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Science Projects: Bessie Coleman Paper Airplanes

Mon, February 6, 2023 3:30 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library

This series - Science Projects - will introduce African-American inventors and scientists while getting creative. Today we will talk about Bessie Coleman who was the first African-American woman and the first Native American to hold a pilot's license. She was also the first Black…

School Age

Play Palooza!

Tue, February 7, 2023 3:30 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Come have fun with us, and explore new play-based activities each week! Join us on Tuesdays in the Story Hour Room!

Snap Circuits: Sensors Activity with LEAP

Wed, February 8, 2023 4:00 P.M.
Haddington Library

Get ready to STEMulate your minds and LEAP into some Snap Circuit Challenges! We will have a project building contest with 2 or 3 teams. This time we will be learning Morse Code. The team to complete their project first will win a prize. Projects completed will be featured on…

School Age

LEAP

STEM

Insectopia

Wed, February 8, 2023 4:30 P.M.
Whitman Library

Local entomologist, Trisha Nichols, brings her Insectopia program to Whitman Library! Participants will have the opportunity to learn about (and possibly handle) six different live insect friends, including a tarantula, scorpion, and more! No need to register, just show up. This program is for…

Family Programs

Bartram’s Garden: Birds of Prey

Mon, February 13, 2023 4:30 P.M.
Eastwick Library

Join us and learn about birds of prey in this fun program presented by Bartram’s Garden. For Children.

School Age

Family Programs

Play Palooza!

Tue, February 14, 2023 3:30 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Come have fun with us, and explore new play-based activities each week! Join us on Tuesdays in the Story Hour Room!

Creative Constructing!

Thu, February 16, 2023 3:30 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Come build something with us, with exciting new projects each week! Join us on Thursdays in the Story Hour Room!

Play Palooza!

Tue, February 21, 2023 3:30 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Come have fun with us, and explore new play-based activities each week! Join us on Tuesdays in the Story Hour Room!

Creative Constructing!

Thu, February 23, 2023 3:30 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Come build something with us, with exciting new projects each week! Join us on Thursdays in the Story Hour Room!

Play Palooza!

Tue, February 28, 2023 3:30 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Come have fun with us, and explore new play-based activities each week! Join us on Tuesdays in the Story Hour Room!

Science Projects: Madame C. J. Walker Invention Lab

Tue, February 28, 2023 4:00 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library

This series - Science Projects - will introduce African-American inventors and scientists while getting creative. Today we will talk about Madame C. J. Walker, who was an African-American entrepreneur, philanthropist and political and social activist. She was also recorded as the first…

School Age

Read and Build

Wed, March 1, 2023 4:00 P.M.
Logan Library

We'll be reading Iggy Peck Architect , by Andrea Beaty and Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building , by Christy Hale. Then we will create our own structures based on real or imagined buildings. We'll have plenty of building materials - blocks, Legos, boxes, cards, and more.

School Age

LEAP