BC SUMMER READING CLUB

 The BC Summer Reading Club (BCSRC) is a free reading program for children designed to encourage reading over the summer months when many school age children are not in school. The BCSRC "is a great way to practice or improve reading skills over the summer, meet new friends, learn more about your community and library, and have fun!"

The BCSRC program is offered each summer through the Cariboo Regional District's three area libraries in 100 Mile House, Quesnel, and Williams Lake. Check back here regularly for more information, and follow us on Facebook.

              

       PROGRAMMING**

100 Mile Branch

Quesnel Branch

Williams Lake Branch

      KIDS' DATABASES

      RED CEDAR READERS

 

       100 Mile House Branch

Please check our Facebook page for up-to-date programming information and our monthly calendar. We currently offer a combination of in-person programming and live Facebook videos to meet everyone's needs.

In-library family storytime:
Stories, Songs and interactive activities for the whole family.
Weekday afternoons @ 2:15pm
All ages. Free. Drop-in. No registration required.

Live Facebook storytime videos:

Stories, Songs and interactive activities for the whole family.

Mornings @ 10:30am (refer to calendar for specific days)

 

LEGO club:
Join us for a challenge and free play.
Select Tuesdays @  3:30pm (refer to calendar for specific days)

Suitable for ages 3 to 16. Free. Drop-in. No registration required.

 

Book club:

Join together and discuss a new read each month. Refer to our calendar or contact the library for this month's book.

One Wednesday per month @ 1pm

Suitable for ages 13+. Free. Drop-in. No registration required.

 

Lil library club:

Activities, crafts, and stories at the library to get you engaged with reading, working as a team, making new friends.

Select Wednesdays @ 3:30pm (refer to calendar for specific days)

Suitable for ages 5-12. Free. Registration required.

 

Family movie:

Join us in the prgramme room for a kid-friendly movie and popcorn! Bring a lawn chair or pool blowup toy to get comfy.

Select Saturdays @ 2pm (refer to calendar for specific days)

All ages. Free. Drop-in. No registration required.

 

Game night:

Meet us in the programme room for music, board games, and light refreshments! Feel free to bring your own games, or choose from our small selection.

One Thursday per month @ 6pm

All ages. Free. Drop-in. No registration required.

 

For more information please contact Gina Gigliotti, Branch Assistant, at          250-395-2332 or email: ggigliotti@cariboord.ca

 

       Quesnel Branch

Please check our Facebook page for up-to-date programming information, including for seasonal programs and special days.

Toddler time:
Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes.
Fridays, 10:30am-11:00am
Caregivers and children under 3 years. Free. Drop-in. No registration required. Caregiver participating required.

Pre-school story-time:

Join us for stories and songs.

Wednesdays, 10-11am

Caregivers and children 3-5 years. Free. Drop-in. No registration required.

 

LEGO club:

Free builds and challenges.

Tuesdays, 2:45-3:45pm

All ages. Free. Drop-in. No registration required.

 

For more information contact  Tracy Bartsch, Branch Assistant, at 250-992-7912 or email: tbartsch@cariboord.bc.ca

 

Williams Lake Branch

Please check our Facebook page for up-to-date programming information, including seasonal programs. We currently offer a combination of in-person programming and Facebook videos to meet everyone's needs.

Family story time:
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes and puppets.
Tuesdays, 10:30-11 am
Suitable for kids aged 2-5 and their caregivers. Free. Drop-in. No registration required.

LEGO club:

1 hour of free build.

Thursdays, 3:30-4:30pm

For ages 2-12 and their caregivers. Free. Drop-in. No registration required.

 

Baby Time:
Stories, rhymes, bounces, songs and social bonding for babies and their caregivers.
Fridays, 2:30pm-3:00pm

Free. Drop-in. No registration required.

 

Family film matinees:

Join us for a family-friendly movie in the library programme room.

Select Saturdays @ 2:30pm

Free. Drop-in. No registration required. Check with the library for movie schedules.

 

For more information please contact the Branch Assistant, Darren Smith, at    250-392-3630 Ext. 239 or email: dsmith@cariboord.bc.ca

Kids' Databases

International Children's Digital Library -- The ICDL Foundation's goal is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world.

Red Cedar Book Awards

The Red Cedar is British Columbia's Young Reader's Choice book award. Every year thousands of children between grades 4 and 7 from across the province are invited to read books from the nominated lists of non-fiction and fiction titles, and vote for their favourite.

The purpose of the program is to promote quality Canadian literature and to enrich and broaden a student's reading experience. The Red Cedar Book Awards are "launched" every November during Canadian Children's Book week and students have the next six months to read and decide which one of the titles on the list they feel is the best Canadian book of the year. 

 A list of Red Cedar Book Award winners can be found here.