Parents' Corner
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Programs & Outreach
We’re taking a hybrid approach this year to keep you & your family safe.
Storytime Online
Sign up to receive weekly story videos in your inbox!
Pen Pals
Sign up to get paired up with a local pen pal! Letters are exchanged through the library, so addresses are not shared, only fun!
Owl Tutoring
Owls Tutoring offers free one-on-one homework help for children in Junior Kindergarten-Grade 8. Sessions run on weekdays after school and this year, we’re expanding to Saturdays! Registration is required and opens on September 22nd. Sign up here for a reminder!
Read2gether Book Club
Read2gether is a family book club for kids ages 8-12 and a caregiver! Pick up the book at the desk to join or sign up to get reminders! First meeting in October, details TBA.
Daycare Delivery
Perth Library Early Years (PLEY) Bags of children’s books are distributed to area playgroups in partnership with CROW.
Bags of books are delivered to Home Childcare Providers on a monthly basis.
Class Visits
Let the library come to you! We’re happy to make a personal visit to your class to chat about what the library has to offer, all the latest programs and books, and to answer any questions your students may have! Get in touch and we can make sure that your students get connected with a library card.
This year, we’re also offering book boxes for the Fall season in place of in-person visits to the library. Each month, a class with a regularly scheduled monthly visit will receive a new book box with an assortment of titles for all interests & reading levels!
Our Mission
The mission of the Perth & District Union Public Library is to provide access to information and reading resources in an open and welcoming environment, thus supporting and improving the community’s quality of life.
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Find us
30 Herriott St
Perth ON K7H 1T2
Hours (starting July 27)
Monday 10am-4pm
Tuesday 1pm-6pm
Wednesday 1pm-6pm
Thursday 1pm-6pm
Friday 10am-4pm
Saturday 10am-4pm
Get in Touch
info@perthunionlibrary.ca
613-267-1224
Children’s Librarian
Resources
6 Early Literacy Skills &
How to Encourage Them
Reading Tips for Parents to Help Beginning Readers
Raising Kids Who Love Reading, Devour Books Voraciously, and Practically Beg for a Trip to the Library
20 Activities For You And Your Kids When You Need to Stay Indoors for Long Periods
15 Tips For Starting A Lifelong
Conversation About Books
Inspiring At-Home Activities from Greystone Kids
The Importance of
Reading to Your Kids
Activity prompts from Penguin
authors & illustrators
3 Common Reading
Problems &
How to Help
5 Tips for Reading at Home with Your Kids During Coronavirus
Science Says Reading Aloud to Dogs Can Help Kids Struggling with Literacy
Activities to Celebrate
Earth Day Every Day
5 Indicators of
Empowered Readers
Children’s Story Podcasts
Raise a Reader!
Book recommendations from Indigo books for every stage of reader!
How To Make Storytime
The Most Magical Part Of Your Day
Help From Other Organizations
Canadian Children's Literacy Foundation
Tips & resources to help you build your child’s literacy skills.
Media Smarts
Resources to teach your child digital and media literacy skills.
Brain Story
Support your child’s brain development with Brain Story.
Children's Resources on Wheels - Lanark
A non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and strengthening child care, family life, child development and community links in Lanark County.
items borrowed in 2018
items in the children's section
library visits in 2018
library staff members
Children’s Use of the Library Policy
1 – Children’s Use of Library Materials
For the purposes of library use, children are considered to be those under 14 years of age. Parents/guardians of children under 14 are responsible for items taken out on their child’s account, including any fines or fees incurred. Responsibility for children’s use of library materials, including computers and internet access, rests solely with their parents/guardians. It is not the library’s responsibility to restrict children’s access to any of its materials, services, or facilities, and the library will not do so. There are no restrictions on the types of material children may check out on their cards. After a library user has turned 14, the library will not provide information about that child’s account to a parent or guardian. After that age, the child will also bear full responsibility for fees or fines incurred on the account.
2 – Children’s Use of Library Space
While on library property, children are the responsibility of their parents, guardians, or caregivers. Children 5 and under must remain in the company of a caregiver of at least 14 years of age. Caregivers of children ages 6-10 must remain in the building while children are on site and are responsible for the behaviour of children in their care. Staff members do not and cannot provide child care services and do not assume responsibility for children on library property. Disruptive, rude, threatening, or abusive behaviour may result in staff asking the child to leave or having the child banned for a period of time. Parents or caregivers who fail to supervise children properly may also have their library privileges restricted or suspended.
See Policy 2.G-11: Patron Code of Conduct.
2.G-10
In accordance with the Ontario Child and Family Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.C.11, library staff members have a legal duty to report children who are inadequately supervised. Ontario Provincial Police and/or Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds & Grenville may be called in to deal with such situations.