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General Information Hours of Operation
Library Closure
Monday: 10:00am to 5:00pm
The Brooks Public Library will be
Tuesday: 10:00am to 8:00pm
closed Tuesday July 1, 2014
Wednesday: 10:00am to 8:00pm
for the Canada Day holiday.
Thursday: 10:00am to 8:00pm
We will reopen at 10:00am on
Friday: 10:00am to 5:00pm
Wednesday July 2, 2014.
Saturday: 10:00am to 5:00pm Sunday: 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Contact Information Phone: 403-362-2947
Let us help you get active! Check out one of our pedometers today and enjoy walking around Brooks.
Fax: 403-362-8111 Email: brolib@shortgrass.ca
Ask us at the Circulation desk for more information.
Website: brooks.shortgrass.ca
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General Programs Family Board Game Night Every Wednesday Night 6:00pm to 8:00pm Turn off the electronics and join us for some good ol’ fashioned fun! Play our collection of tabletop games or bring in your own to challenge other players. Snacks and drinks provided for all gamers. Drop-ins welcome.
Magic: the Gathering in the Library Every Thursday Night 6:00pm to 8:00pm Are you looking for a way to play Magic while meeting new friends ? Grab your deck, then drop in and play Magic: the Gathering with other local players, or come in and practice your skills.
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Summer Reading Program
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Summer Reading Program 2014
Get your little ones excitied about reading at the Summer Reading Program For kids ages 4 to 6 who are: - Enrolled or have completed Kindergarten - Enrolled in Grade One Session 1: Art of Ancient Times Friday July 4, 10:30am to 11:30am
Session 2: Fun with Food Friday July 11, 10:30am to 11:30am
Session 3: Great Thinkers Friday July 18, 10:30am to 11:30am
Session 4: Abracadabra Friday July 25, 10:30am to 11:30am
Session 5: Outside the Walls Friday August 1, 10:30am to 11:30am
Session 6: Davy Jones’ Locker Friday August 8, 10:30am to 11:30am
Session 7: Dinos and More Friday August 15, 10:30am to 11:30am
Session 8: Cooking Up Science Friday August 22, 10:30am to 11:30am 4
Summer Reading Program
Have fun with your friends and earn cool prizes at the Summer Reading Program For kids ages 6 to 12 who have: Completed Grade One Session 1: Art of Ancient Times Monday June 30 to Thursday July 10, 10:15am to 11:45am
Session 2: Fun with Food Monday June 30 to Thursday July 10, 1:15pm to 3:00pm
Session 3: Great Thinkers Monday July 14 to Thursday July 24, 10:15am to 11:45am
Session 4: Abracadabra Monday July 14 to Thursday July 24, 1:15pm to 3:00pm
Session 5: Outside the Walls Monday July 28 to Thursday August 7, 10:15am to 11:45am
Session 6: Davy Jones’ Locker Monday July 28 to Thursday August 7, 1:15pm to 3:00pm
Session 7: Dinos and More Monday August 11 to Thursday August 21, 10:15am to 11:45am
Session 8: Cooking Up Science Monday August 11 to Thursday August 21, 1:15pm to 3:00pm 5
July 20 Sunday
Monday
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Canada Day LIBRARY CLOSED
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Family Board Game Night @ 6:00pm Teen Scene @ 6:00pm
Art of Ancient Time Fun with Food
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Family Board Game Night @ 6:00pm Teen Scene @ 6:00pm Eureka! Art of Ancient Times - 10:15am to 11:45am Fun with Food - 1:15pm to 3:00pm
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Bad Coyote @ 6:30pm
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Family Board Game Night @ 6:00pm Teen Scene @ 6:00pm TAB @ 6:30pm
Eureka! Great Thinkers- 10:15am to 11:45am Abracadabra - 1:15pm to 3:00pm
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Family Board Game Night @ 6:00pm Teen Scene @ 6:00pm Eureka! Great Thinkers - 10:15am to 11:45am Abracadabra - 1:15pm to 3:00pm
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My Prairie Home @ 6:30pm
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Family Board Game Night @ 6:00pm Teen Scene @ 6:00pm
Eureka! Outside the Walls - 10:15am to 11:45am Davy Jones’ Locker - 1:15pm to 3:00pm
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Wednesday
mily Board Game ght @ 6:00pm
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Thursday
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Wii for Tweens @ 3:45pm
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Wii for Tweens @ 3:45pm
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Saturday
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Eek! Art of Ancient Times 10:30am to 11:30am
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Water Fight @ 6:00pm
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Spa Day @ 2:00pm
Magic: the Gathering in the Library @ 6:00pm Eek! Fun with Food 10:30am to 11:30am
15am to 11:45am pm to 3:00pm
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Magic: the Gathering in the Library @ 6:00pm
Eureka! Art of Ancient Times - 10:15am to 11:45am Fun with Food - 1:15pm to 3:00pm
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Wii for Tweens @ 3:45pm
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Fear Factor @ 2:00pm
Magic: the Gathering in the Library @ 6:00pm
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Wii for Tweens @ 3:45pm Magic: the Gathering in the Library @ 6:00pm
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Book Bugs @ 10:30am
Children’s Programs Wii for Tweens Thursday Aftenoons 3:45pm to 5:00pm Calling all gamers! Come in and enjoy playing the coolest multi player games the Wii has to offer. Wii for Tweens is a drop in program for kids ages 7 to 12.
