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Summer Reading Club 2025

This summer, join the Summer Reading Club (SRC) at the Squamish Public Library! This free program is designed for kids ages 5-14, and encourages reading all summer long. When kids participate in SRC, they will get special reading recommendations, have the opportunity to come to fun weekly events, and earn a medal!

Thanks for a fantastic summer! Medal pick up will take place August 26 – September 6. Anyone who completed their reading record can come pick up a medal.

Sign-up for src 2025 Updates via email

How to participate

  • Pick up a welcome package from the library (this includes a reading record, stickers, a Book Buck, and a bookmark).
  • Read for at least 15 minutes every day and fill in your reading record as you go.
  • Read any way you want; by yourself or with someone else. Read any thing you want; a cookbook, a letter, a graphic novel, or audiobook all count!
  • Earn Book Bucks by coming to library events and filling out your reading record.
  • Come to the library to get great book recommendations, do a craft, play games and puzzles.
  • Use your Book Bucks to enter prize draws throughout the summer:
    • 3 Book Bucks get you a mystery prize from a grab box.
    • 1 Book Buck gets you an entry into a raffle for bigger prizes.
  • Check out our weekly free events and register to participate.
  • Once you’ve read all summer long, come pick up your medal!

We welcome you!

  • Can’t join in-person? The BC Summer Reading Club hosts an online program all summer long. You can register online here! Please note this is a separate program from our in-person SRC, but online participants can earn digital badges and a medal at the end of the summer.
  • The library hosts a Teen & Adult Summer Reading Club for everyone 13+. See the details here.
  • There will always be a craft and activities at the library for kids of all ages.
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Storytimes at the Library

Family and Baby Storytimes are a great way to meet other parents and learn new songs and rhymes. The little ones will love the time spent with you and will learn important skills that help with language development and literacy.

Family Storytime:

  • Babies to preschoolers and their caregivers are welcome.
  • Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 10:30-11:00am.

Baby Storytime:

  • Meet other new parents/caregivers and have fun with your baby.
  • Tuesdays and Fridays, 11:30am-12:00pm.

Join us for an interactive half-hour filled with singing, rhymes, movement, and of course, reading.

Registration is not required. Check out event calendar for cancellations.

Storytime Lyrics

Want to learn the lyrics? You can download them to use at home.

Storytime lyrics (PDF)

Moriah Kids

Reading Link Challenge

Reading Link Challenge (RLC) is an in-school reading program for grades 4–6, run in partnership with local elementary schools and the Fraser Valley Regional Library.

How it works:


Librarians from Fraser Valley Regional Library select six books for students to read throughout the year. After reading the books during the year, teams then compete in a live book trivia event in the spring.

The books are available at participating schools and at the library.

Reading Link Challenge takes place in Squamish elementary schools—ask your school librarian to join!

This challenge in Squamish is generously supported by Dana Fleming and Nancy Fearon at The Vision Wealth Management Company.

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Sensory Kits

The library’s Sensory Kits are meant to support those with a variety of sensory needs. Our kits contain fidget materials, calming items, and communication tools.

If there is anything missing from our kits that you would find useful, please let the library know. 

Sensory Kit #1

Available for check-out.

Contents in zippered canvas bag:

  • 1 weighted frog (5.5 lb)
  • 1 bubble popper
  • 1 playable art ball
  • 1 visual timer (5 minutes)
  • 1 wobble disc
  • 1 information sheet

Sensory Kit #2

Available within the library only. Please ask a staff member to use.

Contents in clear plastic tote:

  • 1 weighted cat (2.5 lb)
  • 1 body sock (kids size)
  • 1 bubble popper
  • 1 tangle fidget toy
  • 1 visual timer (5 minutes)
  • 1 wobble disc
  • 1 pair noise cancelling headphones (kids size)
  • 1 information sheet
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Kermode Education

Teach your Family to Navigate the Internet with Confidence 

Kermode Education knows that kids today are bombarded with online content from a very young age. While they’re immersed in this digital world, they don’t always have the skills to navigate it safely and with critical thinking. The lack of these skills can negatively impact their self-esteem, mental health, finances, and world view.

No matter your skill level, Kermode has tools to help you build a foundation of digital literacy with your kids.

TIP: When asked for your access key, enter the first 5 digits of your Squamish Public Library card barcode.

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WorldBook Online

Why WorldBook Online?

The range of topics and features provides users of all ages, abilities, and interests a place to explore in a safe, trusted environment. World Book products are tiered; each one is designed for a target age group so the word choice, amount of content, and navigation is age appropriate. Each resource builds upon the previous to grow with students as they move through school.

Squamish Public Library Card Required

World Book Discover

Resources for differentiated learning for grade 6-12, ESL/ELL, learning disabled, reluctant learners including read-aloud and text translation. Click Here to Access WorldBook Discover

World Book Student

Explore a variety of different types of maps, including topographic, environment, history, economic, and more. Click Here to Access WorldBook Student

World Book: Early Learning

Skill-building activities and age-appropriate reference content for grades pre-K-2. Click Here to Access WorldBook Early Learning

World Book: Kids

Online encyclopedia designed for a younger audience with easy-to-read articles, thousands of illustrations, and engaging activities. Click Here to Access WorldBook Kids

Encyclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos

Encyclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos is an online Spanish language student encyclopedia from World Book. Click Here to Access WorldBook in Spanish

L’encyclopedie Decouverte

French language encyclopedia from World Book for younger users who are fluent in French or adults for whom French is a second language. Click Here to Access WorldBook in French

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NoveList K-8

Ready to read something new?

Whether you’re hungry for a story about starting school, superheroes, or not-so-scary monsters, our Recommended Reads lists will keep your to-be-read pile filled.

Finding a new book is as simple as 1-2-3.

  1. Log in to NoveList with your Squamish Public Library Card
  2. Find the ‘Recommended Reads Lists’ located on the left side of the homepage.
  3. Choose from any of the hundreds of great books organized by genre and age level.

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Khan Academy

Unlock a world of learning!

Khan Academy provides free education for learners of all ages. Sign up for free to explore thousands of lessons and practice exercises across subjects like math, science, history, economics, and more. Whether you’re brushing up on basics or diving into advanced topics, Khan Academy makes learning accessible and engaging.

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Explora

Let learning take flight in Explora!

Whether you are completing research for a school project or just looking to satisfy your curiosity about a topic of interest, Explora can help you achieve your goals. Available for free through the library, Explora offers reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health and sports.

With Explora, you can…

  • Search for articles, e-books, news, videos and more using a single search box
  • Browse popular topics by category to get research ideas
  • Read Topic Overviews to gain the background information you need to start your research
  • Limit results to articles that match your reading level
  • Hear HTML articles read aloud with EBSCO’s Text-to-Speech feature (coming soon)
  • Use the citation tool to build your list of references/works cited
  • Get research tips on identifying relevant sources, citing them properly and avoiding plagiarism

For students Grades 5 and up, we recommend Explora Secondary. For students in Primary School, we recommend Explora Primary. Click on one of the buttons below to get started.

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