Beginning December 1, we will be visited yet again at each branch by our library Elves on the Shelf. Look for the Elf when you visit, and, if you find the Elf, make sure to enter a ballot in our December draw for the chance to win a special prize bag.
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.
December 2025 Holiday Children's Programs
Library Elf on the Shelf Hunt (all ages)
Holiday Movie Nights to Go (all ages)
Register to receive a kit with holiday DVDs, hot chocolate & popcorn for your family. Choose G or PG-rated movies. Kits are limited. Pick up on Friday, December 5 at your local branch. 2-week loan.
Gingerbread Storytime (ages birth to 5)
Join Kathleen for holiday bounces, rhymes, games and song for your young family.
Date: Wednesday, December 3
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Location: Bridgenorth Library
Last Minute Holiday Gift Maker Programs (ages 3 to 12)
We’re offering a special programming day for children to make holiday crafts to give as gifts. Children attend with an adult.
Date: Monday, December 22
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. OR 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Bridgenorth Library
Minifigure BINGO (ages 4 to 12)
Come play our Lego Minifigure BINGO and win big for the holidays! Children attend with an adult.
Date: Tuesday, December 23
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Lakefield Library
Lego Block Parties (ages 4 to 12)
Come build with our huge Lego collection. Children 8 and under attend with an adult.
Date: Tuesday, December 23
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location: Lakefield Library
Register for December 23
Date: Tuesday, December 30
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Ennismore Library
Register for December 30
Winter 2026 Children's Programs
Saturday Storytimes (ages 4 to 7)
Engaging stories, songs, games, instruments and crafts for your school age child. One Saturday per month. Join us on the dates you wish to attend.
Date: Saturdays - December 13, January 10, February 21, March 28, April 25
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Lakefield
NEW - Family Storytime (ages birth to 5)
Join us monthly for stories, songs, and finger plays the whole family can enjoy.
Dates: Mondays – December 8, January 12, February 9, March 23, April 13
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: Ennismore
Babytime (ages birth to 14 months)
A special time for you and your baby where you learn rhymes, bounces and tickles and other activities to engage your child. Stories and instrument play are incorporated into the program as well as a social time in the library.
Dates: Begins Thursday, January 15 for six weeks
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Location: Ennismore
A fast-paced program for toddlers with active stories, songs, bounces, fingerplays, instrument play and more, followed by a 30-minute playtime.
Dates: Begins Tuesday, January 13 for six weeks
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Location: Lakefield
Preschool Storytime (ages 3 and up)
Kathleen and Corny the Squirrel can’t wait to take you on a journey through 8 weeks of stories, songs, drama, instrument play, and more! Each program is based on developing the 6 early literacy skills. Each week this program wraps up a fun craft that extends the story and builds fine motor skills.
Dates: Begins Wednesday, March 25 for eight weeks
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Bridgenorth
Register for Storytime
NEW - Winter Storytime (ages 3 and up)
Join Kathleen and Corny the Squirrel for stories, songs, games and a craft on special themes.
Date: Snowy Storytime Friday, January 9
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Bridgenorth
Date: Valentine’s Storytime Friday, February 13
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Bridgenorth
Silver Birch and Yellow Cedar Reading Clubs (grades 3 to 6)
Beginning the week of January 20, our grades 3 to 6 clubs will meet three times from January to April for fun book-related activities and a wrap-up voting day and pizza party. Kids choose books from Canada-wide reading lists and “read” at least 5/10 titles at home to vote for their favourite author. Clubs will meet at all branches. Lakefield will meet on Tuesdays, Bridgenorth on Wednesdays, and Ennismore on Thursdays.
Register for Silver Birch Club in Lakefield
Homeschool Connect (ages 6 and up)
Lakefield, one Tuesday per month. We will shape the programs for the year at our first meeting.
Dates: Tuesdays – December 9, January 13, February 10, March 10, April 7
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location: Lakefield
Register for Homeschool Connect
PolarFest Scavenger Hunt (all ages, drop-in)
The library penguins have escaped their books! Can you help us find them? Visit the Bridgenorth Library to get a hunt sheet, find the penguins and enter a special draw for a polar-themed prize.
Date: Saturday, January 31
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Bridgenorth
Check the website or new flyer come February for all of the details.
To view the full list of Makerspace programs, please visit the Makerspace Programs page.
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
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
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.
Contact Us
Selwyn Public Library
Bridgenorth Library (705) 292-5065
Ennismore Library (705) 292-8022
Lakefield Library (705) 652-8623
Makerspace (705) 651-8601