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Come on in for a tour at the Thompson Public Library

Did you know that the staff at the Thompson Public Library is available to give your organization or class a tour of the library? We are more than happy to host any organization in town to teach them about the services the library has to offer, read
Amanda Sanders graphic novel presentation May 2015
Library assistant Amanda Sanders doing a graphic novel presentation for Zoe Bettess’s Grade 3 class from Westwood Elementary School.

Did you know that the staff at the Thompson Public Library is available to give your organization or class a tour of the library? We are more than happy to host any organization in town to teach them about the services the library has to offer, read stories, do activities, sign up new members, show groups our varied collection and more! 

The type of tour we offer will depend on the age of the group. For younger school-aged children, we often read a few stories and talk about how the library works, as well as general “Library Etiquette” and answering any questions about the library or books in general. For older school-aged children, we do a general library discussion and show a sample of our collection to the kids, then do a scavenger hunt where they can learn all about our collection firsthand and work as a team to fill the required categories. For adults, the tour would be more relaxed. We would sit down and talk about the library generally, and show them all of our sections, but they would mainly be left to their own devices to browse the library.  

In the past, we have had classes come in from all of the elementary schools and done a basic tour, but we’ve also done presentations on our graphic novel collection, had classes come in and play science games in a Magic School Bus theme, as well as various organizations in town utilizing the library to teach their members about literacy and learning. We hope to continue to offer these tours as well as information sessions on other services the library offers such as e-book and audio book access through eLibraries Manitoba, and how to access eLibraries through your device. 

To book a tour or information session, call the library at (204) 677-3717, email info@thompsonlibrary.com or come into the library and talk to the staff. We would love to host your class or organization in the library. Teachers! Book quickly as June is very quickly filling up with class tours. 

Amanda Sanders is a library assistant at the Thompson Public Library.

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