Upcoming Events

The Sharing-Learning-Creating/Partager-Apprendre-Créer project is a bilingual project that aims to promote Quebec culture and build bridges between the anglophone and francophone communities of Quebec. In this special Storytime, author Caroline Adderson will read her bilingual book Avalanche! live...

Creativity can be fostered through a variety of mediums. In this first activity of 2021, S.T.E.A.M. Club participants will create clay bowls using different coil patterns inspired by artists from around the world. The activity will be followed by improvisation games to get to know other club...

In partnership with the Festival du cinéma de la ville de Québec, the Morrin Centre presents Moving Pictures, a series of five events showcasing independent films by Anglophone Quebec filmmakers. From short films for teenagers to a documentary about Montreal’s underground art scene, everyone can...

In partnership with the Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, the Morrin Centre presents Moving Pictures, a series of five events showcasing independent films by Anglophone Quebec filmmakers. From short films for teenagers to a documentary about Montreal’s underground art scene, everyone can...

Don’t you just hate when you lose your penguin? Join us this week for a reading of Oliver Jeffers’s Lost and Found, in which a boy and a lost penguin develop an unlikely friendship. Afterwards, kids will make penguins of their own using a foam cup. Be careful not to lose it! Storytime Online is...

Bridges are important structures that allow different parts of the world to connect to one another. Think of the Golden Gate Bridge, or even closer to home, the Pont de Québec. This week, participants will design a bridge of their own using toothpicks and marshmallows while learning about different...

The Sharing-Learning-Creating/Partager-Apprendre-Créer project is a bilingual project that aims to promote Quebec culture and build bridges between the anglophone and francophone communities of Quebec. In this workshop, musicians Daniel Fréchette and Dominic Haerinck will present a Quebec Celtic...

There are days when our hair just refuses to cooperate. For the protagonist of this week’s story, every day is a bad hair day. Join us for the reading of Geoff Herbach and Stephen Gilpin’s Hair-Pocalypse, followed by a crazy rainbow hair craft with funky paper strips. Storytime Online is a...

3,2,1, action! Improvisation games are on this week’s menu with tongue twisters, props, and charades. Participants will also use acrylic paint to decorate the dried clay bowls that they moulded during the activity held two weeks prior.  The S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and...

In partnership with the Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, the Morrin Centre presents Moving Pictures, a series of five events showcasing independent films by Anglophone Quebec filmmakers. From short films for teenagers to a documentary about Montreal’s underground art scene, everyone can...

When a friend makes fun of you, be brave, and know who your real friends are. For this week’s Storytime, we welcome author Tricia Arden Caldwell for a reading of her book What Would You Do If Your Friends Laughed at You? illustrated by Manuella Côté. Afterward, participants will craft...

Can sports and science mix into one activity? This week they do with a basketball challenge that will have participants building a catapult to throw pom-poms into a basketball hoop. With a mix of physics, engineering, and of course sports, participants will bounce with energy trying to complete this...

The Sharing-Learning-Creating/Partager-Apprendre-Créer project is a bilingual project that aims to promote Quebec culture and build bridges between the anglophone and francophone communities of Quebec. In this workshop, artist Benoît Fortier will teach a podorythmie class, followed by a discussion...

Bears may be gruff, but they are also quite the fashionistas! In this week’s story, Jon Klassen’s I Want My Hat Back, a bear who has lost his beloved hat goes on a quest to find it. After the reading, kids will craft a cute little bear of their own with yarn and felt. Storytime Online is a...

Time to move! This week’s activity will have participants on their toes dancing, creating music and inventing their own interpretive dances. Dances from around the world will be featured. Participants will also get to create their own instruments. The S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering,...

In partnership with the Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, the Morrin Centre presents Moving Pictures, a series of five events showcasing independent films by Anglophone Quebec filmmakers. From short films for teenagers to a documentary about Montreal’s underground art scene, everyone can...

It is by learning our history that we avoid repeating it. This week, we dip our toes into Indigenous culture by reading David A. Robertson’s When We Were Alone, about Canadian residential schools. In this story, flowers and colours symbolize the happiness and strength of the character’s Kokum...

Have you ever wondered how recycling products are sorted? Participants will create their own sorting machine using cardboard, magnets, a cup, and paper clips. They will also learn more about what materials can be recycled and what can be done to help their city.   The S.T.E.A.M. (Science,...

Space: the last frontier? That is our question for this week’s Storytime as we read Jon Agee’s Life on Mars, in which a young astronaut sets off to find whether there is actual life on Mars. Afterward, participants will join the adventure by crafting a moon with tin foil and coins. Storytime...

In partnership with Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, the Morrin Centre presents Moving Pictures, a series of five events showcasing independent films by Anglophone Quebec filmmakers. From short films for teenagers to a documentary about Montreal’s underground art scene, everyone can...

Do you like dinosaurs? Do you dream of one day unearthing T-Rex or Velociraptor fossils? This week’s Storytime is for you! We will read The Girl and the Dinosaur by Holly Hughes and Sarah Massini. Then, we will make cool original dinosaurs with paper plates and clothespins. Storytime Online is a...

Radial symmetry can be found everywhere, from the way we cut an apple to the shape of plants and animals. Participants will learn about symmetry and put their knowledge to the test by creating symmetrical artwork. The S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) Club welcomes...

A book with no pictures? Blasphemy! For this week’s Storytime, we will read The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak, which makes its readers laugh with the mere magic of words and sounds. With this week’s craft, participants will discover how the letter “O” can eerily transform into a cute...

Following the engineering design process, participants will create a toy launcher using a cup, elastics, and popsicle sticks during this week’s challenge. Which design will work best and why? Come find out!  The S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) Club welcomes children...

In partnership with the Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, the Morrin Centre presents Moving Pictures, a series of five events showcasing independent films by Anglophone Quebec filmmakers. From short films for teenagers to a documentary about Montreal’s underground art scene, everyone can...

Did you know? A “sundog” is a circle of light that occasionally forms around the sun in northern areas. For this week’s Storytime, we will read Sun Dog by Deborah Kerbel and Suzanne Del Rizzo, a lovely story about a dog going on adventures out in the wild. After the reading, we will craft...

In this week’s S.T.E.A.M. Club, participants will learn about renowned abstract artists before making their own creation using watercolours and hot glue. Participants will get to experiment with salt and observe its effect when combined with the glue and the watercolours.  The S.T.E.A.M....

People in Canada’s  North experience long winters, and summers are often long-awaited. Unfortunately, there, summer is also synonymous with ominous clouds of hungry blackflies. For this week’s Storytime, we will read Blackflies by Robert Munsch. Then, we will make much less intimidating-looking...

Is there water on the moon? If so, how would we go about finding it? This week, participants will learn more about the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), which sought to answer this same question in 2020. Join the activity to find out about their results and to test out your...