Calling avid readers, seasonal readers, not-really readers, and everyone in between! From now until September 21, 2024, you have the chance to win a bundle of books by completing the Morrin Centre’s Summer Reading Challenge.
Calling avid readers, seasonal readers, not-really readers, and everyone in between! From now until August 17, 2024, you have the chance to win a bundle of books by completing our Children's Summer Reading Challenge.
We will create glittery slime and observe its properties with a microscope.
Tour some highlights from the LHSQ collection of books, all while learning about book history and culture in Quebec City.
This Saturday, we will be reading The Color Monster – this book, about a monster, helps young children identify their emotions through colors such as yellow for happiness and red for anger. The monster in the story goes through a variety of emotions and learns what each one means.
This Saturday, we will be reading Just Add Glitter – A fun story about a young girl who adds glitter to everything she owns. This rhyming story shows us how to love what sparkles, including ourselves.
Join us for a workshop combining some paper folding and writing activities. Together with workshop facilitators from the Morrin Centre team, create unique booklets that can be both read and appreciated as artistic products. Open to all, no previous experience required, all crafts material provided. Bring with you a short text you’ve written or that you wish to use as a quote. During the workshop, you can write the chosen text(s) by hand or glue them in your booklet. Alternatively, you can make booklets for which you will print out texts at home. Register here! This workshop is organized in connection with the 2024 Imagination Writers' Festival. We thank Québec, Ville de littérature UNESCO for its support.
Come hear Miles Wolff, the founding father of Quebec Capitales, present his book There's a Bulldozer on Home Plate: A 50-Year Journey in Minor League Baseball in which he recounts how his experiences lead to the founding of modern independent baseball. Miles Wolff During his 50-year career, Miles Wolff blazed the trail for hundreds of professional baseball teams across North America. Wolff is considered the “Godfather of Independent Baseball” after resurrecting the Northern League as a non-affiliated circuit in 1993. In addition to serving as Commissioner of the American Association from 2006 to 2019, he also served in that role for the Northern League (1993-2002), the Central League (2002-2005), the Northeast League (2003-2004) and the Can-Am League (2005-2018). Wolff is also the former owner of the Durham Bulls, the Quebec Capitales, the Burlington Royals, and ten other minor league, independent, and summer collegiate teams. He is the former publisher and owner of Baseball America, and Total Baseball, the official encyclopedia of Major League Baseball, named him among the top 100 individuals in the history of baseball. Moderator: Hoffman Wolff Register here! To buy the book on Amazon, click here.
This Saturday, we will be reading It’s my Body! – Children will learn about different types of bodies and self-confidence. This short story also touches on how to take care of ourselves through healthy habits and boundaries.
We will program a video game controller by using playdough and electric wires.
July 25: Anzu and the Realm of Darkness by Mai K. Nguyen
August 8: The Body Who Made Everyone Laugh by Helen Rutter
August 22: Plague Thieves by Caroline Fernandez
This Saturday, we will be reading Mixed – The reds, the yellows and the blues all believe they are the most important color. Conflict arises in their community. The colors learn how to embrace their differences through a series of challenges.
We will create bridges and add weight to test who has the strongest one.
This Saturday, we will be reading Chester – With his red marker, Chester the cat dictates what will happen in the story. The illustrator of the book becomes tired of his behavior and decides to prank the silly cat.
