Join in the fun! We offer a variety of programs every summer. Discover lots of activities for your family in our newsletter. Check out our teen activities, children's programs and featured programming!
Summer reading clubs for everyone
Registration for summer reading clubs begins Monday June 17 at 9:30 a.m.
Summer Reading Clubs are free with a valid Port Colborne Library Card.
| TD Summer Reading Club |
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Registration for the TD Summer Reading Club opens Monday, June 17, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. Read books and collect prizes all summer long! Blast off into summer with our spaceship photoshoot. For ages zero to 12. Pre-registration required. Free. Save the date: summer reading party Join us Wednesday, August 28, 2024, to celebrate your summer reading accomplishments! We’ll celebrate with games, stories, and fun activities for the whole family. |
| Teen Summer Reading Club |
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Monday, June 17 to Saturday, August 17, 2024. Join the Teen Summer Reading Club for out-of-this-world reading fun! Pick up your bingo card starting Monday, June 17, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. to get started. Each line counts as one entry. For ages 13 to 17. Free. |
| Adult Summer Reading Club |
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Monday June 17 to Saturday, August 17, 2024. Track your reading this summer and enter to win! Three books read equals one entry into the prize draw. Participants may submit multiple entries. For ages 18+. Free. |
PC Market pop-ups
Friday, July 19, 2024.
Friday, August 16, 2024.
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Visit us at the Port Colborne Farmers' Market! Bring your ID and sign up for a library card.
Tomatosphere experiment
Tuesdays
July 2, 16, 30, 2024.
August 13 & 27, 2024.
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Ages five to seven attend 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Ages eight to 12 attend 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
As humans seek ways to travel deeper into space, we must discover ways to expand life- support systems. One possible solution is a plant-based system.
Tomato plants are an ideal choice as they provide wholesome nourishment and water through transpiration from their leaves. Through photosynthesis, tomato plants also convert light energy and carbon dioxide exhaled by astronauts into oxygen that is needed for survival.
During this experiment, plant two sets of tomato seeds (one exposed to space or space-like conditions and the other untreated) and watch them grow. Sponsored by Let’s Talk Science.
Fun for all ages
See our summer activities and events. Looking for more? See our ongoing children's and teen programs.
Take & makes
Pick-up a free Take & Make craft kit every Monday this summer. Each week features a different kit.
Available while supplies last. For all ages. Free.
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Week of June 24: Eclipse Craft
Week of July 8: Paper Bag Alien Week of July 15: Popsicle Stick Space Shuttle Week of July 22: Paper Plate Flying Saucer Week of July 29: Popsicle Stick Star Wand
Week of August 12: Paper Plate UFO Week of August 19: Popsicle Stick Space Rover |
Scavenger hunts
Find all of the scavenger hunt items and win a small prize. This program runs in the Children's Room every day with a new theme each week.
Drop-in.
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Bookmark contest
Submit a bookmark design for a chance to be our featured artist for the month. Available in the Children’s Room.
For ages zero to 12. Drop-in. Free.
- July Theme: Summer Vacation
- Submissions due: Wednesday, July 31, 2024
- August Theme: It’s a Zoo Out There
- Submissions due: Saturday, August 31, 2024.
Bilingual Storywalk: The Darkest Dark
Monday, June 24 to Saturday, August 17, 2024.
Dream the impossible with real-life astronaut Chris Hadfield. Chris loves rockets and planets and pretending he's a brave astronaut, exploring the universe. There’s only one problem--at night, Chris doesn't feel so brave. He's afraid of the dark.
For families. Drop-in. Free.
Family movie: What Shines Up There?
Monday, July 22, 2024.
Monday, August 19, 2024.
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Learn about gravity, space flight, and astrogeology in this series of short films. Sponsored by the NFB.
For families. Pre-register. Free.
For babies / young children
See our summer activities and events for babies and young children. Looking for more? See our ongoing children's programs.
Tuesdays
July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2024.
August 6, 2024.
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 am.
Songs, stories, and rhymes with your little one.
For ages zero to two. Free.
Pre-registration required.
Thursdays
July 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2024.
August 1 & 8, 2024.
10:00 to 10:45 a.m.
Enjoy play time, colouring, and stories.
For ages two to five accompanied by a parent/caregiver. Free.
Pre-registration required.
Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Enjoy interactive stories with musical instruments.
For ages five to seven.
Pre-register. Free
Wednesday, July 17, 2024.
10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Make some alien friends and enjoy space-themed stories.
For ages five to seven.
Pre-register. Free.
Tuesday, August 6, 2024.
10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Create a suncatcher planet out of tissue paper.
For ages five to seven.
Pre-register. Free.
Thursday, August 8, 2024.
