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Family Storytime
2025-07-08 10:00:00 2025-07-08 10:30:00 America/New_York Family Storytime A 30 minute program for babies and children up to 5 years of age with a caregiver LaSalle - Bill Varga Branch -

Tuesday, July 08
10:00am - 10:30am

Add to Calendar 2025-07-08 10:00:00 2025-07-08 10:30:00 America/New_York Family Storytime A 30 minute program for babies and children up to 5 years of age with a caregiver LaSalle - Bill Varga Branch -

A 30 minute program for babies and children up to 5 years of age with a caregiver

Family Storytime is a program for families of parents with babies and/or children up to 5 years of age to encourage a lifelong love of reading.

Join us for stories, bounces, tickles, songs, rhymes, activities and more!

Program runs from: July 8th- July15th.

Register online or at the library.

AGE GROUP: | Preschool | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Storytime |

LaSalle - Bill Varga Branch
lasbranch@essexcountylibrary.ca
Phone: 226-946-1529 x455
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We're open 9:00AM to 5:00PM

Mon, Jun 23 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jun 24 9:00AM to 8:00PM
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Thu, Jun 26 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jun 27 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jun 28 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jun 29 Closed
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