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Saturday Share - June 6
Welcome to the Saturday Share! Each week the Brantford Public Library team is sharing some of their favourite links from the past week. You’ll find links to ideas, apps, tutorials.
Jun 06, 2020

Children's Home Based Activities
Songs and Rhymes - Summertime
 <span class="gs-feed-list-date">Jun 04, 2020</span> <br /> </div> <ul class="gs-feed-list-categories"> <li class=""> <a class="cat-btn " href="/news/childrens-home-based-activities/"> <span></span> Children's Home Based Activities </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="gs-feed-list-item items-1 item item_text-right text-left divider-lines"> <div class="inner "> <div class="gs-feed-list-content info "> <div class="gs-feed-list-meta text"> <a href="/news/posts/storytime-rags-birthday/" title="Click to open Storytime - Rags' Birthday!" class="gs-feed-list-title ">Storytime - Rags' Birthday!</a> <span class="gs-feed-list-description"><div class="fbg-row lmRow"><div data-lm-columnwidth="12" class="fbg-col-xs-12 column lmColumn"><div class="ge-content ge-content-type-gridHTML" data-ge-content-type="gridHTML"><div class="fbg-container-fluid lmLayoutComponent" data-lm-id="lm1591015827431" data-lm-componenttype="StandardOneColumn" data-lm-componenttitle=""><div class="fbg-row"><div class="fbg-col-xs-12"><div class="iCreateDynaToken" data-lm-tokenid="StandardOneColumnTK1" data-icrt-tk-cfg="StandardColumnContent" id="StandardOneColumnTK1_lm1591015827431"><p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.</span> <div class="gs-feed-list-author-date">  <span class="gs-feed-list-date">Jun 04, 2020</span> <br /> </div> <ul class="gs-feed-list-categories"> <li class=""> <a class="cat-btn " href="/news/childrens-home-based-activities/"> <span></span> Children's Home Based Activities </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="gs-feed-list-item items-1 item item_text-right text-left divider-lines"> <div class="inner "> <div class="gs-feed-list-content info "> <div class="gs-feed-list-meta text"> <a href="/news/posts/steam-challenge-playing-with-ice/" title="Click to open STEAM Challenge - Playing with ice" class="gs-feed-list-title ">STEAM Challenge - Playing with ice</a> <span class="gs-feed-list-description"><div class="fbg-row lmRow"><div data-lm-columnwidth="12" class="fbg-col-xs-12 column lmColumn"><div class="ge-content ge-content-type-gridHTML" data-ge-content-type="gridHTML"><div class="fbg-container-fluid lmLayoutComponent" data-lm-id="lm1590774704928" data-lm-componenttype="StandardOneColumn" data-lm-componenttitle=""><div class="fbg-row"><div class="fbg-col-xs-12"><div class="iCreateDynaToken" data-lm-tokenid="StandardOneColumnTK1" data-icrt-tk-cfg="StandardColumnContent" id="StandardOneColumnTK1_lm1590774704928"><p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.</span> <div class="gs-feed-list-author-date">  <span class="gs-feed-list-date">Jun 02, 2020</span> <br /> </div> <ul class="gs-feed-list-categories"> <li class=""> <a class="cat-btn " href="/news/childrens-home-based-activities/"> <span></span> Children's Home Based Activities </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="gs-feed-list-item items-1 item item_text-right text-left divider-lines"> <div class="inner "> <div class="gs-feed-list-content info "> <div class="gs-feed-list-meta text"> <a href="/news/posts/storytime-everybunny-count/" title="Click to open Storytime - Everybunny Count!" class="gs-feed-list-title ">Storytime - Everybunny Count!</a> <span class="gs-feed-list-description"><div class="fbg-row lmRow"><div data-lm-columnwidth="12" class="fbg-col-xs-12 column lmColumn"><div class="ge-content ge-content-type-gridHTML" data-ge-content-type="gridHTML"><div class="fbg-container-fluid lmLayoutComponent" data-lm-id="lm1590778098002" data-lm-componenttype="StandardOneColumn" data-lm-componenttitle=""><div class="fbg-row"><div class="fbg-col-xs-12"><div class="iCreateDynaToken" data-lm-tokenid="StandardOneColumnTK1" data-icrt-tk-cfg="StandardColumnContent" id="StandardOneColumnTK1_lm1590778098002"><p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.</span> <div class="gs-feed-list-author-date">  <span class="gs-feed-list-date">Jun 01, 2020</span> <br /> </div> <ul class="gs-feed-list-categories"> <li class=""> <a class="cat-btn " href="/news/childrens-home-based-activities/"> <span></span> Children's Home Based Activities </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="gs-feed-list-item items-1 item item_text-right text-left divider-lines"> <div class="inner "> <div class="gs-feed-list-content info "> <div class="gs-feed-list-meta text"> <a href="/news/posts/writing-and-journaling-part-1/" title="Click to open Writing and Journaling - Part 1" class="gs-feed-list-title ">Writing and Journaling - Part 1</a> <span class="gs-feed-list-description"><div class="fbg-row lmRow"><div data-lm-columnwidth="12" class="fbg-col-xs-12 column lmColumn"><div class="ge-content ge-content-type-gridHTML" data-ge-content-type="gridHTML"><div class="fbg-container-fluid lmLayoutComponent" data-lm-id="lm1590775941019" data-lm-componenttype="StandardOneColumn" data-lm-componenttitle=""><div class="fbg-row"><div class="fbg-col-xs-12"><div class="iCreateDynaToken" data-lm-tokenid="StandardOneColumnTK1" data-icrt-tk-cfg="StandardColumnContent" id="StandardOneColumnTK1_lm1590775941019"><p>Writing activities can yield several intellectual, physiological, and emotional benefits to individuals. Whether you are writing a novel, short story, memoirs or journaling your.