SUMMER 2021 - St. Thomas Public Library
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SUMMER 2021
Mural at St. Thomas Public Library by Meaghan Claire Kehoe
Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed Sundays
Library closures:
Wednesday, June 9 - Staff Training Day
Thursday, July 1 - Canada Day
Monday, August 2 - Civic Holiday
1 ADULTS St. Thomas Public Library
STPL BOOK CLUB
Tuesday, June 1 | 10 - 11:30 a.m.
Virtual program hosted on Zoom. Registration required!
Register online and we will contact you as soon as physical copies of the book are available for pick up at
the library. We can help you set up a Zoom account so you can join us from the comfort of your own home!
TUESDAY EVENING BOOK CLUB
Tuesday, June 8 | 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Reader’s
Virtual program hosted on Zoom. Registration required!
Choice:
Agatha
Reader’s Choice: Agatha Christie! Select a title that you have not yet read, or reread an old favourite! Do
Christie
you prefer Poirot to Marple? Or are her stand-alone novels the best? Prepare for a lively discussion. We
can help you set up a Zoom account so you can join us from the comfort of your own home!
JUNE VIRTUAL ESCAPE ROOM: MYTHS & LEGENDS
Online all June!
This escape room takes you through portals into the realms of cultural lore! One
night, you feel inspired to do some reading. Tilting your head, you scan the titles.
Odd...”Myths and Legends of Ancient Times”, you read. Here’s a book you have
Scan to play! never seen before...
JULY VIRTUAL TRIVIA: HAPPY CANADA DAY, EH?
Online all July!
Join us on a little adventure as we test your knowledge about all things Canadian!
Scan to play!
AUGUST VIRTUAL TRIVIA: WHO’S WHO IN
ELGIN-MIDDLESEX-LONDON
Online all August!
Did you know that our region has produced some pretty famous people over the
years? Take our quiz and see how many you recognize!
Scan to play!
Download eBooks and eAudiobooks anytime, anywhere!
Free with your St. Thomas Public Library card
and cloudLibrary!
stthomaspubliclibrary.ca/ebooks
June - August 2021 ADULTS 2
THE GREAT SUMMER READING CHALLENGE
Runs from Monday, June 7 - Tuesday, August 31
Pick up a challenge card from St. Thomas Public Library to join!
You didn’t think we’d let the kids have all the fun of Summer Reading
Club, did you? Join our Summer Reading Challenge, starting on June
7 and running all summer long! How does it work? Pick up a card
from the library and fill it in by reading! Each square on the card will
have a different reading challege. Read a book that fits the challenge
and record the title. Hand in your completed card for ballots in the
end-of-summer prize draw!
SEED LIBRARY 1-ON-1 + GARDENING VIDEOS CRAFTERNOON
By appointment. Monday, June 14
Virtual program hosted on Zoom. Monday, July 12
Monday, August 16
Did you know that with your library card, you can check out 2 - 3 p.m.
free heirloom seeds to grow your own vegetables, herbs, Virtual program hosted on Zoom. Registration required!
and flowers? Learn more in a virtual orientation covering
seed starting or seed harvesting! Join us each month for an hour of crafting and community
with Crafternoon! Supplies included in a take-home kit to
Stay tuned...we’ll be sharing gardening tips on our social pick up the week before the program!
media from June - August, including starting seeds, tending June 14: Altered Tins
to your plants, hand pollination, seed saving techniques, July 12: Creative Gift Bags
and more! August 16: Graphic String Art
Access great digital magazines on the go, free with your
St. Thomas Public Library card and Flipster: the perfect way
to take your casual beach reading with you all summer long.
stthomaspubliclibrary.ca/ebooks
3 ADULTS + TECH St. Thomas Public Library
TECH
CREDIT COUNSELLING
Wednesday, June 30
Wednesday, July 28
Wednesday, August 25 VIRTUAL TECH TALK
6 - 7 p.m. Thursday, June 3
Virtual program hosted on Zoom. Registration required! Thursday, July 8
Thursday, August 5
June 30: Budget Breakers 1 - 2 p.m.
Participants will learn about the 3 biggest budget breakers Virtual program hosted on Zoom. Registration required!
(the little expenses, the irregular expenses and the
emergency expenses) and strategies to eliminate them from Connect with us on Zoom to talk all things tech! You’ll be
everyday worry. able to get answers to your questions or simply just learn
with others in a welcoming environment. For help with setting
July 28: 65 Side Hustles up Zoom, please call 519-631-6050.
