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Libratory

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room B | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime, STEAM Activities
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...

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

Curious Kids

Saturday, May 11, 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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Maker Hour logo on cardboard with screws

Maker Hour: Cardboard City

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room B | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Family & Community, STEAM Activities
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Ages 7-19: Collaborate with your family and others to create cars, houses, and skyscrapers with the Makedo® cardboard construction kit at this special two-hour edition of Maker Hou...

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Libratory

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room B | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Storytime, STEAM Activities
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...

Holiday Closing

All Day 5/26 - 5/27
Main Library, West Branch Library

All Library locations will be closed in observance of this holiday.

Closing
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Cricut Club

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Haute Create at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Computers & Tech, STEAM Activities
Age Group:
All Ages
Cricut Club:

Bring your own materials and projects to work on using the Haute Create CRICUT® machines in a creative environment and meet fellow crafters at this monthly gathering for CRICUT® en...

Leather keychains engraved by laser cutter

Coordinates Keepsake

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Haute Create at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEAM Activities, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Open
Required
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Busy Builders

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
STEAM Activities
Age Group:
All Ages
Busy Builders:

All Ages: From simple towers to intricate structures, you and your child can create anything you can imagine with Busy Builders. Playing with blocks in an open social setting ...

Young boy building with Lego blocks

Lego® Lab

Wednesday, June 5, 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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Art Adventures for Teens

Friday, June 7, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Teen Space at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEAM Activities, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Teens
Young boy in lab coat with bubbles in one hand and blackboard of science images behind him

Curious Kids

Saturday, June 8, 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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Experience Virtual Reality

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Haute Create at Main Library
Program Type:
STEAM Activities
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Experience Virtual Reality:

Ages 12 & Up: Create intricate clockwork mechanisms, save a fantasy world, become a spy, or travel to distant planets with either the HTC Vive™ or the Meta Quest 2 VR headset.&...

Smiling star made of fusible beads

Pixel Art with Perler Beads

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Rooms A, B & C at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEAM Activities
Age Group:
Children, Teens
Cartoon image of interior of a dungeon with floor traps

AR Adventure Quest

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Lobby at Main Library
Program Type:
STEAM Activities, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
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Libratory

Thursday, June 13, 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...

Young girl pretending she's on a ship with a cardboard telescope

Cardboard Creations

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Rooms A & C at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEAM Activities, Summer Reading, Workshop
Age Group:
Children, Teens
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Abstract stained glass

DIY Faux Stained Glass for Teens

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Teen Space at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEAM Activities, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Teens
Required
Mother and infant daughter building with wooden blocks

Busy Builders

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
STEAM Activities
Age Group:
All Ages
Busy Builders:

All Ages: From simple towers to intricate structures, you and your child can create anything you can imagine with Busy Builders. Playing with blocks in an open social setting ...

Holiday Closing

All Day
Main Library, West Branch Library

All Library locations will be closed in observance of this holiday.

Closing
Illustration of fantasy medieval map

Fantasy Mapmaking

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Haute Create at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, STEAM Activities, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Required
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Libratory

Thursday, June 20, 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...

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

Curious Kids

Saturday, June 22, 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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Silhouette of a Lego® mini-fig

Lego Stop Motion Animation

Monday, June 24, 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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