Go wild with lush stories, untamed tunes, and a fly-catching ... your own board
game with untamed rules and toy animal players! ... stuffed toys! Dunnville: Fri.
We’d like to thank the many generous service clubs in our community who share our commitment to fostering literacy among our children:
TD Canada Trust
Program starts July 2nd. All ballots must be received by Saturday, August 28th. Draws will be held Tuesday, August 31st.
CHILDREN Ages 0 to 12 No cost to join! For every “book” you read, you will fill out a ballot with your name and phone number for a chance to win great prizes! All books must be from the Haldimand County Public Library system. Your chances of winning depend on the number of books you read. To make our draw fair for all age groups, a page system has been developed:
Age 6 and under: Ages 7 to 9: Ages 10 to 12
20 pages = 1 book 30 pages = 1 book 50 pages = 1 book
Library books read by a parent or family member to a child also qualify for ballots! Draw Dates: Selkirk: August 24 (at Wrap-up Party, 2:00-3:30pm) Caledonia: August 26, 3:00pm Jarvis: September 3, 11:00am Hagersville: August 27, 1:00pm Dunnville: August 31, 3:00pm Cayuga: August 28
If you are over the age of 12, you can participate in our exciting program just for teens! For every book you borrow, you can enter a ballot to win great prizes!
Join magician Owen Anderson for an afternoon of fun and adventure, proving lemurs aren’t the only tricksters in the jungle! Selkirk: Tues. Jul. 6, 1:30pm Cayuga: Thu. Jul. 15, 2:30pm All ages. Cost: $2 Length: approx. 45 min.
How do chameleons hide? Why are people afraid of komodo dragons? Are iguanas vegetarians? Learn many exciting facts about lizards and snakes during our live show! Reptilian guests will be on hand (and on head, and on feet!) Caledonia: Fri. Jul. 9, 3:00pm Dunnville: Tue. Jul. 27, 1:30pm Jarvis: Tue. Aug. 17, 1:30pm Hagersville: Wed. Aug. 25, 10:30am All ages. Cost: $2. Length: approx. 1 hour
Ages 3 + Cost: $4 Join your favourite Madagascar characters for fun games, exotic snacks, and a gluttonous Munching Melman craft! Cayuga: Tue. Jul.6, 1:00-3:00pm Dunnville: Fri. Jul.9, 2:00-4:00pm Caledonia: Wed. Aug. 11, 10:30am-12:30pm Selkirk: Tue. Aug. 17, 2:00-4:00pm Jarvis: Tue. Aug. 24, 1:00-3:00pm
Ages 3 +
Cost: $1
Slither to your local library and enjoy serpentine stories, scaly songs and a spiralling craft! Hagersville: Fri. Jul.23, 10:30-11:15am Caledonia: Wed. Jul.28, 10:30-11:15am Jarvis: Fri. Jul.30, 11:00-11:45am Cayuga: Fri. Jul.30, 11:00-11:45am Selkirk: Tue. Aug.3, 2:00-2:45pm Dunnville: Fri. Aug.6, 11:00-11:45am
Cost: $1 Ages 3+ Cost: $4 Watch out for that tree! Help George avoid jungle obstacles while playing exciting games, creating swinging crafts, and feasting on banana splits. Tree-huggers welcome! Hagersville: Wed. Jul.7, 10:30am-12:30pm Selkirk: Tue. Jul.13, 2:00-4:00pm Dunnville: Wed. Jul. 14, 2:00-4:00pm Cayuga: Tue. Jul.20, 1:00-3:00pm Caledonia: Thu. Aug.5, 1:30-3:30pm
Ages 3 + Don’t get spotted! Create a paper plate chameleon to hide in your jungle (a.k.a. bedroom) and enjoy tongue-flicking songs and cold-blooded tales! Cayuga: Fri. Aug.13, 11:00-11:45am Jarvis: Fri. Aug.13, 11:00-11:45am Selkirk: Mon. Aug.16, 2:00-2:45pm Hagersville: Fri. Aug.20, 10:30-11:15am Caledonia: Thu. Aug.26, 1:30-2:15pm Dunnville: Fri. Aug.27, 11:00-11:45am
Cost: $4
Don’t get caught in the wild unprepared! Make a handy and fashionable jungle sack from an old pair of jeans and be ready for anything! Jarvis: Tue. Jul. 6, 1:00-2:30pm Cayuga: Tue. Jul. 27, 1:00-2:30pm Dunnville: Tue. Aug. 3, 2:30-4:00pm Selkirk: Thu. Aug. 12, 6:00-7:30pm (Ages 8 +) Caledonia: Mon. Aug. 23, 3:30-5:00pm
Ages 6+ Cost: $3
Join Mowgli, Baloo and Bagheera for beloved Kipling stories and songs! See Kaa as never before! Taste Kaa as never before! A popcorn python craft and yummy snake cake make this story a true classic! Caledoina: Thu. Jul.15, 1:30-3:30pm Selkirk: Tue. Jul. 27, 2:00-4:00pm Dunnville: Wed. Aug. 4, 2:00-4:00pm
Ages 3 +
Ages 5 + Cost: $1 Hide it in your room! Hide it in the kitchen! Can you camouflage your paper plate chameleon to hide anywhere? Caledonia: Wed. Aug. 4, 10:30-11:30am Hagersville: Fri. Aug. 6, 10:30-11:30am
He Tarzan. You Loud! Try your best Tarzan yell, play tree frog throw and create a jungle necklace worthy of chest-thumping pride! Energy snacks provided for the vine weary. Caledonia: Mon. Jul. 26, 3:30-5:30pm Dunnville: Fri. Jul. 30, 2:00-4:00pm
It’s out of the jungle and onto the savannah! Play safari games and make your own patterned safari shoelaces for future expeditions!
