Agincourt District Libraries Blog

Celebrate Immigrant Diversity Week @ Agincourt District Branches

Immigrant Diversity Week begins on Monday April 29 and continues until Friday May 3. Organized by the Toronto East Quadrant Local Immigration Partnership,  Immigrant Diversity Week features a series of events that aim to highlight the diverse skills, education, and experiences that immigrants can and do bring to our community and workplaces. Some of these events are happening right here, in Agincourt District library branches!

On Monday April 29 at 1:00 p.m., join us at Agincourt Branch for a Job Interview Workshop for Newcomers. This workshop focuses on interview preparation, an overview of the types of interviews in Canada, and common interview questions and sample answers. For more information and to register call 416-396-8950.

On Tuesday April 30 at 1:30 p.m., join us at Bridlewood Branch for our Newcomer Seniors Peer Sharing in Mandarin. For more information and to register call 416-396-8960.

On Wednesday May 1 at 1:30 p.m., join us at Steeles Branch for a Newcomers' Orientation session. For more information call 416-396-8975.

Also on Wednesday May 1, at 3:00 p.m., join our Business Communication Circle at Bridlewood. Improve your business communication skills and obtain knowledge of the Canadian workplace culture by participating in this weekly group meeting. For more information and to register call 416-396-8960.

More events are happening at library branches throughout Scarborough all week - to see more, click here for a complete calendar of events.

Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point

Directed by Stephen A. Smith and Julia Szucs

“NAVARANA is an Inughuit elder, a Polar Eskimo from the most remote corner of the planet: the northwest tip of Greenland. Thanks to her ancestor, an Inuit shaman who led an epic journey across the High Arctic in the 1860s, she is connected by blood to a group of Canadian Inuit. Today Navaran worries about the future of her people, as they face the greatest social and environmental challenges in their history.”

A joint presentation of the National Film Board and Agincourt Library:

April 23, 6-8 pm   ***   Short discussion afterward.

Agincourt Library is at 155 Bonis Ave. in Scarborough

March Break Fun @ Steeles and Bridlewood Branches

There are lots of fun activities happening at Steeles and Bridlewood Branches for the whole family! Come and check them out...

 

 

March Break Programs @ Steeles Branch

• Monday, March 11 – Treasure Boxes ~ 2-3pm

            Hide your secret treasures in your own treasure box designed by you!  

• Tuesday, March 12 – St. Patrick’s Day Craft ~ 2-3pm

            Enjoy the luck ‘o the Irish as you make these St. Patrick’s Day crafts   

• Wednesday, March 13 – Movie – Finding Nemo ~  2-3:30pm

            Bring a snack and enjoy the movie on the big screen!

• Thursday, March 14 – Colour Your Own Easter Egg ~ 2-3pm

             Get into the Easter spirit early while dying your own Easter egg.

• Friday, March 16 – Mystic Drumz

            Join Mystic Drumz in a hands-on drum circle full of music and rhythm.

•  Saturday, March 16 – Movie – Hotel Transylvania @ 11am

            Enjoy popcorn and the movie Hotel Transylvania on the big screen!

 **LIMITED tickets will be given out at 1:30pm for all programs EXCEPT the Saturday movie**

 DAYCARES, CAMPS OR GROUPS MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE.  416-396-8975

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March Break Programs @ Bridlewood Branch

• Monday, Mar. 11   “Pizza & Poetry” Paper pepperoni! 2:00-2:45pm
  

• Tuesday, Mar. 12  “Royalty School"  Kingly lessons, queenly fun! 2:00 - 2:45pm

• Wednesday, Mar. 13 “Library BINGO” Game on! 2:00 - 2:45pm
  

• *Thursday, Mar. 14    “Silent Storytelling- Noriko Yamamoto” *Limit 50.  Tickets will be given out starting at 1:15 on Thursday only.  2:00 - 3:00 pm.

• Friday, Mar. 15   “Hat Day – Craft Day”  Silly stories…silly hats.  2:00-2:45pm

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Bridlewood Branch Celebrates the Year of the Snake

Bridlewood Branch celebrated the Year of the Snake on Saturday, February 16 as part of their ongoing and successful partnership with CICS. 

 

The drop-in program attracted 150 local customers to particpate in Chinese Calligraphy, Face Painting for Children and creating Lunar New Year decorations with recycled red pockets!

 

 

Agincourt Branch Closure Update - Front Entrance

Agincourt Branch will close at 5p.m. on Sunday November 25 for two weeks for the installation of a self serve check-in sorter. 

 Here is a glimpse of what your new front entrance will look like:

architectural rendering by Ken Fukishima

 

Remember, during the Agincourt Branch closure you can return library materials to any Toronto Public Library Branch.

You can pick up your holds at Bridlewood Branch, and MAP passes will also be distributed there, starting on Saturday Dec. 1st.

