Active at home – Culture, Leisure and Wellness online
The City of Pointe-Claire is offering a series of online activities to stay active. Resources for adults and children can be found in various fields.
Bike tour
Discover public works of art with a bike tourWe invite you to hop on your bike and ride around Pointe-Claire in search of public works of art on the territory. Two circuits have been mapped out for you to enjoy the murals and sculptures along the way. Take advantage of this day of adventure to have a family picnic in one of the green spaces you’ll come across on your route! For the locations of all the works of art, see the public art section of the City’s interactive map. |
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Happy Mothers' Day!
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This year, let’s send a loving message to all the mothers in our lives that we haven’t seen for a long time: mothers, aunts, sisters, cousins, friends and of course our grandmothers!
Whether it’s a card, e-mail, phone call, video conference or outdoor activity within health guidelines, any gesture will warm their hearts! Here are some activities to do for or with them. |
Planting seeds with momHerbs, vegetables or flowers… the choice is yours! Come to the Central Library on Saturday, May 8 to pick up seeds to plant for or with a mother. A time to share and learn with a souvenir that can be admired for a long time… and even tasted! Limited quantity.
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Placemat to be coloured and decoratedBudding artists will use their imagination to personalize a placemat with the colours of their choice. This is a two-step activity:
Repeat as many times as you like!
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Recommendations: reading for mothersLet’s give mothers some time to relax with a good book. Just drop by the library to borrow one of the books recommended by our team of librarians for the occasion.
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Bucket List Guy – Jason Bolanis
Jason Bolanis created a video series on his life growing up in the suburbs. What stemmed from that project was an accidental in-depth, grassroots documentary on the history of Pointe-Claire. From the laying of the railway to the opening of Highway 40, his research and findings are sure to surprise.
Criterion-on-Demand – Free online movies
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The online platform Criterion-on-Demand provides access to a wide range of feature films streamed in English and French, with the option of subtitles on select films:
- Unlimited access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Library membership required
- You can access it through the library portal: biblio.pointe-claire.ca
Important: access to certain films (R) is disabled to restrict viewing by younger audiences (the Criterion-on-Demand website is not able to provide age-specific access).
Information: 514-630-1218, bibliotheque@pointe.claire.ca
Dance like Buddy!
Buddy, the City mascot, invites you to move at home with the whole family! Follow his movements, recreate the video and share it with your friends!
Art Rental and Sales Service
The Stewart Hall Cultural Centre Art Rental and Sales Service has been making works of art available to the public since 1967. The selected works, which include drawings, paintings, photographs, engravings and mixed media pieces, are initially put on exhibit at the Art Gallery and then made available for sale or rent. It’s an affordable way to enjoy art at home.
The works for the 2021 collection are currently being selected.
Family Art Workshops
Children and parents spend time together enjoying various art activities.
Click on an activity below.
The Pointe-Claire Public Library
The Pointe-Claire Public Library is a place for cultural discovery, learning, gathering and relaxing.
Your librarians are online
You librarians are taking turns daily to help you, online or over the phone.
Library blog: pcplblog.wordpress.com
Tutorials – How to use digital resources
Need help?
Your librarians are taking turns daily to answer your questions and help guide you in the following areas:
- Installing and using the online applications
- Reading, listening to music, watching movies, and learning online
- Book and movie suggestions
- Children’s catalog
- Adult catalog
- Your ideas
Contact Margaret, Jennifer, Marie-Andrée and Denis:
- Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Saturday and Sunday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- By phone: 514-630-1218, ext. 1624
- By e-mail: bibliotheque@pointe-claire.ca
Suggestions?
A team of librarians selects the best books and movies, and plans the next season of activities, workshops and lectures.
Send your ideas to Mary Jane and Jacynthe:
- By e-mail: bibliotheque@pointe-claire.ca
Online library for the youth
A wide range of digital resources
The Pointe-Claire Public Library offers an extensive collection as well as online resources allowing youth to learn, be entertained and find information on various topics: digital books, magazines, newspapers, movies, music and games.
A MULTI Card is required.
For help accessing the online tools:
Phone: 514-630-1218, ext. 1624 (Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Email: bibliotheque@pointe-claire.ca
Portal: biblio.pointe-claire.ca
From digital books to coding
- Digital books, movies and music
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TumbleBooks – Hundreds of digital animated talking picture books in English, French and Spanish; no need to download.
