A number of programs are available for children, youth and adults at the Weyburn Public Library for the month of January.
In order to accommodate COVID-19 guidelines, the library provides both virtual and in-person programming, with certain conditions in place to allow people to come to the branch in person.
Preregistering for all programs is needed, whether they are online programs or ones people can take part in personally.
Programs for young children include music and movement, to be held virtually on Thursday, Jan. 14 and 28, with the program posted at 10:30 a.m. for those aged one to five years.
There is an interactive story take-and-make program will be posted online on Wednesday, Jan. 6 and 20, at 10:30 a.m. There is a story take and make kit available to be picked up from the library, and the children can follow Ms. Cora online for the story and the craft or activity provided.
There is also a take-and-make kit available for a “Children of the World” program for the week of Jan. 25-30, for children aged two to six years.
Family programs include exploring and making a family history flag. A take-and-make kit is available from Jan. 11-30, for families to create a flag that represents the family’s country or countries of origin. Once the family flag is done, bring it to the library to be displayed.
Another take-and-make kit is available for a “Travel the World” Lego challenge the week of Jan. 25-30. The kit has pictures of structures from all over the world, and families are invited to create one or all of the structures, and to send in a photo of the finished structure. Each participant will be entered into a draw to win a Lego prize.
The last three programs are part of Family Literacy Day, which is on Wednesday, Jan. 27. The goal for Family Literacy Day is to raise awareness of the importance of reading, and of literacy in general, with the theme this year of “Travel the World Together”.
Every patron who checks out an item on Jan. 27 will be entered the special draw that day for a prize. The prizes include books and literacy activities.
Author and illustrator Barbara Reid will host an online event on Jan. 27, from 4:30-5 p.m. ET, on how to use clay to create a picture. This is geared for children in Grades 1-6. There will be a question-and-answer at the end of the demonstration. For more info or to register for this program, go to abclifeliteracy.ca/all-programs/family-literacy-day/.
There will also be an online video for a kids cooking class, and it will be posted on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. This class will teach children how to make a taco pizza, with an ingredients list posted along with the video on the library’s YouTube channel.
For teens, there is a take-and-make kit for creating a monkey’s fist keychain, with the online video to be posted on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 4 p.m.
For adults, there will be an online sports trivia contest from Jan. 11-23. Call the library to register, and the link will be sent in an email. The answers will be calculated in this time period, and a winner will be announced after the contest closes, with the winner receiving a $50 gift card from Canadian Tire.
Adult programs also include a “Saving with the Library” program, along with book binding journals on Thursday, Jan. 14, to be posted at 6 p.m., and a 3-D magazine art program to be posted on Thursday, Jan. 28 at 6 p.m.
A book club discussion will be held in person on Monday, Jan. 18 at 6:30 p.m. on the book “Faithful” by Alice Hoffman. Next month the book club will discuss the book, “A Girl Named Anna” by Lizzy Barber. A copy of the book can be picked up at the front desk, or check for it on the library’s e-resources.
An online cooking class, on cooking Pad Thai, will be posted on Thursday, Jan. 21 at 6 p.m.
The library has a new database resource for learning about other countries and their languages, customs and history. The “Global Road Warrior” database has information on 174 countries, and can be found at southeastlibrary.ca under the A to Z World Travel logo.
