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Get ready for stories, songs and lots of fun activities.

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Come and join the fun at our Seniors Social Club! Sip on hot tea or coffee while enjoying lively conversations, plenty of laughs, and the chance to meet new friends in a warm and welcoming atmosphere.

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Connect with your Summer Reading Club Team for special pop-up activities and crafts each week based on the Summer Reading Club theme of the week.

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During this personalized one-on-one technology session, a Tech Coach will help you build your digital skills and knowledge using your laptop, tablet or mobile device. Select the topic that you want to learn about such as Waterloo Public Library's online resources, using email or navigating the internet. 

About Tech Connect 

During this personalized one-on-one technology session, a Tech Coach will help you build your digital skills and knowledge using your laptop, tablet or mobile device. Select the topic that you want to learn about such as Waterloo Public Library's online resources, using email or navigating the internet. 

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Come watch the powerful and thought-provoking film, Don't Be Nice, an emotional and inspiring documentary that dives deep into issues of race, gender, identity, and sexual politics in America today. It’s more than just a competition documentary—it’s also a moving look at a group of poets working through real and difficult conversations in a writer's workshop, all while trying to make a meaningful impact through their words.

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Join us for Tween Club—your weekly hangout spot to get creative, try something new, and have fun with friends!

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Encourage a love of reading with this fun, interactive literacy program. Participants will pair up with a volunteer literacy tutor for guided reading sessions followed by language games and activities with the group.

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Get ready for stories, songs and lots of fun activities.

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Dive into the exciting world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with the Waterloo Engineering Outreach ESQ Community Team in this 4-week hands-on program! Unleash your creativity as you explore different technology, design innovative solutions to unique problems, and make lasting connections with fellow enthusiasts of STEM.

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Get ready to tinker, code, and create with our Ozobot and littleBits STEAM Kits! These hands-on kits are packed with fun ways to explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Whether you're drawing code for a tiny robot or building your own invention with littleBits, there's something for every curious mind. Come explore the collection and see just how exciting STEAM learning can be.

About Tech Connect 

During this personalized one-on-one technology session, a Tech Coach will help you build your digital skills and knowledge using your laptop, tablet or mobile device. Select the topic that you want to learn about such as Waterloo Public Library's online resources, using email or navigating the internet. 

About the Program

Dive into the exciting world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with the Waterloo Engineering Outreach ESQ Community Team in this 4-week hands-on program! Unleash your creativity as you explore different technology, design innovative solutions to unique problems, and make lasting connections with fellow enthusiasts of STEM.

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In this beginner-friendly sewing program for tweens, participants will learn basic hand-sewing skills while creating their very own huggable monstrosity—a soft, silly, one-of-a-kind creature they design and stitch themselves. From choosing colours and shapes to adding fun features like eyes, teeth, or tentacles, everyone will end up with a monster that's uniquely theirs. No sewing experience needed, and all materials are provided.

About Tech Connect 

During this personalized one-on-one technology session, a Tech Coach will help you build your digital skills and knowledge using your laptop, tablet or mobile device. Select the topic that you want to learn about such as Waterloo Public Library's online resources, using email or navigating the internet. 

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Get ready to dig in and get messy!

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Get creative and crafty with shrink plastic! In this hands-on program for adults, we’ll draw or trace an image to make custom charms—perfect for turning into jewelry, keychains, pins, ornaments, or magnets.

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Rhyming, singing and movement are all building blocks for vocabulary and storytelling. We've got it all in this engaging program for ones.

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It’s time to get ready for an exciting adventure – kindergarten! We’ll make new friends and explore subjects related to letters, numbers, and shapes, while also honing interpersonal skills like taking-turns and sharing.

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Whether you love painting or haven’t painted in years, join us as we complete a paint-by-numbers with a Summer theme. No experience necessary.