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Robotics Club

Location:

North York Central Library

Event Time:

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Event Dates:

  • Sat, Oct 19
  • Sat, Oct 26

Create a robot! You will learn: a basic introduction in working with Fusion 360 CAD software, creating parts of the robot, how to assemble the parts, working with basic electronics and testing your robot. The Robotics Club will run every Saturday ...

Knitting & Crochet Practice Circle

Location:

North York Central Library

Event Time:

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Event Dates:

  • Sat, Oct 19
  • Sat, Oct 26
  • Sat, Nov 2
  • Sat, Nov 9
  • Sat, Nov 16
  • Sat, Nov 23

Join us every Saturday with your needles, hooks, and yarn to brush up on old skills and learn some new ones! Bring your questions about techniques & patterns and we can help you figure it out. No registration necessary - this is a drop-in prog...

After School Club: Senior Explorers

Location:

North York Central Library

Event Time:

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Event Dates:

  • Tue, Oct 22
  • Tue, Oct 29

October is Micro:bits month! Have fun doing simple block coding with Micro:bits. Ages 8-12. Drop-in program. No registration required.

After School Club: Junior Explorers (4-7 years)

Location:

North York Central Library

Event Time:

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Event Dates:

  • Thu, Oct 17
  • Thu, Nov 7
  • Thu, Nov 14
  • Thu, Nov 21
  • Thu, Nov 28
  • Thu, Dec 5

Looking for something fun to do after school? Then bring your Junior Explorers (ages 4-7), and join us for fun and interactive activities each week. Parents must be in the room with the child. Drop-in program. No registration required.October 3: L...

Intermediate Sewing: Shirt Pocket

Location:

North York Central Library

Event Time:

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Event Dates:

  • Wed, Oct 23

Learn to make a shirt pocket in our next Intermediate Sewing class! This class will teach you top stitching, pressing, and how to use the buttonhole foot. All materials will be provided. **Prerequisite: Sewing Basics** Children under 13 must be a...

Stuffy Sleepover

Location:

North York Central Library

Event Time:

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Event Dates:

  • Thu, Oct 24

Put on your pyjamas, pack up your stuffy, and visit the library for a Stuffy Sleepover! Hear stories, play games, make a sleep mask, then leave your stuffy to spend the night in the library. For children ages 4-8, their parents/caregivers and thei...

Sewing Basics

Location:

North York Central Library

Event Time:

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Event Dates:

  • Thu, Oct 24

Want to learn to sew or would like a refresher on how to use a sewing machine? Our intro to sewing course will cover the basic of threading the machine, basic stitches and more. We will be creating either a slip cover, small cushion cover, or a sm...

Monster Wallet Madness

Location:

North York Central Library

Event Time:

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Event Dates:

  • Sat, Oct 26

Create your own ferocious friends to protect your stuff by joining us to make a monster wallet! All materials will be provided. For kids ages 9-12. Space is limited. Registration is required. Registration will start Monday, October 7, 2019 at 9:00...

Introduction to Python (Coding)

Location:

North York Central Library

Event Time:

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Event Dates:

  • Wed, Oct 30

Unfamiliar with what Code is, what it does or how it works? Come in for an introductory 1-hr workshop to learn how code works all around you and get started coding yourself! No coding experience is necessary. We will be learning core concepts on t...

TD Shakespeare for Kids Library Drama Club

Location:

North York Central Library

Event Time:

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Event Dates:

  • Sat, Nov 2
  • Sat, Nov 9
  • Sat, Nov 16
  • Sat, Nov 23
  • Sat, Nov 30
  • Sat, Dec 7

Explore the world of magic, witches, ghosts, silly mix ups, and swordplay & play drama games, read aloud, and act out scenes! Instruction by professional actors and educators from Shakespeare in Action Theatre Company. Ages 7-12.Space is limit...

Digital Lit(erate) Digital Literacy + Coding

Location:

North York Central Library

Event Time:

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Event Dates:

  • Mon, Nov 4
  • Wed, Nov 6
  • Mon, Nov 11
  • Wed, Nov 13
  • Mon, Nov 18
  • Wed, Nov 20

This program is designed to help young people learn to code and improve their digital skills, preparing them for jobs in an increasingly digital economy.Join us every Monday and Wednesday from 6:00-8:00 pm for 4 weeks starting November 4, 2019.Lea...

Scratch Jr Fun!

Location:

North York Central Library

Event Time:

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Event Dates:

  • Wed, Nov 6
  • Wed, Nov 13
  • Wed, Nov 20
  • Wed, Nov 27

This program will run Wednesdays, November 6, 13, 20, 27 from 5:30-6:30 pm. Participants must be able to attend all sessions. For kids ages 6-7.Are you interested to learn about Scratch Jr? Come join us for a full month of fun as we teach you simp...

Sophie's Studio Writing Workshop with Rukhsana Khan

Location:

North York Central Library

Event Time:

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Event Dates:

  • Thu, Nov 7
  • Thu, Nov 14
  • Thu, Nov 21
  • Thu, Nov 28

Be Your own Hero!Turn a key moment in your life into your own graphic novel! Give yourself the super power you always wished you had! Rukhsana Khan will take young writers on a four week journey to repackage their life story as a graphic novel. On...

Rene Meshake and Kim Anderson: Anishinaabek Lifeways

Location:

North York Central Library

Event Time:

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Event Dates:

  • Wed, Nov 13

An on-stage discussion with the Anishinaabe artist Rene Meshake, and editor Kim Anderson, about the co-authored book Injichaag: My Soul in Story, which explores the artist's work in stories, poetry, and Anishinaabemowin "word bundles" that serve a...

Intro to Unity

Location:

North York Central Library

Event Time:

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Event Dates:

  • Fri, Nov 15

An introduction to Unity, the Unity Editor and the basics of making games in Unity from a 2D perspective. Learn about the Editor, GameObjects & Components, Prefabs, Build Targets and other foundation concepts - all using Unity's 2D framework.I...

Red Cross Babysitting Course

Location:

North York Central Library

Event Time:

9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Event Dates:

  • Sat, Nov 23

Want to gain valuable skills to help you land that babysitting job and receive Red Cross certification? This one-day course will teach you how to babysit infants and young children and covers everything from basic first aid, to diapering and creat...

Stomp the Floor: Metis Fiddler Quartet

Location:

North York Central Library

Event Time:

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Event Dates:

  • Fri, Dec 27

Stomp the Floor: Metis Fiddler QuartetJoin us on a musical voyage across the trade routes of the Northwestern frontier. Clap, jig and sing along with this award-winning group and discover the history of the Métis people in Canada through fiddle tu...