Music and Movement - NEW TIMES!
(For tots and caregivers)
with Linda Kravitz, Early Childhood Educator & Music Specialist
An introduction to music with puppets using songs, chants, body movement, and percussion instruments.
15 children per class - Registration required
6 - 17 months - 10:15 - 10:45 a.m.
18 - 36 months - 11:00 - 11:40 a.m.
Wednesdays, January 16 - June 18, 2008
OR
Thursdays, January 17 - June 19, 2008
22 weeks $176.00
No classes April 23 & 24
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Mother Goose Time
For children aged 6 - 14 months
with Selina Eisenberg-Smith
Fosters warm and intimate sharing between caregiver and child. It includes stories, rhymes, songs, and fingerplays.
15 children per class - Registration required.
Mondays, January 14 - June 16, 2007
9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
19 weeks $95.00
No classes: Febrary 25, April 21, May 19, June 9
Tuesdays, January 15 - June 17, 2008
10:15 - 10:45 a.m. - NEW TIME
20 weeks $100.00
No classes: February 26, April 22, June 10
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Lap-Sit Time
For children aged 15-30 months
with Selina Eisenberg-Smith
Join us for developmentally appropriate books, fingerplays, songs, rhymes and movement while allowing the child to have your undivided attention.
18 children per class - Registration required.
Mondays, January 14 - June 16, 2008
10:10 - 10:40 a.m.
19 weeks $95.00
No classes: February 25, April 21, May 19, June 9
Tuesdays, January 15 - June 17, 2008
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. - NEW TIME
20 weeks $100.00
No classes: February 26, April 22, June 10
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After-Nap Story Time
For children aged 6 months and up
with Selina Eisenberg-Smith
Fosters warm and intimate sharing between caregiver and child. It includes stories, rhymes, songs, and fingerplays.
4:15 - 4:45 p.m.
Mondays, January 14 - June 16, 2008
16 weeks $80.00
No classes: February 25, April 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, June 9
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Sunday Children's Story Time
3- 6 year olds
with Claire Berger Fagen and Jaclyn Seidman
Exciting programs of stories, arts and crafts, videos, Jewish holidays and events.
No registration required, but children must be members of the library.
10:15 - 11:00 a.m.
Sundays, January 13 - May 11, 2008
No classes April 20 & 27
No charge, No registration required
Library membership is mandatory
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Toddler 411:
Where Children Can Blossom
Led by experienced and well-known Early Childhood Consultant,
Chantal Lasry
One hour sessions with adults and children together offering ideas and generating
discussion on previously selected topics of special significance to parents. Chantal will
offer information on ways to handle various parenting situations and provide the opportunity
for parents to form friendships with other parents of young children. She will
share her expertise and positive approach as she provides emotional and educational
support to parents of toddlers under the age of 5 in a positive and enjoyable atmosphere.
Mondays, April 28 - June 2, 2008
(no class May 19)
5 sessions
10:50 - 11:50 a.m.
FREE OF CHARGE
Registration Required
Children are required to be members of the Library
Click here to view the flyer!
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The Norman Berman Children’s Library has been selected as a host Library for the first ever Blue Metropolis Children’s Festival
Monday, April 30th – Tuesday, May 1st, 2008.
On Wednesday, April 30th at 10AM, Montreal author Joyce Scharf presents her bewitching story “Grace and the Ice Prince”, in which a mysterious diamond initiates a girl’s journey to self-discovery. Desperate to have a change from her winter routine, Grace discovers a magical ice kingdom where time has literally frozen. The talk is geared to students 10 to 12 years of age.
On Thursday, May 1st at 10AM, Alan Silberberg will use his cartoon doodles to help illustrate the creative process. He will guide the children on a writing adventure with interactive exercises and some story-building secrets that helped him write his own book, “Pond Scum”. The only requirements are a sense of humour and a willingness to have fun! This session is for 8 to 12 year old children.
Click here to view the flyer
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Children’s Entertainment Series
"The Baby Carrot Lounge"
Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 11:00 a.m.
When the infamous Bugsy Milloy escapes from prison, it brings about the biggest crime spree that New York has ever seen. This master of disguise is so skilled that he can transform himself from a human to a hamburger ….. and the only man who can catch him is Detective Amos Flame.
Geared to children from 4 to 12 years old.
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here for the flyer!
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Mother-Daughter Book Club & the
West Island Mother-Daughter Book Club
Montreal (Côte Ste. Catherine) : Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $5 for the year, registration and
library membership is mandatory.
West Island (Roger Pilon): Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $10 for the session
First published in 1908, "Anne of Green Gables" is one of the best-known and most
enduringly popular novels of the twentieth century. It has never been out of print and
continues to appeal to readers worldwide. For 100 years, readers have followed
Anne’s adventures from the moment she arrives in Prince Edward Island until she
grows to responsible young adulthood. Displaced, orphaned and alone, Anne
weaves her way into the hearts of not only the fictional characters she encounters,
but also, the readers’. Widely regarded as a Canadian cultural icon, Anne Shirley is
one of Canada’s most cherished literary heroines.
For girls in grades 5 and up and their Moms.
Books on sale at the Library.
514-345-2627, ext. 3028
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