Boundary Community Literacy Calendar Spring 2016
Boundary
StrongStart Centres
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Glanville and Hutton
Family Centres
Boundary Childcare and
Referral (BCCR)
Grand Forks & District
Public Library
StrongStart
Hutton: 8:30 – 11-30 am
Christina.Lake: 8:30 – 11-30 am
Midway: 9 am – 12 noon
Perley: 12:30 – 3:30 pm
Greenwood: 1- 4 pm
Together to Learn*
8:45 am to 11:15 am
(New Location at Hutton Family
Centre) Final session for the year
May 16th
Come and Play
10 am – 4 pm
Closed
StrongStart
Perley: 8:30 – 11-30 am
Beaverdell: 9 – 11:30 am
Rock Creek: 1 – 4 pm
Hutton: 12:30 – 3:30 pm
Breastfeeding Café
10 – 11:30 am
Come and Play
10 am – 4 pm
Chess Club
4 – 7 pm (also Sat. 3:00– 4:30 pm)
StrongStart
Perley: 12:30 – 3:30 pm
Hutton: 5 – 8 pm
Christina Lake: 12:30 – 3:30 pm
Alphabet Soup* Christina L. SS
Starts April 6th – 1:00-2:30
every Wednesday for 6 weeks
Mother Matters
Rock Creek Strong Start
10:00-11:30am
StrongStart
Hutton: 8:30 – 11:30 am
Perley: 12:30 – 3:30 pm
Midway: 1 – 4 pm
Rock Creek: 9 am – 12 noon
CAPC Parent Education
1 – 3 pm
Pregnancy Outreach/ Baby’s Best
Chance
10:30 am – 1 pm
(includes a free lunch)
Come and Play
10 am – 4 pm
Aboriginal Weekly Gathering
10 am – 1 pm
At the Aboriginal Education Centre –
(Perley Play Station)
Closed
StrongStart
Hutton: 8:30 – 11:30 am
Greenwood: 9 am – 12 noon
Christina.Lake: 8:30 – 11-30 am
Community Learning Place*
2 – 5 pm
Tech Café
6 – 7 pm
Rhyme and Shine
10:30 - 11:30 am
Geneology Club
10 am – 12 noon
(1st Wednesday/month)
Book Club
Christina Lake: 1:30 pm
(last Wednesday/month)
Book Clubs
GF Library: 7:30 pm
Writers Guild
6 pm (3rd Thursday/month)
Kids Knit
3:30-5
for Grades 4 and up
Smart Phone and Tablet Help*
830- 10:30am April - May
Drop-in at CLake Welcome Centre
Fabulous Fridays and Legoland
2 – 3:30 pm
Preschool Storytime
10:30 – 11 am
Watch for these ongoing
programs and services!
Settlement Services
Newcomers to Canada can get help
with English language training,
accessing local services, finding
work, preparing for citizenship and
more.
Contact Sheila Dobie:
[email protected]
One to One Adult Tutoring
Adults can improve basic reading,
writing, math, computer, and job skills
with a trained tutor. They can also get
help with forms and tests.
Contact Sheila Dobie:
250-584-4109
[email protected]
Alphabet Soup
Families participate in a food based
health literacy program that includes
stories, reading and numeracy.
Contact Yelena Churchill
250-443-1402
[email protected]
To learn more about
Boundary literacy programs contact
Sheila Dobie, Community Literacy
Coordinator:
250-584-4109
[email protected]
*Programs offered by or in
partnership with CBAL
Boundary Community Literacy Calendar Spring 2016
Boundary Public Libraries
Grand Forks & District Public Library – 250-442-3944
Community Learning Place*
 Offers adults help with basic computer skills, reading, writing,
math, test preparation, skills upgrading, citizenship and
finding out about the community.
 Drop-in help for your personal devices; Iphone, Ipad
Tech Café
 Allows adults to drop-in and get help with technology.
Friday Story Time
 Offers preschool children a half hour of stories.
Fabulous Fridays and Lego Land - 2:00-3:30
 Offers chess, board games, crafts and snacks and having
fun with Lego. See postings for dates.
Special Events at the GF Library For Spring 2016!
 Downton Abby Tea Party – Sat. April 2nd- 2:00
 Author Reading: Amanda Bath, Thurs. April 14th – 6:30
o Presenting her book “Disaster in Paradise”
 Poetry Café: Thurs. April 21st- 6:00
 Book Signing and Talk – Mike Elliott- Sat. April 23rd - 2- 4:00
o Presenting his book “This Old Canoe”
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Greenwood Public Library – 250-445-6111
Midway Public Library – 250-449-2620
Christina Lake Living Arts Centre Library (Wed, 10 am – 3 pm)
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Family Rhyme Time *
Midway Public Library 10:00- 11:00am . Starts April 5th to April 26th
Facilitated rhymes and songs that can be learned and used at home. With
Yelena Churchill – CBAL Family Programs
Boundary Childcare Resources and Referrals
(in Boundary Mall beside Panago Pizza)
For information contact:
Louise or Ginettte – 250-442-5152
Open Monday to Thursday, 10 am – 4 pm:
 Rhyme and Shine – for toddlers and preschooler
 Regular drop in play times
 Toy lending library
 Tuesday evening workshops: all start at 6:30
o Loose Parts – Mar. 29
o Going on a Bear Hunt- April 19
o It Takes a Village to Raise a Child – May 10
Workshops for parent and child care providers.
Call the BCCRR for more information.
Thanks to these supporters of Boundary
Community Literacy projects!
BC Gaming Commission
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Boundary Public Libraries
Decoda Literacy Solutions
Ministry of Advanced Education
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills training
Raise a Reader
Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
School District #51
Selkirk College
CBAL trains adult tutors for our One to One
tutoring program and for ESL language practice
with new Canadians. If this interests you please
contact Sheila Dobie.
[email protected]
Glanville Family Centre
(located beside Perley School)
For information contact:
Linda – 250-442-2267 or 1-800-442-5355
Aboriginal Weekly Gathering
 Open to all aboriginal and non-aboriginal people
interested in learning more about the culture and
traditions of aboriginal people.
CAPC and Parent Education
 Offers programs for parents each week with a
lunch included.
Babies Best Chance and Pregnancy Outreach
 Offers a nutritional lunch, workshops, guest
speakers, free prenatal vitamins, and weekly 10$
food voucher. Contact Cynthia – 250-442-2267.
Together to Learn*
 Offers parents the opportunity to work on
upgrading English, math and study skills with a
Selkirk College instructor. Childcare is provided.
To register contact Selkirk College at 250-4422704.
Monday mornings at the Hutton StrongStart and
meeting room.
Columbia Basin Alliance
for Literacy – Boundary
For program descriptions go
to cbal.org/boundary. For
tips, ideas and the latest
information on literacy events
visit us on
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