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Summer Reading Fun for Everyone!
Did you know your library card is your passport to adventure this summer? Join the Guelph Public Library’s Summer Reading programs for all ages! You can join at any time starting Tuesday, June 15 and it’s easy to participate – just read anytime, anywhere! Whether you read on a device, listen to audiobooks or enjoy reading upside down, be sure to record your summer reading activities for a chance to win some end of summer prizes.
There are four summer reading programs available: TD Summer Reading club for pre-readers (birth to 5 years) and readers (6 to 12 years), a teen summer reads bingo challenge (13 to 18 years) and an adult bingo contest (19 years or older).
How to play:
- Starting June 15, drop by any library location to pick up your summer reading club package.
- For children, ages birth to 12 years, visit tdsummerreadingclub.ca to set up your online account for extra challenges and activities like battle of the books, weekly trivia questions, book reviews to collect badges and more. Tired of online activities? You can still participate by filling out a printed reading log each time you read for 20 minutes and then submit it to any location or by email to readingclub@guelphpl.ca by September 6, 2021. Prize draws will be held in mid-September.
- For teens and adults, pick up your Bingo card at any location or download/print the teen or adult Bingo cards via the library’s website. Read books in any of the categories listed to earn a Bingo by completing a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line. Write the book titles you read on the back of the card. Drop off your Bingo card to any library location or snap a photo of your completed card and email it to readingclub@guelphpl.ca by September 6, 2021. Prize draws will be held in mid-September. Note: You can enter as many times as you complete a BINGO and as many cards as you wish!
Challenge yourself to read something new this summer and experience the joy of reading for fun! Whether you are a long-time
participant or new to our summer reading programs, you will find great resources at your library to help you create the best summer reading experience ever! Get Your Summer Read On!
If you have any questions about the summer reading programs, please email readingclub@guelphpl.ca or phone 519-824-6220.
First Nations Métis Inuit NextReads Newsletter
The library is pleased to announce that the First Nations Métis Inuit NextReads newsletter consists of a selection of the Ontario Library Association's First Nation Communities Read - 2020/2021 Longlist of Nominated Titles. Guelph Public Library acknowledges and honours the creations of all Indigenous nations equally.
In Indigenous ways of living and learning, each story has and gifts its own voice. The shared voices of the storyteller, creator, author and illustrator are unique gifts too. Likewise, if you receive these ‘story gifts’, your voice has its own unique response.
Subscribe to receive these reading recommendations in your inbox through the library's NextReads Newsletter webpage. Each month’s newsletter is the result of a mutual relationship and collaboration between members of the Indigenous community in Guelph and the Guelph Public Library.
Join our Virtual Book Club: The Pull of the Stars
Three women. Three days. One pandemic.
Drop in on your coffee break or stay for the full hour as we chat about Emma Donoghue’s latest novel, "The Pull of the Stars" on Thursday, June 24 at 10:30 a.m.
Julia, Kathleen, and Birdie will introduce us to their world of the 1918 Influenza pandemic as they struggle with fierce determination to keep their patients alive and their compassion intact. Set over a three-day period, enjoy this absorbing glimpse into a world both alike and unlike our own, as the characters find strength and camaraderie in hard times. Register today for this free virtual book club!
Connect
Community Connection -
The Girl Who Loved Giraffes: And Became the World's First Giraffologist
Local zoologist Anne Innis Dagg travelled solo to South Africa in 1956 to study the behavior of her favourite animals in the wild - giraffes. Anne became the world’s first “giraffologist” and consequently was the subject of the movie The Woman Who Loves Giraffes. Released in 2018 and shown at The Bookshelf, some
cinema-goers were treated to a post-screening visit and chat by Anne.
Among the enthralled audience was local author Kathy Stinson, who immediately knew that she wanted to write a children’s picture book about Anne.
“It’s not every time you see a documentary that you get to meet its subject right after. Or that you know — before the film is over and even more once you’ve heard the subject address the audience — that you want to write a book about her for kids. Or that the subject agrees to let you do it!”
The Girl Who Loved Giraffes: And Became the World’s First Giraffologist is for kids ages six and up, and will be available mid-June but you can place your hold now! Kathy’s website also has curriculum connections for teachers and students.
In the meantime, you can also read Anne Innis Dagg’s own giraffe book, 5 Giraffes, which profiles five different animals and their eating habits, social life and unusual bodies. Perhaps you can become an amateur giraffologist!
Thrive
YOU Can Help Our Library Win $20,000!
During the month of June, every dollar you donate to Guelph Public Library through Canada Helps gives the library a ballot for a chance to win $20,000.
This prize would help our community thrive ensuring more Guelphites remain connected, supported and entertained, especially during these challenging times.
It’s simple: $1 = 1 ballot. The more you give, the more chances the library has to win.
Join the Great Canadian Giving Challenge and donate today at www.canadahelps.org/en/gcgc/104125.
