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2018 SIGNAL HILL LIBRARY SOUTHWOOD LIBRARY VILLAGE SQUARE LIBRARY calgarylibrary.ca @calgarylibrary Treaty 7 Land SEE YOU AT THE LIBRARY! BABIES TODDLERS & PRESCHOOLERS Registration starts Monday, June 18 unless otherwise noted. For additional resources for your family, visit calgarylibrary.ca/babies. Registration starts Monday, June 18 unless otherwise noted. For more resources, visit calgarylibrary.ca/toddlers. SESSION LENGTH DURATION AGES SESSION LENGTH DURATION AGES 1 BABY RHYME TIME 2 BABY BOOKWORMS 3 BABY’S BIG PLAYDATE 1 1-2-3: COUNT WITH ME 2 A-B-C: YOU AND ME Welcome your baby to the Have fun sharing books, Let’s play! Join us for a fun Your toddler will love this Read, sing, talk, and play Library. Enjoy songs, rhymes, rhymes, and songs with your and social hour of discovery introduction to numeracy and together in this interactive and stories that will make your little one. and exploration. have fun with numbers using circle time. baby smile. A – Registration: June 21 No registration required. rhymes, songs, books, and Registration: Jun 21 A – Registration: Jun 20 B – No registration required. A – 60 min active play. 45 min B – No registration required. 45 min B – 90 min Registration: Jun 21 3 weeks 45 min 3 weeks 1 day 45 min ages 2 – 3 3 weeks (8 weeks at Nicholls) ages 13 – 23 months ages 0 – 12 months 3 weeks ages 0 – 12 months ages 2 – 3

4 BEACH BALL BABIES 5 POP ‘N TOT 3 COLOSSAL CALGARY 4 WORDS AND WIGGLES Bees buzzing, flowers It’s adventure time for male PLAYDATE Learn new ideas for play with blooming, sand squishing caregivers and their babies! Play builds the foundation for your preschooler in this active through toes. Celebrate the Features fun games, books, a lifetime of learning. Come program that explores all five hot days of summer with rhymes, and activities. prepared to play with your senses through movement, stories, rhymes, and songs. A – Registration: Jun 21 baby or toddler at the biggest play, story, and song. 30 min B – No registration required. and best playdate ever. Supported by TD Friends of 1 day 45 min No registration required. the Environment Foundation. ages 6 – 23 months 3 weeks 90 min Registration: Jun 21 age 6 – 23 months 1 day 60 min ages 0 – 3 3 weeks ages 3 – 5 Programs begin on the dates below. All baby programs require a parent or caregiver. See page 31 for registration details. Programs begin on the dates below. All toddler & preschooler programs require a parent or caregiver. See page 31 for registration details. Program # 1 2 3 4 5 Program # 1 2 3 4 W Jul 18 11:00 A Central M Jul 9 10:30 B, M Aug 13 10:30 B Tu Jul 10 10:30 B, Tu Aug 14 10:30 B W Aug 15 11:00 A F Jul 6 10:30 Sa Jul 14 10:30 A Central Th Jul 12 10:30, Th Aug 16 10:30 W Jul 11 10:30, W Aug 15 10:30 Bowness Tu Jul 10 10:15 B, Tu Aug 7 10:15 B W Jul 18 10:15 A Bowness W Aug 15 10:15 M Jul 9 9:30 B OR 11:00 A, W Jul 11 10:30 A, Sa Jul 14 10:30 B, Country Hills M Aug 13 9:30 B OR 11:00 A Tu Aug 7 10:30 A, Sa Aug 11 10:30 B F Aug 3 10:00 A Th Jul 19 10:00 Country Hills Tu Jul 10 10:30 M Aug 13 6:30 M Jul 9 2:00, F Aug 10 11:30 OR OR M Jul 9 9:15 A 10:45 A, OR Tu Jul 10 10:00 A, Sa Jul 14 9:30 B F Jul 13 9:30 10:45, Crowfoot M Aug 13 9:15 A OR 10:45 A Th Jul 12 9:30 A 11:00 A Tu Aug 14 10:00 A Crowfoot F Aug 