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Kids<br />
Crafty Preschoolers R<br />
Rakow Branch<br />
Tuesdays, 11/15, 11/29, 12/13 • 10 am<br />
Ages 3-5. Join us for a fun craft project.<br />
Creativity Corner R<br />
Tuesdays • 4:30 pm • Grades 1-5<br />
Rakow Branch<br />
11/15 Beaded Feather Necklace<br />
12/6 Craft Stick Sleigh Ornament<br />
12/13 Beaded Gnome Ornament<br />
South Elgin Branch<br />
11/8 Build Your Own Pirate Ship<br />
Homeschool Creativity Corner:<br />
Autumn Leaf Painting R<br />
South Elgin Branch Hoffer Room<br />
Tuesday, 11/29 • 2 pm<br />
Grades 1-5. Celebrate the colors of fall<br />
with this autumn leaf acrylic painting.<br />
Arts and Crafts Makerspace R<br />
Tuesday, 12/27<br />
11 am Rakow Branch<br />
2 pm South Elgin Branch<br />
Grades 1-5. Bring your imagination to<br />
create something amazing.<br />
Bilingual Crafts for Kids ES<br />
Main Library Sally Lee Fox Room<br />
Wednesdays, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30<br />
5 – 5:30 pm<br />
Manga and Anime Club<br />
Main Library Sally Lee Rooms<br />
Tuesday, 11/8 • 1 – 2 pm<br />
Grades 3-5. Make buttons, paper toys and<br />
charms with your favorite characters.<br />
Kids Explore R<br />
Grades K-5<br />
Thursdays • 4 pm<br />
Main Library Sally Lee Rooms<br />
11/10 Colorful Art of Alma Thomas<br />
Virtual via Zoom<br />
11/17 Eww! Animals Are Gross! 11/7-11/13<br />
Homeschool Kids Explore:<br />
Eww! Animals are Gross R<br />
Main Library Sally Lee Rooms<br />
Thursday, 11/17 • 2 pm<br />
Grades K-5. Learn fun facts about snot<br />
otters, zombie worms, Marabou storks<br />
and more animals.<br />
Let’s Play Friday<br />
Rakow Branch<br />
Fridays, 11/11, 11/18, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16<br />
11 am<br />
Ages 3-6. Join us for creative and passive<br />
play activities.<br />
Book Party: Leave It to Plum R<br />
Virtual via Zoom<br />
Thursday, 12/1 • 5 pm<br />
Grades K-5. Meet Plum, a sassy peacock<br />
at the Athensville Zoo, who is also a<br />
detective. We’ll read parts of the book<br />
together and make a peacock fan.<br />
11/21-11/27.<br />
DINOvember<br />
Dinovember!<br />
Main Library<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember is DINOvember! Visit the Early<br />
Learning Center all month for special<br />
dino-themed activities.<br />
DINOvember Reading<br />
Challenge<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember<br />
Children from birth to age 14 can<br />
participate on Beanstack. Record your<br />
reading and dino-themed activities. All<br />
finishers will earn a special dino-pack<br />
prize of games and a squishy beginning<br />
11/5. There are no paper logs for this challenge.<br />
Write to Dino!<br />
11/1 – 11/30<br />
Write a letter to a snake, turtle, alligator<br />
and more. Complete a Write-to-Dino<br />
application at the Main Library Youth<br />
Center Desk, and they’ll write you a<br />
letter back!<br />
Writing Club: Dinosaurs R<br />
Virtual via Zoom<br />
Wednesday, 11/2 • 6 pm<br />
Grades K-8. Let’s create stories, poems<br />
and art about dinosaurs.<br />
Dinosaur Sleepover R<br />
Main Library<br />
Monday, 11/7 • 9 am<br />
Best for ages 3-6. What did your<br />
dinosaur do at the Library last night?<br />
Drop off your toy dinosaur at the Library<br />
and pick it up a week later with a photo<br />
of what kind of trouble your dinosaur got<br />
into overnight! Other toy animals are welcome if<br />
your child does not have a dinosaur.<br />
DINOvember Party R<br />
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms<br />
Tuesday, 11/29 • 10 am<br />
Best for ages 3-6. Join us for a dino-mite<br />
party with crafts, games and fun.<br />
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Science • Technology •<br />
Engineering • Arts • Math<br />
Homeschool STEAM<br />
Main Library Sally Lee Rooms • Grades K-5<br />
11/7 2 pm The James Webb<br />
Telescope R<br />
South Elgin Branch Hoffer Room • Grades 3-5<br />
11/15 2 pm Earthquake in the Library R<br />
12/13 2 pm Light It Up<br />
STEAM<br />
Main Library • Grades K-5<br />
11/14 4 pm Iggy Peck & Rosie Revere<br />
Challenge! R<br />
11/21 4 pm The Brain Games<br />
Challenge R<br />
11/28 4 pm Mosaics: Art or Science? R<br />
South Elgin Branch • Grades 3-5<br />
11/10 4:30 pm Earthquake in the Library R<br />
Rakow Branch • Grades 3-5<br />
11/29 4:30 pm Solo Cup Team Challenge R<br />
Virtual Coding Club<br />
Virtual via Zoom<br />
Tuesdays • 4 – 5 pm<br />
Grades 2 & up<br />
11/1 Code Your Hero R {<br />
11/29 Code a Cartoon R {<br />
Gingerbread Piggy R ES<br />
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms AB<br />
Wednesday, 12/7 • 6:30 pm<br />
Enjoy a bilingual story, The Runaway Piggy,<br />
while you learn how to use a 3D printer.<br />
This cute ornament will help decorate<br />
your house for the holidays.<br />
Family Winter 3D Design -<br />
Snowflakes! R {<br />
Main Library Computer Training Room<br />
Wednesday, 12/28 • 11 am – Noon<br />
Grades 2-8; families welcome. Design and<br />
build a 3D-printed snowflake.<br />
{Classes with this symbol are sponsored by<br />
Comcast Internet Essentials to help bridge the digital<br />
divide and foster digital literacy skills. For more<br />
information on Comcast Internet Essentials programs,<br />
visit www.internetessentials.com<br />
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