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Family Fun: Book Tasting

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Mid Rivers Mall Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Mid Rivers Mall Branch
Age Group: Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Families, Everyone
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy & Learning, Evenings & Weekends, Hobbies & Recreation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Wanting to try out a new genre but not ready to make a full commitment? Come and sample some of our finest books to expand your palate and find your favorite flavor!    Recommended to grades 5-8 but welcome to all!  ...

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Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Supplies

All supplies provided.  

Register Everyone

Please register each person attending the class or event regardless of age.  

Let's Create: Bad Art

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Evenings & Weekends
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
We’re all tired of trying to make things look perfect. So why not try the opposite? Join us for an afternoon of fun and creativity as we strive to make the “worst” art. We will provide arts and crafts supplies, and you will use your imagination ...

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Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Messy Crafts

This class may involve messy crafts or activities.  Please dress to be messy! 

Supplies

All supplies provided.  

Register Each Child Individually

Please register each child who will be attending individually.

Make Recycled Paper to Celebrate Earth Day

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+, Families
Class & Event Types: Seasonal, Arts & Crafts, Current Events & Trends, Hobbies & Recreation, Science & Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 28
Event Details:
Celebrate Earth Day with us on Monday, April 22! Learn how to craft environmentally friendly stationery by upcycling discarded paper. Add a touch of nature by including wildflower seeds in your paper, creating a unique piece that can be planted after...

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Unaccompanied Child Parental Permission Form

Any children between the ages of 10 and 16 who will be attending this program without an adult present in the library must have a copy of the Unaccompanied Child Parental Permission Form on file. This form only needs to be filled once per school year. 

Messy Crafts

This class may involve messy crafts or activities.  Please dress to be messy! 

Supplies

All supplies provided.  

Learn Guitar With The Library

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies & Recreation, Self Improvement & Professional Development
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:
Discover your inner muse, make friends, & learn how free library resources can help you become the rock star you always knew you were! ...

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Register Each Teen

Please register each teen who will be attending the event.

Homeschool Explorers: Money Smart

2:00pm - 3:00pm
WingHaven® Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: WingHaven® Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Business & Finance, Games & Activities, Hobbies & Recreation, Homeschool
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:
Explore money and budgets with games, activities, and crafts. Create a unique project to bring home. *This is the same program as Homeschool Explorers: Money Smart at the Middendorf-Kredell Branch on Thursday, April 18 and Homeschool Explorers: Mo...

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Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Register Each Child Individually

Please register each child who will be attending individually.

Tweens Create: Perler Beads

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Kathryn Linnemann Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Tweens (Grades 4-8)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:
These colorful, melty beads are a wonderful way to explore creativity and make some great decorations. Join us as we jump into perler beading! ...

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Supplies

All supplies provided.  

Register Everyone

Please register each person attending the class or event regardless of age.  

Globe Trotters: Venezuela

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Evenings & Weekends, Games & Activities, History & Culture, Homeschool
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:
Explore the culture of Venezuela with hands-on activities, games, and crafts!  We will learn fun facts, how to speak some unique Venezuelan Spanish words and phrases, and even try a local snack. Collect a sticker from each country we exp...

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Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Food and/or Drinks

Food and/or drinks will be served at this class or event. Please contact the Library with any questions or concerns you have.

While we do not serve snacks containing nuts at any youth classes we cannot always ensure there is no cross contamination in processing. Please ask to see packaging at the event if you are concerned.  

Register Each Child Individually

Please register each child who will be attending individually.

Homeschool Explorers: Money Smart

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Corporate Parkway Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Corporate Parkway Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Business & Finance, Games & Activities, Hobbies & Recreation, Homeschool
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:
Explore money and budgets with games, activities, and crafts. Create a unique project to bring home.   *This is the same program as Homeschool Explorers: Money Smart at the Middendorf-Kredell Branch on Thursday, April 18 and Homeschool Exp...

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Register Each Child Individually

Please register each child who will be attending individually.

Tweens & Teens Create: String Art

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Deer Run Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Deer Run Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Come create art using string and paint. A variety of techniques will be shown so you can create an art piece of your own.  ...

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Unaccompanied Child Parental Permission Form

Any children between the ages of 10 and 16 who will be attending this program without an adult present in the library must have a copy of the Unaccompanied Child Parental Permission Form on file. This form only needs to be filled once per school year. 

Register Each Child Individually

Please register each child who will be attending individually.

NeedleArts

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Evenings & Weekends, Hobbies & Recreation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Work on your own knit, crochet, embroidery, sewing, etc. project with fellow fiber arts enthusiasts! 

We'll provide a space to gather and teach each other about our own needle art passions. ...

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Yarn Arts

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Augusta Branch
Library Branch: Augusta Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies & Recreation

Work on your own knit, crochet, embroidery, sewing, etc. project with fellow fiber arts enthusiasts! 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Tween and Teens Create: Art Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Kisker Road Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Kisker Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A&B
Age Group: Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Books & More, Clubs & Communities, Evenings & Weekends, Homeschool
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
Drop in and join others as you work on your personal writing, drawing, and crafts. Share inspiration, feedback, and support! Snacks and drinks will be provided. Recommended for ages 13-18. ...

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Food and/or Drinks

Food and/or drinks will be served at this class or event. Please contact the Library with any questions or concerns you have.

While we do not serve snacks containing nuts at any youth classes we cannot always ensure there is no cross contamination in processing. Please ask to see packaging at the event if you are concerned.  

