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Central Branch735 Broughton Street

Bruce Hutchison Branch4636 Elk Lake Drive at Saanich Commonwealth Place

Central Saanich Branch1209 Clarke Road, Brentwood Bay

Emily Carr Branch#101-3521 Blanshard Street at Uptown

Esquimalt Branch1231 Esquimalt Road

Goudy Branch#119-755 Goldstream Avenue

Juan de Fuca Branch1759 Island Highway

Nellie McClung Branch3950 Cedar Hill Road

Oak Bay Branch1442 Monterey Avenue

Saanich Centennial Branch3110 Tillicum Road

250-940-GVPL (4875)

KIDS, COME HAVE FUN AT THE LIBRARY!

Summer Reading Club 2015

Programregistration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875.

How Summer Reading Club Works .................... 2Weekly Prizes ..................................................................3Featured Programs ........................................................4Programs for Young Children ..............................5-7School Age Programs ...........................................8-15Story Buddies & Reading Buddies ............... 16-17

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For Kids 12 and under

Take part in GVPLs Summer Reading Club! Whether youre reading at home or on holidays, you can keep track of your reading and enjoy some incentives along the way. Staying in town? Youre invited to join us for a selection of amazing library programs at branches throughout Greater Victoria.

June 15 Program registration begins at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875.

June 25 Drop by your local library to pick up a self-paced reading record any time during the summer.

How Summer Reading Club Works

Summer Reading Club is a self-paced program that encourages you to read throughout the summer. If you cant read yet, you can include stories that have been read to you.

Step 1: Visit any branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library and pick up a reading record.

Step 2: Read for a minimum of 20 minutes every day.

Step 3: Each day, write down one thing youve read on your reading record just use one box per day so that you dont run out of room before the end of the summer!

Step 4: After youve read for 7 days, visit the library and collect your weekly prize!

Step 5: Repeat steps 2 to 4. Keep up the great work!

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Weekly Prizes (while supplies last)

Week #1 SRC bookmark

Week #2 Entertowinagiftcertificatetoalocalbookstore

Week #3 SRC tattoo

Week #4 Individual pizza coupon from Panago

Week #5 Swim pass

Week #6 EntertowinagiftcertificateforPlaymobilorLego

Week #7 SRC medal or paperback of your choice

Have fun reading! Read anywhere and anything. Try a book, a magazine, a newspaper, an eBook reading every day is the goal.

For Build It! games, book lists and other fun activities, check out the British Columbia LibraryAssociationsofficialSummer Reading Club website at www.kidssrc.ca.

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Program registration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875, unless noted as drop-in. Program registration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875, unless noted as drop-in.

For ages 2 and up and caregivers. Start off summer with songs! Groove to high-energy and catchy tunes with childrens entertainers The Kerplunks on the Main Stage at The Belfry Theatre. Presented by GVPL and The Belfry Theatre.

Ticket Information:

This is a General Admission ticketed event. Tickets are free but are subject to availability. Tickets are required for children, parents and caregivers. Babes in arms are not permitted in the auditorium. Children under 14 require adult supervision.

Reserve your tickets by calling The Belfry box office at 250-385-6815 starting Monday June 15th at 3pm. Tickets are limited; please cancel if you cannot come. Reserved Tickets must be picked up at the Box Office before 6pm on June 25. After 6pm, unclaimed tickets will be available first-come, first-served.

June 25, 6:30-7:30 pm | Belfry Theatre

Summer Reading Club Book Parade

For ages 12 and under. Bring your favourite book and carry it through an easy obstacle course in the Central Branch Courtyard. Each participant will enjoy a cupcake and fun activities. Dress up like your favourite book character to be entered into a draw for a bookstore gift certificate.

August 22, 2:00-3:30 pm | Central Branch

Summer Challenge 2015

For kids, teens and adults aged 10 to 110. Choose from 24 fabulous library-related activities. Every challenge completed will earn you an entry into our prize draws. The more you enter, the more chances you have to win. See gvpl.ca/summerchallenge for more information.

Featured Programs

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7Program registration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875, unless noted as drop-in. Program registration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875, unless noted as drop-in.

