Dig Into Reading this March Break
Can you dig it? This March Break you will Dig Into Reading at the Oxford County Library.
Start planning your March Break activities with the Oxford County Library. We have activities planned at all 14 branches across the County.
Registration for some programs may be required, find full programs details and registration information on our Program Calendar. Use the "Register Now" link located under the date/time.
Find Your Branch
View all programs on our Program Calendar
Brownsville Branch
Tuesday, March 17 - 4-5pm | Ages 3-12 | Registration Required
Dig Into a Sweet Treat: Join us for a story about the wonders of worms and soil followed by an educational activity making soil (pudding) cups together topped with some wiggly gummy worms!
Thursday, March 19 - 12-1pm | Ages 6-12 | Registration Required
Dig Into Archaeology: Join us for a short story about archaeology followed by a sculpting activity- we will make dinosaur fossils and mini pinch pots!
Saturday, March 21 - 11am-12pm | All Ages | Registration Required
Dig Into Planting: Join us to paint a flower pot and use some soil to plant a seed in your flower pot!
Burgessville Branch
Tuesday, March 17 - 3:30-4:30pm | Ages 6+ | Drop-In
Pot of Gold Paint: Join us to create a pot of gold dot painting. Younger children will need adult helper, please wear clothing for painting and crafting.
Thursday, March 19 - 3:30-4:30pm | Ages 6+ | Registration Required
Create a Dino Habitat: Join us to create a Dino Habitat of your very own. Younger children will need adult helper, please wear clothing for crafting.
Friday, March 20 - 2-5pm | All Ages | Drop-In
Lego Friday: Drop in during open hours for Lego Friday, what will you build? Can you dig it, build dinosaurs or flowers or be a creative as your heart desires.
Embro Branch
Wednesday, March 18 - 4-5:30pm | Ages 4-12 | Registration Required
Seed Planting: Decorate a pot, dig into the dirt, and plant some seeds. Take your decorated, planted pot home to watch the plants grow. Younger children requiring parental assistance.
Harrington Branch
Tuesday, March 17 - 11am-12pm | Ages 6+ | Registration Required
Sending Secret Messages: Join the Dig In Detectives and learn how to create a Secret Message and prepare for the Secret Mission.
Wednesday, March 18 - 5-6pm | Ages 6+ | Registration Required
Cracking Secret Codes: As a Dig In Dectective you will need to learn how to crack and send Secret Codes. Come learn the tricks of the trade!
Friday, March 20 - 11am-12pm | Ages 6+ | Registration Required
Solving a Secret Mystery: The Dig In Detectives will use the skills they’ve learned to solve the Secret Mission—the Mystery of Missing Ollie the Ox!
Ingersoll Branch
Ingersoll Library’s March Break programming is generously funded in part by the Kiwanis Club of Ingersoll.
All programs are intended for ages 12 and under unless otherwise stated. Children 6 and under must be accompanied by an adult for programs. Children 10 and under cannot be left in the library unsupervised.
All programs are drop-in, available while supplies last, and capacity allows.
Monday, March 16
- 10am - Ventriloquist Yvette Locke & her Puppet Friends: Join Canada’s premiere female ventriloquist, Yvette Locke, and her puppet friends for a super silly show!
- 1-3pm - Dinosaur Silhouette Painting: Drop in to create your own prehistoric painting.
Tuesday, March 17
- 10am-12pm - Pot of Gold Party: Drop by to play big games, make a craft, and enjoy a scavenger hunt with a prize at the end of the rainbow!
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1-3pm - St. Patrick’s Perler Bead Magnets: Drop in to make a St. Patrick’s shaped magnet out of melting Perler beads.
Wednesday, March 18
- 10am - Reptile Show with Reptilia London: Join Reptilia for a meet and greet with some reptile friends!
- 1-3pm - Seed Planting: You will decorate your own flowerpot and plant a seed to see what grows.
- 4:30pm & 6pm - Teen Escape Game | Grades 7-12 | Registration Required: Can you and your team solve your way through the clues and make it to the top of the leader board in a video game-themed escape room? Spaces are limited. Please only register for one timeslot.
Thursday, March 19
- 10am-12pm - Model Magic Fossils: Using Crayola Model Magic, you will create your own dinosaur fossil.
- 1pm OR 2pm - Cartooning with Mr. AJ (Ages 6+): Local author and artist, Mr. AJ, guides us through a 1-hour prehistoric cartooning class.
Friday, March 20
- 10am-12pm - Mini Dinosaur Terrariums: Drop by to create your own mini terrarium habitat for a dinosaur!
- 1pm - A Minecraft Movie: Movie rated PG, 101 minute run time.
Innerkip Branch
Drop-in programs, available all week, while supplies last:
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Wiggly Worm Craft and Connect Kit: Create a folding paper worm puppet that really squirms!