Ramadan Story Time Saturday July 5 10:15am to 11:00am Ramadan Kareem! Come in to enjoy stories, games, crafts, and more at our Ramadan celebration. This is a free program for all families to enjoy, and drop-ins are welcome.
Spa Day Saturday July 12 2:00pm to 4:00pm Calling all girls! Learn how to make your own beauty products and have a fun ď€ lled day at the Library Spa. This program is open to girls ages 7 to 12 and registration is required. 8
Children’s Programs Fear Factor Saturday July 19 2:00pm to 4:00pm Calling all boys! Dare your friends and yourself to complete the grossest, wildest stunts are dares you can imagine at the Fear Factor. This program is open to boys ages 7 to 12 and registration is required.
Book Bugs Saturday July 26 10:30am to 11:00am Book bugs is an educational literacy program for children venturing into preschool and kindergarten. Reading, singing and learning can be fun! Drop-ins are welcome to this free program. For more information please call 403-362-2947.
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Teen Programs Volunteens @ the Library Teens in Brooks can volunteer at the library this summer - and for each hour you work you’ll recieve an entry for our weekly GLitCh draws. Come into the library and ď€ ll out a volunteer form today. For more information please see us at the Circulation Desk.
Teen Scene Every Wednesday Night 6:00 to 8:00pm Hang out with us at the library every Wednesday night this summer to play video or board games, listen to music, read, or just chill. Free snacks and drinks. Brought to you by the Teen Advisory Board (TAB) and CFSEA
Water Fight Friday July 11 6:00 to 8:00pm Join us for some outdoor fun and celebrate school being over for the summer! If you have your own water gun feel free to bring it with you and prepare to get wet! Brought to you by the Teen Advisory Board (TAB) and CFSEA 10
Teen Programs Teen Advisory Board Wednesday July 16 6:30pm to 7:45pm Come into the library for free food and drinks, and help us decide which books, CDs, DVDs, and video games to buy, teen programs to run, and much more. Open to all teens ages 13 to 17. Call Jill at 403-362-2947 for more information.
Movie Night Friday August 8 6:00pm to 8:00pm We will be voting all July long to decide which movie to watch at Movie Night. Vote for one of these ve at the library today: Ender’s Game, The Internship, It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Vampire Academy, or World War Z.
GLitCh
Teen Summer Reading Challenge
Get up. Join in. Win Prizes.
Movies @ the Library Bad Coyote Tuesday July 15 6:30pm to 8:00pm It’s new, it’s fearless, and it’s very real. After a deadly mauling of a young woman in Cape Breton, alarm spreads across Nova Scotia. Bad Coyote offers a trenchant analysis of the politics - and the price - of living and playing close to nature. Presented by the National Film Board of Canada
My Prairie Home Tuesday July 29 6:30pm to 8:00pm Indie singer Rae Spoon takes us on a playful, meditative and at times melancholic journey set against majestic images of the innite expanses of the Canadian Prairies. Presented by the National Film Board of Canada
This edition of Booked In published June 2014 All program dates and times subject to change without notice.
The Brooks Public Library is a proud member of the Shortgrass Library System.