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The library offers different Children Programs each month. Please check back often to see what is coming up.
Virtual Story Time - Tuesday at 10am on Facebook and Instagram
Filled with crafts, sing-alongs, and exciting stories, our virtual Story Time program is perfect for the little one in your life! Watch the weekly story time video on GPL’s social media pages and YouTube channel, featuring a new children’s book, fun fingerplays and songs, and a simple and exciting craft! Pick-up a Story Time kit every week so you can follow along at home! Email jennifer.whipp@gravenhurst.ca for more details or to schedule a curbside pick-up.
Fairies are coming to the Library! Stop by our garden to take a peek at our Fairy Village, search for two hidden geocaches, write letters to the fairies and they'll write back, and register for your own fairy door DIY craft!
Our preschool Story Time is perfect for the little one in your life! Watch the weekly video on YouTube or social media featuring a new story, silly songs, and a fun craft! Call or email to reserve your Story Time kit each week!
We will supply the ping-pong balls, and you'll make the video! Film yourself making an epic trick shot on tiktok (or other social media platform) and tag the library for your chance to win an awesome prize!
Get ready to read, play, and explore with GPL's Primary Summer Reading Club! Complete challenges and crafts, read awesome books, and meet-up on Zoom for more fun each week, all while earning tickets for the end of the summer draw!
Comics, poetry, spooky stories, and so much more! We've got games, challenges, crafts, and books to explore! Our Junior Summer Reading Club really does have it all! Meet weekly on Zoom for extra fun, all while earning tickets for the end of summer draw!
Sign out a Music 4 Minis ball and instrument set, and watch the weekly music video! Filled with songs and activities that are sure to get your little one moving, this program combines music with early literacy and exercise!
Gravenhurst Public Library, EarlyON, the Town of Gravenhurst, and numerous downtown businesses have come together this summer to create a literary adventure that will let you and your family become part of the story! Start at the Library, follow a digital or print map, read along, and play I Spy as a part of our new downtown Story Walk! Available starting July 1st.
Summer is here! Celebrate with our Canada Day Kick-Off Kits filled with glow sticks, campfire stories, treats, and lots more! Kits available starting June 21st while supplies last.
In part one of our Animation Experts program, children will learn the basics of low-tech animation techniques! From flipbooks, and zoetropes, to stop motion animation, kids will create one of a kind cartoons!
Learn the basics of coding in this exciting and engaging virtual program! From drag and drop basics, to the Python programming language, children will learn to code using everything from epic video games to their own cool creations!
Explore science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics every week in August with our STEAM Team program. Watch the weekly video and follow along with your own STEAM Team kit, filled with hands-on STEAM activities like LED Lightning Bugs, Crash Test Cars, and more!
In part two of our Animation Experts program, children will learn digital animation techniques! From Minecraft Machinima and Anime, to 3D Computer Animation, they will become animation experts!
Celebrate the end of summer with fun activities, our prize draw, the announcement of our TikTok Trick Shots Contest winner, and some other super secret surprises!