Tuesday, March 17 - 4-6pm | Ages 5+ | Drop-In
Ant Life Underground: Let's make a picture of ant life underground with some paper that we get to crumple and colour with crayons. Then we add our ants!
Thursday, March 19 - 4:30-5:30pm | All Ages | Registration Required
The Worm Wrangler: Join us for a special family focused presentation from Amanda Hunter to learn about worms and their positive impact on soil.
Saturday, March 21 - 11am-12pm | Ages 5+ | Registration Required
Dirt Play Dough: Let’s get dirty! Help create some play dough that looks like it came out of the ground. Explore what you can make and take some home with you.
Mount Elgin Branch
Wednesday, March 18 - 2-3pm | All Ages | Registration Required
Clay Pot Painting: Join us to paint a clay pot and plant some seeds!
Norwich Branch
Tuesday, March 17 - 10am-2pm | All Ages | Drop-In
Drop-In & Do: Create a Paper Bag Puppet Puppy: DIG into self-led crafting in the Children's Section
Wednesday, March 18 - 1-6pm | All Ages | Drop-In
Drop-In & Do: Create a Treasure Map and Pirate Making: DIG into self-led crafting in the Children's Section
Thursday, March 19 - 3:30-4:30pm | 4+ | Drop-In
Squad Zone: Time Mable the Therapy Dog: Dig into a story and participate in a craft AND meet our extra special VIP...Mable!
Friday, March 20 - 2-5pm | All Ages | Drop-In
Tales for Tots Pirate Storytime: Dig into March Break with a Pirate theme storytime. Enjoy songs, stories, crafts and free play.
Otterville Branch
Tuesday, March 17 - 1-2pm | Ages 7-12 | Registration Required
Dig Into a Pot of Gold: Join us for a kids craft session as we make St. Patrick's Day crafts together!
Wednesday, March 18 - 4-5pm | Ages 3-12 | Registration Required
Dig Into a Sweet Treat: Join us for a story about the wonders of worms and soil followed by an educational activity making soil (pudding) cups together topped with some wiggly gummy worms!
Thursday, March 19 - 4-5pm | Ages 6-12 | Registration Required
Dig Into Archaeology: Join us for a short story about archaeology followed by a sculpting activity- we will make fossils and pinch pots!
Saturday, March 21 - 2-3pm | All Ages | Registration Required
Dig Into Planting: Join us to paint a flower pot and use some soil to plant a seed in your pot!
Ox on the Run
Tuesday, March 17 - 2-3pm | Ages 5-12 | Drop-In
Norwich and District Museum: Join us at the Norwich and District Museum to learn about Three Sisters planting and get gardening! Plant your own seedling to bring home.
Wednesday, March 18 - 4:30-6pm | All Ages | Drop-In
Beachville Legion: Calling all dinosaur enthusiasts! Join us for a dino dig and see if you can unearth some fossils.
Friday, March 20 - 10-11:30am | All Ages | Drop-In
Kintore Chalmers United Church: Calling all dinosaur enthusiasts! Join us for a dino dig and see if you can unearth some fossils.
Saturday, March 21 - 9am-1pm | All Ages | Drop-In
Jakeman's Maple Pancake House: Wrap up your March Break and dig into a yummy stack of pancakes! The bookmobile will be parked at Jakeman’s for their Annual Pancake House Fundraiser in support of the Sweaburg Lions. Pick up a sweet read or craft to take home!
Plattsville Branch
Drop-in programs, available all week, while supplies last:
- Dig into Reading Spin the Wheel: Spin the wheel to answer trivia and for a chance to win a prize!
Saturday, March 14 - 10-11am | Ages 5+ | Registration Required
Create Your Own Fairy Garden: Dig into stories and creativity by designing your own miniature fairy garden to take home. All materials are provided.
Tuesday, March 17 - 5-6:45pm | All Ages | Registration Required
Movie and Stuffie Slumber Party: Wear your pajamas and enjoy snacks while watching the movie Elemental in the library. Bring a stuffed animal to sleep over at the library. Pick up your stuffie the next day and receive photos of the adventures they got up to during their sleepover at the branch!
Thursday, March 19 - 3-4pm | Ages 5+ | Registration Required
Create Your Own Fairy Garden: Dig into stories and creativity by designing your own miniature fairy garden to take home. All materials are provided.
Princeton Branch
Drop-in programs, available all week, while supplies last:
- Dinosaur Scavenger Hunt
- Colouring and Activity Pages
- Reading Challenge
Tuesday, March 17 - 2-3pm | All Ages | Drop-In
Dig In and Grow a Garden: Plant mini vegetable gardens with your family. All materials provided.
Wednesday, March 18 - 9am-1pm | All Ages | Drop-In
Dig In Excavation Kit: Pick up a dinosaur excavation kit while supplies last.
Thursday, March 19 - 2pm | All Ages | Registration Required
Make Your Own Fairy and Dino Gardens: Create your own dinosaur or fairy garden. All materials provided.
