Kids TD Summer Reading Club 2021
It's a summer tradition: the TD Summer Reading Club for kids 3 to 5 and 6 to 12 is back! This year you can join in the fun by registering online through READsqured. Participants log the books they read, earn badges, a completion certificate and get a rewards package that can be picked up at the library from August 24 to September 25.
Prize draws will also take place near the end of the summer. Children's Services have organized several summer reading club events via Zoom for participants. Find these events under 'Events' on the registration webpage. Visit the TD Summer Reading Club webpage for more reading fun.
Register now for a cool summer of great reading!
Superstar Storytellers Summer Series
The Superstar Storytellers Summer Series! Presented by the public libraries of Durham and York Regions. Join us this summer for four spectacular virtual children's author visits and other special events.
Reserve copies of the authors’ books at the library, or find their books and special summer reading bundles available for purchase through the Blue Heron Books.
Superstar Storytellers author visits |
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Registration opens two weeks before each event date. Sessions are hosted live on Zoom. Hosted jointly by the public libraries of Durham and York Region.
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Superstar Storytellers BINGO |
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Get your game on with Superstar Storyteller BINGO. Print off or pick up your BINGO card from your local library. The first card will be available with your TD Summer Reading Club kit! New cards will be released at every Superstar Author Event so keep an eye out! Send all your completed cards by email to jref@newmarketpl.ca or drop off at the library by August 13th 2021 for a draw to win a fabulous prize! Complete a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line for each card. That's a BINGO! Remember to write your name, email, and all the activities you completed so we know how to contact the winner. |
Superstar Storytellers art submissions |
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Calling all artists! That means you! Our Superstar Storytellers are coming to visit soon, and we want to welcome them with tons of art from you! We want you to send in your drawings, paintings, sculptures, chalk art, or comic in celebration of our visiting authors. Not quite finished their books? No problem! Here are some prompts to get you going:
Send your artwork by the deadline to Ariana at aferrone@markham.library.on.ca for a chance to have your artwork featured in our Superstar Storytellers pre-show! Friday, July 2nd is the deadline for our July authors: Gordon Korman, Sayantani DasGupta, Tracey West, and Vicky Fang. Monday, August 2nd is the deadline for our August authors: Justin A. Reynolds, Pablo Leon, Jess Keating, Katy Farina, and Aron Nels Steinke. |
Summer activities and events 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 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. This is a popular program, so please contact us if interested in joining 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 ONLINE on Zoom on Thursdays from 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 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 online 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 8 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. This program runs online from Sept - June. |
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.