Kids, Tweens and Teen Programs
Baby Time with Stay & Play
September 16 to December 7, 2024
Fun-filled songs, rhymes, and fingerplays to use with your baby every day followed by 30 minutes of social time and free play.
FREE Drop-in.
| Wednesdays, 11:30 am-12:30 pm (September 18 to December 4) | Central Branch |
| Thursdays, 11:30 am-12:30 pm (September 19 to December 5) | Esquimalt Branch, Juan de Fuca Branch & Saanich Centennial Branch |
| Fridays, 11:30 am-12:30 pm (September 20 to December 6) | Bruce Hutchison Branch & Oak Bay Branch |
Important Note: Due to staff availability, the Fall Baby Time with Stay & Play sessions at the Nellie McClung Branch (September 17 to December 3) have been cancelled. We sincerely apologize and invite you to join sessions at other GVPL branches.
Family Storytime with Stay & Play
September 16 to December 7, 2024
Fun-filled stories, songs, rhymes, and puppets for young children and their families followed by 30 minutes of social time and free play. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
FREE Drop-in
| Tuesdays, 10:30-11:30 am (September 17 to December 3) | Central Branch & Saanich Centennial Branch |
| Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30 am (September 18 to December 4) | Juan de Fuca Branch & Oak Bay Branch |
| Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 am (September 19 to December 5) | Bruce Hutchison Branch & Nellie McClung Branch |
| Fridays, 10:30-11:30 am (September 20 to December 6) | Esquimalt Branch |
Once Upon a StoryWalk – Fall/Winter
September 5 to December 19, 2024
Join us for a StoryWalk, where individual pages of a storybook, mounted on signposts, are placed outdoors in a circuit. Follow the narrative by visiting each page in sequence.
Rain or shine, please dress appropriately. Drop-in. Everyone welcome; children must be accompanied by an adult.
| Monday, September 23, 11:00 am-1:00 pm Friday, October 25, 11:00 am-1:00 pm | Central Branch (Courtyard) |
| Monday, November 18 to Saturday, November 23; open hours | Central Branch (Inside the library – Children’s Area) |
| Saturday, September 28, 11:00 am-1:00 pm Friday, October 25, 11:00 am-1:00 pm | Juan de Fuca Branch (Garry Oak Loop, located behind the library) |
| Friday, September 27, 11:00 am-12:00 pm | Nellie McClung Branch (Brodick Park, accessible via Hollyridge Place or Brodick Crescent) |
| Thursday, September 5, 11:00 am-1:00 pm Thursday, September 19, 11:00 am-1:00 pm | Oak Bay Branch (Bowker Creek Walkway, across from the Oak Bay Firehall) |
| Friday, September 27, 11:00 am-1:00 pm Saturday, October 12, 11:00 am-1:00 pm Friday, October 25, 11:00 am-1:00 pm Thursday, October 31, 11:00 am-1:00 pm Thursday, December 19, 11:00 am-1:00 pm | Saanich Centennial Branch (Cuthbert Holmes Park, next to SilverCity Cinemas) |
| Saturday, September 14, 11:00 am-1:00 pm Saturday, October 5, 11:00 am-1:00 pm | Royal BC Museum (Main Entrance) |
Greater Victoria Alliance for Literacy 