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Explore Play Learn
2024-10-08 10:30:00 2024-10-08 11:15:00 America/New_York Explore Play Learn Ages birth to 5 years with a caregiver. Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

Tuesday, October 08
10:30am - 11:15am

Add to Calendar 2024-10-08 10:30:00 2024-10-08 11:15:00 America/New_York Explore Play Learn Ages birth to 5 years with a caregiver. Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

Main Library

James J. Brown Auditorium

Ages birth to 5 years with a caregiver.

Get ready for stories, songs and lots of fun activities.

For children ages birth to 5 years with a caregiver.

This program is part of a series. There are 10 drop-in sessions taking place on Tuesdays: September 17, 24; October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; November 5, 12, 19.

Early Learning Programs for young children at WPL are based on literacy research and include tips and information for parents and caregivers. Your active participation in these programs will maximize the experience for you and your child.

Programmer: Charlie

Photography Notice: Please note that photographs and video may be taken at this event and may be broadcast, reproduced and/or made available in print or online. For individual or small group photos, staff will make attendees aware of their presence and will ask permission before taking photos.

For larger public events, please note that by attending, you are consenting to the use of your appearance, image and voice in print or digital productions created by the Waterloo Public Library for promotional use only. Please speak to library staff at the event if you’d like to be excluded from any photo/video.

AGE GROUP: | Early Learning |

EVENT TYPE: | Explore Play Learn |

TAGS: | Early literacy and early learning |

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Sat, Mar 08 9:30AM to 5:30PM
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About the branch

Located in the heart of Uptown Waterloo, the two-storey building features a separate children’s area, ample study space, the Ellis Little Local History Room and WPL’s largest collection of browsable materials.

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