The Tyndale St-Georges Children's Library has been a cozy and vibrant part of the Tyndale St-Georges Community Centre since 1970. Despite our small size, we see between 9 000 and 10 000 visitors every year!
A space where all children are welcome to gather and improve their literacy skills, learn about and experience the world around them and empower themselves as members of their community.
We're open Monday to Saturday, and each day we offer engaging drop-in activities for elementary-aged children. Children are also free to read at any time, and earn points as part of our popular reading program.
Thanks to our dedicated volunteers, our library continues to be a vibrant and an engaging space for children and families. If you are interested in donating new or gently used books, please email our Library Technician at librarytechnician @ tyndalestgeorges.com or call us to learn more about our current needs at 514-931-6265 ext. 28.
Hours
Monday, Thursday and Friday 10am to 6pm Tuesday and Wednesday 10am to 5pm Saturday 10am to 4pm
ACTIVITIES
Free Time
Join us every Friday for our Friday Fundays! Choose from our games, craft materials or just sit and chat with your friends
Free for all.
Chess & Puzzles
Enjoy a friendly match or organize a tournament. Our library provides multiple chess boards for players ready to challenge their skills in a welcoming community space. We also have a variety of puzzles that you can solve in the library or sign out to do at home.
Reading Club
At our library you earn points for reading! Use these points to buy small toys, craft supplies and more. Better yet, on Fridays you earn DOUBLE the points. What could be better?
Free for all.
LIBRARY BOOKS
We have 6 500+ books in the collection (about 70% are in English & 30% in French)
Children and parents can borrow up to 10 books for 3 weeks at a time.
AUDIO LIBRARY
Tyndale St-Georges Children’s Library decided to start a new program creating an online audio library accessible to everyone.
The chosen books are read by our librarians, volunteers and youths. They are mostly adapted for children between 2 and 7 years old.
Audio books have many benefits for children such as :
- They develop listening skills and encourage quiet concentration.
- Younger children can understand language above their reading age, learn new words and advanced phraseology
- They are a great choice for keeping children busy.
- They are more stimulating and educational than video games or movies.
- Like paper books, audio books stimulate children’s imagination.
- It gives the opportunity to introduce the children to another language than their mother tongue.
Audio books are a source of wonder for children of all ages!
*You will need Google Chrome to download the audio books.