What colours are your stripes? Enter our colouring contest and design a tiger that will stand out in any jungle!
Jarvis: Tue. Jul. 13, 1:00-3:00pm Hagersville: Wed. Aug. 4, 10:30am-12:30pm Cayuga: Tue. Aug. 17, 1:00-3:00pm Caledonia: Thu. Aug. 19, 1:30-3:30pm Dunnville: Fri. Aug. 20, 2:00-4:00pm
Caledonia: Jul. 2 to Jul. 31 Cayuga: Jun. 29 to Jul. 17 Dunnville: Jul.2 to Aug. 27 (Winners announced Aug. 31)
Hagersville: Jul. 2 to Aug. 27 Jarvis: Jul. 5 to Aug. 28
Ages 3 +
(Winners announced Aug. 30)
Cost: $4
Age 2 Cost: $1 Every animal has a story! Parents and caregivers: join your two-year-old for tales and tunes about the jungle’s cutest members! Dunnville: Wed. Aug. 11, 11:00-11:30am Jarvis: Fri. Aug. 27, 10:30-11:00am Caledonia: Fri. Aug. 27, 11:00-11:30am
Selkirk: Jun. 15 to Jul. 6
Jungle animals come in all shapes and sizes. How tiny will your beasts be? Jarvis: Tue. Aug.3 1:00-2:00pm
Ages 5 + Cost: $2
Take one last walk on the wild side at our summerend party! Selkirk: Aug. 24 2:00-3:30pm FREE!
Cost: $1 Ages 5+ Cost: $2 Week 1: Create a unique vessel for your rare rainforest gatherings using paper mache. Week 2: Decorate it with primitive designs or in your very own style! Jarvis: Mon. Jul.19 1:30-2:30pm & Tue. Jul.20, 1:00-2:00pm Caledonia: Thu. Jul. 22 & 29, 1:30-2:30pm Cayuga: Tue. Aug. 3 & 10, 1:00-2:00pm Dunnville: Tue. Aug.10 & 17, 2:30-3:30pm Selkirk: Mon.Aug.9, & Tue.Aug.10, 2:00-3:00pm
Ages 5 + Cost: $3 Travel fast and keep fit during your jungle treks with your own beaded cord jump rope! Jarvis: Tue. Jul. 27, 1:00-2:00pm Dunnville: Wed. Jul.28, 2:30-3:30pm
Ages 3 + Go wild with lush stories, untamed tunes, and a fly-catching craft! Cayuga: Fri. Aug. 6, 11:00-11:45am Jarvis: Fri. Aug. 6, 11:00-11:45am Caledonia: Thu. Aug. 12, 1:30-2:15pm Hagersville: Wed. Aug. 18, 10:30-11:15am Dunnville: Wed. Aug. 18, 11:00-11:45am Selkirk: Mon. Aug.23, 2:00-2:45pm
Join Dora the Explorer as she navigates a jungle rope bridge, reveals backpack surprises, and plays a game of animal hide-and-seek! Snacks and crafts! Caledonia: Wed. Jul. 21, 10:30am-12:30pm Dunnville: Wed. Aug. 25, 2:00-4:00pm
Ages 3 + Cost: $4
Ages 3 + Cost: $1
Jumbo stories, trumpeting songs and a patchwork elephant craft make this an event worth herding over! Dunnville: Fri. Jul. 16, 11:00-11:45am Cayuga: Fri. Jul. 16, 11:00-11:45am Jarvis: Fri. Jul. 16, 11:00-11:45am Selkirk: Mon. Jul. 19, 2:00-2:45pm Hagersville: Wed. Jul. 21, 10:30-11:15am Caledonia: Wed. Aug.18, 10:30-11:15am
Ages 3 + Cost: $1