Tavistock Branch
Drop-in programs, available all week, while supplies last:
- Animals That Dig: Scavenger Hunt
- Colouring and Activity Pages
- I Spy Game
- Shrinky Dink Dino Craft
Tuesday, March 17
- 10:30am-12pm - Digging for Dinosaurs (Drop-In): Listen to a story about dinosaurs and paleontology, followed by each participant digging through a sandy rock to discover a dino to take home (Ages 6-13).
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4-5pm - Dino-Sew (Registration Required): Drop in to make a St. Patrick’s shaped magnet out of melting Perler beads.
Wednesday, March 18
- 10-11am - Construction Zone Family Storytime (Drop-In): Join us for songs, stories, guided movement, and crafts all about trucks, diggers, and construction (Ages 0-6 with a parent/caregiver)
Thursday, March 19
- 10:30am-12pm - Dino and Fairy Gardens (Registration Required): Create your own miniature garden for a small fairy or dinosaur. All materials are provided (Ages 6-13).
Friday, March 20
- 11am-12pm - Grow Buddies (Registration Required): Create a grow buddy to take home to water and watch its hair grow! All materials provided (Ages 6-13).
- 2-3pm - Tie Dye Totes (Registration Required): Create your own dye OCL book tote (Ages 7+).
Saturday, March 21
- 11am - Saturday Family Movie & Craft: The Good Dinosaur (Drop-In): A young dinosaur finds himself lost far from home. Rated PG, run time is 1 hour 33 minutes. 11am craft, movie starts at 12pm. Drop-in (All Ages).
Thamesford Branch
Tuesday, March 17 - 1-2pm | Ages 4-9 | Registration Required
Dig into St. Patrick’s Day: Join us for an hour of St. Patrick’s Day themed activities.
Wednesday, March 18 - 10:30-11am | Ages 0-6 | Registration Required
Dig Into Storytime: Join us for our Tales for Tots storytime with 30 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes.
Thursday, March 19 - 1-2pm | Ages 4-9 | Registration Required
Dig Into Dinosaurs: Join us to explore the prehistoric world with a short story and some dino themed activities.
Friday, March 20 - 1-2pm | Ages 6-12 | Registration Required
Dig Into Painted Rock Vegetables: Create a Plant Friend that grows from the ground using paint and rocks! They make great markers for a future vegetable garden, or fun art!
Tillsonburg Branch
Monday, March 16
- 10am-12pm - DIY Dinosaur Fossil Eggs (Drop-In): Create your own dinosaur fossil eggs to take home! Let dry for 24 hours before excavating your dinosaur.
- 1-2pm - Dino Snow with Eric (Registration Required): A hands-on show featuring real diamonds, meteorites, gold and fossils (Ages 5-13).
- 5pm & 6:30pm - Teen Escape Game | Grades 7-12 | Registration Required: Can you and your team solve your way through the clues and make it to the top of the leader board in a video game-themed escape room? Spaces are limited. Please only register for one timeslot.
Tuesday, March 17
- 10am-12pm - Constructing Construction Vehicles (Drop-In): Craft your own construction vehicles with moving parts!
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1-3pm - Construction Site Games & Play (Drop-In): Put on your hard hats and get ready to dig, build and demolish! Play life-sized construction games and complete different engineering challenges (Ages 6-12).
Wednesday, March 18
- 9:30-10:30am - Shake, Rattle & Read (Drop-In): Join us for a special session of Shake, Rattle & Read all about burrowing Canadian Wildlife (Ages 2-6).
- 1:30-2:30pm - Do They Burrow? (Drop-In): A Canadian Wildlife Presentation ft. Laurel Beachy & Slider the Skunk.
Thursday, March 19
- 10am-12pm - Pipe Cleaner Flowers and Plants (Drop-In): Create beaded pipe cleaner flowers and plants. While supplies last.
- 1:30-2:30pm - Pot a Plant (Registration Required): Featuring Tillsonburg's Horticultural Society! Join us to learn about different plant species and what plants need to thrive. Plant your own seeds in a clay pot to take home (Ages 8-13).
Friday, March 20
- 10am-12pm - Flashback Movie Friday (Drop-In): Join us to watch Disney's Holes based on the popular children's novel by Louis Sachar. Snacks generously donated by Sobey's Tillsonburg. This program is a first come first serve program. Please arrive 5-10 minutes before 10:00 to claim your spot.
- 1-3pm - Paint-O-Saurus (Drop-In): Paint and embellish your own 3D dinosaur!
Saturday, March 21
- 1:30-3:30pm - Paws for Stories (Registration Required): Children can read to trained therapy dogs to boost their early literacy skills and reading confidence. Children will have a 15-minute time slot with a therapy dog. Please indicate which time slot you would prefer upon registration (Ages 5-12).