Need some homework help? Or maybe you’re looking for a great book to read? This fall, give Homework Help a try. From the halifaxpubliclibraries.ca page, click on the Kids @ the Library icon. There, you’ll find Homework Help, a place where you can chat online with youth services library staff during library hours. Your parents and teachers can chat with library staff as well. If the library is closed, you will be prompted to e-mail your question. We’ll try our best to answer your e-mail within 24 hours. Homework Help offers access to online resources, including World Book Online. You’ll also find lots of reading ideas and links to other websites that can help you with your homework.
Celebrating Mi’kmaq Heritage
October 1 is Treaty Day, which kicks off Mi’kmaq Heritage Month. Broaden your knowledge of Mi’kmaq culture and history with these recent titles:
Mom Suse: matriarch of the Preston area Black communities, by Vivian Willis
My Mi’kmaq Mother, by Julie Pellissier-Lush
Sacred Sundance: transfer of a ceremony, directed by Brian J. Francis (DVD)
The Stone Canoe: two lost Mi’kmaq texts, translated by Elizabeth Paul
Mi’sel Joe: an Aboriginal chief ’s journey, edited by Raoul R. Andersen & John K. Crellin
No Need of a Chief for this Band, by Martha E.Walls
Soulis Joe’s Lost Mine, by Gary Collins
Book Club
Tuesday, October 26/2 p.m.
The Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama
Registration begins September 28.
Sunday Afternoon Family Board Games
All ages
Drop by to play your favourite board games like Scrabble, Snakes & Ladders and more. Bring the whole family and let the games begin!
Sundays/2-5 p.m.
October 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31
Bridge
Meet and play with other bridge lovers.
Some experience is necessary. For more information, call 490-5757.
Wednesday, October 20/6:30-8:30 p.m.
The Story of the Bedford Basin
Gordon Fader will give an illustrated presentation about the seabed and geological history of the Bedford Basin. The imagery of the Bedford Basin clearly shows shipwrecks, waterfalls, former beaches, islands and military installations. Learn the history of how humans have interacted with the natural processes in the Bedford Basin.
Tuesday, October 26/7 p.m.
English Language Learning (ELL)
Get help with your English language skills at volunteer tutor programs sponsored by Halifax Public Libraries and the Nova Scotia Department of Immigration.
The programs are free and open to:
-Permanent residents of Canada;
-Canadian citizens born outside of Canada (though services to recent immigrants to Nova Scotia will be given priority);
-Protected persons as defined in Section 95 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;
-Foreign nationals temporarily residing in Nova Scotia who have been nominated(received Certificate of Nomination) under the Nova Scotia Nominee Program and their dependants.
Mondays/1:30-4 p.m.
Thursdays/6:30-8:30 p.m.
Call 490-5757
English Language Learning(ELL) for Adults
You can help an adult in your community improve his or her English language skills with a two- to three-hour weekly time commitment. No experience is necessary, and training and support are available.
Wii Games Day
Ages 9-13
Drop in for games, snacks and prizes.
Play Super SmashBros. Brawl, MarioKart and more.
Friday, October 22/2-4 p.m.
Baby & Toddler Drop-in
Ages 0-35 months
Introduce your child to the wonderful world of books. They’ll enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, puppets and musical instruments.
Tuesdays/10:15 a.m.
September 14-November 23
Free tickets given out 15 minutes before the program.
Just for Twos
Age 2
Crawl through the magic tunnel to enter a world of imagination through stories, rhymes, instruments and crafts.
Fridays/10:15-11 a.m.
September 17-November 26
Registration begins September 10.
Musical Munchkins
Ages 3-5
Take Symphony Nova Scotia musicians, add preschoolers and you get a fun and interactive introduction to music and movement! After the musicians introduce their instruments the children will experience different styles of music through movement, games and a dancing finale.
See the November/December Library Guide for more branches offering this program. Co-sponsored by Symphony Nova Scotia and Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline.
Wednesday, October 20
10:30 & 11:15 a.m.
For more events at the Bedford Public Library visit www.bedfordpubliclibraries.ca.