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Pretnumerique.ca (in French), Overdrive (eMedia or Libby app) and Hoopla – eBooks and eAudiobooks for children. |
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Hoopla Kids Mode – A kid friendly setting for finding video, music, and books
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- Encyclopedias
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L’Encyclopédie Découverte (French) – for young francophones and students and adults interested in learning French. | |
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Universalis Junior (French) – For young francophones, but also suitable for the general public and anyone learning French. Has an audio function to listen to bilingual articles. |
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World Book – A fun, interactive learning resource developed especially for young children | |
- Mathematics
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SliceFractions 1 and 2 – This award-winning, problem-solving game is an incredibly fun way to learn fractions for kids between 5 and 12. | |
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TumbleMath – TumbleBook Math K-6 is a comprehensive collection of math picture books complete with animation and narration. Username: tumble2020 Password: A3b5c6. |
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- Educational games
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TumbleBooks – Also includes games and puzzles related to the picture books and a collection of videos | |
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World Book – A large choice of games, scientific projects and activities. |
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- Coding
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Beanz – An online magazine geared toward children, or anyone with an interest in computer science, coding and technology.
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Online Library - Adults
A wide range of digital resources
The Pointe-Claire Public Library offers an extensive collection as well as online resources allowing youth to learn, be entertained and find information on various topics: digital books, magazines, newspapers, movies, music and games.
A MULTI Card is required.
For assistance to access the online tools:
For help accessing the online tools:
Phone: 514-630-1218, ext. 1624 (Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Email: bibliotheque@pointe-claire.ca
Portal: biblio.pointe-claire.ca
From digital books to online training tools
- Digital books
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TumbleBooks – Hundreds of digital animated talking picture books in English, French and Spanish; no need to download. |
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Pretnumerique.ca (in French) – Download a large selection of French language classics, bestsellers, and self-help books for adults, teens, and children. |
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Overdrive (eMedia; Libby app) – Offers eBooks and eAudiobooks anytime, anywhere. |
- Movies, TV series, music, books
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Hoopla – Hoopla offers the freedom to watch movies and TV shows, listen to music and audiobooks, and read eBooks and comics on your computer, tablet, smart phone or television. There are hundreds of thousands of titles to choose from and new releases added every day. |
- Magazines and newspapers
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Pressreader (multilingual) – Access to more than 3,594 newspapers from different countries and in a variety of languages. |
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The New York Times – Enjoy digital access to the New York Times articles and content. You need to log in or register first to activate. |
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RBDigital Magazines (multilingual) – Access hundreds of current and back issues of popular digital magazines in English, French, Spanish and Italian. |
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Consumer Reports – Let Consumer Reports empower you to make informed decisions about how you spend your money. Consumer Reports, an independent organization, rigorously tests products and services with the consumer’s needs and interests in mind and provides honest buying advice you can trust.
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Eureka.cc (bilingual) – Access to major French-Canadian newspapers and magazines as well as local publications such as The Chronicle and Cités Nouvelles. Users can access current documents as well as decades of archives.
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- Health
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Health and Wellness Resource Center – Direct, around the clock access to authoritative information on a full range of health-related issues. Access millions of full-text articles from scholarly medical journals, general-interest health magazines, and reference works. |
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Salem Health – Immediate access to a comprehensive collection of up-to-date information on a broad range of topics related to cancer. This database is perfect for patients, caregivers, family members, students, and those with an interest in health. |
- Languages
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Rosetta Stone – Language learning lessons that build reading, writing, speaking and listening skills at 5 different levels for over 30 different languages. Creating a personal account is free and required. It will allow you to follow your progress. |
- Online training tools
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Toutapprendre.com (in French) – Self-directed, online learning modules in the French language. It provides a wide spectrum of courses ranging from language, to technology, to personal development (stress management, inter-personal relations, and more). |
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Skilleos (in French) – A platform of streaming HD video courses (beginner to expert) that can be used for personal development or to improve professional competence. |
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Lynda.com – A wide array of courses are available to improve your professional or personal skills. |
Wellness
Find exercises to stay in shape at home. Whatever your age or level, you’ll find the training you need.