Other nearby libraries include: Steeles Branch, Maryvale Branch and Woodside Square Branch.

Visit the bookmobile stop at Glamorgan, 120 Dundalk Drive, every Thursday, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information, call Answerline at 416-393-7131 or visit torontopubliclibrary.ca

 

Agincourt Branch Closure

Agincourt branch will be closed for 2 weeks beginning at 5 p.m. on Sunday November 25 in order to install an automated self serve check-in sorter.

The sorter processes materials returned by our customers to the branch efficiently, while also enhancing service by providing customers with a receipt for their returned items.

 

Given that Agincourt branch has the highest use of materials borrowed for a district library in the City of Toronto with a circulation of 1,188,128 materials in 2011, the sorter is both an innovative and efficient use of resources.

Alternative Services:

• After November 25, customers can return library materials to any Toronto Public Library branch.  Holds can be picked up at Bridlewood branch. 
• Other nearby library branches include: Steeles, Maryvale and Woodside Square.  Visit the Toronto Public Library Bookmobile stop at Glamorgan, 120 Dundalk Drive every Thursday, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Agincourt MAP passes will circulate out of Bridlewood Branch beginning Saturday December 1, 2012.
• Watch for ongoing library programs in the Agincourt community provided by library staff during the closure.

For more library information, call Answerline at 416-393-7131 or visit www.torontopubliclibrary.ca

Free one-on-one Tutoring: A Homework Help Club near you

Do you feel sometimes you WaNt to scream HELP when you are doing your homework?  Take a deep breath, relax, and look into the free homework help clubs that are easy to get to if you don't live too far from Agincourt Library:

• Bridlewood Library, located inside Bridlewood Mall at Warden and Finch, has partnered with North West Scarborough Youth Centre in offering a Homework Help Club on Mondays from 4-6 for grades 7-12.
• Chester Le Community Corner, located near Pharmacy and Finch, on 142 Chester Le Boulevard, runs a Homework Club as well, but you need to call them at 416-491-3456 for more details.
• Pleasant View Library, on 575 Van Horne, runs a Homework Help for Teens from grades 7 to 12 every Tuesday at 4:30.  Pleasant View Library is not too far from Fairview Mall. Three diferent bus lines from Don Mills Subway Station can drop you off at the library's doorstep. 
• Centre for Information and Community Services (CICS), a bit further to the northeast, around Finch and Midland (2330 Midland Ave.) offers a Free Homework Help Club for newcomers every Tuesday and Thursday for youth from grades 5-10.  CICS also runs a Saturday Enrichment program for a small fee in English and Math, from grades 1-12 at St. Henry Catholic School on 100 Bamburgh Circle at Warden and Steeles.   

For other libraries offering free tutoring help around the city, please go to Homework Help for Teens link from the TPL Teens portal. For more information on other homework help programs across the city with minimal or no fees, you can go to Children and Youth Learning Support Programs website. 

Action for Neighbourhood Change Community Connection Event

On Saturday, July 14, Bridlewood Branch was invited to particpate in the 2nd Annual Community BBQ with Beautiful Ministries at the Action for Neighbourhood Change Steeles-L'Amoreaux's Community Connection Event at 323 Glendower Circuit.

 

Although it was a quiet event, the 2 Youth Advisory Group members, Arthi and Misbah were able to promote the TD Summer Reading Club to 10 new children who had never heard of the popular summer program before.  This event was also the first time that Bridlewood Branch was able to open a booth and and be able to visit some of the regular and potential new customers in this Toronto Community Housing neighbourhood.

Bridlewood Branch Celebrates @ Chester Le Community Anniversary

Leo and Angela at the TPL table

Sounds of laughter and the smell of delicious BBQ food was all around as the Chester Le Community Corner celebrated another year of serving the neighbourhood on Saturday, June 16.

Bridlewood Branch staff, Angela Wong, was there to show ongoing library support to this priority neighbourhood by providing drop-in storytimes and just in time crafts for Father's Day.

Bridlewood Branch is “Ready for Reading”…are you?

Spring has sprung and the Bridlewood Branch has a new “season” of “Ready for Reading” Programs for children and their caregivers.

Join us for stories with mice, songs with birds, crafts with cats, and other fun activities.

Baby Time
Bouncing and tickling rhymes, songs and stories for babies
from birth to 18 months with their parents or caregivers.
Thursdays, Apr. 19-May 10, 10:30-11 am

Preschool Time
Stories, songs and rhymes for children
age 3 to 5 years with their parents or caregivers.
Tuesdays, Apr. 17, Apr. 24 and May 8, 2-2:30 pm
Tuesday, May 1, 11:00-11:30 am

Family Time
Stories, songs, rhymes and activities for children
age 5 and under with their parents or caregivers.
Tuesdays, May 1-Jun. 5, 6:30-7 pm


Please call 416-396-8960 to register and then hop on over to Bridlewood Branch and get “Ready for Reading”.