Crouch quietly for some stealthy stories then pounce to the music! Create your own tiger mask for prowling around your house! Dunnville: Wed. Jul. 7, 11:00-11:45am Cayuga: Fri. Jul. 9, 11:00-11:45am Jarvis: Fri. Jul. 9, 11:00-11:45am Selkirk: Mon. Jul. 12, 2:00-2:45pm Hagersville: Wed. Jul. 14, 10:30-11:15am Caledonia: Mon. Jul. 19, 3:30-4:15pm
Ages 6 + Create a jungle canopy by suspending your favourite birds and animals from a mobile gone wild! Hagersville: Fri. Jul. 9, 10:30-11:30am Caledonia: Mon. Jul. 12, 3:30-4:30pm Selkirk: Tue. Jul. 20, 2:00-3:00pm Dunnville: Tue. Jul. 20, 2:30-3:30pm Cayuga: Fri. Aug. 20, 11:00am-12:00pm
Ages 5 + Cost: $1
The jungle is dense. The jungle is dark. On a wild, new adventure you will embark! Create your own board game with untamed rules and toy animal players! Will you be the predator … or the prey? Dunnville: Tue. Jul. 13, 2:30-4:00pm Hagersville: Fri. Jul. 16, 10:30am-12:00pm Jarvis: Tue. Aug. 10, 1:00-2:30pm Caledonia: Wed. Aug. 25, 10:30am-12:00pm
Cost: $2
Ages 6 + Every beast needs an abode! Impress your friends with a corner hammock for all your stuffed toys! Dunnville: Fri. Aug. 13, 2:00-4:00pm
Cost: $2
Those pesky chimps are everywhere! Sitting in the trees, jumping on the bed and even reading in the library! Parents and caregivers, join your primate for a half hour of fun and friends! Dunnville: Fri. Jul. 2, 11:00-11:30am Caledonia: Fri. Jul. 23, 11:00-11:30am Hagersville: Fri. Jul. 30, 10:30-11:15am Jarvis: Fri. Aug. 20, 10:30-11:00am
Age: 2 Cost: $1
Ages 6 + What is going to crawl out of your jungle? Make a diorama filled with exotic flora and fauna and watch it come to life! Selkirk: Mon. Jul. 5, 2:00-3:30pm Cost: $2 Cayuga: Tue. Jul. 13, 1:00-2:30pm Dunnville: Fri. Jul. 23, 2:30-4:00pm Caledonia: Mon. Aug. 9, 3:30-5:00pm Hagersville: Fri. Aug. 13, 10:30am-12:00pm
We’re just monkeying around! With stories, songs and a Curious George puppet craft, you’ll be chattering about this one for days! Caledonia: Wed. Jul. 14, 10:30-11:15am Dunnville: Wed. Jul. 21, 11:00-11:45am Cayuga: Fri. Jul. 23, 11:00-11:45am Jarvis: Fri. Jul. 23, 11:00-11:45am Selkirk: Mon. Jul. 26, 2:00-2:45pm Hagersville: Wed. Jul. 28, 10:30-11:15am
Ages 3 + Cost: $1
Colouring contest: Jul. 2 to Jul. 31
Colouring contest: Jun. 29 to Jul. 17
Children’s Reading Program: Jul. 2 to Aug. 25; Draw: Aug. 26, 3:00pm
Children’s Reading Program: Jul. 2 to Aug. 27; Draw: Aug. 28
Jul. 9 (Fri.) Jul. 12 (Mon.) Jul. 14 (Wed.) Jul. 15 (Thu.) Jul. 19 (Mon.) Jul. 21 (Wed.) Jul. 22 (Thu.) Jul. 23 (Fri.) Jul. 26 (Mon.) Jul. 28 (Wed.) Jul. 29 (Thu.) Aug. 4 (Wed.) Aug. 5 (Thu.) Aug. 9 (Mon.) Aug. 11 (Wed.) Aug. 12 (Thu.) Aug. 18 (Wed.) Aug. 19 (Thu.) Aug. 23 (Mon.) Aug. 25 (Wed.) Aug. 26 (Thu.) Aug. 27 (Fri.)
