Who Can Volunteer?
You can! If you:
- Are in Grade 9 or above
- Can be at the Central Library from 3:15p.m. to 6:00p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
To apply, please download and complete the Application Form and return it to the information desk at the Pickering Central Library along with two written references
from adults who are not related to you, such as teachers, coaches or community leaders.
Teens will receive 36 volunteer hour credits for completing a six week session of WiseGuys.
As a volunteer, you will:
- Do room set up and clean up
- Distribute snacks and drinks
- Assist children with non-project related homework
- Assist Librarians in the computer lab
- Help run board games and activities
This opportunity is great for enthusiastic teens who enjoy working with children!
Qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview.
Why not turn your summer reading into a chance to win great prizes? It is as simple as registering, reading and writing short reviews. You get a small prize for registering.
Visit your local library branch anytime between June 25th and August 20th to register.
2011 Battle of the Books Gold Medalists from Highbush Public School
2011 Battle of the Books Silver Medalists from Westcreek Public School
2011 Battle of the Books Bronze Medalists from William Dunbar Public School
Congratulations to all the Pickering area schools which participated.
Here are the winners of the Black ops Tournament! Nathaniel on the left came in 2nd, and the winner was Jahvon on the right! They both took home gift cards to EB games.
Congratulations to Pickering's Dunbarton High School, which competed in the Durham-Area White Pine Battle of the Books, Wednesday at the Oshawa Public Library. They faced tough competition from eight other High School Teams. Notre Dame Catholic High School in Ajax was the 2011 White Pines Battle of the Books winning team.
After a series of tough matches, four competitors had risen to compete in the Finals. After the dust settled, the reigning Queen of the tournament had been decided; Victoria had defeated all comers, winning herself $15 of Chapters gift cards. Second place was taken by Daniel, who walked away with $10 dollars of Chapters gift cards. 3rd and 4th place were taken by Mickael and Eamon respectively, who each took home a $5 gift card.
Congratulations to all the winners! We hope you will come and compete again!
Also, our friends at Metroland Durham Region have posted some video from our Halo: Reach Tournament, Saturday, October 9th at the Central Library. Were you there?
It was freezing cold at harbourfront on May 12, but that didn't stop 3, 500 readers from coming out and cheering on their favourite authors. It was an inspiring site to see the enthusiasm for Canadian books and how much the young adult genre has grown.
Red Maple Award 2010 winner is Word Nerd by Susin Neilsen
White Pine Award 2010 winner is Mostly Happy by Pam Bustin
Well, hopefully this is the news you have all been waiting for. Our "Why do You love the Library" contest has finished, and all the contest entries have been judged. And so, without further ado, we would like to announce our winners!
In first place Axel and crew with their look at all the things they love about the library:
To them, goes the first place prize of $100 gift certificate to the Pickering Town Center.
In second place, we have Sarah and Keara's montage of all the things they like:
The girls will share the second place prize of copies of each of the Twilight books!
Congratulations to the winners! And thank you to everyone who submitted entries to the contest!
Click on the titles below to read the stories that won the Library's Short Story Contest! The files are in PDF format.
Grade 7 to 8
by Leah
Grade 9 to 12
The Future King by Brianne
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