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Saturday 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm

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Events

  • Plum Crazy Puppets presents Faraway Fairytales (Families)
    Saturday, July 20, 2013 - 10:00am
    Auditorium

    Colorful puppets and boogie-woogie fun! Circle the globe with Sir Lancelot the Cat and Suzie Submarine as they visit China, Spain, Africa and Japan.

  • Writing Workshop
    Saturday, July 20, 2013 - 2:00pm
    Civic Room

    Kathleen Anne Fleming presents a workshop on the Business of Writing. She has led workshops throughout the Midwest and is the author of three mystery novels.

  • Games Outside the Box (All Ages)
    Monday, July 22, 2013 - 2:00pm

    Calling all Gamers, Techies, Engineers, Builders, Strategists, Creators, Geeks and Out-of-the-Box thinkers - it's time to play! Each week we'll be featuring a different game, program, hardware or toy. Stop in and let's see what you can do!
    June 17: MaKey MaKey
    June 24: Legos
    July 1: Chess and other Strategy Games
    July 8: Rube Goldberg/Domino Races
    July 15: Minecraft
    July 22: K’Nex
    July 29: Legos

  • Geography Bee
    Monday, July 22, 2013 - 4:00pm
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Join us for a blazing fast geography bee! Test your geo genius against other geo giants! Prizes! Prizes! Prizes!

  • Drop-In Summer Storytime
    Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 10:30am
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Storytime for Toddlers (24-36 months and caregiver)
    and Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)

  • Brothers Grimm and You Puppet Show (Ages 5-10)
    Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 4:00pm
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Here's your chance to star in a Brothers Grimm fairy tale puppet show. Starting June 1st, sign up a the Youth Services desk, and give us a photo of yourself. The fabulous and multi-talented Teen Summer Volunteers will use these photos to create a fairy talepuppet show. Will you be the with or the donkey? Find out at the puppet show in July.

  • Drop-In Summer Storytime
    Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 10:30am
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Storytime for Toddlers (24-36 months and caregiver)
    and Preschoolers (Ages 3-5)

  • Guided Meditation
    Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 10:30am
    Pollak Room

    Om Johari teaches meditation techniques. Relax, renew, refresh and experience the stress-relieving benefits of meditation during guided sessions.

  • The Maker Lab (Drop-In)
    Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 3:00pm
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Want to take the Summer Reading Club further and get a Create or Play stamp for your passport? Drop-in to write a new book ending or create a book related craft or movie. We'll have the supplies; you bring the ideas. Completed projects can be displayed in our Create/Play Gallery. For Youth Summer Reading Club participants only.

  • Detective Club
    Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 7:00pm
    Youth Services Activity Room

    Join us for some code cracking, secret messaging and other crime-solving activities. Solve a mystery in the library using your sleuthing skills. Need to attend all three sessions.

    This is for patrons who have never attended a Detective Club program.