NeedleArts

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Evenings & Weekends, Hobbies & Recreation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Work on your own knit, crochet, embroidery, sewing, etc. project with fellow fiber arts enthusiasts! 

We'll provide a space to gather and teach each other about our own needle art passions. ...

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Cyanotype Printing

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Cliff View Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cliff View Branch
Room: Cliff View Patio
Age Group: Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies & Recreation, Science & Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
By exposing specially treated paper to sunlight, you can create beautiful works of art. Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print.  Traditionally used to make blue prints, we will create impressions of dried fl...

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Unaccompanied Child Parental Permission Form

Any children between the ages of 10 and 16 who will be attending this program without an adult present in the library must have a copy of the Unaccompanied Child Parental Permission Form on file. This form only needs to be filled once per school year. 

Messy Crafts

This class may involve messy crafts or activities.  Please dress to be messy! 

Children's Plein Air Paint Out

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Augusta Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Augusta Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Kids, Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
We will be painting en plein air. En plein air is a French expression meaning “in the open air”, and refers to the act of painting outdoors with the artist's subject in full view. The Augusta Elementary School art teacher will be our visiti...

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Messy Crafts

This class may involve messy crafts or activities.  Please dress to be messy! 

Tacky Crafts for the Uncrafty: Rainy Day Air Fresheners

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Middendorf-Kredell Branch
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Evenings & Weekends
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Does it feel like every craft you make turns into a Pinterest Fail?  This craft series is perfect for you!  It is impossible to fail. For this session, we will be creating funky felt umbrellas that double as rainy day air fresheners.&nbs...

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Supplies

All supplies provided.  

Sip & Stitch

10:30am - 12:30pm
Cliff View Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cliff View Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Clubs & Communities, Hobbies & Recreation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Work on your own knit, crochet, embroidery, sewing, etc. project with fellow fiber arts enthusiasts! 

Coffee & tea will be provided but feel free to bring your own. Help is available for beginners, bring your own materials and we can answer questions. ...

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Spring Pinwheels

1:30pm - 5:15pm
Library to You Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Library to You Bookmobile
Age Group: Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+, Families
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Evenings & Weekends
Event Details:
Celebrate spring with this simple paper pinwheel. Let the breeze catch it on a windy day and watch it spin around and around. Materials to make a pinwheel will be provided at all Library to You Bookmobile stops May 2, 4, 7-9, 14.  Recommended...

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Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Bookmobile Stops

Find a list of Library to You Bookmobile stops here.

No Registration

Registration is not required for this class.

Outdoor Class and Event Weather Statement

This class will be held outside. If the temperature is above 90 degrees, below 40 degrees, or there is other inclement weather, the class will be cancelled. If this class included registration you will receive a cancellation email 60 minutes before the class is scheduled to begin.

Yarn Arts

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Augusta Branch
Library Branch: Augusta Branch
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies & Recreation

Work on your own knit, crochet, embroidery, sewing, etc. project with fellow fiber arts enthusiasts! 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Teens Create: Pressed Flower Lanterns

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Mid Rivers Mall Branch
Cancelled
Registration
Library Branch: Mid Rivers Mall Branch
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Ring in May by making a pressed flower lantern with us!  ...

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Register Each Teen

Please register each teen who will be attending the event.

Spring Pinwheels

10:30am - 11:45am
Library to You Bookmobile
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Library to You Bookmobile
Age Group: Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+, Families
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Evenings & Weekends
Event Details:
Celebrate spring with this simple paper pinwheel. Let the breeze catch it on a windy day and watch it spin around and around. Materials to make a pinwheel will be provided at all Library to You Bookmobile stops May 2, 4, 7-9, 14.  Recommended...

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Bookmobile Stops

Find a list of Library to You Bookmobile stops here.

No Registration

Registration is not required for this class.

Outdoor Class and Event Weather Statement

This class will be held outside. If the temperature is above 90 degrees, below 40 degrees, or there is other inclement weather, the class will be cancelled. If this class included registration you will receive a cancellation email 60 minutes before the class is scheduled to begin.

May the Fourth Be with You Celebration

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Cliff View Branch
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Cliff View Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids, Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Families, Everyone
Class & Event Types: Seasonal, Arts & Crafts, Current Events & Trends, Evenings & Weekends, Games & Activities, History & Culture, Hobbies & Recreation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Join us in our celebration of our favorite epic space opera franchise! We will create an exciting Yoda themed craft and play games ...

Disclaimer(s)

Supplies

All supplies provided.  

Register Everyone

Please register each person attending the class or event regardless of age.  

Family Fun: May The Fourth Be With You!

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Mid Rivers Mall Branch
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Mid Rivers Mall Branch
Age Group: Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5), Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Families, Everyone
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Evenings & Weekends, Movies & Music
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Come and create some crafts inspired by the world-famous Star Wars Anthology Series. Make your own droids, carry around your own Grogu, and more!  ...

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Supplies

All supplies provided.  

Register Everyone

Please register each person attending the class or event regardless of age.  

Sip & Stitch

11:00am - 1:00pm
Boone's Trail Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Boone's Trail Branch
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Work on your own knit, crochet, embroidery, sewing, etc. project with fellow fiber arts enthusiasts! 

Bring your current WIP (work-in-progress) and join other yarn artists as we sip, knit/crochet/embroidery/etc. and talk about our past, present, and future projects. Help is available for beginners! Just bring your own hook or needles and supplies....

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this class, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.