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Summer Family Storytime: Goin' on a Picnic
2025-07-29 10:00:00 2025-07-29 10:30:00 America/New_York Summer Family Storytime: Goin' on a Picnic A 30 minute program for children 5 and under with a caregiver. Registration required. Amherstburg Branch -

Tuesday, July 29
10:00am - 10:30am

Add to Calendar 2025-07-29 10:00:00 2025-07-29 10:30:00 America/New_York Summer Family Storytime: Goin' on a Picnic A 30 minute program for children 5 and under with a caregiver. Registration required. Amherstburg Branch -

A 30 minute program for children 5 and under with a caregiver. Registration required.

Summer at the Library!

Picnic Time! This Summer Family Storytime will be a basket full of stories, bounces, tickles, songs, rhymes, and activities to encourage a lifelong love of reading!

Family Storytime is a program for caregivers with children 5 years of age and under to encourage a lifelong love of reading.

Register online or at the library.

AGE GROUP: | Toddler | Preschool | Family | Baby |

EVENT TYPE: | Storytime |

Amherstburg Branch
amhbranch@essexcountylibrary.ca
Phone: 226-946-1529 x420
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Sat, Jul 19 9:00AM to 5:00PM
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