3:00pm-4:00pm 3:30pm-4:30pm 10:30am-11:15am 1:30pm-3:30pm 3:30pm-4:15pm 10:30am-12:30pm 1:30pm-2:30pm 11:00am-11:30am 3:30pm-5:30pm 10:30am-11:15am 1:30pm-2:30pm 10:30am-11:30am 1:30pm-3:30pm 3:30pm-5:00pm 10:30am-12:30pm 1:30pm-2:15pm 10:30am-11:15am 1:30pm-3:30pm 3:30pm-5:00pm 10:30am-12:00pm 1:30pm-2:15pm 11:00am-11:30am
Live Reptile Show Jungle Mobile Craft Monkey StoryTime Jungle Book Party Tiger StoryTime Dora Explores the Jungle Party
Paper Mache Jungle Bowl Pt.1 Monkeys Tales for Twos Tarzan Party Snake StoryTime Paper Mache Jungle Bowl Pt. 2
Chameleon Craft George of the Jungle Party Jungle in a Box Madagascar Party Jungle StoryTime Elephant StoryTime Safari Party Jungle Sack Craft Jungle Board Game Lizards StoryTime Wild Animals Tales for Twos
Jul. 6 (Tue.) Jul. 9 (Fri.) Jul. 13 (Tue.) Jul. 15 (Thu.) Jul. 16 (Fri.) Jul. 20 (Tue.) Jul. 23 (Fri.) Jul. 27 (Tue.) Jul. 30 (Fri.) Aug. 3 (Tue.) Aug. 6 (Fri.) Aug. 10 (Tue.) Aug. 13 (Fri.) Aug. 17 (Tue.) Aug. 20 (Fri.)
1:00pm-3:00pm 11:00am-11:45am 1:00pm-2:30pm 2:30pm-3:15pm 11:00am-11:45am 1:00pm-3:00pm 11:00am-11:45am 1:00pm-2:30pm 11:00am-11:45am 1:00pm-2:00pm 11:00am-11:45am 1:00pm-2:00pm 11:00am-11:45am 1:00pm-3:00pm 11:00am-12:00pm
Madagascar Party Tiger StoryTime Jungle in a Box Jungle Adventure Magic Show Elephant StoryTime George of the Jungle Party Monkey StoryTime Jungle Sack Craft Snake StoryTime Paper Mache Jungle Bowl Pt.1 Jungle StoryTime Paper Mache Jungle Bowl Pt.2 Lizard StoryTime Safari Party Jungle Mobile Craft
Colouring contest: Jul. 5 to Aug. 28 Draw: Mon. Aug. 30 Children’s Reading Program: Jul. 2 to Aug. 31; Draw: Fri. Sep. 3, 11:00am
Colouring contest: Jun. 15 to Jul. 6
Jul. 6 (Tue.) Jul. 9 (Fri.) Jul. 13 (Tue.) Jul. 16 (Fri.) Jul. 19 (Mon.) Jul. 20 (Tue.) Jul. 23 (Fri.) Jul. 27 (Tue.) Jul. 30 (Fri.) Aug. 3 (Tue.) Aug. 6 (Fri.) Aug. 10 (Tue.) Aug. 13 (Fri.) Aug. 17 (Tue.) Aug. 20 (Fri.) Aug. 24 (Tue.) Aug. 27 (Fri.)
Jul. 5 (Mon.) Jul. 6 (Tue.) Jul. 12 (Mon.) Jul. 13 (Tue.) Jul. 19 (Mon.) Jul. 20 (Tue.) Jul. 26 (Mon.) Jul. 27 (Tue.) Aug. 3 (Tue.) Aug. 9 (Mon.) Aug. 10 (Tue.) Aug. 12 (Thu.) Aug. 16 (Mon.) Aug. 17 (Tue.) Aug. 23 (Mon.) Aug. 24 (Tue.)
