Indigenous Storytelling with Music and Puppets
For children and their families
Learn some Anishinaabemowin with music and puppets! John-Paul Chalykoff will be singing and sharing language with his furry blue friend, Baabii (pronounced like Bobby). Registration required.
With thanks to the Heart of Georgian Bay Community Forward Fund.
Summer Reading Club Kickoff Party at Wye Marsh
All ages
Friday, June 26, 9AM-4PM
Join us as we kick off the Summer Reading Club at Wye Marsh! Show your MPL library card and get free admission to the marsh. Register for the club and collect your official Summer Reading Club booklet, stickers and swag, enter our Guess the Fish contest, and indulge in a slice of cake! Plus, enjoy at Wet ‘n Scaly Demo at 11AM. This is an event you won’t want to miss!
Summer Magic
Ages 3-10
Join us for a hilarious comic blend of audience participation, magic, and illusion, for the whole family! Registration required.
Georgian Bay Forever
Join us for an open-house style event focused on water quality. Explore topics like pollution, microplastics, and local research, and learn how these issues are shaping the health of our waterways.
Tuesday, July 14, 2-4PM
Dance and Yoga Workshops for kids
Ages 3-7, 8-12
The Travelling Stage is back this summer to provide water-themed workshops for children! We will begin with a Beach Party for kids age 3-7, then transition to Under the Sea Yoga for kids 8-12. Registration required.
Tuesday, July 21
Sticky Water Science
Ages 6-11
Participants will explore properties of cohesion and surface tension with a simple coin-based water experiment. Registration required.
Bubbles!
Ages 6-11
Explore the science of bubbles and create a (nearly!) unpoppable, unstoppable bubble! Registration required.
Ride ‘n’ Roll with Science
Ages 6-11
Welcome to the amusement park – where we’ll be bumping, spinning, zipping and rolling! Discover the actions and reactions of bumper cars. Explore the forces at work when you spin. Create a zipline while investigating gravity. Design a roller coaster to meet a challenge. It’s all about the physics of riding ‘n’ rolling! Registration required.
Drama Club
Ages 8-11
Are you eager to explore your dramatic side? Then the Drama Club is the place for you! Each session will consist of a selection of dramatic games and exercises, improv, and script writing, while working towards a performance. Registration required.
Thursdays, 4-4:45PM – March 26-June 11
Sensory Playtime
Ages 0-5
Join us every second Monday morning for sensory play. This is a drop-in space where children are given the opportunity to explore their senses through play! Caregivers must be present.
Mondays, 10-11:30AM
April 20
May 4
June 1 & 15