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The library is your place for March Break

Celebrate March Break with Brampton Library! All events and programs are free.

School Age Programs

Check out all the cool things you can do for FREE at Brampton Library this March Break! Program registration will open on Monday, February 12, 2024.  To see the full participation details for all of our programs, visit Calendar of Events.

  • Magic Show with Bumbling Bert**
  • Bubble Show**
  • Dragonology**
  • Comic Workshop with FreezeDNA**
  • Ticket to Ride Tournament*
  • Digital Paint Session*
  • Video Game Development*
  • Brampton Robotics: Girl Powered
  • Slime Spectacular!**
  • Mini Golf at the Library**
  • Book Bingo
  • Alphabet Bingo
  • STEAM Storytime
  • STEAM Station
  • Game On
  • LEGO® Mania

*Registration Required.
**Free tickets will be available 30 minutes before the program starts. Space is limited and tickets are not guaranteed. 

Mission: March Break returns with new top-secret assignments! Get to know your local library by completing 7 of 10 challenges to secure your entry into the daily March Break Draw for the chance to win a free book! Head to your local Brampton Library branch during operating hours to pick up your Mission: March Break challenges between March 9-17.

For Teens

For Families

This Valentine's Day, treat your heart with these special programs.

Heart Health Series - Her Heart Matters

Date: Monday, February 6, 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Location: Virtual

Heart disease is under-studied, under-diagnosed and under-treated in women. Did you know it's the number one killer of women over 35 worldwide, accounting for more deaths every year than all cancers combined? Join Canadian Women Heart Health Centre for an important presentation on how heart disease in women can be prevented.

 

Heart Health Series - Fostering heart health: fibre-rich diet and exercise

Date: Tuesday, February 7, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Location: Springdale Branch

Join the Sun Life | Osler Healthy Active Living Initiative team to discover the heart health benefits of a fibre-rich diet and physical activity in this interactive presentation, led by trained instructors. This interactive lesson will teach you how to find ways to add more fibre into your diet, and the importance of exercise on heart health and also includes a heart-pumping exercise demonstration and a healthy high-fibre food sample with an easy-to-follow recipe. 

 

Heart Health Series - Heart health cooking workshop

Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2 - 3 p.m

Location: Virtual

Join us for a virtual cooking workshop with LMC Healthcare as they walk participants through how to prepare foods that will enhance heart health. In this session, you will have the opportunity to learn about healthy choices, such as the use of specific spices, which will help in preventing heart disease and diabetes.

 

Heart Health Series - Taking care of our hearts.

Date: Thursday, February 09: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m

Location: Chinguacousy branch

Taking care of our hearts: signs and symptoms of heart disease and healthy eating

Understand the different signs and symptoms of heart disease and the different types of heart disease. Learn about how to take care of your heart, from physical exercise and healthy foods. Everyone is welcome to attend, though this session will be geared toward seniors. This program is in partnership with WellFort Community Health Services.

Let's get every child ready to read! Bring the whole family to this interactive storytime where we'll share some of our favourite songs and play together to promote early learning. Everyone is welcome.

Cyril Clark branch

  • Saturdays 10:30 — 11 a.m.

Four Corners branch

  • Thursdays 10:30 — 11 a.m.

Gore Meadows branch

  • Mondays 6:30 — 7 p.m.
  • Tuesdays 6:30 — 7 p.m.

Mount Pleasant Village branch

  • Wednesdays 7 — 7:30 p.m.

South Fletcher’s branch

  • Saturdays 10:30 — 11 a.m.

South West branch

  • Thursdays 6:30 — 7 p.m.

Springdale branch

  • Tuesdays 6:30 — 7 p.m.

What else can I do to build early literacy skills with my child/children?

Search our calendar to find other family programs across Brampton. 

Our popular paint nights are returning to branches next week with a new lineup of offerings for all age groups. In partnership with Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives (PAMA), Visual Arts Brampton, and the BAO (Brampton Arts Organization), Paint the Town is a wonderful opportunity to paint, learn, and socialize with other participants.

Learn techniques for creating art using acrylic paint, soft chalk pastels, watercolours, and sometimes even spices! These artist-led sessions will be scattered throughout our various branches, with one session held at PAMA. All materials are provided on-site, free of charge.

Beyond learning basic techniques, participants will explore unconventional mediums, like the use of yarn and watercolour paint to create a cozy greeting card in January, or a unique paint session in March involving spices and paint base, a technique to best complement the continuation of our Spice take-and-make kits program. In February, we’re featuring a unique digital paint night, which will make use of a computer app focused on human anatomy and heart health, just in time for our Heart Health Series. 

Some paint nights are in direct recognition of important events, like the family session just days after Family Day and the Children’s paint night during March Break. Teens are invited to a special paint session with a live DJ and artist, Abiola Idowu. Teens are also welcome to check out our Tattoo Design and Zine workshops. 

Ready to paint? Register at the links below for the day, time and location of your choice. We look forward to seeing you there!

Monday, March 27, 7 — 8:30 p.m.: Gore Meadows: Spices 

Monday, April 17, 7 — 8:30 p.m. at Cyril Clark

Thursday, May 11, 6:30 — 8:30 p.m. at PAMA Beautiful Native Plants and Art Workshop

Monday, May 29, 7 — 8:30 p.m. at South Fletcher's

Celebrate March Break with Brampton Library! All events and programs are free!

 

School Age Virtual Programs

Registration for Virtual Programs begins on February 21, 2022. You can register for programs through our calendar of events or click the direct link below for each program.

Starting March 1, you’ll be able to get started on Mission: March Break. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to complete at least five (5) challenges by March 21, 2022 to be eligible for the Books and board games grand prize.

For Teens

  • Pick up the Take and make craft kit from your nearby library branch. Inside you will find the materials you need to create a kaleidocycle. Program instructions will be available for you to watch anytime starting March 12 on YouTube. No registration required. Available for pick up March 12–20 while supplies last. 
  • Head over to Loafer’s Lake Park to complete the Escape Game at the Park! Your challenge: to solve a series of puzzles around Loafer's Lake Park to escape from an abandoned house. 
  • From March 12–20, enjoy a virtual escape box from the comfort of your home!

For Families



  1. Virtual STEM Challenge
  2. Human Library: A Virtual Career Experience
  3. Program guide
  4. Newcomer services

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