Our readers are out of this world! Celebrate Summer Reading by decorating a spaceship or UFO to be added to our galaxy display in the Children’s Area.
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Recommended for ages 6–12: Create your own glowing galaxy! Kids will paint a white paper lantern using vibrant colors and splatter techniques to make a mini galaxy to take home.While supplies last. Adult supervision is required. |
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Enjoy crafts, food, and a Stranger Things escape room! For ages 13-18.
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Children ages 3-5: please join us for a special Storytime! We will read stories, sing songs, and create a pinwheel! |
5 events,
Cool off this summer with an ice cream wind chime! For teens ages 13-18.
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For children ages 4-12 years old: Come adopt your very own mini pet alien in a jar! Create a colorful home planet backdrop inside the jar so your alien has a world all its own. Design an official passport with fun facts about your new extraterrestrial friend. Then discover your own alien name and craft…
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For children ages 4-12 years old: Come adopt your very own mini pet alien in a jar! Create a colorful home planet backdrop inside the jar so your alien has a world all its own. Design an official passport with fun facts about your new extraterrestrial friend. Then discover your own alien name and craft…
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For children ages 4-12 years old: Come adopt your very own mini pet alien in a jar! Create a colorful home planet backdrop inside the jar so your alien has a world all its own. Design an official passport with fun facts about your new extraterrestrial friend. Then discover your own alien name and craft… |
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Enjoy some delicious cake pops while celebrating all things K-Pop! For ages 13-18. |
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For ages 4-12: A camping we will go...to shine some lights in the forest! Join us for a special camping themed storytime, sing some campfire songs, and create your own flashlight projector to shine in the darkness! Your drawings will light up our walls, and you’ll take home a free mini flashlight for your projectors.…
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For ages 4-12: A camping we will go...to shine some lights in the forest! Join us for a special camping themed storytime, sing some campfire songs, and create your own flashlight projector to shine in the darkness! Your drawings will light up our walls, and you’ll take home a free mini flashlight for your projectors.…
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For ages 4-12: A camping we will go...to shine some lights in the forest! Join us for a special camping themed storytime, sing some campfire songs, and create your own flashlight projector to shine in the darkness! Your drawings will light up our walls, and you’ll take home a free mini flashlight for your projectors.… |
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Paint and personalize your own working clock! All materials are provided—just bring your imagination and leave with a one-of-a-kind timepiece. |
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Experiment with tattoo markers, face & body crayons, and henna art! For ages 13-18.
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Dress for a mess and join us as we create a fun art project. Recommended for ages 2-5. |
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For all ages: Drop in to celebrate the return of Toy Story! Kids can make a Forky craft, customize their own potato head, and say hello to special Toy Story characters.While supplies last. Parent supervision is required. |
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Recommended for ages 6–12: Stop by the Children’s Area to create your own glowing planet! Decorate a ping pong ball with colorful paint to create a swirling planet design. Once dry, the ball can be placed on top of a tea light to create a glowing mini planet to take home.While supplies last. Adult supervision… |
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For ages 4-12: You are invited to join us for an out-of-this-world Alien Bath Bomb adventure! We will learn the skill of how to make a bath bomb! What makes this extra-terrestrially special? We will hide a miniature alien inside the creation and give you a goody bag of self-care items to enjoy at home!-…
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For ages 4-12: You are invited to join us for an out-of-this-world Alien Bath Bomb adventure! We will learn the skill of how to make a bath bomb! What makes…
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For ages 4-12: You are invited to join us for an out-of-this-world Alien Bath Bomb adventure! We will learn the skill of how to make a bath bomb! What makes… |
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Design and decorate your own glow-in-the-dark tote bag! All materials are provided—just bring your creativity and leave with a one-of-a-kind bag that shines after dark. |
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Celebrate the end of summer with a s'mores photo holder! For teens ages 13-18. 
Celebrate summer fun with a no-mess, no-fire s’mores craft! Use cotton balls, cardboard, and construction paper to make a smiling s’more on a stick!Available while supplies last—limit one per child (or two per adult picking up for children). 
Stop by the library to grab a kit that has all the supplies for you to make a beaded clay snail. Kits can be picked up at the second floor Information Desk or through curbside. 
Stop by the library to grab a rubber duck. You will then take your rubber duck on a journey through space by decorating it with whatever supplies you have. Return your duck to the 2nd floor of the library by June 30 to be entered into a contest of best space duck! The staff favorite…
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Hop on over to the Botanical Gardens for DCPL’s First Saturday to learn all about Grasshoppers. We’ll have a special storytime, go on a hunt for our six legged-friends, and make our own hopping Clothespin Grasshoppers. Take on our hopping challenge to see how far your new critter can jump. For ages 3-12.Parents must stay… |