Programs for Kids & Families

Upcoming programs

• Introduction to 3D Printing

  Tue Feb 18, 2020 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  Location: High Park

  Staff members show participants how to use the 3D printers available at Toronto Public Library Digital Innovation Hubs. Class instruction includes: * How to prepare a 3D design file for print * How to use the equipm...

• Coding for Kids with Scratch

  Tue Feb 18, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  Location: Kennedy/Eglinton

  Scratch is a free programming language to make games, movies and animations! Learn about the Scratch programming language and editor in this fun, informative workshop for both kids and parents! Registration Requir...

• Scratch coding(Ages 10+)- design your own video game

  Tue Feb 18, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  Location: High Park

  Learn how to create simple computer games with easy to use drag and drop Scratch coding. Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult. The registration for this event opens 2 weeks in advance a...

• After School Tech: Battlebots! (Ages 8+)

  Tue Feb 18, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  Location: Riverdale

  Ejnoy some robotic mayhem with LEGO Mindstorms and Dash robots controlled with iPads. Race and wrestle your robots in fun team-based games. For ages 8 and up. Drop in. No registration required.

• Afro-Jamaican Music and Oral Artistry

  Tue Feb 18, 2020 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  Location: Malvern

  In honour of Black History Month join us for Afro-Jamaican Music and Oral Artistry with Maurice Gordon. The program is a mix of music, talk and visuals about the rich African retentions found in Jamaica's history, culture, re...

• Code Art for Kids: Programming Music with Sonic Pi

  Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  Location: Kennedy/Eglinton

  In this introductory workshop, we'll use Sonic Pi to make music! Sonic Pi is a live coding environment based on the Ruby programming language. Registration Required. For ages 10-12. For more inform...

• Robotics for Kids - LEGO Mindstorms Challenge

  Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  Location: Maria A. Shchuka

  LEGO Mindstorms are introductory robotics kits. Build your bot, give it commands, and try to navigate your robot around the room using only computer code! After assembling the finishing touches on our robots, we'll...

• Green Screen Tutorial

  Wed Feb 19, 2020 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
  Location: Richview

  Learn how to use a video camera and green screen to create video footage of yourself at fun and far-out places, like a warm tropical beach or outer space. You'll also learn the basics of video editing. At the end of this...

• I Read Canadian Day Storytime

  Wed Feb 19, 2020 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
  Location: Albion

  Join us for a family friendly storytime featuring stories celebrating Canadian children authors! Drop in. All ages. In the children's department.

• Photoshop for Kids

  Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
  Location: Downsview

  Adobe Photoshop for kids where you will learn about tools, layers, image editing and more. Ages 9-14 **Registration is required.

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