Special Events

Here you will find the major yearly events at the Lac du Bonnet Regional Library.

You can also view Lac du Bonnet Community events here!

Pyjama Story-Time

Families visited the Library November 29th, 2011, 7:00 - 8:00

Thank you all who made story-time so much fun!  Look back often to see what event will occur next!

Fall Supper

Hello Lac du Bonnet Residents and those who live near-by, are visiting or are thinking of visiting!

We wanted you all to know that the 2011 Lac du Bonnet Regional Library Fall Supper Fundraiser was a smashing success! Compliments on the event are still being mentioned to the Library Staff and Legion Staff.

We want to thank the many people who assisted our evening, by providing groceries, time, and/or money and by inviting people to the dinner.

We had many return diners as well as some new ones who found out about us through the Internet, our advertising or from family and friends. Thank you all for helping make it a wonderful evening.

See you in September 2012!

Call 345-2653 or visit the Library at for further information.

Summer Reading Program 2012 - Theme is "Fantasy"

Making plans for the kids for the summer of 2012? The Lac du Bonnet Library will be having a free summer program available to Preschoolers on up to kids in Grade 6! The theme this time will be “Fantasy”! This program is a great way to keep your child reading during the summer and interacting with kids they may not see otherwise!

The Summer Reading Program will be on Tuesdays in July and August for kids going into Grades 1 – 6, from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. and on Thursdays from 1:30-3:30. The program times for Preschool kids with an adult occur on Thursdays in July and August from 10:45 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Both groups will be doing crafts, having snacks and interacting with books through story time or book discussions.

For more information on the program you can call us at the library (345-2653) or email us (mldb@mts.net).

This is also a drop in program, so once we have your child’s important information, he or she can come to the program on the days that work for the family.

Preschool Storytime - Thursdays 10:45 am - 11:30 am

Storytime for Preschoolers and children entering Kindergarten in the Fall.

Reading...The Building Blocks of every child's future!

Thursday mornings 10:45 am – 11:30 am (during our regularly planned Story Time) pre-schoolers and children entering Kindergarten in the fall are encouraged to come with an adult to hear a story and get a snack.

Parents or grandparents or babysitters who bring youngsters to Storytime can enjoy a visit, while a dedicated library volunteer reads to the children!  After stories and a snack, the children enjoy choosing books and videos to take home for more reading pleasure!

Author Visit

Thursday, June 9th, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Come hear Theodore (Ted) Fontaine discussed his book,

Broken Circle: The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools.

There were many people in attendance to hear Ted’s moving account of life in the time of Residential Schools.

We thank Ted for being able to share his story with us.

Spring Tea

The Lac du Bonnet Annual Spring Tea was held Friday, May 13, 2011 at the Lac du Bonnet Regional Library. Volunteers and Friends of the Library were invited to a “Come and Go” Tea between 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

We were pleased to see so many people attend our Tea and 20th Anniversary in this building despite the rainy day weather.

Our Annual Spring Tea is an afternoon specially organized for your enjoyment to thank you for all you have done to support our library throughout the past!

So thank you all again for helping us have a wonderful event!

TD Canadian Children's Book Week

Saturday, May 5 to Saturday May 12, 2012

Come back to our site in the spring to see what we will be doing for this event in 2012.

For a comprehensive, up-to-date list of awards and award-winning Canadian children's books, visit the Canadian Children's Book Centre's website at www.bookcentre.ca

Family Literacy Day – January 27th – Annual Event

Family Literacy Day takes place annually on January 27 to celebrate adults and children reading and learning together, and to encourage Canadians to spend at least 15 minutes enjoying a learning activity as a family every day.

The Lac du Bonnet Regional Library celebrated Family Literacy Day on Thursday, January 26th at 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the library. Many families joined us for this free event. There was plenty of laughter and fun that night. Many thanks go out to Bev Richmond, Heather Shabaga and Teri Usackis for helping with the games, draws and snacks. We are so glad so many came out and enjoyed the evening together! Check back regularly for the next event we’ll hold.

To make it even easier to participate in fun learning activities Play for Literacy, ABC Life Literacy Canada, with funding from HSBC Bank Canada, is pleased to offer an online Family Literacy Day tips, suggestions and Literacy Passport which can be downloaded free of charge and enjoyed by all. Visit FamilyLiteracyDay.ca to download your copies and let the fun of learning take place wherever you go!

Participate in the Family Literacy Day Colouring Contest from December 14, 2011 - January 31, 2012 for a chance to win one of 13 Family Literacy Day Raise-a-Reader prize packs! If you haven’t already planned your Family Literacy Day activity for this year, this is a great option for everyone to enjoy on January 27.

Artists off the Avenue

Young budding authors read their original works.

The Lac du Bonnet Regional Library is pleased to host “Artists Off the Avenue”, an event where young authors from Centennial School will read their original written works.

We had a wonderful evening on Thursday, April 7th, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. with 17 authors sharing bits of their written work. To read their stories for yourself, visit us and take out the Centennial School Anthology.

We look forward to seeing you at this wonderful event next spring!

Join us for an evening of refreshments and wonderful stories shared by our budding local authors.

Lac du Bonnet Regional Library

84 - 3rd Street
Box 216
Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba
R0E 1A0

Ph: (204) 345-2653       Fax: (204)345-6827

Email: Lac du Bonnet Regional Library