Chair exercises
Longevity Stick
Balance and Conditioning
Barre – Pilates
Strength and balance (chair)
Pilates
WHAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
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Spring break
A wide range of activities for an active week: virtual or outdoor activities designed for all tastes and ages – STEAM programming workshops, Story hour, Crafts and games, Bird Watching, Show (Peter and the Wolf), Recreational swimming, Public skating, Outdoor skating rinks, Winter hiking and cross-country skiing, Pointe-Claire Moves – Winter Challenge.
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Activity kits for the Holidays
Find activities to do with your family and friends. Click on the images to see the step-by-step instructions. Note: The documents are the instructions included in the kits handed out by the Library. We invite you to get your supplies in stores. |
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Home for the Holidays
This season, “Home for the Holidays” takes on a very different meaning. Susanne Strater’s magically intricate artworks encourage us to reflect on the concept of home and all its facets: a house, a residence, a place of origin, a gathering place for family, a place where one belongs… Susanne Strater – Home for the Holidays
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Musique en ligne
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TD Summer Reading Club online
Athrough the summer, the Pointe-Claire Public Library offered a simplified version of the Summer Reading Club for 0 to 11 year olds and their families: exploring the joys of reading alone or with your family at your own pace. |
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Photo Rally challenge
The library created a photo rally in Pointe-Claire with a different adventure each week to discover our neighbourhoods and the typical and unusual objects that can be found there! A few examples: an orange construction cone, a cross on a church, a flag, a one-way street, a crane, a children’s playground in a park |
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Mini LEGO® Exhibit (online) – Multiple and Diverse Universes With fun creations by students from École secondaire Félix-Leclerc See the photo gallery below on the library blog. |
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2021 MiNi Art Rental Collection
Children aged 12 years and under were invited to submit their artworks in view of the upcoming Stewart Hall Art Gallery’s 2021 MiNi Art Rental Collection. |
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Book dominos
Léonard is looking for a book…
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Puppets on the loose
A troop of puppets has slowly taken over the librarry during the summer: the children’s section, reading room and circulation desk are perfect places to hang out and make new discoveries! Follow their adventures on the library blog! |
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Nature Hunt
The adventure begins here! |
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Colours of the rainbow hunt
The adventure begins here! |
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24 Hours of Science online
The 15th edition of 24 Hours of Science took place online: activities, lectures, videos, virtual museum visits, and more. The Pointe-Claire librarians prepared some activities as a family: Ozobot Adventures, The robot’s death, The volcaneni. Check out all the initiatives on the library blog. |
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Read to a Dog – by videoconference
Private reading experience to help children to boost self-esteem and become more literate.
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Story Hours by videoconference
Families enjoy a story hour with nursery rhymes, songs and traditional stories.
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Book Title Haikus
A haiku is a Japanese poem consisting of three lines that conveys the fleeting beauty of a moment in life. Find books from your personal library and place them so that the titles form a sentence or poem. Two or three books will do (see illustration below). |
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BACA 2020 – Honouring kinship
Admire the arworks of Kahwatsiretátie that were presented at the Stewart Hall Art Gallery. |
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Material, Mass and Dust
You can still take a virtual tour of the exhibition on the Stewart Hall Art Gallery Webpage. |
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Orchestre Métropolitain
All through the summer, musicians of all ages responded to the call of conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin to spread music: orchestremetropolitain.com |
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Sinfonia de l’Ouest
A chamber orchestra combining experienced professional musicians with young professionals and advanced students. String, oboes, bassoons, and horns. Artistic Director: Stewart Grant |
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The Claycrafters Pottery Studio
Club members explore creative possibilities of clay, exchange ideas and improve their skills and knowledge of throwing, hand-building and glazing techniques in a fully equipped studio and exhibition space. More information: Website, Facebook page |
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The Lakeshore Weavers Guild
The guild promotes the art of hand-weaving by facilitating access to weaving looms. Demonstrations, exhibitions and events are offered throughout the year. More information: Facebook page. |
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Lakeshore Camera Club
During the annual Cultural Rendez-Vous, the walls of the Stewart Hall Cultural Centre are transformed into an exhibition space for the works of these photography enthusiasts. |
