Calendar

Family Challenge

Monday, June 17 to Saturday, August 17, 2024.

We’re challenging you to explore everything the library has to offer. Complete the challenges together
and enter to win! Pick up your form starting Monday, June 17, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. to get started.

Space Green Screen

Story Time with Shelly

Saturdays
July 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2024.
August 10, 17, 24 & 31, 2024.
10:30 to 11:30 a.m..

Meet us in the Children’s Room for a fun, free, family time.

All ages. Free. No registration required.

Bilingual Storywalk: The Darkest Dark

Monday, June 24 to Saturday, August 17, 2024.

Dream the impossible with real-life astronaut Chris Hadfield. Chris loves rockets and planets and pretending he's a brave astronaut, exploring the universe. There’s only one problem--at night, Chris doesn't feel so brave. He's afraid of the dark.

For families. Drop-in. Free.

Take & Makes

Pick-up a free Take & Make craft kit every Monday this summer. Each week features a different kit.

Available while supplies last. For all ages. Free.

Weekly Kits

• Week of June 24: Eclipse Craft
• Week of July 2: Rocketship Headband
• Week of July 8: Paper Bag Alien
• Week of July 15: Popsicle Stick Space Shuttle
• Week of July 22: Paper Plate Flying Saucer
• Week of July 29: Popsicle Stick Star Wand
• Week of August 6: Paper Plate Space Wreath
• Week of August 12: Paper Plate UFO
• Week of August 19: Popsicle Stick Space Rover

Summer Reading Clubs for Everyone

Registration for summer reading clubs begins Monday June 17 at 9:30 a.m.

Summer Reading Clubs are free with a valid Port Colborne Library Card.

TD Summer Reading Club

Registration for the TD Summer Reading Club opens Monday, June 17, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. Read books and collect prizes all summer long! Blast off into summer with our spaceship photoshoot.

For ages zero to 12. Pre-registration required. Free.

Save the date: Summer Reading Party

Join us Wednesday, August 28, 2024, to celebrate your summer reading accomplishments!

We’ll celebrate with games, stories, and fun activities for the whole family.

Teen Summer Reading Club

Monday, June 17 to Saturday, August 17, 2024.

Join the Teen Summer Reading Club for out-of-this-world reading fun! Pick up your bingo card starting Monday, June 17, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. to get started. Each line counts as one entry.

For ages 13 to 17. Free.

Adult Summer Reading Club

Monday June 17 to Saturday, August 17, 2024.

Track your reading this summer and enter to win! Three books read equals one entry into the prize draw. Participants may submit multiple entries.

For ages 18+. Free.

Scavenger Hunts

Find all of the scavenger hunt items and win a small prize. This program runs in the Children's Room every day with a new theme each week.

Drop-in.

Weekly themes:

• Week of June 30: Canada, Eh?
• Week of July 7: Bugs
• Week of July 14: Fishing
• Week of July 21: Monsters
• Week of July 28: Ocean
• Week of August 4: Jungle
• Week of August 11: Frogs
• Week of August 18: Birds
• Week of August 25: Butterflies
• Week of September 1: Pirates/Treasure

Documentary Films

Bring a friend or two and join us for an afternoon of film-watching. Enjoy a lively discussion. Presented the last Monday of the month, January to December, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

2024 Season

Monday, July 29, 2024. 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

Join us for a screening and discussion of a documentary film:

• Sovereign Soil (2019, 91 min.)
  • Set in the northern wilds surrounding the tiny sub-Arctic town of Dawson City, Yukon, Sovereign Soil is an ode to the beauty of this ferocious, remote land and the wisdom of those who've chosen to call it home.

Pre-registration is required. Contact the library for more information: 905-834-6512. Free.

Lego Club

Mondays
July 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2024.
August 12, 19 & 26, 2024.
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Complete a challenge, follow a pattern, or use your imagination to make something new – however you like to build, you’re sure to create something amazing at Lego Club! 

For ages eight to 12. Drop-in. Free.