Idea Exchange
Queen's Square Location
1 North Square Cambridge, ON N1S 2K6 Phone: 519-621-0460 Fax: 519-621-2080 Website: www.cambridgelibraries.ca |
What is Idea Exchange's role in early literacy?
Who do we serve (our target population)?
Where can you find us?
How do we provide early literacy support for families/caregivers?
How do we provide early literacy support for service providers?
- Provides reading materials/music/DVDs/databases
- Provides programs which demonstrate and promote early literacy (techniques, tips etc.) to families
- Provides membership cards to all from birth
- Baby cards - borrow up to 15 items with no fines for late items
- Online resources such as TumbleBooks provide audiobooks and read-alongs
Who do we serve (our target population)?
- General public
Where can you find us?
- Four locations:
- Queen Square (see above)
- Clemens Mills: 50 Saginaw Pkwy, Cambridge, ON N1T 1W2, 519-740-6294
- Hespeler: 5 Tannery St. E., Cambridge, ON N3C 2C1, 519-658-4412
- Preston: 435 King St. E., Cambridge, ON N3H 3N1, 519-653-3632
How do we provide early literacy support for families/caregivers?
- Variety of free programming for families with children birth to school age including Baby and Me, Toddler Tales, Kidzone, On My Own, Totstime, and Family Storytime etc.
- Resources available in print, online, in person and through community outreach programs
- Baby cards (birth to 3 yrs) and borrow up to 15 items with no fines from late items
How do we provide early literacy support for service providers?
- Professional resource collection
