What’s Happening at WPL

Our popular “make what you want with real tools” workshop is back! You’ll get to use real tools to create cool inventions. This program uses real tools and a caregiver is required to stay in the room with participants at all times.

Our Main Library will soon be home to two new art installations, and you're invited to participate in the design and creation of each. Artists Suzanne Del Rizzo and Pamela Rojas will be working on their individual pieces with the help of our community through July.

Join us for a fun-filled storytime with stories, songs, and activities…all about Elephant and Piggie!  This is a drop-in program.

Spend your Saturday mornings with us and enjoy different stories, songs, and activities each week.  This is a drop-in program.

We’ll make new friends and explore everything from letters and numbers to turn-taking and getting dressed for recess to help you feel ready for your new adventures in kindergarten. Please note parents/caregivers will be part of the learning process, but there may be times we ask parents/caregivers to leave the room for a short period of time to help children begin to transition to a classroom setting. This program is intended for children born in 2019 or 2020, who are entering kindergarten in September 2024.

Explore engineering, electronics and basic circuitry while building with Cubelets and Snap Circuits.

Parents and caregivers will enjoy time with their infant while learning four basic ukulele chords and a number of songs they can play using those chords. Stories, songs and toys will also be part of the experience for infants attending with their parent/caregiver.

Enjoy stories, songs, and activities.

Make your own Monopoly game using a blank board, and card templates. Knowledge of how the game is played is not a requirement.

Getting started with Fiero Code is easy. We’ll introduce you to your account, and show you how to navigate Fiero Code before diving into your first “workout” with Code Blocks.

Connect with your Galaxy Guide (Summer Reading Club staff) for activities and crafts! We’ll be hosting pop-ups each week based on the Summer Reading Club theme of the week.

Explore the trails around the McCormick Branch by using geo-coordinates to locate hidden caches, solve their hidden mysteries and crack the ultimate code.

Encourage a love of reading with this fun, interactive literacy program hosted by our friends from United for Literacy. Participants will pair up with a volunteer literacy tutor for guided reading sessions followed by language games and activities with the group.

Brush calligraphy or brush lettering is calligraphy’s easier, but just as pretty cousin. Come learn the basics in this unique tween and caregiver program that’s geared at building intergenerational relationships as you both learn something new.

Learn all about farms through songs, games, and lots of crafts and activities.

We’ll make new friends and explore everything from letters and numbers to turn-taking and getting dressed for recess to help you feel ready for your new adventures in kindergarten. Please note parents/caregivers will be part of the learning process, but there may be times we ask parents/caregivers to leave the room for a short period of time to help children begin to transition to a classroom setting. This program is intended for children born in 2019 or 2020, who are entering kindergarten in September 2024.

Do you ask lots of questions? Are you curious about how things work? Do you like experiments? If so, join us for fun STEAM activities and experiments.

Dive into the exciting world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with the Waterloo Engineering Outreach ESQ Community Team in this 4-week hands-on program! Unleash your creativity as you explore different technology, design innovative solutions to unique problems, and make lasting connections with fellow enthusiasts of STEM!

Dive into the exciting world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with the Waterloo Engineering Outreach ESQ Community Team in this 4-week hands-on program! Unleash your creativity as you explore different technology, design innovative solutions to unique problems, and make lasting connections with fellow enthusiasts of STEM!

Connect with your Galaxy Guide (Summer Reading Club staff) for activities and crafts! We’ll be hosting pop-ups each week based on the Summer Reading Club theme of the week.