What’s Happening at WPL

Learn all about robotic sensors and actions in this two day mini camp.

Get ready for stories, songs and lots of fun 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.

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.

The Uptown Waterloo BIA's popular Night Market is back at the library for another year. Taste local treats, browse local vendors, enjoy entertainment from local musicians and performers, and take part in fun pop-up programming.

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.

Learn all about robotic sensors and actions in this two day mini camp.

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.

Start your summer with a dance party with a twist. Dress in your PJs as we groove to pop songs, play games and do a fun craft.

There is something strange happening in the library! Can you help Geronimo Stilton solve the mystery before it’s too late?

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

Enjoy nature activities and crafts made from nature items in this outdoor workshop.

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.

We’ll supply the material and teach you the sewing stitches to create the felt creature of your dreams.

This presentation will highlight some of the birds found in Waterloo Region throughout the year. Dr. Friesen will address the significant and widespread losses of North America’s birds (a decline of one-third individual bird abundance since 1970) and of native insect populations that are also in free-fall. He will describe how the way we have developed the urban landscape has contributed to these declines and describe how we can greatly improve matters by using native plantings and by managing our yards to provide food and shelter for birds and insects throughout the year. Dr. Friesen will show slides and play original sound recordings of some of the 110 species of birds that have appeared in our naturalized urban yard, near downtown Waterloo, in the last 30 years, offering evidence that if ‘you build it, they will come’. There will be time for a Q&A at the end of the program.

Spend the morning exploring fun tech with your family. We’ll provide the tech and inspiration to get started – you just need to be ready to explore.

Enjoy stories, songs, and activities.

Calling all engineers! Put your building skills to the test and build your very own rollercoaster from paper tracks then see if a marble will run the full track of your creation.

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.