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Childhood Development Tips

Here are five early literacy practices to help your child grow and develop to be a reader for life!

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Please note that several of our services for children will be unavailable for the time being. This includes: all in-person programming, use of the Program Room, all after-school programs, the baby play zone, early literacy computers, the multi-touch table, the duplo table and craft table.

We will still be offering our Grab & Go bags, and Baby Literacy bags as well, which can be picked up in person during our modified hours.

Please check the website and social media regularly for updates.

Services for Children

At Fort Saskatchewan Public Library, we’re pleased to provide parents and caregivers with a great selection of resources, programs and services to support children at every age and stage.

Do multiple members of your family have library cards? Try out Library Elf! Library Elf is a library account management service that allows you to monitor checkouts and holds within your family and across different libraries. Library Elf offers text, email and RSS alerts for holds.

After School Programs

Every Monday to Thursday, we offer a variety of after school programming from 3:30-4:30pm that are drop-in for children ages 6 and up.

Maker Mondays

Make Mondays marvelous with crafts and other hands-on activities.

Steadfast Connector

On Tuesdays, Aylisa from Families First comes to the library to engage with kids and provides personalized support, system navigation, and encouragement. She provides snacks and games as well.

After School STEM

Every Wednesday drop into the library for science, technology, engineering and mathematics related activities and experiments.

After School LEGO

Every Thursday, drop into the library to build with LEGO! Check back here to view all the creations!

If you are looking for pictures from 2019, click here.

Did your child recently attend Kids Art Night?

Check out some of the amazing pictures here.

 

Our Baby Play Zone is the perfect, safe spot for little ones 0-24 months old to explore and discover. Little critters are painted on the walls in a river valley scene, including our library mascot, Ferguson the Fox. Also featured are the elements of early literacy: read, talk, play, sing, write, and move.
Thank you to Heartland Ford for their generous donation, which made this space possible.

The Multi-touch Digital table features lots of fun games to play by yourself or with others in the library! Curling, air hockey, drawing and more.

Our Grab & Go service is perfect for busy families who want great picture book. Each bag contains items recommended by library staff. Simply grab and go!

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Our Early Literacy Stations are specially designed for kids from 2-8 years old. They are preloaded with fun, interactive and engaging content focused on math, science, reading, art, writing and computer skills.

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Our Duplo table is always out in the children’s area so you can play, build, and learn.

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Every week we put out a new craft for you to take home!

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We have teamed up with the Fort’s Welcome Wagon Birth of Baby to provide every new born baby in the Fort with a free Baby Literacy Bag filled with items that support early literacy and learning! You can pick up the bag at the library or it will be delivered with a basket of goodies from a Welcome Wagon representative (call Melany at 780.267.8612 or email welcomenewbabyab@gmail.com).

A wide selection of board books, picture books, easy-to-read, nursery rhymes, audio books, DVDs, music CDs, concept books and more.

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Young Reader's Choice Awards (YRCA)

Started in 1940, YRCA is sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Library Association and spans across Canada and the United States. You read the books and pick the winners. Start reading today!

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Trips, class visits and cards for the classroom

Come to us or we’ll come to you! Fort Saskatchewan Public Library offers:

  • Free tours of the library for all grade levels
  • General introduction or in-depth look at a topic of your choice
  • In-class visits

We can also provide library cards for your class! We’ll send a form for students to take home to be signed by a parent or guardian, process those forms at the library, and then bring back beautiful new cards to your students. All for free.

To schedule a field trip, a class visit, for school cards or for more information, please email fsasklib@fspl.ca.

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