Family Storytime

Fun-filled stories, songs, rhymes, and puppets. Drop-in!

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Wednesdays, 10:30 am Nellie McClung Branch Central Saanich Branch Esquimalt Branch Goudy Branch

Thursdays, 10:30 am Bruce Hutchison Branch

Fridays, 10:30 am Central Branch Oak Bay Branch Juan de Fuca Branch

Saturdays, 11:00 am Saanich Centennial Branch

Baby Time

For babies 0-15 months. Learn songs, rhymes and fingerplays to use with your baby every day. Drop-in!

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Mondays, 10:30 am Central Branch Oak Bay Branch Juan de Fuca Branch

Thursdays, 11:30 am Saanich Centennial Branch

Fridays, 10:30 am Esquimalt Branch

Baby Sign Language

For educators and parents with children 0-24 months. Learn the basics of using nonverbal signs with babies and toddlers. Benefits may include improved communication, fewer tantrums and cognitive and language development.

July 22, 9:15-10:00 am Emily Carr Branch

Programs for Young ChildrenFor young children and their caregivers; children under 3 must be accompanied by an adult.

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starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875.

8 Program registration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875, unless noted as drop-in. Program registration starts June 15 at gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875, unless noted as drop-in.

Heroes Inc. of Victoria

Kapow! Theres a superhero at the library! Listen to stories and jokes, colour a superhero, and have your superhero questions answered by one or more of your favourite superhero characters. Drop-in!

July 4, 10:30-11:00 am Esquimalt Branch

July 4, 2:00-2:30 pm Juan de Fuca Branch

July 11, 10:30-11:00 am Oak Bay Branch

July 25, 10:30-11:00 am Bruce Hutchison Branch

July 25, 2:00-2:30 pm Saanich Centennial Branch

I Spy With My Little Eye

For ages 3-5. Enjoy puzzling stories and songs, play guess-ing games and create your own imaginative craft.

July 9, 10:30-11:30 am Nellie McClung Branch

July 20, 10:30-11:30 am Saanich Centennial Branch




August 6, 10:30-11:30 am Juan de Fuca Branch

Little Lego at the Library

For ages 4-6. Listen to stories and have fun with the librarys Lego. Bring your own Lego for a take home project. Parents are encouraged to attend.

July 31, 2:30-3:30 pm Bruce Hutchison Branch

August 20, 10:30-11:30 am Central Branch

Musical Storytime: for Preschoolers

For ages 3-5. Join Brenda from the Victoria Conservatory of Music to explore the fun of music-making and storytelling in an action-packed session.

August 14, 10:30-11:00 am Saanich Centennial Branch


Once Upon a Time Puppet Show

Celebrate the end of summer with a puppet show at Tillicum Centre! Join library puppeteers for fun-filled stories, songs and rhymes. Look for us adjacent to Cellicon and The Source.

August 21, 11:00-11:30 am in Tillicum Centre

Rockin Robots

For ages 3-5. Listen to stories and songs about robots and enjoy a fun paper craft.


July 16, 10:30-11:30 am Juan de Fuca Branch

July 17, 10:30-11:30 am Goudy Branch


July 29, 10:30-11:30 am Central Branch


August 6, 10:30-11:30 am Nellie McClung Branch

Tap Tap Bang Bang!

For ages 3-5. Explore your world with stories, songs and activities about building and make your own paper creation.






Sing-Along Music with Professor Trainboat

Sing, dance and laugh with Professor Trainboats energet-ic, interactive and educational music show.


Victoria Symphony Storytime

For ages 3-5. Meet two Victoria Symphony musicians and their puppet friend, Kathy Cadence, and hear stories told through music. Sing along and try some child-sized instruments.



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Acting Out! Endless Imagination

For ages 8-12. Explore your imagination Acting Out-style! Use improv, theatrical silli-ness, puppets, costumes and music in this fun program with Jennifer Callioux.

July 14, 2:30-3:30 pm Oak Bay Branch


African Drum & Dance

For ages 6-9. Sing, move, drum, and discover the world of African percussion and dance in this rhythmical workshop led by Wontanara Drum & Dance.

