ABOUT

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.

We have a core group of 10 dedicated volunteers that make our library even better.
We accept book donations (if they are gently used, or new).


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.


See Catalog


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.

'Twas the Night Before Christmas 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Le loup qui n'aimait pas Noël Le loup qui n'aimait pas Noël
Pete the Cat Saves Christmas Pete the Cat Saves Christmas
C'est bientôt Noël ? C'est bientôt Noël ?
The Christmas Selfie Contest The Christmas Selfie Contest
Réveille-toi, père Noël Réveille-toi, père Noël
Froggy's Best Christmas Froggy's Best Christmas
La lettre au Père Noël La lettre au Père Noël
Mr. Penguin's First Christmas Mr. Penguin's First Christmas
Que fais-tu toute l'année Père Noël? Que fais-tu toute l'année Père Noël?
The Nutcracker The Nutcracker
Méli-mélo de Noël Méli-mélo de Noël
Santa, I Can Explain Santa, I Can Explain
Trop de carottes ! Trop de carottes !
Bonaparte Falls Apart Bonaparte Falls Apart
Find a Pumpkin Find a Pumpkin
Five Little Pumpkins Five Little Pumpkins
Say Boo! Say Boo!
Squelette hoquette Squelette hoquette
What's your sound Hound the Hound? What's your sound Hound the Hound?
Sergio Sergio
Plouf ! Plouf !
On rentre à la maison On rentre à la maison
Cat the Cat who is that? Cat the Cat who is that?
Pete the Cat and his magic sunglasses Pete the Cat and his magic sunglasses
Panda pants Panda pants
Mouse was mad Mouse was mad
Lola at the Library Lola at the Library
llama llama loves to read llama llama loves to read
Leon the Chameleon Leon the Chameleon
Fox and Squirrel make a friend Fox and Squirrel make a friend
Le monstre de la jungle Le monstre de la jungle
Gruffalo Gruffalo
Bonne nuit tout le monde Bonne nuit tout le monde
Good night Owl Good night Owl
Je vais te manger! Je vais te manger!
Kat writes a song Kat writes a song
Froggy gets dressed Froggy gets dressed
Arrête tes bêtises, Louise ! Arrête tes bêtises, Louise !
We don't eat our classmates We don't eat our classmates
The Pigeon Needs a Bath! The Pigeon Needs a Bath!
L'Ours trés trés sale L'Ours trés trés sale
Pete the Cat rocking in my school shoes Pete the Cat rocking in my school shoes
La petite souris, la fraise bien mûre et l’ours affamé La petite souris, la fraise bien mûre et l’ours affamé
Le loup qui voulait changer de couleur Le loup qui voulait changer de couleur
Please, Louise! Please, Louise!
Mad Mad Bear Mad Mad Bear
La chenillequi faits des trous La chenillequi faits des trous
Big Bear Hug Big Bear Hug
Are the Dinosaurs dead, Dad? Are the Dinosaurs dead, Dad?
Children Make Terrible Pets Children Make Terrible Pets
How Rocket Learned to Read How Rocket Learned to Read
We're Going on a Bear Hunt We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Since 1927, Tyndale St-Georges Community Centre has provided empowering educational programming for residents of Little Burgundy from birth through adulthood.

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ACTIVITIES

Free Time

Mondays from 3PM to 5PM Start your week off with a little bit of freedom! Choose from our games, craft materials or just sit and chat with your friends. Every Monday, YOU choose what to do at our library.
Free for all - No registration required

Chess & Puzzles

Tuesdays from 3PM to 5PM Join Steve, AKA Captain Catalyst, for chess lessons and exciting mind-bending puzzles. It’s time to finally learn how to solve the Rubik’s Cube!
Free for all - No registration required

Arts & Crafts

Wednesdays from 3PM to 5PM From bottle cap art to yarn art, we've got art covered.
Free for all - No registration required

Pokémon

Thursdays from 3PM to 5PM Join us for Pokémon Trading Card games and tournaments! Bring your own cards or borrow ours, either way you’ll be improving your math and language skills. Monthly booster pack prizes to be won.
Free for all - No registration required

Reading Club

Fridays from 3PM to 5PM 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 - No registration required

Free Time

Saturdays from 11AM to 4PM Did you miss something during the week? Are you hoping to have that marathon Monopoly game? You’ll have 5 glorious hours to do whatever makes your heart sing every Saturday.