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Teen Summer Reading

Winnipeg Public Library Resources

Summer Fun at the Library!

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fun stuff to do this summer
what do I read next booklists

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this summer?

There's always cool stuff to do in and around Winnipeg... just take a look at our calendar of events!

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Tuesday

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Thursday

Friday

Saturday

July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Canada Day! Celebrations at The Forks, Osborne Village, Old Market Square & Assiniboine Park

Sorry, all libraries are closed!

Go for a bike ride on one of Winnipeg’s many bike trails.
2012 City of Winnipeg Cycling Map

Giant Millennium Library Book Sale Begins!
July 3-28

Read Away Your Fines Begins!

Cornish Library's
Board Game Bonanza
6-8 p.m.

Canadian Museum for Human Rights Perimeter Tour. Free guided construction and architecture tour. Wednesdays-Saturdays - 4 tours daily. More info! Or take the self-guided QR tour using your smartphone.

Westwood Library's Teen Talk Book Club, 6:30-8:30 p.m., The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Yoga in the Park. Free! Memorial Park at the corner of Broadway and Memorial. 12-12:45 p.m. More info!

Check out the books for this year’s On the Same Pageprogram and cast your vote by September 14th.

Winnipeg Folk Festivalat Birds Hill Provincial Park. Don’t drive? Take the Festival Express bus!

Winnipeg Folk Festival at Birds Hill Provincial Park. Don’t drive? Take the Festival Express bus!

July 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Winnipeg Folk Festival continues

Salsa Sundays at the Forks.
Free dance instruction and demos set to live music. Beginning July 8th, every Sunday in July.
6:30-10 p.m.

Explore the history of flight at the Lyncrest Airport, Free. 57119 Murdock Rd.

Zumba in the Park. Free. Memorial Park at the corner of Broadway and Memorial.
12-12:15 p.m
More info!

Go for a walk outside and take photographs of what makes Winnipeg HOME to you, then submit them to our Art/Photo contest!

Yoga in the Park. Free! Memorial Park at the corner of Broadway and Memorial. 12-12:45 p.m.
More info!

Organize a summer potluck with your friends. Everyone brings a tasty summer treat!

Check out the tasty treats at the St. Norbert Farmers' Market!

July 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Salsa Sundays at the Forks. Free dance instruction and demos set to live music. Every Sunday in July.
6:30-10 p.m.

"It's All About Words" a one week writing camp for teens begins at McNally Robinson. 1- 3 p.m. July 16-20. Registration fee required. More info!

Zumba in the Park. Free. Memorial Park at the corner of Broadway and Memorial.
12-12:15 p.m.
More info!

Winnipeg Fringe Festival begins. July 18-30.

Sir William Stephenson Library's Youth Advisory Council Meeting, 5-6 p.m.

Yoga in the Park. Memorial Park, 12-12:15 p.m. FREE!
More info!

Blockbuster Alert! The Dark Knight Rises hits theatres

Millennium Library's Youth Advisory Council Meeting, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Canada Parks Day. Celebrate Canada’s National Parks and Historic Sites

July 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Salsa Sundays at the Forks. Free dance instruction and demos set to live music. Every Sunday in July.
6:30-10 p.m.

Visit the Witch’s Hut from the story of Hansel and Gretel at Kildonan Park. 2015 Main St.

Windsor Park Library's Piecebooks with Graffiti Gallery, 2-4 p.m.

Zumba in the Park. Free. Memorial Park, 12-12:15 p.m
More info!

West End Library's Piecebooks with Graffiti Gallery, 2-4 p.m

Millennium Library's Jewelry Workshop, 2-4 p.m.

Yoga in the Park. Memorial Park, 12-12:15 p.m. FREE!
More info!

London 2012 Summer Olympic Games begin.
July 27-Aug. 12

Last day of the Millennium Library Giant Book Sale!

July 29 30 31 August 1 2 3 4

Salsa Sundays at the Forks. Free dance instruction and demos set to live music. Every Sunday in July.
6:30-10 p.m.

Last day of the Winnipeg Fringe Festival

Walk the River path at the Forks!

Visit the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library. 183 Kennedy St

Zumba in the Park. Free. Memorial Park, 12-12:15 p.m
More info!

St. James-Assiniboia Library's Piecebooks with Graffiti Gallery, 2-4 p.m.

Teen Talk Book Club, Westwood Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Yoga in the Park. Memorial Park, 12-12:15 p.m. FREE!
More info!

Discover one of Manitoba’s beautiful sandybeaches!

Discover the Library’s huge array of cookbooks!

August 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Week one of Folklorama. August 5-11.

August Long Weekend

Sorry!
All libraries are closed. :
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River Heights Library's
CD Clocks,
6-8 p.m.

Zumba in the Park. Free. Memorial Park, 12-12:15 p.m
More info!

Sir William Stephenson Library's
Harry Potter Send Off, 2-4 p.m
.

Yoga in the Park. Memorial Park, 12-12:15 p.m. FREE!
More info!

Pembina Trail Library's Piecebooks with Graffiti Gallery, 2-4 p.m.


Millennium Library's Teen Central Book Club, 1:30-3 p.m., Looking for Alaska

August 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Week two of Folklorama August 12-18.


Teen Tech Photo Editing Workshop
Day 1 of 3
2-3:30 p.m.
Millennium Library

Charleswood Library's Piecebooks with Graffiti Gallery
2-4 p.m.

Zumba in the Park. Free. Memorial Park, 12-12:15 p.m
More info!

Teen Tech Photo Editing Workshop
Day 2 of 3
2-3:30 p.m.
Millennium Library

Yoga in the Park. Memorial Park, 12-12:15 p.m. FREE!
More info!

Teen Tech Photo Editing Workshop
Day 3 of 3
2-3:30 p.m.
Millennium Library

Find something new and interesting to read using the Library’s NoveList Plus database.

August 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

University of Manitoba Jazz Camp begins.
August 19-25
More info!

Visit the Manitoba Electrical Museum and Education Centre. Learn about the history of electricity in the province and explore the interactive exhibits. Free admission. 680 Harrow St.  More info!

Zumba in the Park. Free. Memorial Park, 12-12:15 p.m
More info!

Take a trip to the Assiniboine Park Zoo!

Transcona Library's Cute Dolls (or Not)
2-4 p.m.

West Kildonan Library Big Book Sale Begins!
Aug 23-Sept 8

Yoga in the Park. Memorial Park, 12-12:15 p.m. FREE!
More info!

Shake it up a bit and plan a trip one of the 20 library branches in Winnipeg that you've never been to before! Remember, you can always return your books to CLOSEST branch, even if you got them somewhere else!

Chalk 4 Peace at Vimy Ridge Memorial Park, 12 - 4 p.m. "Chalk4Peace" is a very simple, fun and inexpensive way for masses of people to express themselves through the non violent act of chalk drawing. More info!

August 26 27 28 29 30 31 1

Teen SRC: Last day to submit entries for the four Summer-long contests!!

Visit the Royal Winnipeg Rifles Regimental Museum. Learn the History of the oldest military infantry regiment in Western Canada. Rm 208, Minto Armoury, 969 St. Matthews Ave.

Zumba in the Park. Free. Memorial Park, 12-12:15 p.m
More info!

Download some songs from Freegal and have a dance party!

Sir William Stephenson Library's Youth Advisory Council Meeting
5-6 p.m.

Yoga in the Park. Memorial Park, 12-12:15 p.m. FREE!
More info!