Participants will explore various side hustle ideas and learn
how to use their expertise when deciding on the best side Can’t make a Tech Talk? Book a virtual 1-on-1
hustle to pursue, in order to reach their financial goals. appointment! Call 519-631-6050 to book, or visit
stthomaspubliclibrary.ca/1-on-1
August 25: 75 Ways to Save on Household Expenses
Participants will gather tips on how to save on various
household expenses including utilities, transportation,
groceries and personal items. Participant will also be
encouraged to share their best practices with each other.
BREAK THE FAKE: HOW TO TELL WHAT’S TRUE
ONLINE
Friday, June 11
Friday, July 16
Friday, August 13
#STPLSUMMERSNAPS PHOTO CHALLENGE 3 - 4 p.m.
Runs from July 5 - September 3! Virtual program hosted on Zoom. Registration required!
Join our Facebook group online anytime to participate!
In an era of fake news and unreliable online information,
Our favourite photo challenge is back how do we develop the skills to distinguish what is real from
for the summer months with new what is fake? In this online workshop, you will learn four
challenges every week! quick, easy steps you can take to spot misinformation and
find out if something online is true or not.
Join us over on our Facebook group,
STPLSnaps: St. Thomas Public Library
Scan to join!
Photo Challenges, to participate!
June - August 2021 TEENS + TWEENS 4
DIGITAL CLAY: CREATE AND PRINT YOUR OWN 3D TALE OF TWO CITIES
MASTERPIECE Thursdays:
Friday, June 25 July 8, 15, 22, 29
Friday, July 23 August 5, 12
Friday, August 27 1 - 2 p.m.
3 - 4 p.m. Hosted on Google Meets. Please keep an eye on our
Virtual program hosted on Zoom. Registration required! website for updated information. Registration required.
Jonathan will be giving a step-by-step tutorial on how to use Join us as we hang out virtually with friends from our sister
a free 3D modeling software app to explore the world of library, Stony Plain Public Library in Alberta Thursdays over
3D design. Kids will be able to send in their creations to the Google Meets. Each week will feature a different
Library to be printed. They will then be able to pick up their collaborative activity. Ages 9 - 12.
masterpieces to take home!
BOOK BATTLESHIP TWEEN SCENE (Ages 8 - 12)
Begins Monday, July 5 and runs until Wednesday, August Thursday, July 8
25 during library business hours! Thursday, August 5
4 - 5 p.m.
Come play Book Battleship on the Lower Level of the Hosted on Zoom and outdoors at the library if restrictions
library! Every book you check out earns you a free guess allow! Please keep an eye on our website for updated
on our giant Battleship Grid. If you sink our battleship, you information. Registration required.
win a free book! The more books you check out, the more
guesses you get and the more chances you have at a prize. July 8 - No Sew T-shirt Bag
Ages 12+. Outgrown your favorite t-shirt? Need a bag for all your
library books for Summer Reading Program? We have a
solution! Join us as we make no sew t-shirts bags. We
encourage you to bring your own t-shirt but t-shirts will also
be provided.
August 5 – Bad Art Night
No artistic ability required! We will provide all the wacky
and wonderful art material you could ever want and then
you turn it into the worst piece of art you can imagine. There
will be a horrible trophy for the best bad art!
5 FAMILY FUN St. Thomas Public Library
AMAZING RACE ST. THOMAS FREE COMIC BOOK DAY
Monday, July 5 - Saturday, July 31 Saturday, August 14
Pick up your map from the Lower Level of the Library Begins at 10 a.m. and runs while supplies last!
beginning July 5 during library hours! At participating locations around St. Thomas, including St.
Thomas Public Library and Fan of the Sport.
On your mark…get set…go! Join us in an Amazing Race
around St. Thomas! You will be visiting the various murals Come and pick up your free comics on August 14th!
we have around town, and doing specific activities at each Don’t forget to wear a costume, so you can enter our
one. The Race runs the entire month of July! Participants must Cosplay Costume Contest! Limits to free comics will apply.
send in pictures of the completed activity at each mural to Comics available while supplies last!
be eligible for a prize at
stthomaspubliclibrary.ca/amazing-race.
COSPLAY CONTEST
Saturday, August 14
BOOKMARK DESIGN CHALLENGE 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Runs July 5 - August 30 Online submissions accepted until Monday, August 16!
Templates available from the library starting July 5.
Get your cosplay on for Free Comic Book Day 2021! We
Design your own library inspired bookmark for our Limited want to see your favourite characters come to life. There are
Edition Fall Bookmark Series! A winner will be chosen from prizes for the best costumes in these categories: Babies, kids,
each category. Winning bookmarks will be printed and families, teens, adults, and pets! Weather permitting, we will
distributed at the library as part of our Fall Bookmark Series! have a fun photo backdrop outside of the library that you
can use for your submissions if you would like to make them
in person! If you can’t make it in, don’t worry! We’ll accept
submissions online at
stthomaspubliclibrary.ca/comicbookday.