10 9:30 OR 10:45 W Jul 11 2:00, W Aug 8 2:00 Tu Jul 10 10:15 A, M Jul 16 11:30 A, W Jul 18 11:30 A, M Aug 13 11:30 A, W Jul 18 10:00 A, W Aug 15 10:00 A Th Jul 12 9:30 B, Sa Aug 11 10:15 Sa Jul 14 10:00 A M Jul 9 10:15, W Jul 11 10:15, Th Jul 12 9:30 Tu Jul 10 10:15, Tu Aug 14 10:15 Fish Creek Tu Aug 14 10:15 A, W Aug 15 11:30 A Th Jul 26 10:15 A Fish Creek M Aug 13 10:00 Forest Lawn W Jul 4 10:30 B Th Jul 5 10:30 B Forest Lawn OR Th Jul 12 11:30 A, M Jul 16 10:05 A 11:30 B, Th Aug 2 11:30 A Sa Jul 7 10:05 B, Th Jul 12 10:05 A, Sa Jul 28 10:05 B, Tu Jul 10 10:30 A, Giuffre M Jul 9 2:00, F Aug 3 11:00 Giuffre M Aug 13 10:05 A OR 11:30 B Th Aug 2 10:05 A, Sa Aug 18 10:05 B Tu Aug 7 10:30 A W Aug 15 10:05 OR 11:30 Tu Jul 10 10:15 A, W Jul 11 10:15 B, M Jul 9 3:45, W Jul 4 10:00 F Jul 13 10:30 Judith Umbach Tu Aug 7 10:15 A, W Aug 8 10:15 B Sa Jul 14 10:15 A, Sa Aug 11 10:15 A Tu Aug 28 10:30 W Jul 25 6:00 A Judith Umbach F Aug 10 10:30 Tu Jul 10 10:15 A,Th Jul 12 11:30 A, Tu Jul 31 10:30 A, W Jul 11 12:00 Louise Riley Tu Aug 7 10:15 A,Th Aug 9 11:30 A Tu Jul 10 11:30 A, Tu Aug 7 11:30 A Tu Aug 28 10:30 A W Aug 8 12:00 Louise Riley Th Jul 12 10:15, Th Aug 9 10:15 W Jul 11 10:30, W Aug 8 10:30 Mem Park W Jul 4 11:30 A, W Aug 8 11:30 A W Jul 4 10:15 A, W Aug 8 10:15 A Mem Park Tu Jul 10 10:30 Nicholls F Jul 6 10:15 B M Jul 30 10:00 Nicholls M Aug 13 10:00 M Jul 9 10:00 Th Jul 5 10:00, Th Aug 9 10:00 M Jul 9 9:45 A OR 11:00 A, OR F Jul 13 12:30 A, M Jul 30 10:30 A Sa Jul 21 10:00 Tu Aug 14 6:00 A W Aug 8 10:15 Tu Jul 10 10:15, Th Aug 9 10:15 Th Jul 12 10:15, Tu Aug 7 10:15 Nose Hill F Aug 10 12:30 A M Aug 13 9:45 A OR 11:00 A 11:00 Nose Hill Th Jul 19 10:00 A, M Aug 13 10:30 A M Jul 16 10:30 Tu Jul 17 10:00, Tu Aug 14 10:00 Quarry Park Tu Jul 17 11:30 A, Tu Aug 14 11:30 A Th Aug 16 10:00 A Quarry Park M Jul 9 2:30 Rocky Ridge Rocky Ridge Saddletowne Sa Jul 14 10:00 A Sa Aug 4 10:00 A Tu Jul 10 5:30 A Saddletowne Th Aug 9 10:15 Th Jul 12 10:15 Tu Jul 10 10:00 OR Th Jul 5 10:15 B 11:30 A, Sage Hill W Aug 15 10:15 W Jul 11 10:15, Su Aug 12 3:15 Sage Hill Th Aug 2 10:15 B OR 11:30 A Tu Jul 10 6:00 A, Tu Aug 14 6:00 A Tu Jul 10 10:00 A Sa Jul 7 10:30 Th Jul 19 6:00 A M Jul 16 6:00, Tu Jul 17 10:15 OR W Jul 11 9:30 A 11:30 A, Sa Jul 14 11:30 B, Sa Aug 11 11:30 B Tu Jul 31 11:00 A, F Jul 20 10:00 OR Sa Aug 4 10:15 A Shawnessy Th Aug 9 9:30 Th Jul 12 9:30 Shawnessy W Aug 8 9:30 A OR 11:30 A Tu Aug 28 11:00 A 11:00 Tu Jul 3 10:15 A, M Jul 9 11:30 A, Signal Hill Tu Aug 7 10:15 A M Jul 9 10:00 A W Jul 25 9:00 A F Jul 27 10:00 Signal Hill W Aug 8 9:45 W Jul 4 9:45 W Jul 25 9:00 F Jul 6 10:00 Southwood Tu Jul 10 10:15 A Th Aug 16 12:00 A Tu Jul 31 10:15 A Sa Aug 25 10:30 Southwood Th Jul 26 12:00 Th Jul 12 3:00 Village Square W Jul 4 11:00 A, W Aug 8 11:00 A Village Square

4 LIBRARY CONNECT › JULY | AUGUST 2018 TO REGISTER: CALGARYLIBRARY.CA TO REGISTER: 403.260.2620 LIBRARY CONNECT › JULY | AUGUST 2018 5 FAMILIES A WINNING Registration starts Monday, June 18 unless otherwise noted. FORMULA SESSION LENGTH DURATION AGES 1 CRACK THE CODE 2 DROP-IN FAMILY STORYTIME 3 LEARN ENGLISH STORYTIME: 4 FIRE TRUCK STORYTIME Bring the whole family for a Drop in for stories, songs, and KOREAN Join us for a special family When he was 13 years old, Kayden fun introduction to computer finger plays the whol