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"Children" Programs at Northern District

(5 years and under)

Some storytimes require pre-registrations.
Check the program listings for details.

Upcoming Programs

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Sunday Family Time

2:30 PM to 3:00 PM

Stories & Rhymes for children from birth to 5 years with their parents and caregivers.

This program will be held on the 1st floor, Main Floor Program Room (MFPR).

** Note: On June 1 & 29, Sunday Family Time will be held in the Children's Area
July 13 - location TBA

Drop-in. No registration required.

If you or your child lives with a disability, and requires an accessibility accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Accessibility Services by email, accessibleservices@tpl.ca, or voicemail, 416-393-7099, to make a request. Please contact us at least three weeks in advance.

Event Dates:
June 29, 2025
July 6, 2025
July 13, 2025
August 10, 2025
August 17, 2025
August 24, 2025

Family Time

11:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Stories & Rhymes for children from birth to 5 years with their parents and caregivers.

**Due to unforeseen circumstances, Family Time is cancelled on Saturday, June 28.**

***In July and August, Family Time will run on Wednesday.**

Drop-in. No registration required.

If you or your child lives with a disability, and requires an accessibility accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Accessibility Services by email, accessibleservices@tpl.ca, or voicemail, 416-393-7099, to make a request. Please contact us at least three weeks in advance.

Event Dates:
July 9, 2025
July 16, 2025
July 23, 2025
July 30, 2025
August 6, 2025
August 13, 2025
August 20, 2025

Use Email-Gmail

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Learn how to Sign-in and Sign-out of a Gmail account, how to read, write, send, reply, forward, delete an email, and open/send attachments. Review the basics of Gmail’s security and privacy policy.

Registration is required as space is limited. Please register at Northern District or call (416)-393-7610. Registration will begin June 16th.

If you live with a disability, and requires an accessibility accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Accessibility Services by email accessibleservices@tpl.ca, or voicemail, 416-393-7099, to make a request. Please contact us at least three weeks in advance.

Event Dates:
July 9, 2025

Applefun Puppetry performs Forest Trek at Northern District!

2:00 PM to 2:45 PM

Join us at Northern District Branch with Applefun Puppetry for an interactive puppetry story time! Boldly go where few puppets have gone before! The forest is a peaceful place… until some silly space explorers arrive! Then join Applefun Puppetry for 45-minutes of interactive fun. Afterwards,
everyone learns how to make a paper puppet to take home.

Room 200

For Children ages 3-8, *children under the age of 6 must be accompanied by their parent or guardian*.

*Limited tickets for this event to be given on a first come first served basis, 30 minutes before showtime *.

Event Dates:
July 11, 2025

Google Docs 1 Create and Edit a File

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Learn what Google Docs are, how to access them, how to use editing features, changing default settings, how to use spelling and grammar check, save, close and reopen a Google Doc, print a document and delete files.

Registration is required as space is limited. Please register at Northern District or call (416)-393-7610. Registration will begin June 16th.


If you live with a disability, and requires an accessibility accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Accessibility Services by email accessibleservices@tpl.ca, or voicemail, 416-393-7099, to make a request. Please contact us at least three weeks in advance.

Event Dates:
July 16, 2025

Google Docs 2- Formatting

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

This session covers essential Google Docs skills, from opening, saving, and formatting documents to customizing your documents in Page Set-up. Discover Google Doc’s templates to create resumes and letters.

Registration is required as space is limited. Please register at Northern District or call (416)-393-7610. Registration will begin June 16th.

If you live with a disability, and requires an accessibility accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Accessibility Services by email accessibleservices@tpl.ca, or voicemail, 416-393-7099, to make a request. Please contact us at least three weeks in advance.

Event Dates:
July 23, 2025

Google Sheets An Introduction

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Learn about Google Sheets an alternative application to Excel, and learn how to access Google Sheets and how to use it: create and edit Google Sheets, name, save and export them. How to use simple Functions, format numbers in Google Sheets.

Registration is required as space is limited. Please register at Northern District or call (416)-393-7610. Registration will begin June 16th.


If you live with a disability, and requires an accessibility accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Accessibility Services by email accessibleservices@tpl.ca, or voicemail, 416-393-7099, to make a request. Please contact us at least three weeks in advance.

Event Dates:
July 30, 2025

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