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Family Storytime

2026-10-20 10:00:00 2026-10-20 10:30:00 America/New_York Family Storytime A 30 minute program for children 19 months to 5 years of age with a caregiver. Lakeshore - Toldo Branch -

Tuesday, October 20
10:00am - 10:30am

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A 30 minute program for children 19 months to 5 years of age with a caregiver.

Family Storytime is a program for families of parents with children from 1½ (19 months) 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 Tuesdays from October 20th to December 1st. There will be no storytime on Tuesday, November 24th due to an all-staff training day.

Register online or at the library.

AGE GROUP: | Toddler | Preschool |

EVENT TYPE: | Storytime |

Lakeshore - Toldo Branch
lakbranch@essexcountylibrary.ca
Phone: 226-946-1529 x450
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We're open 9:00AM to 5:00PM

Mon, Oct 05 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Oct 06 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Oct 07 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Oct 08 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Oct 09 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Oct 10 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Oct 11 Closed
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