WHAT’S HAPPENING Edition 28 ™ @ Your Library September - November 2018 BPL Comic Con® p6 Book Swap p9 Fight Fake News p17 Downtown Painswick 60 Worsley Street 48 Dean Avenue barrielibrary.ca Bringing the library to you. THANK YOU for making our 16th annual Barrie Dragon Boat Festival VLS another success! Visiting Library Service We believe in the power of libraries SPECIAL THANKS being truly barrier-free. Tim Hortons • 107.5 KOOL FM • ROCK 95 • Redline Brewhouse • City of Barrie • Busch Systems • Visiting Library Service is a free book delivery Canada Docks • Chill Out Rentals • Residence and service for Barrie and Oro-Medonte residents Conference Centre • Moore Packaging • Telequip who are unable to visit us in person. • Heritage Estate Winery & Cidery • Event Water Solutions • Totally Covered • Superior Home For more information and to see if you qualify, Health Care • Your Body Talks • Float Tank Barrie call 705-728-1010 ext. 2820 or • St. John Ambulance • MacLaren Art Centre • John email [email protected] Linkert Salon • Express Aid Phamarcy Need tech help? TECH ONE-ON-ONE Book a one-hour session with a library staff member who can help you work through your tech questions. GET HELP WITH: • e-books and e-audiobooks • Streaming movies/tv, music and magazines • searching our catalogue and databases • setting up an email account • social media To register, call 705-728-1010 or email [email protected] Table of Contents Library Hours 4 Kids Zone Downtown Painswick 8 Teen Territory MON 9:30am-9pm MON 9:30am-5pm 10 Collaboratory TUES 9:30am-9pm TUES 9:30am-9pm 11 Adults & Seniors WED 9:30am-9pm WED 9:30am-9pm 16 Technology THURS 9:30am-9pm THURS 9:30am-9pm 18 Business FRI 9:30am-5pm FRI 9:30am-9pm 19 Calendar of Events SAT 9:30am-5pm SAT 9:30am-5pm 22 Membership Guide SUN 12pm-5pm SUN 12pm-5pm barrielibrary.ca /barriepubliclibrary /barriepubliclibrary /BPL_inthecity SAVE THE DATE ASTRONOMY: A STUDENT’S RESEARCH JOURNEY SEED SAVING WORKSHOP▲ Painswick - Massie Family Program Room Painswick - Huronia Room Wednesday, Sept. 19, 10:30-11:15am Wednesday, Sept. 26, 7-8pm Margaret Ikape, Masters student in Astronomy and Downtown - Angus Ross Room Astrophysics at the University of Toronto, will be Monday, Oct. 1, 7-8pm speaking about her research journey into the world Had success growing the seeds borrowed from of astronomy, touching on “space, the universe, and our Seed Library? Or interested in collecting and everything in it”! properly saving seeds for your garden next summer? Come and learn seed saving basics from a Simcoe BPL COMIC CON® County Master Gardener. Downtown Branch Saturday, Sept. 22, 9:30am–4pm REPAIR CAFÉ Dust off your superhero cape and join us for our Downtown - Flex Space third annual BPL Comic Con®! This full-day event Saturday, Oct. 13, 1-4pm celebrates all things comic. Featuring local vendors, Do you have a broken item at home that needs a Artist Alley, cosplayers, superhero fan meetup, repair? Bring it to the Repair Café, where one of our workshops, cake contest, face painting, games and handy volunteers will help you fix it. Learn a new more! Come dressed in costume and enjoy this day skill, save money, and help the environment. Don’t of fun for all ages. Admission is free. replace it, repair it! ® Comic Con is a registered trademark of San Diego Comic Convention. PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY NOTICE Library staff, volunteers or hired photographers may take photos and/or videos at our programs for promotional purposes. This could include use on our social media, website, and print publications. Please let staff know if you would not like your (or your child’s) photo taken. What’s Happening @ Your Library | Edition 28, September - November 2018 3 KIDS ZONE KIDS ZONE CARNEGIE DAYS STORYTIME – CANADA 1, 2, 3 Downtown - Angus Ross Room Saturday, Sept. 29, 10-10:30am Join library staff as they participate in the MacLaren Art Centre’s DROP-IN FAMILY STORYTIMES celebration of Carnegie Days! Learn and celebrate what makes Canada special with picture books by Canadian authors that explore the idea of Downtown - Angus Ross Room family and being Canadian. Children will have fun making a related craft Mondays, Sept. 10-Dec. 10, 10am after the stories, rhymes and songs. This program replaces the usual Fridays, Sept. 14-Dec. 14, 10am Saturday 10am Drop-in Storytime. Saturdays, Sept. 15-Dec. 15, 10am Painswick - Massie Family Room LIBRARY ON THE LOOSE – HOLLY COMMUNITY CENTRE Tuesdays, Sept. 11-Dec. 11, 10am Holly Community Centre - 171 Mapleton Avenue Thursdays, Sept. 13-Dec. 13, 10am Thursdays, Sept. 20 – Nov. 22, 10-10:30am Library staff are on the loose! Join us for an interactive half-hour Come