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Carson
Children and Families
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March Break Activities
Babysitting Training Course
6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Thursdays May 8 – 29 (11 – 16 yr old)
Register with the City of London after Monday February 26, 2008 at (519) 661-5575 or through the web at www.london.ca at the Spectrum Interactive link.
This course is for babysitters who would like to pick up some helpful hints on accident prevention, child behaviour, home safety, emergency procedures and creative children's activities.
The program is a recognized course of the Canadian Red Cross Society. Students will receive a manual and certificate upon successful completion of the program and exam.
Fee: $42(R)/$47(N) Age: 11 Years - 16 Years Classes: 4. Contact City of London for Registration.
Central Children & Teen
Children
Saturday Craft Club
10am-2pm, Saturdays until June 21
Be creative & make a craft to take home.
Spanish Mutual Aid Program for Parents
noon-2pm, Mondays until June 30
The Spanish Mutual Aid Program for Parents (M.A.P.P) is a non-profit professionally led self-help group. The group is committed to facilitating positive changes in the lives of parents and children. Spanish MAPP strives to empower families to increase their self-esteem through parenting, education, life skills development, leadership skills, and greater community awareness. Child care provided. No Registration Required. Co- Sponsored with Children’s Aid Society.
Shake, Rattle & Read! (3-5 years)
10-10:30am, Mondays, March 31-May 26
Roll on into the Library for books and music that rock. No Registration Required.
Books for Babies (birth-18 months)
2-2:30pm, Thursdays, April 3 - May 29
No Registration Required.
Tales for Tots (18-36 months)
10-10:30am, Wednesdays, April 2 - May 28
No Registration Required.
Help Us Grow a Poetree
April is Poetry Month. Bring in your original poem (include your first name only) to display in the Children’s Library for everyone to enjoy.
April Showers Bring May Flowers Storytime (family)
10-10:45am, Saturday, May 3
Join us for stories, songs, and a craft. Under 3’s must bring a caregiver. No Registration Required.
Mother’s Day Storytime (family)
10-10:45am, Saturday, May 10
Join us for stories, songs, and a craft. Under 3's must bring a caregiver. No Registration Required.
Korean Story Time (family)
10-10:45 am, Saturday, May 17
Join us for stories read in Korean and English, followed by a craft. Under 3's must bring a caregiver.
No Registration Required.
I'm Home (10-12 yrs)
9:30am-4pm, Saturday May 24
A program designed to support parents in preparing their 10 to 12 year old child to move successfully from supervised before and after school care, to safe, home-based care. Parent attendance is required for the afternoon session, from 1-4pm. Fee: $28.00 per child due at registration. Please make cheques payable to London Public Library. Financial assistance may be available, call 471 4300 x 254. Co sponsored by London Children's Connection. Registration in person at the Community Outreach and Program Services desk (Central Library, begins April 28 and ends May 16
Teens
Jewelry Making for Beginners
2-3 pm, Saturday, May 3
Join Jilda Santander for a one hour session of jewelry making. Learn about the basic techniques and materials of jewelry making and receive hints and tips to gain confidence in designing your own jewelry. Participants will make earrings, a bracelet and a necklace. Register beginning April 12, at the Community Outreach and Program Services desk (Central Library), in person or by phone (519-661-5122).
Painting the Roses Red
1-3 pm, Saturday, May 3
Follow us through to the other side of the looking glass, where things aren't quite what they seem ... where cats can talk, flowers can sing, and mental health isn't a scary thing! The New Mentality London presents "Painting the Roses Red", in which youth performers will sing, dance, speak and paint their stories and experiences of mental health, mental illness and everything in between. A "Mad Tea Party" will follow the performances. Free. Questions, comments, concerns and cookies can be sent to new_mentality_london@yahoo.ca Join us in the Rotary Reading Garden (or Stevenson and Hunt Room is it is raining).
Let the Games Begin!
6:30-8:30pm, Thursday May 8
Hang out at the Central Library’s Teen Annex and play some of our cool board games. Join your friends or make some new ones! Snacks will be provided. No Registration Required.
Chess for Teens
7-8:30 pm, Wednesday, May 14 (Beginners) : Learn to play chess.
7-8:30 pm, Wednesday, May 21 (Intermediate / Advanced) : Learn advanced tactics, positional strategies, opening theory, and middle and endgame strategies.
Board and playing pieces supplied. Instructor: Steve Demmery, Master, London Chess Club.Register for either program beginning May 5, at the Community Outreach and Program Services desk (Central Library), in person or by phone (519-661-5122).
Decline! Deform! Disobey!
7-7:30pm,Thursday, May 22
Come out to London Public Library’s book launch party for Kristyn Dunnion’s Big Big Sky. The author of Mosh Pit will be reading from her new book. By day, Kristyn works as a tenant advocate in the psychiatric survivor community in Toronto. At night, she writes fiction. She loves hardcore and metal shows, and at this rate is in grave danger of losing her hearing! Dancing and L.O.U.D. show featuring Say Domino will follow. No Registration Required
LOUD presents Say Domino!
7:30-8pm, Thursday, May 22
Come down to the Central Library with your friends to hear the cutting edge sounds of Say Domino! Kristyn Dunnion will be opening this LOUD event with a reading from her new book Big Big Sky. No Registration Required.
East London
Children and Families
IBM Computer Homework Lab
Our 8 station IBM computer lab is available to all students. Computers offer a variety of programs and are equipped for printing. You will need a valid library card to use this service. Hours: 3-9 pm Tuesdays to Thursdays, 3-6 pm Fridays, and 9-5 pm Saturdays.