July 27, 2:00-2:45 pm Nellie McClung Branch

July 29, 2:00-2:45 pm Central Branch

Animal Architecture

For ages 5-10. Did you know that animals are natures architects? Investigate how animals build structures and learn why they do it with staff from Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary.



August 4, 2:30-3:30 pm Oak Bay Branch

August 12, 2:30-3:30 pm Central Saanich Branch

Build It

For ages 6-9. Be inspired by this years Summer Reading Club theme to create your own mixed-media collage with Andrea Soos from the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.


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School Age Programs Build an Accordion BookFor ages 7-12. It zigs, it zags, it stands up on its own! Use a simple no-sew technique and build an accordion-style book with Heather Cosidetto.

August 8, 2:00-3:30 pm Central Branch

August 15, 2:00-3:30 pm Saanich Centennial Branch

Creative Collage

For ages 10-12. Use the spaces around you as inspiration to create your own mixed-media collage with Andrea Soos from the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.

July 17, 2:30-3:30 pm Esquimalt Branch

Creative Places

For ages 10-12. Use drawing and watercolour painting techniques to create your own imaginary city or landscape with Art Gallery of Greater Victoria instructor Sandi Henrich.


Detective in Training

For ages 5-12. Explore mystery stories and crack a case with a simple detective assignment.




Djembe Drumming

For ages 7-12. Got rhythm? Try your hand at the African Djembe with Canadian percus-sionist Matthew Hodgins from Drumming Solutions.





Electronic Clicking Bugs

For ages 10-12. Assemble your very own electronic clicking bug! Decorate it, then let the sumo match or fashion show begin.


August 14, 2:30-3:30 pm Bruce Hutchison Branch


Family Felting

For ages 5-12 and accompany-ing adult. Have a fuzzy felting experience with Rene Sala from Crafty School of Art and create your own hand-made felt sheet,

felt marbles and felted soaps to take home.

July 11, 1:30-3:00 pm

Bruce Hutchison Branch

French Storytime for Kids

For ages 5-8 and caregivers. Enjoy a French language story-time with the Victoria Chapter of Canadian Parents for French (CPF) and learn about French resources that GVPL has to sup-port emerging readers. Perfect for French Immersion families!



Fun with Wet Felting

For ages 6-9. Learn about the magic of wool! Join Rene Sala from Crafty School of Art and use traditional wet felting tech-niques to create an owl and felted soaps to take home.


Gold Rush Fever

For ages 10-12. Travel back in time to BCs Gold Rush! Explore gold rush objects and images with a Royal BC Museum expert and use old-fashioned ink to create your own imaginative journal entry. Wear your painting clothes.



Constructing Comics

For ages 7-12. Develop and draw characters to create your own funny comic with award- winning BC comic

creator Jonathon Dalton.



Imaginary Cities

For ages 6-9. Use basic shapes, bright colours and a variety of materials to create your own imaginary city or landscape with Art Gallery of Greater Victoria instructor Sandi Henrich.

August 6, 10:30-11:30 am Saanich Centennial Branch

Imagine Your Own Robot

For ages 5-12. Learn about the cool things robots can do, listen to stories about robots and create your own robot collage!


August 4, 1:30-2:30 pm Goudy Branch

August 5, 1:30-2:30 pm Juan de Fuca Branch

Lego at the Library

For ages 7-10. Listen to stories and have fun with the librarys Lego. Bring your own Lego for a take home project.



August 7, 1:30-2:30 pm Esquimalt Branch


Lego Building Workshop

For ages 10-12. Learn Lego building techniques and design ideas in a fun interactive work-shop using basic Lego bricks.




Musical Storytime: for School-Aged Kids

For ages 6-8 and caregivers. Join Brenda from the Victoria Conser-vatory of Music to explore the fun of music-making and storytelling in an action-packed session.


Needle Felted Sculptures

For ages 10-12. Learn basic needle felting techniques to create a fuzzy creature with Rene Sala from Crafty School of Art.


Origami Monsters

For ages 6-9. Join us for monster stories and crafts. Create your own origami monster to take home using a few simple art supplies.








Lego Mindstorms Robotics

For ages 10-12. Build a robot using Lego Technic and then program it to use its sensors and motors to navigate around the room with Victoria Robotics Club.




