Event List

Ages 2–6: Read, make, and experiment at Art Start with the Swope Art Museum.

Ages 0–12: Step into the spotlight at Red Carpet Night.

Ages 6–15: Travel to deep, dark jungles, arid deserts, and the frigid Arctic in search of reptilian, avian, and furry friends at Animals Around the World!

Ages 5–8: Meet Frieda Caplan, the fearless produce pioneer who introduced Americans to hundreds of new fruits and vegetables in Try It! How Frieda Caplan Changed the Way We Eat.

Ages 6-12: Is your child uncomfortable reading out loud? Maybe they just need a friendly ear—and Walter the Goldendoodle is ready to listen.

Ages 5–9: Turn food into fabulous art at Veggie Art! Cut shapes into potatoes or smear finger paint onto a carrot to create custom stamps for a one-of-a-kind creation.

Ages 6–15: Who’s that Pokémon? You decide at Pokémon Creation!

Ages 2–5: Move, listen, and make music together at Music Makers Storytime.

Ages 6–18: Do you gotta catch ‘em all? At Pokémon Trade & Game Night,  you can trade your duplicate cards to complete your collection or look for your dream shiny!

Ages 2–6: Read, make, and experiment at Art Start with the Swope Art Museum.

Ages 6–11: Kids can challenge their construction skills, teamwork abilities, and creativity at Lego^® Lab!

Ages 9 & Up: Do you want to create your own personalized keychains, custom game tokens, or decor for your room? Learn how to turn your ideas into actual 3D printed projects with Tinkercad, a user-friendly computer-assisted design tool!

Ages 2–5: Move, listen, and make music together at Music Makers Storytime.

Ages 3–5: Build your own cereal brand, from product idea to box layout, at Art Adventures! Use cardboard and construction paper to design a 

Ages 3–8: Take turns in an over-the-top cooking show where each step gets a little sillier and a lot messier. Will you help create a successful dish, or dine on a disaster? 

Ages 7-12: Ready, set, roll! At this session of Curious Kids, you’ll use a Sphero® robot to navigate an obstacle course, testing speed, control, and problem-solving along the way.

Ages 8–12: Bring Lego® builds to life with stop-motion animation. Working in pairs, kids design sets, move mini-figs frame by frame, and record voice-overs to produce short films that play back at the end of the session.

Ages 2–6: Read, make, and experiment at Art Start with the Swope Art Museum.

Ages 8–12: When Kyle Keeley is selected to spend the night at a new, high-tech library, he thinks he’s about to experience the ultimate adventure created by his favorite game designer.

Ages 6 & Up: 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!

Ages 6–15: Do you have a dream chase card? Or would you prefer to create your own one-of-a-kind Pokémon card?

Ages 6–15: Get hands-on with Sphero® robots and see how they move, spin, and respond as you guide them around the room. Test different speeds, angles, and routes while navigating ramps and scattered obstacles.

Ages 2–5: Move, listen, and make music together at Music Makers Storytime.