AUGUST VIRTUAL TRIVIA: SUPERHEROES SCAVENGER HUNT
Online all August!
August is superhero month! How many of these superheroes can you name?
Scan the code to play online!
Scan to play!
June - August 2021 CHILDREN 6
MULTICULTURAL STORYTIME VIRTUAL PERFORMER VISIT: SARAH GRANSKOU
Tuesdays: June 1, 8, 15, 22 Friday, June 4
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. 2 - 3 p.m.
Virtual program hosted on Zoom. Registration required! Virtual program hosted on Zoom. Registration required!
Join us as we give our Zoom Please join us for an exciting performance by Sarah
Storytime in June a multicultural Granskou, artist and teller of Scandinavian folk tales (done
flavour! Guest speakers from with a modern twist). There will be a time set aside for Q&A.
within our own community will
read a story in their original
languages. Presented in
partnership with St. Thomas Elgin Local Immigration
Partnership.
JUNE VIRTUAL TRIVIA: BACKYARD BIRDS
Online all June!
These are common birds to our neck of the woods. You’ve probably even seen
some of them in your back yard! How many can you identify? Good luck!
Scan to play!
JULY ESCAPE ROOM: ESCAPE TO HOGWARTS
Online all July!
Your Hogwarts letter accidentally arrives one day late, and as you have to travel
from Canada to England to take the Hogwarts Express, you actually miss the train.
How are you going to get to Hogwarts in time for dinner?
Scan to play!
STORYTIME IN A BOX
Something new has landed at St. Thomas Public Library!
We’re thrilled to offer Storytime in a Box kits, themed
kits containing books, activities, colouring and activity
sheets, and more! Perfect for keeping your little ones
busy! We have four themes available now: Unicorns,
Space Station, Kindness Counts, and Dragons
(more coming soon)! Place a hold online by scanning
the QR code! Scan to place hold!
7 CHILDREN St. Thomas Public Library
June - August 2021 CHILDREN 8
TD SUMMER READING CLUB STORYWALK
July 1 - 26: Downtown St. Thomas
August 3 - 31: Waterworks Park
Join us for the TD Summer Reading Club StoryWalk®: an outdoor reading
experience featuring The Thing Lou Couldn’t Do, written and illustrated by Ashley
Spires. Used by permission of Kids Can Press Ltd., Toronto.
Get the family outside for a walk while reading a book along the way. In July, find
the Story Walk downtown at local businesses. In August, the Story Walk will be in
Waterworks Park. Read each panel of “The Thing Lou Couldn’t Do” as you stroll in
the fresh air! Sponsored by TD Summer Reading Club.
YOUNG WRITERS’ CLUB SUMMER WORKSHOP I: YOUNG WRITERS’ CLUB SUMMER WORKSHOP II:
RAILWAY CITY WRITERLY TREK A SENSORY TWIST CHOOSE YOUR OWN
Monday, July 12 ADVENTURE
4 - 5:30 p.m. Monday, August 9
West End Reading Garden at St. Thomas Public Library (as 4 - 5:30 p.m.
COVID restrictions permit). Registration required! West End Reading Garden at St. Thomas Public Library. Will
be hosted virtually if COVID restrictions require. Registration
See the Railway City through a writer’s lens as we “trek” required!
via “special feed” with a seasoned young writer to five St.
Thomas locales. Historic snippets and present-day fun facts Indulge all your writerly senses with this special edition of
are sure to inspire spectacular stories. Registration includes Choose Your Own Adventure. All materials and sensory
a Railway City Writerly Trek backpack with “highlights” from items provided. Bring your appetite for adventure (and
each locale. beyond).
YWC has been supporting, encouraging and inspiring YWC has been supporting, encouraging and inspiring
young writers since our launch in 2013! Ages 8+! young writers since our launch in 2013! Ages 8+!
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June - August 2021 SUPPORT YOUR LIBRARY 10
St. Thomas Public Library is proud to be
a fine free library!
St. Thomas Public Library is taking a huge step in making sure everyone in our
community has the same access to library service!
Your library will no longer be charging late fines on overdue items, including books,
movies, magazines, and more!
Old fines on library accounts have been cleared.
A little thank you to our community!
Remember, this doesn’t mean you don’t have to return your items! You’re still
responsible for anything you borrow, and we’d like you to do your best to return
materials on time. For full details about our transition to fine free library service, visit
stthomaspubliclibrary.ca/fine-freeYou can also read