August 20, 10:00-12:00 pm Nellie McClung Branch

Modern Macram

For ages 10-18. Learn basic macram techniques and create your own simple macram bracelet with Angel in this fun two-part workshop that wont leave you tied up in knots!

July 11 & 18, 2:00-3:30 pm Saanich Centennial Branch


Paws and Tales

For ages 5-8. Read to a friendly dog, learn about dogs who assist people and how to be a great dog owner with volunteers and their furry companions from the Pacific Animal Therapy Society.






August 5, 10:30-11:30 am Central Saanich Branch



Pizza Storytime

For ages 5-8. Listen to mouth- watering and fun stories about pizza -- then enjoy a slice of Panago Pizza! Generously sponsored by Panago Pizza.




August 11, 11:15-12:00 pm Nellie McClung Branch

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Science Venture: Mythbusters!

For ages 7-12. Use science to discover the truth behind won-ders in our world from walking on eggs to walking on water.





Story Machines: Creative Story Writing for Kids

For ages 7-10. Imagine a machine that could do just about anything. Write mini- stories about crazy gadgets and what might go wrong.



Storytime with the Snow Queen!

For ages 5-8. Meet the Snow Queen and Snow Princess in their royal gowns at the library. Watch the Snow Sisters from Enchanted Fables recreate their favourite frozen fairytale, make your own royal crown to take home and pose for a photo.


August 19, 10:30-11:30 am Central Saanich Branch


Super Structures

For ages 5-12. Be wowed by facts about the worlds most amazing structures and create your own super structure out of everyday materials. Which structure will reign supreme?

July 8, 1:30-2:30 pm Central Saanich Branch






August 7, 1:30-2:30 pm Saanich Centennial Branch

The Magicians Nephew Retold

For ages 5-12. Enter the world of Narnia. Discover the story of the lamp-post and how the wardrobe was made in a retelling of The Magicians Nephew by teacher and storyteller Agnes Bartle.


Voiceover and Book Narration

For ages 10-12. Join professional voiceover artist Matt Cowlrick for vocal fun! Read stories aloud to bring characters to life. Make a recording and play it for the group (optional).


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Story Buddies: Tween Volunteers

For ages 10-12. If you like working with children, enjoy stories, are a fluent English speaker and want to help young children with early literacy skills, we need you! Story Buddies tween volunteers pair with young children aged 4-6 to make an original story book. We provide training and, upon completion, a letter outlining your volunteer hours.

First time Story Buddies Tween Volunteers must attend a Story Buddies Tween Training Session. Bring your completed Tween Volunteer Referral Form and register for a Story Buddies Training Session and Volunteer Session. Returning Story Buddies Volunteers do not need to repeat the training. Training sessions, volunteer times and forms can be found at: gvpl.ca/tween-volunteers

July 15, 2:30-3:30 pm Central Saanich Branch




Story Buddies: Little Buddies

For ages 4-6. Make your own original book even if you cant read or write yet! Story Buddies pairs young children with volunteer tweens for creative writing and illustration fun. Your Big Buddy will write down your story and then you will illustrate it together.

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Reading Buddies: Little Buddies

For children in Grades 2-4. Does your child need a little help with reading? Reading Buddies provides reading practice, literacy-based activities and fun with volunteer teen Big Buddies.

July 13-17, 2:00-3:00 pm or 3:30-4:30 pm Central & Nellie McClung Branches

July 20-24, 2:00-3:00 pm or 3:30-4:30 pm Juan de Fuca & Bruce Hutchison Branches

July 27-31, 2:00-3:00 pm or 3:30-4:30 pm Saanich Centennial & Esquimalt Branches

August 4-7, 2:00-3:00 pm or 3:30-4:30 pm Central Saanich & Nellie McClung Branches

August 10-14, 2:00-3:00 pm or 3:30-4:30 pm Saanich Centennial & Oak Bay Branches

August 17-21, 2:00-3:00 pm or 3:30-4:30 pm Juan de Fuca & Nellie McClung Branches

Got a question? See gvpl.ca/teenvolunteersemail [email protected] or call 250-940-4875.

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