TD Summer Reading Club

Say goodbye to the summer with fun games and activities! Join one of the most popular live children’s shows in Canada, musical performers Terri & Rick, for a lively music show that's fun for all ages!

Weather permitting, this event will be held outdoors.

It's fun to celebrate birthdays! Let's celebrate everyone's birthdays with stories, songs, rhymes, and activities!

Bring the family to laugh, listen and enjoy a fun, lively puppet show!

What floats your boat? Join us on the Waverley Place grounds to learn about the historical importance of marine travel, and build your own boat to see how well you could have fared on the Great Lakes.

Water is fun, but super interesting, too!  Have fun conducting a series of water experiments, exploring salt water density, water buoyancy, and make “magic” ice cubes!

What floats your boat? Join us on the Waverley Place grounds to learn about the historical importance of marine travel, and build your own boat to see how well you could have fared on the Great Lakes.

Explore the Courtice Millennium Trail with your family, then return to the library for a nature craft!

Hear tall tales about the Great Lakes, learn about local waterways, and create a fish craft. The program will be held outside, weather depending.

Explore how activities on land can affect our watershed through use of a 3D, interactive Enviroscape model. Learn how important it is to keep our water sources clean and meet live education animals! Presented with Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA).

Come spend Saturday afternoon exploring the museum grounds! Learn about the historic and natural features of the Waverley Place Museum property while completing a nature-themed scavenger hunt together. Pack a picnic and spend extra time on the grounds after the program is finished!

Join CLMA staff for the TD Summer Reading Club StoryWalk featuring Colette: The Solitary Bee by Jean-François Sénéchal, illustrated by Pascale Bonenfant. This interactive outdoor program combines songs, storytelling, and a walk through nature as families read the story one page at a time.

Access the trail from Roenigk Drive.

Presented in partnership with Valleys 2000.

Discover the art of origami through simple, engaging folds that build creativity, focus, and confidence. The workshop will also highlight origami’s cultural roots and its role in sharing joy and connection through paper art. No prior experience is needed, and all materials are provided.

Presented with Origami Canada.

Discover: Are they real? Get ready to explore fascinating myths and legends from Atlantis to Bigfoot and everything in between.

Investigate: Are they real? Learn the stories behind famous mysteries, from ancient cities to modern cryptid sightings.

Discover: Bundle up for a frosty adventure in the Arctic, where polar animals and snowy surprises await! Create your own paper plate walrus, try a cool blubber STEM experiment, and set off on an exciting Arctic scavenger hunt.

Investigate: Discover how animals survive in one of the coldest places on Earth—the Arctic. Build your own shelter in a den-building challenge, express your creativity through an Arctic-themed writing activity, and design a habitat craft inspired by life in the North.

Discover: Explore the deep dark secrets of the ocean!  How does marine life thrive in this vast dark place?  Make glow in the dark crafts and learn how to keep these ocean creatures safe 

Investigate: Dive deep into the ocean to find remarkable creatures and discover how they live without light and minimal food. Create undersea crafts and learn how to keep these creatures safe.