Today, William Dunbar Public School won both the Junior Battle of the Books and Senior Battle of the Books for the City of Pickering. Both teams will be moving on to the Regional Finals to be held this Thursday evening in Whitby. Good Luck, students.
Also competing in the Junior Battle of the Books were teams from Blaisdale Montessori School (second place) and Elizabeth B Phin Public School (third place), as well as teams from the Montessori Learning Centre (second place) and St. Monica Catholic School (third place) for Senior Battle of the Books.
On Tuesday afternoon, April 16th, Pickering Central Library held the finals for the 2013 City of Pickering Battle of the Books. After a hard fought Semi-Final, three teams from the Junior (Grades 4 to 6) and three teams from the Senior (Grades 7 and 8) moved on to the City Finals. William Dunbar Public School won at both the Junior and Senior level and moved onto the Regional Battle of the Books which will be held Thursday April 18th in Whitby. Congratulations to all the students and teachers from all Pickering-area schools which competed in this year's Battle of the Books. See you all next year.
Ontario Early Years will introduce infants to songs, nursery rhymes and finger plays. Parents/caregivers will learn how to incorporate music into baby's everyday play experiences.
This program will be held at the Petticoat Creek Branch, Monday afternoons from 1:30pm to 2:30pm from April 8th through April 29th (8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th).
Vote for which author should win the 2013 Forest of Reading Award for your age category! This prestigious award is decided by children! Pick up the list of nominated books at any local branch and read at least five of the ten nominated titles. Then come back to the library with your checked off list to vote for your favourite. Votes must be in by April 22nd.
We all learned about Ontario Turtles during a recent visit from Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre. We explore the secret world of turtles in Ontario and about the different species. We met with the special guest, “Paddy”, a live snapping turtle.
Saturday March 8th at the Central Library , children let their imagination run wild and created Crazy Creatures.
Make your own Crazy Creature next Saturday, March 16th, when this program is run at the Petticoat Creek Branch, 10:30am. for 9 to 12 year olds.
Andrea Neubauer first started doing bulletin boards for the children's section of the Central Library in the spring of 2010 through her school. Even after she was done school she continued doing the boards. She has done many amazing bulletin board displays in the last three years. Sometimes for specific themes like Remembrance Day and the Pickering Bicentennial. Other times they have been inspired by books such as the one in this picture, which is based on The Snowman by Raymond Briggs. This is Andrea's final display for the Library. We will miss Andrea's beautiful displays and really appreciate her dedication and hard work over the years.
We had a lot of great entries at our Lego Contest, from recreations of the battlecruiser Hood to a working gumball machine. Here are the winners of each category, demonstrating great creativity and technical skill in making some amazing creations. Congratulations to all the winners!
