Hello from PJ Library Calgary! This is Sydney, PJ Library and Family Engagement Coordinator with your April update!
April holds a special place in my heart as it marks the beginning of warmer weather (fingers crossed this actually happens soon!) and the celebration of Pesach, which is one of my favourite holidays. Gathering around the table with loved ones during Pesach is a tradition I deeply treasure. It's a time to recount the story of our people, sing songs, and savour the special moments shared during the Seder. I hope you have meaningful Seders with your loved ones and I hope to see you at one of our Passover events!
PJOW families please remember to go into your accounts and choose your books by the 10th of the month. Parents of children who are 8 1/2 and older, can now activate their children's accounts at pjourway.org.
Please remember to email us if your family has moved and note that it takes around six weeks for an address change to be processed.
As always, we want to know if there is a new family who we should welcome to PJ Library, or if you have added a baby to yours.
Take care and stay in touch!
Sydney Truax
PJ Library and Family Engagement Coordinator
struax@jewishcalgary.org
403.537.8592
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Tot Shabbat
Paperny Family JCC
10:00 am
Join us for our free, interactive half-hour of Shabbat fun! We celebrate the joy of Shabbat with stories, songs, and brachot (blessings) with infants to preschoolers, their parents, and grandparents.
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Registration is not required for this FREE program! |
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PJ Goes North
Country Hills Library
12:30pm - 1:45pm
As a part of our Parent Connector initiative, Alexis is bringing PJ Library North! If you live in North Calgary, please join us at the Country Hills Library for some fun Passover activities!
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PJ Goes South
Quarry Park Library
12:00pm - 1:00pm
As a part of our Parent Connector initiative, Andrea is bringing PJ Library South! If you live in South Calgary, please join us at the Quarry Park Library for an afternoon of fun focusing on kindness to animals!
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Shalom Baby
Paperny Family JCC
12:30 pm
Join us for a relaxing cup of coffee and a snack while sharing the joys and oys of parenting.
*Please note there is no Shalom Baby on April 24 due to Passover
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Registration is not required for this FREE program! |
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Passover, Frogs & Fun!
Paperny Family JCC
10:00 am - 12:00pm
Join us for an unFROGetable adventure!
Calgary Reptile Parties will hop on over with some of their frogs friends (and more!) for an up-close encounter!
Get ready to ribbit, learn, and have fun!
Registration is required!
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PJ Our Way Matzah Mayhem
Paperny Family JCC
5:00 pm - 7:00pm
If you're in grade 4, 5 or 6, join PJ Our Way for some Passover fun!
Registered dietitian, nutrition educator and cooking instructor, Melanie Ksienski, will lead us in making a Matzah Based dinner and dessert to enjoy together!
$15 per person
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Wednesday, April 17
Thursday, April 18
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PJ Goes South!
Quarry Park Library and Shawnessy Library
5:00pm - 5:45pm
As a part of our Parent Connector initiative, Andrea is bringing PJ Library South!
If you live in South Calgary, please join us at the Quarry Park or Shawnessy Library as we go through our bedtime routine together as a PJ Library family with stories, songs and more!
Don't forget to wear your PJs and bring your stuffed animals!
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Movie & Matzah
Paperny Family JCC
2:00 pm
PJ Library and the Paperny Family JCC present this fun Passover event!
Wear your PJs and join us to watch The Prince of Egypt and enjoy some yummy Pesach-approved snacks!
Registration is required for this
FREE family event!
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- PJ Library has teamed up with Streit’s Matzos to bring Jewish books, activities, and our many other resources to more families in the US and Canada. Look for the PJ Library logo on Streit's Matzos boxes in supermarkets or at streitsmatzos.com.
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Hosting a Seder doesn’t have to be a huge production. This post on How to Host a Passover Seder is a simple starting point, and can guide you through implementing only the parts you want to take on.
- PJ Our Way kids have until the 10th of the month to log in and choose their next middle-grade book or graphic novel.
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS
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Calgary Jewish Federation UJA, The Harold Grinspoon Foundation,
Cathy and Marty Cole, Jackie Halpern and Glenn Solomon,
Ila and Barry Hardin, Marilyn Libin, Beth and Lorne Price,
Lenny and Faigel Shapiro, Ida and Sam Switzer,
Fanny Wedro z"l, Darlene and Bill Foster,
Sam Ousher Switzer Charitable Foundation
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Got questions? New to the community or looking to make connections with other families? I can help!
Sydney Truax, PJ Library and Family Engagement Coordinator
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