Registration started, Monday, July 26th for the following August Children's Programs:
Jungle Survival (6 to 12 years): at the Central Library, July 28th; and at the Petticoat Creek Branch, July 27th.
Jungle Safari (6 to 8 years): at the Central Library, August 5th; and at the Petticoat Creek Branch, August 3rd.
Junior Puppeteers (9 to 12 years), at the Petticoat Creek Branch, August 4th through 6th.
Tropical Birds (6 to 12 years): at the Central Library, August 13th; and at the Petticoat Creek Branch, August 9th.
Zoo to You (5 to 12 years): at the Central Library and Petticoat Creek Branch, August 18th.
Please call 905-831-6265 to register your child.
All branches will be closed for the August Civic Holiday:
* Sunday, August 1st
* Monday, August 2nd
All branches of the Pickering Public Library will return to regular operating hours on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010.
Have a safe and happy holiday!
The Pickering Public Library is excited to announce a unique partnership between Durham Region Transit (DRT) and the public libraries in the Durham region this summer.
Throughout the months of July and August, elementary school children (kindergarten to grade eight) who have enrolled in the TD Summer Reading Club at their local library can ride DRT for free through the Ride to Read program. When they register for the summer Reading Club at their local library, children will receive special stickers on their library cards, which will turn their library cards into monthly transit passes.
Children will need to return to their local branch in August to get a new transit sticker. An adult will need to accompany those children 10 years of age and under, and will be required to pay the regular adult fare.
So, hope on board for a great summer of reading!
This is part of a regular series of posts by our CEO, Cathy Grant, who will share some personal insight and comments about your Library, upcoming services and issues in general.
LearnOntario: Supporting Digital Literacy
Learn Ontario is a great site for how-to videos on a wide variety of topics - popular software applications, internet applications, design software, etc.
Learn Ontario is part of the Knowledge Ontario portfolio of services, developed with the following goals:
The Durham Immigration Portal is just one of over 35 such community portals across the province. This Community Immigration portal is a one-stop, community-based immigration web portal, designed to welcome, support, attract and retain skilled newcomers, newcomer entrepreneurs, businesses and other new Canadians to our Region.
Durham Region’s Immigration Portal is a truly collaborative and community-based initiative. Over 60 organizations from multiple sectors such as education, business, non-profit, government and business associations are taking shared responsibility for content creation and for the long-term sustainability of the portal.
Please visit the Durham Immigration Portal today.
For similar resources, check out our Citizenship Information section.
You've already seen the new logo, but keep your eyes open for a whole new look at the Pickering Public Library.
The Pickering Public Library is working on a new interactive catalogue to make it easier for you to search and find what you like to read, to watch and listen to. You will be able to connect with other library users who share your tastes to make recommendations.
Coming soon. Look for it at www.picnet.org
Get in to the spirit of the summer reading club with these cool Jungle animal colouring sheets! These were made by Risa, who is one of the staff at our iHelp desk!
Overnight Sunday/Monday July 4th/July 5th, do not be surprised to see cyclists camping in the Esplanade Park behind the Central Library. These cyclists are part of the Great Waterfront Trail Adventure, an eight day bicycle ride along 720 km of our Waterfront Trail. They will be starting out in Hamilton on Sunday and are expected to arrive at the Central Library in the late afternoon. After camping out Sunday night, they will be getting an early start Monday before they ride to Cobourg to complete their next 105 km. We wish them good weather and a great ride, as they promote an active lifestyle and the communities and businesses they will travel through.
To accommodate this event, there will be Temporary Road Closure of Esplanade South Monday July 5th between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. If you would like more details, please see the Notice of Service Disruption.
For more information about the Pickering section of the Waterfront Trail, see the Durham's waterfront trail a great family outing, a featured article in yesterday's News Advertiser.
Download digital Audiobooks anytime and then transfer to your portable device! The OverDrive Media Console is a free application designed to use the OverDrive titles available for download at many public library websites. Search through OverDrive's collection of downloadable media, download the Media Console, and start listening!
OverDrive Media Console for iPhone is now available.
This is a project made possible by the Ontario Ministry of Culture’s $15 Million Investment in Public Libraries.
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