STEM: DNA Extraction and Investigation
Learn about DNA fingerprinting and how to extract DNA from plant cells. Children below 8 years old will need parental assistance. Sign up required. Call 826.3711 or register below.
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STEM: Build a Popsicle Stick Catapult
Learn about physics, engineering, kinetic energy and projectile motion as we build a popsicle stick catapult. Sign up required by calling 826.3711 or registering below. Children under 8 will need an adult partner.
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Intro to Barn Quilts Craft
Learn the basic concepts and techniques to make your own mini barn quilt. This is for ages teen & adult. Sign up required. Please call 826.3711 or register below.
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Earth Day STEM: Landfill Experiment
Learn about landfills and the science behind food waste prevention. We will visualize what happens when food goes in the garbage. You will be a"gas"t at the results. ;)
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STEM: DNA Construction
In this activity, we will use pieces of candy to make a model for a short section of DNA. We will also learn about ammino acids, and the differences of DNA vs RNA. Children under age 8 will need an adult partner and sign up is required. Register below or by calling 826.3711
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May Day Craft: Pinwheels
We will be making paper pinwheels for May Day.
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STEM: Paper Airplanes
Have you ever wondered what makes a paper plane fly? In this activity, you will get to build a paper plane and change its basic design to see how this affects its flight. There is a lot of cool science in this activity, such as how forces act on a plane so it can fly, ... Read more
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National Scavenger Hunt Day
Join us from 9am-1pm for a library themed scavenger hunt inside the library!
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Do-Art Comics Workshop
Part of our special summer reading presentations featuring Do-Art Productions. We will have an interactive and creative workshop where we work together to make a comic book. The recommended age to participate is 10+ but we will have another activity for the younger children to do upstairs.
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STEM: Solar Oven S’mores
Harness the energy of the Sun to make the best snack ever invented, S’mores! A solar oven is a box that traps some of the Sun’s energy to make the air inside the box hotter than the air outside the box. In other words, the solar oven is like a super greenhouse. Children under age ... Read more
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