Visit and borrow books, playthings, and loose parts!

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Loose Parts

  • Over 120 types of loose parts, including 20+ for infants and toddlers

  • 2 large bundles of loose parts for outdoors play

  • over 30 types of tools (scoops, tongs, spoons, etc.)

  • over 80 "set up helpers" (trays, mats, baskets, bowls, etc.)


    “In any environment, both the degree of inventiveness and creativity, and the possibility of discovery, are directly proportional to the number and kind of variables in it.” 

    Simon Nicholson,
    Architect, Creator of the Theory of Loose Parts

Books Collection

Check our Library Catalogue by title, author, or keyword. We have:

  • 1,242 children’s fiction books
  • 430 children’s non-fiction books​
  • 1,086 adult non-fiction books​
  • 6 professional magazines subscriptions
  • 58 theme book packs

Toys and Materials

  • 168 thematical kits​
  • 523 toys/games

 ​Coming Soon​

  • 8 schema-based ‘treasure boxes’​
  • 4 collections on historical NS cultures ​
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Library Members Benefits

  • Borrow books, materials, and loose parts

  • Reserve the workroom for meetings

  • Bring children for a visit and story time

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Group Library Membership

Small Centre

$75/year

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Medium Centre

$125/year

Up to 15 educators

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Large Centre

$175/year

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ONLINE LIBRARY CATALOG

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Looking for something specific or exploring a topic of interest? 
Ask Erin, our Library Clerk, about books and materials that might be relevant to your inquiry.
Providing details (author, book title, or children's age-group will be helpful).

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