in for a half-hour of stories, storytime at the Holly Community Centre. We use stories, songs and songs and other activities that will other pre-literacy activities that help your child get ready to read. help your child get ready to read. Recommended for children ages 5 years and under accompanied by a Recommended for children ages 5 parent or caregiver. years and under, accompanied by a parent or caregiver. TINKER LAB LIVE – ORO-MEDONTE Oro-Medonte Community Centre - 71 Line 4 North DROP-IN BABY GOOSE Tuesdays, Sept. 25 – Nov. 27, 6-8pm Downtown - Children’s Floor Wednesdays, Sept. 12-Dec. 12, 10am Get wired @ the Barrie Public Library pop-up activity station at the Oro Medonte Community Centre! Have fun, experiment, and create while Painswick - Massie Family Room you wait at the ice rink. Spend your time together with STEAM-based Thursdays, Sept. 13-Dec. 13, 11am learning for curious kids of all ages. Tinker with K’NEX, Magna-Tiles and Parents or caregivers are invited to more at an interactive station filled with new ideas each week. join us for a half-hour interactive program of stories, rhymes, songs PAWS 4 STORIES ▲ and other early literacy activities Downtown – Angus Ross Room that you can continue to enjoy at Tuesdays, Oct. 9 - 30, 6-6:30pm OR 6:30-7pm home! Get your baby off to a great Painswick – Peacock Discovery Room start on the road to reading. Thursdays, Oct. 11 – Nov. 1 6-6:30pm OR 6:30- 7pm This program helps improve the reading skills of children by having them read to a Therapy Dog. There is evidence that children in this program quickly improve their reading skills and comprehension. To register, visit any Public Services desk or call 705-728-1010. 4 ▲ Registration starts on the 20th of the month prior to the program via web, phone or in person. KIDS ZONE KIDS ZONE REGISTERED STORYTIMES FRIDAY FLICKS Painswick - Massie Family Room Parents or caregivers are invited to enjoy 30 minutes Fridays, 6:30-8:30pm (excl. Oct. 19) of interactive stories, songs, rhymes and other Join us for popular and entertaining movies perfect pre-literacy activities with their child. for the whole family. Admission is free and you can If you would like to bring other children who are not bring your own nut-free snacks and refreshments. the specified age, please attend our Drop-in Visit our online calendar for movie listings. Storytimes or Library on the Loose instead. Please note: Additional 2:30pm showings will play on Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov. 16 & Nov. 23. TODDLER TIME ▲ Downtown – Angus Ross Room CIRCLE OF READERS ▲ Wednesdays, Sept. 26 – Nov. 14, 10–10:30 am Downtown - Angus Ross Room For one-year-old children who are walking. Thursdays, Oct. 4 – Nov. 8, 6:30–7:30pm Painswick - Massie Family Room TALES FOR TWOS ▲ Tuesdays, Oct. 23 – Nov. 27, 6:30–7:30pm Downtown – Angus Ross Room Tuesdays, Sept. 25 – Nov. 13, 10–10:30 am Circle of Readers promotes a love of reading and self-esteem and builds the reading skills of children For two-year-old children and their caregiver. in Grades 2 - 5. Participants read with a volunteer for the first part of the hour, followed by a group activity, TIME FOR THREES ▲ then everyone comes together for a reading circle. Downtown – Angus Ross Room Thursdays, Sept. 27 – Nov. 15, 10–10:30 am HOMEWORK HELP For three-year-old children. This storytime will also Downtown - Children’s Area help your child make the transition to school. Mondays, Sept. 10 – Nov. 5, 6-7:30pm Tuesdays, Sept. 11 – Oct. 30, 6-7:30pm Painswick - Huronia Room Thursdays, Sept. 13 – Nov. 1, 6-7:30pm We’re pleased to partner with Lakehead University’s Education Program to provide homework help for elementary students in K - Grade 8. Drop-in program on a first-come, first-served basis. MAKER MONDAYS Downtown - Tinker Lab Mondays, Sept. 10 – Nov. 26, 4–5pm No program Oct. 8 Maker Monday Join us upstairs in the new Tinker Lab and unleash your inner Maker! Science experiments, art projects, and everything in-between. Ages 8+. ▲ Registration starts on the 20th of the month prior to the program via web, phone or in person. 5 KIDS ZONE SCIENCE LITERACY WEEK – SEPT. 17 – 23 YOUTH BOOK CLUBS ▲ Downtown - Angus Ross Room Join us as we highlight Science Literacy Week 1st Wednesday of the month starting Oct. 3, 7–8pm by featuring science in our Drop-in Storytimes Painswick - Huronia Room all week. We also invite you to have some fun at 2nd Thursday of the month starting Oct. 11, 7–8pm our Maker Monday and join us for an astronomy Do you love to read and talk about books with program! friends? Join other 9- to 12-year-old avid readers for ASTRONOMY: A STUDENT’S RESEARCH JOURNEY exciting discussion and fun activities.