Adults
"Odd Man Out" East London Book Club
7-8 pm, First Wednesday of the month.
Good reads and good conversation. No registration required. New members welcomed. Titles are available at the branch one month prior to each meeting.
May- The Blue Castle
June- Pillars of Creation
East London Garden of Eatin'
East London Library in partnership with the East London Y Childcare is growing a garden! We have fruits and vegetables sprouting and we could use your help. Volunteers are needed for weeding and watering. If you are interested, please contact Sarah at 451-7600.
Let's Talk About Children's Mental Health: A Multi-disciplinary Perspective
7 pm, Tuesday, May 6
This is a panel discussion comprised of a parent, a teacher, a principal, a psychologist and a child and family therapist. They will discuss their roles and then answer questions.
Human Library. Books that Talk Back
BORROW ... a person
ASK QUESTIONS ... you've always wanted to ask
LEARN MORE ... about the diversity within our city
WhenSpring 2011
About Human LibraryFirst introduced in Denmark, Human Library offers you the chance to engage in conversations with people in your community whose life experiences may have been very different than your own. A Human Library is an idea that is gaining popularity around the world as a simple way for people in a community to really get to know each other.
LPL's purpose is to highlight some of the stories of people who have been, or are experiencing, barriers that have prohibited them from enjoying a full life in London because of poverty, mental illness, homelessness or addiction and many other struggles.
How it Works
Visitors to a Human Library event are given the opportunity to have an honest conversation with someone in their community who may have a different background, different values or a new perspective. The “Books” in a Human Library are volunteers who welcome the opportunity to be open about who they are and the chance to open eyes and minds.More information about Human Libraries can be found at Human Library International
Our Human Library event will take place in quiet spaces in a few Library locations and most “Books” will be available for several half-hour conversations.
"Book" Descriptions
Human Book Library Catalogue
A Journey Through Chronic Pain
Experiences of growing and moving beyond being a victim. A Mom talks about her 10-year search for help in coming back from a drunk driving accident. Talk about a plethora of treatments, weight gain and loss and living a life of child rearing, dog rescuing and chronic pain.
Determination and HopeMeet Darrius and talk about a life overtaken by drugs, alcohol and what it took to turn it around.
Good Laughternoon!Nothing can stop you! Provocative, intriguing, motivational with a side dose of comic relief, Marky Wheels, the "talking torso", discusses music, computer software, busking and changing diapers...
For GivenHoney tells her story of a troubled life, faced with children's services that didn't work, a street life that didn't feel right, an undiagnosed mental illness and caring for 3 children. Honey can attest that you can let go of a lot of things and be the better for it.
Myasthenia Gravis - what's that again????It's tough enough being a teen, but when you're diagnosed with this neurological disorder at 15 and nobody knows anything about it, it's a BIG problem. Talk to Kendal about myasthenia gravis and understand the nature of the disease and its effect on the person who has it.
Trial and Error...Join Angelina and hear the story of a troubled teen. This is a young woman that hard luck couldn't keep down! She found the services she needed, she made the choices she needed to make and has turned her life around for her and her child. An uplifting and positive story ...
Suicide: A Survivor's StoryTalk to a sister and Mom who has suffered this kind of agonizing loss more than once. It IS possible to survive the final choice of the one you love.
Kevin - Living with HIVKevin is a 33-year old man living with HIV. His struggles with stigma and rejection and the subsequent resilience he's acquired through his journey as a person living with HIV has really impacted the individuals and groups with whom he works.
and more "books" coming ....
Human Library Application Form
London Public Library is looking for volunteer “Books” to participate in a Human Library program planned for Spring 2011. We’d like you to consider sharing your story with us as a volunteer “Library Book”.
Please use this form to tell us about your particular story. You can also print off this form, fill it out and drop it off at any library location (please place in a sealed envelope addressed to "Volunteer Services").
The personal information we ask you to give us is confidential, and will not be given to anyone outside of the Human Library Planning Team.
Questions? Please contact Ellen Hobin at volunteer.services@lpl.london.on.ca or 519-661-2300 (private line).
Pond Mills
Teens
Teen Advisory Committee
Interested in helping to shape the library's services to teens? If so, we want you! Come to one of our meetings and bring your ideas and opinions. We welcome your ideas to help create a space that you and other teens will find appealing, as well as suggestions for programs, popular books, music and movies, and our Teen Annex website. (Members of TAC can use their time spent on this group as part of their community volunteer hours.) Telephone us for more information.
Adults
Prenatal Classes
6:30-8:30 pm, Tuesdays
Learn what to expect during pregnancy and how to care for your new baby. Please register early in your pregnancy. For information on prenatal classes and how to register, call 663-5317, x2262. Fee can be waived and partial fees accepted. Cost $55.
ESL Conversation Circle
6:30-8:30 pm, Thursdays
Celebrate diversity through friendship and cultural exchange. All newcomers are welcome. Register with LCCLC, 519-432-1133. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer mentor , please contact LCCLC. Co-sponsor: London Cross Cultural Learner Centre & Neighbourhood Resource Centre. Funded by Citizenship & Immigration Canada.
ESL Book Club
7-8:30 pm, Wednesdays
For those who want to practice English reading and conversation. Volunteers interested in meeting newcomers to Canada are also welcome to attend. No registration required. Free.
Annual Plant Exchange
10-noon Saturday May 24
Welcoming all gardeners! Bring your extra seeds, bulbs, plants and cuttings to exchange with other gardeners. Please label plants.