April 6-14, this festival to awaken children to reading and writing will be in full swing at the Bibliothèque Saul-Bellow library as well as at the Bibliothèque de Saint-Pierre.

Living up to its slogan Si on lit tout-petit, on lit toute la vie (“If you read as a tiny tot, you’ll enjoy a lifetime of reading a lot”), the FestivÉLÉ offers families a wide range of activities, including the Ruche show (April 6 in the afternoon at Lachine’s two libraries), readings and games, many with a common theme: insects.

For children

The Insectes à trouver dans ton quartier (“Insects to Find in Your Neighbourhood”) activity invites you to find insects in your neighborhood in the form of a game called Cherche et trouve (“Find and Seek”). Books will be raffled off at the end of the festival. Write to the youth librarian for more information.

For parents

 On April 13, at the Bibliothèque Saul-Bellow, a speech therapist from the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal will provide information on language development in young children (10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.) and the Direction régionale de la santé publique will present the Lachine-LaSalle and Dorval results of the Québec survey on children’s development in kindergarten (12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.).  

Discover the activities at bibliothèque Saul-Bellow

Discover the activities at bibliothèque de Saint-Pierre

Activities in the community

A bee’s ABC : story and craft(2-5 y.o.)

A bilingual storytelling and craft activity on the theme of bees.
April 6, 10 a.m.- 11 a.m.
Espace Pauze at 32 45e Avenue

About Festiv’ÉLÉ

Organized since 2016 by the partners of the Table de concertation petite enfance de Dorval-Lachine, this festival is now part of Lachine libraries’ program and is supported by the partners of the Table petite enfance et jeunesse de Lachine. Community organizations also contribute to the event.