Helping Preschoolers

Looking for more information to build on your skills as a caregiver? Find DIY Storytimes and other resources to promote early literacy.

                     Early Literacy Building Blocks

Let's Play

Preschool games, favourite characters, and fun activities.

Thinking about Kindergarten? By the time your child is five years old - and ready to succeed in Kindergarten - you can expect your child to:

-Sometimes be demanding, sometimes eagerly cooperative

-Want to be like his friends

-Agree to rules and want others to follow rules

-Count 10 or more objects and name 4 colours

-Recall part of a story

-Speak sentences of more than 5 words

-Stand on 1 foot for 10 seconds or longer

-Hop and turn somersaults

-Print some letters

-Dress and undress without assistance

-Use a fork, a spoon, and sometimes a blunt knife

Source:  http://www.earlyexperiences.org/school-ready.html

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Preschool Booklists

Looking for just the right book to share with your child?  Take a look at some terrific books read & recommended by Children's Services staff.

Online Stories

Read, listen, and watch a story from your computer!

Congratulations!  You’ve welcomed a new baby into your family and now we’d like to welcome you to ours.
Your gift bag is waiting for you at the Library. 

Each gift bag contains:

o Free Library borrowing card

o “Read to your Bunny” storybook

o Itty-Bitty Baby Booklet of nursery rhymes, songs & resources

Simply come to the Library’s Check-Out Desk any time that we are open to pick up your “Babies Need Books” gift bag. You can choose to get your free Library membership at that time or use the coupon at another time this year.

Come discover the great programs, books, CDs, DVDs and more that the Library has available for new parents and their babies!