The programmers at Airdrie Public Library (APL) are relentless in their passion to keep relevant and exciting literacy programs happening despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thousands of Airdronians have taken advantage of our virtual programming, enjoying staff-made Babytime Storytime, The Makerspace, Crafternoon and Sing, Read, Rhyme videos.
APL might be on a program break until July 6, but staff are busy creating more great summer literacy opportunities for all ages.
APL’s Summer Reading Club launches July 6 with a mix of videos, reading challenges and Google Classrooms featuring cooking, art, STEM, LEGO and outdoor activities. The club runs Mondays to Fridays until Aug. 12, and is for anyone ages 6 to 12. you can register for this popular program at airdriepubliclibray.ca
Travelling Tales and Tunes – for newborns to 5-year-olds – is going virtual this summer as well. Registration is also available online.
Beginning July 7, Babytime in the Park – a bring-your-own-blanket event at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays in Nose Creek Regional Park – will give you and your baby an opportunity to learn songs and rhymes and go on literacy walks. The program runs until Aug. 11.
Summer Stories in the Park – also bring-your-own-blanket – returns on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. in Chinook Winds Regional Park and Thursdays in Nose Creek Regional Park at 1 p.m. with 30 minutes of rhymes, songs and storytelling.
New this summer, APL is offering the Rolling and Strolling Literacy Walk at Nose Creek Regional Park. Any time of the day, you will find tips with suggestions on how to make reading more enjoyable, how to work reading into your daily routine and new ways to think about literacy.
We will also have a story broken down into pages so you can put those new ideas to practice as you read Roar! by Robert Munsch in July and Stego-cumulus by Hilary Leung in August.
Meanwhile, Mighty Machines returns as a virtual summer-long event featuring some of Airdrie mightiest machines and a “Where’s Gilbert?” contest.
There’s also a 30-minute Zoom Family Storytime, which includes all your favourite songs, rhymes and stories.
