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Exam Proctoring

10:00am - 1:00pm
All Ages
Registration
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Testing Centre
Age Group: All Ages
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
This event is in the "Adults" group.

English Conversation Club

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Rotary Training Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Careers & Education, Languages
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
About This Program:

Come and practice your English conversational skills in a small group setting. 

What are the benefits?

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Rotary Training Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Languages
About This Program:

Want to practice your French language skills?

Join us to participate in the French conversation group on the second and fourth Thursday of the month.

Presented in partnership with the ACFA.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Night Owls

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Play Zone
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Music, Storytimes
About This Program:

Swoop in for songs and story times in your comfiest pajamas in this drop-in children's program.

 

Open to children of all ages and their adult caregivers.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Naloxone Training with Northreach

2:00pm - 3:30pm
All Ages
Registration
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Rotary Training Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Learning at the Library
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
About This Program:

Presented with Northreach as part of National Addictions Awareness Week, join us to learn about the safe use of Naloxone. This event is by registration only.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Anime & Manga Club

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teens
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Willie Janssen Discovery Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Movies, Hobbies & Games, Arts & Crafts
About This Program:

It’s the Teen Anime & Manga Club!

It’s a club where we watch an hour of anime, and then read manga, do crafts, play games and eat snacks!

Recommended Ages 14-18 

*The anime we watch in the club is rated 14+*

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Nerf Night at the Library

5:45pm - 8:00pm
Children, Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Rotary Training Room
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Hobbies & Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
About This Program:

Nerf Night at the Library returns! This program is for children (ages 8+), teens, and their adults. There is space for 50 participants so please be sure to register each individual that will be attending.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Novel Write-In

10:00am - 5:00pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Rotary Training Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Hobbies & Games
About This Program:

Are you working on your novel this November? We love that for you! Stop by during our Write-In times to find a quiet room where authors are welcome to drop in to work on their novels. Bring a notebook or laptop and your best inspiration.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.

Baby and Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Play Zone
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Music, Storytimes
About This Program:

Bond with your baby and enjoy interacting with your little ones in this fun-filled program with finger plays, rhymes, songs, and stories all designed to stimulate early literacy and social development.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Paper Play

10:30am - 11:00am
Children
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Linda Smith Story Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes, Arts & Crafts
About This Program:

Drop into the Linda Smith Story Room and come listen to a story and create a fun paper craft with other kids aged 5-8. 

Maximum 12 kids at a time.

 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Get Crafty

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Willie Janssen Discovery Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
About This Program:

Come in and get crafty! Join us in exploring a fun and creative art project as we explore different mediums of crafting with other kids ages 9-12 each week with a new activity! Registration required.

 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Conversational English for Ukrainians

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Rotary Training Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Learning at the Library, Languages
About This Program:

Welcome to GPPL, where we're excited to support our new Ukrainian neighbors! Join us for a relaxed and friendly program designed to help you improve your English while connecting with fellow Ukrainians.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Tech Time

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Children
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Linda Smith Story Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Technology, Hobbies & Games
About This Program:

Join us in the Linda Smith Story Room as we explore different kinds of technology, so come in and play with other kids aged 5-10!

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Exam Proctoring

10:00am - 1:00pm
All Ages
Registration
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Testing Centre
Age Group: All Ages
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.

Baby and Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Play Zone
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Music, Storytimes
About This Program:

Bond with your baby and enjoy interacting with your little ones in this fun-filled program with finger plays, rhymes, songs, and stories all designed to stimulate early literacy and social development.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Zoomie Zone

10:30am - 11:00am
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Sky Story Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Storytimes, Hobbies & Games
About This Program:

Too much zoomies for Baby and Toddler Time? Come to the Zoomie Zone for building blocks, wiggles, wackiness, and free play!

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.

Baby and Toddler Time

1:30pm - 2:00pm
Babies & Toddlers
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Play Zone
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Music, Storytimes
About This Program:

Bond with your baby and enjoy interacting with your little ones in this fun-filled program with finger plays, rhymes, songs, and stories all designed to stimulate early literacy and social development.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Preschool STEAM

1:30pm - 2:00pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Linda Smith Story Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Learning at the Library
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
About This Program:

Get ready to explore in this weekly registered program for ages 4-6! We'll be covering different aspects of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) at each session. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Preschool STEAM

10:30am - 11:00am
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Linda Smith Story Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Learning at the Library
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
About This Program:

Get ready to explore in this weekly registered program for ages 4-6! We'll be covering different aspects of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) at each session. 

This event is in the "All Ages" group.
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Sky Story Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Storytimes
About This Program:

Celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities with us. We'll be having a story time from 11:15-11:45 am in the Sky Story Room. Want to learn more?

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Baby and Me Meetups and Playgroup

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Play Zone
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
About This Program:

Looking to make new friends for yourself and your kids? Want a safe space to play and socialize? Consider attending our Baby and Me Meetup and Playgroup. Formerly known as Mommy and Me Meetups and Playgroup.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Chess Club

6:00pm - 8:00pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Rotary Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Hobbies & Games
About This Program:

The Grande Prairie Chess Club is ready to get playing just in time for the warmer weather to settle in on the prairies.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Draft Completed! Now What?

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: Rotary Training Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Hobbies & Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
About This Program:

Have you finished a draft of your novel? Join Jonathan Whitelaw (The Bingo Hall Detectives series), for this guide on what to do next.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Knitters Circle

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Grande Prairie Public Library
Room: GPPL
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
About This Program:

Join the Knitters' Circle and spend an evening working on your latest project with other knitters or crocheters.  Don't have a project started yet? Bring your knitting needles or crochet hooks and some yarn and start something new.