We’re trying to see how long we can make our new community rock snake. Add your rock anytime to help grow our friend in the Ennismore Pollinator Garden at the Ennismore branch.
Children's Programs
The Selwyn Public Library offers programs for children of all ages.
Below is a list of all the programs for children that are currently offered by the Selwyn Public Library.
Community Rock Snake (all ages)
Lakefield Farmers' Market Fun (all ages, drop-in)
Visit our special library tent to grab a craft, play with Lego and BIG bubbles, visit a Storywalk and complete a scavenger hunt at the Lakefield Farmers' Market.
Dates: Thursdays – June 19, July 17, August 21
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Lakefield Farmers' Market at Lakefield Arena parking lot
TD Summer Reading Club 2025 (ages 4 to 10)
Join the TD Summer Reading Club anytime this summer for stories, games, crafts, contests and much more. These special weekly programs for children are designed to help keep them reading all summer while having fun. There will be six weeks for two different age groups of programs at all branches. Programs begin the week of July 8. You can sign up for specific weeks only or attend all summer. See the links below to register and guarantee your child’s spot in these fun programs.
Lakefield Ages 4 to 6
Date: Tuesdays starting July 8
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 1130 a.m.
Lakefield Ages 7 to 10
Date: Tuesdays starting July 8
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Bridgenorth Ages 4 to 6
Date: Wednesdays, starting July 9
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Bridgenorth Ages 7 to 10
Date: Wednesdays, starting July 9
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Ennismore Ages 4 to 6
Dates: Thursdays, starting July 10
Time: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Ennismore Ages 7 to 10
Date: Thursdays, starting July 10
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Kids Lego Club every Friday (ages 4 and up)
Come play with the Selwyn Public Library's giant Lego Collection! Ages 8 and under attend with an adult.
Dates: Fridays starting July 4 until August 22.
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Bridgenorth Library
Children’s Tent Event @ the Lakefield Literary Festival (all ages, drop-in)
Engaging presentations by children’s authors Lana Button and Nadia L. Hohn with introductions by local children.
Date: Saturday, July 19
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Cenotaph Park, Lakefield (Rain location: Lakefield United Church)
RSVP to receive reminders and extra information regarding our special event
Summer Book Club for Grades 5-8
Read the books you want, and keep track of your reading online. Every time you finish a book, you will receive a ballot for our big prize draw at the end of August. For participants entering grades 5 to 9 in fall 2025.
Date: Begins Friday, June 27
Additional activities may be offered to participants, depending on registration.
We’ll set out tons of beading supplies for you to create bracelets, necklaces and more!
Date: Monday, July 14
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. OR 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Bridgenorth
We’ll be partnering with the Peterborough Child and Family Centre to offer literacy and nature-based programming for young families at the Lakefield Community Garden at Lakefield District Public school. Come by anytime between 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. for activities, crafts, Storywalks and an ending story and song circle.
Dates: Fridays July 11, August 8, August 22
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: Lakefield District Public School, 71 Bridge Street, Lakefield
Summer Workshops (ages 10 to 14)
Rock Painting 101: Use our paints to design your rocks to take home and to add to our rock snake.
Date: Wednesday, July 30
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Ennismore
*Make an Air Cannon: Learn all about air cannons and make your own to take home.
Date: Thursday, July 31
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Lakefield
*Build a Brush Bot: Make your own moving bot to take home.
Date: Tuesday, August 19
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Lakefield
Ontario Planetarium Visits (ages 3 to adult)
Blast off to tour the universe in the Ontario Planetarium travelling dome! You will have an astronomist to tour you through spectacular sights of our world and in space. Children attend with an adult, and adults are also welcome to attend without a child.
Date: Wednesday August 13
Location: Bridgenorth
10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Time Slot
11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Time Slot
1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Time Slot
Register to receive a bag of library material on various learning topics at your children’s levels. Includes “learn to read bags, theme investigations and the opportunity to choose your own topic.
Monthly Colouring Contest (all ages)
Pick up your colouring sheet in-branch, or register to have a sheet emailed to you. Colour your sheet for a chance to win a small prize in our draw. Email Kathleen for a colouring sheet
Pick up a mystery bag of books put together by a staff member based on your child's interest and reading level.
Request a mystery book bag for ages 8 to 12
Request a mystery book bag for ages 0 to 7
To view the full list of Makerspace programs, please visit the Makerspace Programs page.
Contact Us
Selwyn Public Library
Bridgenorth Library (705) 292-5065
Ennismore Library (705) 292-8022
Lakefield Library (705) 652-8623
Makerspace (705) 651-8601