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Young boy in lab coat with bubbles in one hand and blackboard of science images behind him

Curious Kids

Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Youth Services Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
STEAM Activities
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 7–12: How are crystals formed? Is slime a liquid or a solid? What is a tessellation—and how do you make your own? If your child has questions like these, then Curious Kids has...

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Cover: By Balloon to the Sahara

Choose Your Own Adventure Book Club

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Club, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children
Required
Young boy building with Lego blocks

Lego Lab

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
STEAM Activities, Workshop
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 6–11: Challenge your child’s construction skills, teamwork abilities, and creativity at Lego® Lab! Your child can attempt the monthly challenge or build their own designs. At ...

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Stained glass butterfly in window

DIY Faux Stained Glass for Kids

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEAM Activities, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children
Required
Pile of happy children laying on the ground outside

Libratory

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room B | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Gardening & Nature, STEAM Activities, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Age 6–11: Do you have a budding artist or a mad scientist whose creativity is waiting to be unleashed? Stop by the Libratory and get ready to experiment! Libratory takes ideas from...

Dragon overlooking two children at the mouth of a cave

MagiKids

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Youth Services Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Escape Rooms, Games & Trivia, Workshop
Age Group:
Children, Teens
Event Details:

Ages 8–18: Start your child on the journey to becoming a powerful wizard with Magic: The Gathering, a turn-based trading card game, and MagiKids! Developed to introduce young playe...

Child's hand using paintbrush on paper

Art Adventures

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Youth Services Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Toddlers, Children
Event Details:

Ages 3–5: It’s time to get messy with Art Adventures! From painting with toy car wheels to making marbled paper with shaving cream, your child can experiment with unlimited ways to...

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Two boys out on the water in a kayak

Olympic Races at Fowler Park

Friday, July 19, 2024 at 10:00am - 5:00pm
Community
Program Type:
Family & Community, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children
Offsite Event
Monarch butterfly and milkweed flower

Explore Nature at Fowler Park

Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Community
Program Type:
Family & Community, Gardening & Nature, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Explore nature and learn about topics like native plants and identifying animals through their tracks! The hike will be lead by the Vigo County Parks and Recreation Department and ...

Offsite Event

Summer Art Corner: Oil Pastels

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children
Required
Silhouette of a Lego® mini-fig

Lego Stop Motion Animation

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Lifelong Learning Center at Main Library
Program Type:
STEAM Activities, Workshop
Age Group:
Children
Lego® Stop Motion Animation (Kids):

Ages 8–12: Encourage your child to turn their ideas into reality, experiment with creative problem-solving, and work cooperatively with others. Teams of two will build models, crea...

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Illustration of bottom of the ocean with shark silhouette in the background

DIY Aquarium Jars for Kids

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Youth Services Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children
Required
Cover: Race Forever

Choose Your Own Adventure Book Club

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Club, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children
Required
Illustration of smiling shark

Shark Bingo

Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Rooms A, B & C at Main Library
Program Type:
Escape Rooms, Games & Trivia, Family & Community, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults
Required
Pile of happy children laying on the ground outside

Libratory

Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room B | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Gardening & Nature, STEAM Activities, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Age 6–11: Do you have a budding artist or a mad scientist whose creativity is waiting to be unleashed? Stop by the Libratory and get ready to experiment! Libratory takes ideas from...

Child's hand using paintbrush on paper

Art Adventures

Friday, July 26, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Youth Services Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Toddlers, Children
Event Details:

Ages 3–5: It’s time to get messy with Art Adventures! From painting with toy car wheels to making marbled paper with shaving cream, your child can experiment with unlimited ways to...

Required
Illustration of shark with various fish and rocky ocean floor

I Survived Shark Week

Friday, July 26, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Rooms A, B & C at Main Library
Program Type:
STEAM Activities
Age Group:
Children
Required
Teenage girl with video game controller playing a game

Gamers' Alliance

Friday, July 26, 2024 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room B | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Computers & Tech, Escape Rooms, Games & Trivia
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 8–13: Knock your opponents out of the race with a blue shell or take down another fighter with your Smash Ball move at West Branch Library’s Gamers’ Alliance! Spend an afterno...

Starry night sky

SkyDome Planetarium: Session 1

Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Lobby at Main Library
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring, Family & Community, Speakers & Lectures, STEAM Activities, Summer Reading
Age Group:
All Ages, Children, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Ages 5 & Up: Are you ready to blast off? Take a trip through the galaxy with the SkyDome Planetarium! Start your journey with a flight through our solar system and learn about ...

Required
Starry night sky

SkyDome Planetarium: Session 2

Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Lobby at Main Library
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring, Family & Community, Speakers & Lectures, STEAM Activities, Summer Reading
Age Group:
All Ages, Children, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Ages 5 & Up: Are you ready to blast off? Take a trip through the galaxy with the SkyDome Planetarium! Start your journey with a flight through our solar system and learn about ...

Required
Starry night sky

SkyDome Planetarium: Session 3

Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:15pm
Lobby at Main Library
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring, Family & Community, Speakers & Lectures, STEAM Activities, Summer Reading
Age Group:
All Ages, Children, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Ages 5 & Up: Are you ready to blast off? Take a trip through the galaxy with the SkyDome Planetarium! Start your journey with a flight through our solar system and learn about ...

Required
Starry night sky

SkyDome Planetarium: Session 4

Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Lobby at Main Library
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring, Family & Community, Speakers & Lectures, STEAM Activities, Summer Reading
Age Group:
All Ages, Children, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Ages 5 & Up: Are you ready to blast off? Take a trip through the galaxy with the SkyDome Planetarium! Start your journey with a flight through our solar system and learn about ...

Required
Starry night sky

SkyDome Planetarium: Session 5

Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:15pm
Lobby at Main Library
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring, Family & Community, Speakers & Lectures, STEAM Activities, Summer Reading
Age Group:
All Ages, Children, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Ages 5 & Up: Are you ready to blast off? Take a trip through the galaxy with the SkyDome Planetarium! Start your journey with a flight through our solar system and learn about ...

Required
Cover: Smoke Jumpers

Choose Your Own Adventure Book Club

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Club, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children
Required