3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Enjoy space-themed stories and build your own rocketship. How far will you fly?
For ages five to seven.
Pre-register. Free.
Tuesday, August 13, 2024.
9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Rowing Recyclers, are you ready to start your training? Learn how to sort litter using the Blue Box, Grey Box, and Green Bin. Presented by the Niagara Region.
For ages five to seven.
Pre-register. Free.
Wednesday, August 14, 2024.
10:00 to 10:45 a.m.
Create a cosmic whirligig and enjoy space-themed stories.
For ages five to seven.
Pre-register. Free.
For children and families
See our summer activities and events for children and families. Looking for more? See our ongoing children's programs.
Family Challenge
Monday, June 17 to Saturday, August 17, 2024.
We’re challenging you to explore everything the library has to offer. Complete the challenges together
and enter to win! Pick up your form starting Monday, June 17, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. to get started.
Kids recommended reads
Monday, June 17 to Saturday, August 17, 2024.
Have you read a book this summer that you loved? Send us a picture of you with your new favourite
book and tell us why you loved it. We’ll post on social media and here to our website!
For ages two to 12. Free.
Saturdays
July 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2024.
August 10, 17, 24 & 31, 2024.
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Meet us in the Children’s Room for a fun, free, family time.
All ages. Free. No registration required.
Wednesday, July 3 & 31, 2024.
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
We bring the craft supplies, you bring the creativity. Create something unique to you at our Craft Cart.
For families. Drop-in. Free.
Thursday, July 4, 2024.
Thursday, August 1, 2024.
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Do you have what it takes to be a part of Botley’s crew? Join us to learn how to program Botley to play games and solve puzzles!
For ages five+. Drop-in. Free.
Saturday, July 27, 2024.
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Hang out with Perseverance on Mars, visit a space shuttle, step foot on the moon, or visit the International Space Station.
For all ages. Drop-in. Free.
Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 15,2024.
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Create a space dino button from one of our designs, or get creative and design your own!
For all ages. Drop-in. Free.
Monday, August 12, 2024.
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Jam with the fam at our Music Makerspace! Explore a keyboard, drum set, ukeleles, guitar, and bells and shakers.
For all ages. Drop-in. Free.
Children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian with a valid Port Colborne Library card.
For children and tweens
Join us for summer activities and events! Looking for more? See our ongoing children's and tween/teen programming.
Mondays
July 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2024.
August 12, 19 & 26, 2024.
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Complete a challenge, follow a pattern, or use your imagination to make something new – however you like to build, you’re sure to create something amazing at Lego Club!
For ages eight to 12. Drop-in. Free.
June 28 to August 30, 2024.
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Explore Meccano, Lite Brite, Snap Circuits, and more from our Library of Things!
For families. Drop-in. Free
Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Paint an alien pal or UFO on a rock.
For ages eight to 12.
Pre-register. Free.
Thursday, July 11, 2024.
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Learn a basic origami fold to make your bookmark, then turn it into a rocketship and zoom into reading!
For ages eight to 12.
Pre-register. Free.
Thursday, July 18, 2024.
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Craft a beautiful mosaic of a star.
For ages eight to 12.
Pre-register. Free.
Wedesday, July 24, 2024.
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Craft your own planet, UFO, rocketship, or star out of Perler beads.
For ages eight to 12.
Pre-register. Free.
Tuesday, August 13, 2024.
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Do you have what it takes to compete in the Waste Triathlon? Test your skills and learn how to properly sort waste into the Blue Box, Grey Box, and Green Bin. Presented by the Niagara Region.
For ages eight to 12.
Pre-register. Free.
For teens
Join us for teen activities and events! Looking for more? See our ongoing teen programming.
Dungeons & Dragons
Wednesday, July 17, 2024.
Wednesday, August 14, 2024.
2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Adventurers needed: Only true heroes need apply. A call has gone out across the Sword Coast in the Forgotten Realms for adventurers to investigate unexplained deaths. The authorities are unable to solve the mysteries and are calling for the help of brave adventurers. Are you up for the challenge to track down the cause and prevent more deaths? But beware: danger lurks around every corner of the Sword Coast, and it is possible none of the adventurers who set out will return.
Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, August 15, 2024.
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Design your own button.
Ages 13 to 17. Drop-in. Free.
Thursday, July 25, 2024.
Thursday, August 22, 2024.
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Drop-in any time this summer to play a board game with friends. We have dozens of board games to choose from!
Stop by the library on July 25 & August 22 to browse our Game Cart and play with friends.
Wednesday, August 7, 2024.
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Using reclaimed materials, build your own constellation wind chimes.
For ages 13 to 17.
Pre-register. Free.
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