No images? Click here ExploreIt's Not Too Late to Join our Summer Reading Programs! Questions? Email readingclub@guelphpl.ca or phone 519-824-6220. Playaway Launchpads Tablets for Kids Each Playaway Launchpad is pre‐loaded with high‐quality, ad-free learning apps and games, providing hours of interactive learning and play. Apps are grouped onto Launchpads by subject area, theme, grade level and age. Featuring popular characters and brands, apps content spans subject areas from math and science to critical thinking and creativity, and themed from animals to princesses, fantasy, nature and more. Kids, ages 3 to 12 years, will love the Launchpad experience, which lets them design a personal avatar before game play and choose an app adventure they’re most interested in. Adults will love that Launchpads are 100% secure, ensuring that will not be exposed to unintended content, and that the informational console will let them monitor how time is spent on the tablet. Check one out today with your library card! Tech Time: Freegal From the Archives: Bands of Music in Guelph The author takes us on a musical journey writing about some of Guelph's early brass, military, boys and girls’ bands, and even privately sponsored bands, such as the Bell Organ Co. Band established in 1884 and the Silver Creek Brewery Band starting in 1894. The Guelph City Band was organized in 1878. This book includes a brief discussion around pipe bands such as the Highland Pipe Band which was formed in 1922. If you wish to explore some of Guelph's musical band history, consider this work as a starting point. Interested in learning more about the Library's Archives, contact our Archivist, Darcy. Back to School is Right Around the Corner!
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