For Children - ESL & Fun Programs

Books and Stories

The library is a fun place for children. There are free computers just for children, movies, games, books and much more.

ESL for Children

Your local library has books, CDs and DVDs to take home that can help children learn English. Ask staff to help find what you need.

Stories Online

Hear-a-Story online for Children in English, French, Mandarin, Italian, Polish and Urdu to practise listening skills.

Read-along Tumblebooks are online to help children learn English.

Dial-a-Story

Children of any age can hear stories over the phone 24 hours a day.

416-395-5400

Dial-a-Story includes stories in the following languages:

English
French
Cantonese
Gujarati
Italian
Korean
Mandarin

Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Somali
Spanish
Tamil
Urdu

There are stories for younger children (7 and under) and for older children (up to 12).

Explore and Learn

The library is a great place for children to learn. There are books, programs and classes to help with school and learning English.

Inspire a Love of Reading

The library also has a Leading to Reading program for children who are reading below their grade level in English or need help with their homework.

A Free Summer Program for Young Newcomers

English Can Be Fun is for newcomers to help children ages 7-10 get ready for school in September. Your children will learn English with games and activities and get familiar with using the library. Classes are held three times a week for 1.5 hours each session at the library branches below. You can register starting in June.

Library Locations July 3 - July 31, 2012