfoBitsKids InfoBits has information on animals, music and movies, people, plants, sports, technology, arts, geography, health, literature, science, social studies and more. You will find articles from magazines, books and news articles, as well as images, charts and graphs. Great for kids from kindergarten up to grade five. Access Kids InfoBits on your computer or mobile device. Explora Primary SchoolsExplora Primary Schools has information for elementary students on animals, arts and music, biographies, geography, language arts, math, science and health, social studies and more. Browse by subject, or search by topic to find reputable articles from magazines, news articles, books, biographies, encyclopedias and more. Explora Primary Schools is a useful tool for elementary students, as well as teachers and parents. Access Explora on your computer or mobile device. PebbleGoPebbleGo has information for young students on animals, science and dinosaurs. The easy-to-navigate menus are easy for kids from kindergarten to grade three to find short articles, audio and video clips, as well as games and activities. Additional resources are available for teachers and parents. Access PebbleGo on your computer or mobile device. A username and password is required when using PebbleGo outside of the library. Please contact us for assistance. Britannica Image QuestBritannica Image Quest includes over three million images cleared for educational and non-commercial use. You will find photos, illustrations and clip art, which you can store and organize. Available on your computer or mobile device. |
eVideo |
HooplaHoopla gives you access to thousands of movies, TV shows, eAudiobooks, eBooks, music, graphic novels, manga and comics. Kids can use the kid-friendly setting to find what they want. Stream or download titles to your computer or mobile device with Hoopla. |