</span> <div class="gs-feed-list-author-date">  <span class="gs-feed-list-date">Jun 01, 2020</span> <br /> </div> <ul class="gs-feed-list-categories"> <li class=""> <a class="cat-btn " href="/news/adult-home-based-activities/"> <span></span> Adult Home Based Activities </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="gs-feed-list-item items-1 item item_text-right text-left divider-lines"> <div class="inner "> <div class="gs-feed-list-content info "> <div class="gs-feed-list-meta text"> <a href="/news/posts/saturday-share-may-30/" title="Click to open Saturday Share - May 30" class="gs-feed-list-title ">Saturday Share - May 30</a> <span class="gs-feed-list-description"><div class="fbg-row lmRow"><div data-lm-columnwidth="12" class="fbg-col-xs-12 column lmColumn"><div class="ge-content ge-content-type-gridHTML" data-ge-content-type="gridHTML"><div class="fbg-container-fluid lmLayoutComponent" data-lm-id="lm1590761971842" data-lm-componenttype="StandardOneColumn" data-lm-componenttitle=""><div class="fbg-row"><div class="fbg-col-xs-12"><div class="iCreateDynaToken" data-lm-tokenid="StandardOneColumnTK1" data-icrt-tk-cfg="StandardColumnContent" id="StandardOneColumnTK1_lm1590761971842"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW165483486 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW165483486 BCX0">Welcome to the Saturday Share!</p> <p class="Paragraph SCXW165483486 BCX0">Each week the Brantford Public Library team is sharing some of their favourite links from the past week. You’ll find links to ideas, apps,.</span> <div class="gs-feed-list-author-date">  <span class="gs-feed-list-date">May 30, 2020</span> <br /> </div> <ul class="gs-feed-list-categories"> <li class=""> <a class="cat-btn " href="/news/childrens-home-based-activities/"> <span></span> Children's Home Based Activities </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="gs-feed-list-item items-1 item item_text-right text-left divider-lines"> <div class="inner "> <div class="gs-feed-list-content info "> <div class="gs-feed-list-meta text"> <a href="/news/posts/songs-and-rhymes-walk-wiggle-and-zoom/" title="Click to open Songs and Rhymes - Walk, Wiggle and Zoom" class="gs-feed-list-title ">Songs and Rhymes - Walk, Wiggle and Zoom</a> <span class="gs-feed-list-description"><div class="fbg-row lmRow"><div data-lm-columnwidth="12" class="fbg-col-xs-12 column lmColumn"><div class="ge-content ge-content-type-gridHTML" data-ge-content-type="gridHTML"><div class="fbg-container-fluid lmLayoutComponent" data-lm-id="lm1590679987621" data-lm-componenttype="StandardOneColumn" data-lm-componenttitle=""><div class="fbg-row"><div class="fbg-col-xs-12"><div class="iCreateDynaToken" data-lm-tokenid="StandardOneColumnTK1" data-icrt-tk-cfg="StandardColumnContent" id="StandardOneColumnTK1_lm1590679987621"><p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.</span> <div class="gs-feed-list-author-date">  <span class="gs-feed-list-date">May 28, 2020</span> <br /> </div> <ul class="gs-feed-list-categories"> <li class=""> <a class="cat-btn " href="/news/childrens-home-based-activities/"> <span></span> Children's Home Based Activities </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="gs-feed-list-item items-1 item item_text-right text-left divider-lines"> <div class="inner "> <div class="gs-feed-list-content info "> <div class="gs-feed-list-meta text"> <a href="/news/posts/virtual-storytime-tap-the-magic-tree/" title="Click to open Virtual Storytime - Tap the Magic Tree" class="gs-feed-list-title ">Virtual Storytime - Tap the Magic Tree</a> <span class="gs-feed-list-description"><div class="fbg-row lmRow"><div data-lm-columnwidth="12" class="fbg-col-xs-12 column lmColumn"><div class="ge-content ge-content-type-gridHTML" data-ge-content-type="gridHTML"><div class="fbg-container-fluid lmLayoutComponent" data-lm-id="lm1590585104365" data-lm-componenttype="StandardOneColumn" data-lm-componenttitle=""><div class="fbg-row"><div class="fbg-col-xs-12"><div class="iCreateDynaToken" data-lm-tokenid="StandardOneColumnTK1" data-icrt-tk-cfg="StandardColumnContent" id="StandardOneColumnTK1_lm1590585104365"><p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.</span> <div class="gs-feed-list-author-date">  <span class="gs-feed-list-date">May 27, 2020</span> <br /> </div> <ul class="gs-feed-list-categories"> <li class=""> <a class="cat-btn " href="/news/childrens-home-based-activities/"> <span></span> Children's Home Based Activities </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li 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