On Saturday, January 28 from 10 am to 2 pm we want to celebrate all the great ways that families make literacy a part of their daily lives. So … we are having a party and all families are invited!

Join us at the Central Library for this free fun-filled community celebration of nationally recognized Family Literacy Day with crafts and fun hands-on literacy activities, stories, games, face painting, pizza (low cost) and draw prizes.

There will also be a special performance by the hilarious DuffleBag Theatre of Beauty and the Beast at 11 a.m. in the Wolf Performance Hall.

Saturday January 21, 2-4 pm

Visit East London Library for a scavenger hunt, games, and fun! A great way to meet Argyle service providers and win cool prizes! Drop in, no registration required.

The holiday season is a special time for families and friends to get together.

Why not take advantage of this time and organize an informal fun literacy activity like a games night.  The stores are full of inexpensive games and puzzles, designed for all age groups.

Did you know that while you and your friends or family are trying to find that puzzle piece, or playing a favourite game, that you are actually improving your literacy skills?

On Tuesday, November 22 Barbara Reid and Jo Ellen Bogart visited Bonaventure Meadows Public School as part of the TD Grade One Book Giveaway. 

Disney on Ice presents Treasure Trove and the Maple Leaf Monster Jam® Tour are coming to the JLC in the new year and here is the chance for kids ages 14 and under to win free tickets to one of these great family shows. 

Bullying Awareness Prevention Week is November 14 - 18.  The Pledge to End Bullying is an initiative of community partners including London's school boards and CTV, who aim to raise public consciouness about bullying -- in schools, at work and at home.  The library has a great collection of resources and

Celebrate public libraries with great children's books!  Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes tells the story of a librarian who learns to accept a storytime lovin' lion in the library -- and that while there are rules in the library,  sometimes there are good reasons to break the rules.

Marty McGuire believed her teacher when she said that third grade would be even more fun than second grade, but she's not fooled anymore!

Petunia so desperately wants a pet skunk that she refuses to believe her parents when they say that skunks stink, but she soon learns that sometimes it is okay to settle for the stuffed-animal version instead.

Find A Pet For Petunia at the library.

Find other picture books about Pets at the library.

Find other stories about skunks at the library.