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Kids<br />
Preschool Puppeteers R<br />
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms<br />
Tuesdays, 3/12, 4/9 • 10 am<br />
Ages 3-6 with an adult. Join us for puppetmaking<br />
and playful storytelling.<br />
Kids Explore: Let It Glow! R<br />
Main Library Sally Lee Rooms<br />
Thursday, 3/7 • 4 pm<br />
Grades K-5. Learn about bioluminescence<br />
and create a glowing dragonfly.<br />
Kids Explore:<br />
Lucky or Unlucky? R<br />
Thursday, 3/21<br />
2 pm Main Library Sally Lee Rooms<br />
4 pm Virtual via Zoom 3/11-3/17.<br />
Grades K-5. All around the world, different<br />
cultures believe in different superstitions.<br />
Let’s discuss them and make a “lucky”<br />
craft or two.<br />
Animal Life on the Farm R<br />
Exploring Eco-Friendly<br />
Farm Practices<br />
Main Library Sally Lee Rooms<br />
Monday, 3/25 • 11 am<br />
For ages 7+. Join us as we learn about ecofriendly<br />
life on a farm with a visit from<br />
a local farmer from All Grass Farms, and<br />
sustainability experts from Cratefreeusa.<br />
Homeschool: Creativity<br />
Corner: LEGO ® Challenge R<br />
Rakow Branch<br />
Wednesday, 4/3 • 2 pm<br />
Get ready for some brick-tastic fun and<br />
let your creativity shine in this LEGO®<br />
challenge!<br />
Preschool Dance Party<br />
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms<br />
Tuesday, 4/23 • 10 am<br />
Ages 2-6 with an adult. Move, groove and<br />
shake your sillies out as we hear exciting<br />
music, stories and rhymes.<br />
Book Party: The Wind Riders<br />
Series R<br />
Virtual via Zoom<br />
Thursday, 4/25<br />
• 4 pm<br />
Explore the series<br />
Wind Riders, in which<br />
Max and Sofia travel<br />
to help animals in<br />
trouble. Then, make<br />
a puffin craft.<br />
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The Bookmobile is Celebrating<br />
its 5 th Anniversary!<br />
Join us in celebrating the 5th Anniversary<br />
of the Bookmobile throughout <strong>April</strong>.<br />
We will have special prizes, giveaways,<br />
and activities at all stops, so check our<br />
schedule at gailborden.info/bookmobile<br />
to help us commemorate our<br />
library on wheels.<br />
Coding Club: Operation<br />
Ozobots Series R<br />
Main Library Computer Training Room<br />
Wednesday, 3/27 & Thursday, 3/28 •<br />
1:30 pm<br />
Grades 2-5. Love coding robots? Meet<br />
the Ozobot, a fun smart robot that<br />
uses visual and block coding to learn<br />
programming.<br />
Family STEAM: Total Solar<br />
Eclipse R<br />
Main Library Meadows Community Rooms<br />
Monday, 4/1 • 2 pm<br />
We will be experiencing a total solar<br />
eclipse on <strong>April</strong> 8. Join us to learn<br />
more about this spectacular celestial<br />
event and do some fun, eclipse related<br />
activities.<br />
Arts & Crafts<br />
Crafty Preschoolers R<br />
Rakow Branch Corridor East<br />
Fridays, 3/1, 3/15 • 10:30 am<br />
Ages 3-5. Enjoy fun craft projects for little<br />
artists. Dress for mess.<br />
Preschool ArtSpark R<br />
Main Library Story Room<br />
Tuesdays, 3/5, 4/2 • 10 am<br />
Ages 3-6. Enjoy a story and explore a<br />
variety of art materials as we focus on the<br />
process of creating art rather than the<br />
final result.<br />
Kids Explore: Illustrators<br />
ROCK! R<br />
Main Library Sally Lee Rooms<br />
Thursday, 4/11 • 4 pm<br />
Grades K-5. Do you have what it takes<br />
to be an illustrator? We’ll explore some<br />
unique artists and illustrate a mini book.<br />
Creativity Corner:<br />
Create a Castle R<br />
Rakow Branch<br />
Wednesday, 3/13 • 4:45 pm<br />
Tuesday, 3/19 • 4:45 pm<br />
Ages 6-10. Let’s get creative with<br />
watercolor paints and silhouette shapes<br />
to create a castle.<br />
Let’s Draw: Punny Snail Mail R<br />
Main Library Sally Lee Rooms<br />
Wednesday, 3/27 • 11 am<br />
Grades 2-6. “Snail Mail” is fun to send<br />
and receive. Join Ms. Carrie to draw some<br />
“punny” greetings for family and friends.<br />
Creativity Corner:<br />
Newspaper Painting R<br />
South Elgin Branch<br />
Tuesday, 4/23 • 2 pm & 4:45 pm<br />
Ages 6-10. This activity is perfect for those<br />
who are passionate about eco-friendly<br />
practices.<br />
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