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SRC Scoop

Play and learning go hand-in-hand and this might be our very best week of virtual programs yet! Check out the list below and register fast before spots fill up.

EXTRA! EXTRA!

Can you believe that Summer Reading Club ends on August 29!? Watch your inboxes for the last Weekly Scoop next week, where we’ll give you all the details picking up your Summer Reading medals!

Kazu Kibuishi Event

Did you miss our fabulous Foundation Signature Series event with Kazu Kibuishi last week? All Amulet fans can watch the recorded interview.

View Recording

There's still room in these programs!

Superpower Tool Design | Ages 9-12
Wednesday, August 19, 4 p.m.

Code a Chase Game | Ages 9-12
Friday, August 21, 11 a.m.
Friday, August 21, 2 p.m.

Family Stop Motion Animation | Ages 6-10
Saturday, August 22, 2 p.m.
Saturday, August 22, 4 p.m.

See all events

Funny Bone

How do you throw a party in space?

Scroll down to find the answer!

Brain Bender

What is something you can serve, but should never eat?

Scroll down to find the answer!

Name that Sport!

Can you guess the sport based on the clues? Take the quiz and put your sports knowledge to the test!

Vote Now!

Last Week's Results: Superhero Survey

Here are the superhero traits you voted for in Scoop #6:

Super power: Flight
Home: On top of a Mountain
Attire: Mask + Cape
Sidekick: Monkey

Boredom Buster

We challenge you to make your own marble run!

Look around—your home is filled with fun possibilities! Toilet paper rolls can be tunnels, cereal boxes can be ledges, rulers can be ramps, and so on. The sky is the limit! Need some help getting started?

Get inspired

Tell Your Story

Writers play with language all the time. In 1908 a writer named Terry Sullivan wrote the famous tongue twister “She sells seashells by the seashore.” Can you say it 5 times fast? It’s tricky, isn’t it? That’s because the sounds (s and sh; ee and e) are similar but not the same. Write your own tongue twister—and please share it with us!

Tongue Twisters

Share what you created with us!
Post your story/design on social media using the #WVMLSRC hashtag and tag @westvanlibrary

Book Talk

We miss talking to kids about what they’re reading at check-ins! Here are five imaginative, open-ended questions to ask kids next time they finish a book:

If you could give the book another titles, what would it be?
Which characters would you like to meet in real life?
Is there anything you wish was different about the ending?
Would the book make a cool movie, video game, TV show? Why or why not?
What is one thing you would ask the author if you could talk to them?

These questions are based on the Scholastic post "5 New Questions to Ask Kids About Books" by Amy Mascott.

Full Scholastic article

Make Your Own Board Game - Week 5

Now that you’ve made your prototype game, it’s time to play it and see how it works. Play it yourself and make improvements. Then get someone who didn’t make the game to play it. Watch them play. Ask them questions like,

What did you love about this game?
Was anything confusing for you?
How can it be better?

Improvement is an important part of the Engineering Process, a process you can use to solve problems.

Engineering Process

Family Favourites
Here are two of our unlimited access books (no wait times!) everyone will enjoy.

Toys Go Out
by Emily Jenkins

A collection of short stories about a girl and her three stuffed animals. This is a great read aloud for Toy Story fans who like to explore the secret world of toys.

Listen to the audiobook

Pierre Le Poof
by Andrea Beck

A pampered poodle dreams about running wild and playing in the park. But when the door is left open and he escapes, Pierre gets more than he bargained for.

Read the ebook

Library Sprinkles

Audiobooks are the perfect soundtrack to your family road trip or staycation this summer. We have plenty of great titles to choose from in three formats: Playaways, CDs, and downloadable options including our no-wait, always available RBdigital collection. Check them out!

Unlimited access audiobooks

Answers

Funny Bone Answer: You planet!

Brain Bender Answer: Volleyball or Tennis Ball

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Phone: (604) 925-7400