1:00pm-2:30pm 11:00am-11:45am 1:00pm-3:00pm 11:00am-11:45am 1:30pm-2:30pm 1:00pm-2:00pm 11:00am-11:45am 1:00pm-2:00pm 11:00am-11:45am 1:00pm-2:00pm 11:00am-11:45am 1:00pm-2:30pm 11:00am-11:45am 1:30pm-2:30pm 10:30am-11:00am 1:00pm-3:00pm 10:30am-11:00am
Jungle Sack Craft Tiger StoryTime Safari Party Elephant StoryTime Paper Mache Bowl Craft Pt.1 Paper Mache Bowl Craft Pt.2 Monkey StoryTime Jungle Jump Rope Snake StoryTime Jungle Shrink Art Jungle StoryTime Jungle Board Game Lizards StoryTime Live Reptile Show Monkeys Tales for Twos Madagascar Party Wild Animals Tales for Twos
Children’s Reading Program: Jul. 2 Draw: Aug. 24 during Wrap-up Party
2:00pm-3:30pm 1:30pm-2:15pm 2:00pm-2:45pm 2:00pm-4:00pm 2:00pm-2:45pm 2:00pm-3:00pm 2:00pm-2:45pm 2:00pm-4:00pm 2:00pm-2:45pm 2:00pm-3:00pm 2:00pm-3:00pm 6:00pm-7:30pm 2:00pm-2:45pm 2:00pm-4:00pm 2:00pm-2:45pm 2:00pm-3:30pm
Jungle in a Box Jungle Adventure Magic Show Tiger StoryTime George of the Jungle Party Elephant StoryTime Jungle Mobile Craft Monkey StoryTime Jungle Book Party Snake StoryTime Paper Mache Jungle Bowl Pt.1 Paper Mache Jungle Bowl Pt.2 Jungle Sack Craft Lizards StoryTime Madagascar Party Jungle StoryTime Wrap-up Party with Reading Club Draw
Colouring contest: Jul. 2 to Aug. 27 Children’s Reading Program: Jul. 2 to Aug. 27; Draw: Fri. Aug. 27, 1:00pm
Jul. 7 (Wed.) Jul. 9 (Fri.) Jul. 14 (Wed.) Jul. 16 (Fri.) Jul. 21 (Wed.) Jul. 23 (Fri.) Jul. 28 (Wed.) Jul. 30 (Fri.) Aug. 4 (Wed.) Aug. 6 (Fri.) Aug. 13 (Fri.) Aug. 18 (Wed.) Aug. 20 (Fri.) Aug.25 (Wed.)
10:30am-12:30pm 10:30am-11:30am 10:30am-11:15am 10:30am-12:00pm 10:30am-11:15am 10:30am-11:15am 10:30am-11:15am 10:30am-11:15am 10:30am-12:30pm 10:30am-11:30am 10:30am-12:00pm 10:30am-11:15am 10:30am-11:15am 10:30am-11:30am
George of the Jungle Party Jungle Mobile Craft Tiger StoryTime Jungle Board Game Elephant StoryTime Snake StoryTime Monkey StoryTime Monkey Tales for Twos Safari Party Chameleon Craft Jungle in a Box Jungle StoryTime Lizards StoryTime Live Reptile Show
Colouring contest: Jul. 2 to Aug. 27; Draw: Aug. 31 Children’s Reading Program: Jul. 2 to Aug. 27; Draw: Aug. 31, 3:00pm Jul. 2 (Fri.) Jul. 7 (Wed.) Jul. 9 (Fri.) Jul. 13 (Tue.) Jul. 14 (Wed.) Jul. 16 (Fri.) Jul. 20 (Tue.) Jul. 21 (Wed.) Jul. 23 (Fri.) Jul. 28 (Wed.) Jul. 30 (Fri.) Aug. 3 (Tue.) Aug. 4 (Wed.) Aug. 6 (Fri.) Aug.10 (Tue.) Aug. 11 (Wed.) Aug. 13 (Fri.) Aug. 17 (Tue.) Aug. 18 (Wed.) Aug. 20 (Fri.) Aug. 25 (Wed.) Aug. 27 (Fri.)
11:00am-11:30am 11:00am-11:45am 2:00pm-4:00pm 2:30pm-4:00pm 2:00pm-4:00pm 11:00am-11:45am 2:30pm-3:30pm 11:00am-11:45am 2:30pm-4:00pm 2:30pm-3:30pm 2:00pm-4:00pm 2:30pm-4:00pm 2:00pm-4:00pm 11:00am-11:45am 2:30pm-3:30pm 11:00am-11:30am 2:00pm-4:00pm 2:30pm-3:30pm 11:00am-11:45am 2:00pm-4:00pm 2:00pm-4:00pm 11:00-11:45am
Monkeys Tales for Twos Tiger StoryTime Madagascar Party Jungle Board Game George of the Jungle Party Elephant StoryTime Jungle Mobile Craft Monkey StoryTime Jungle in a Box Jungle Jump Rope Tarzan Party Jungle Sack Jungle Book Party Snake StoryTime Paper Mache Jungle Bowl Pt.1 Wild Animals Tales for Twos Animal Hammock Paper Mache Jungle Bowl Pt.2 Jungle StoryTime Safari Party Dora Explores the Jungle Party Lizards StoryTime
