SUMMER FUN FOR KIDS!

Registration required. Drop-In. Bilingual Event AR A Auditorium LL Lower Level

R Register at hplibrary.org/events. D No registration required. B English-Spanish
Youth Services
Activity Room MR Meeting Room

R Paint-A-Long for Kids R PJ Storytime R Roar!

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Explore your artistic side by painting
together at the Library. We’ll explore AR
Put on your jammies and head over to
the Library for a fun family storytime LL
Wild Voices
artistic tools, art history, color theory, featuring stories, songs, and more! MR Drawing
and more. Dress for mess. Materials Mondays Workshop
provided by the Friends of the Library.
July 17, August 21 Did you know that elk bugle, mice
Sunday, July 9 6:30 – 7 p.m. scream, dear roar, walruses whistle, and
2 – 3 p.m. Stories are best suited for ages 3 – 5, cheetahs chirp? Learn to draw all sorts
Ages 5 – 8 but all ages are welcome! of animals, then hear the actual sounds
they make. Add speech bubbles and
imagine what your drawings are saying.
Thursday, July 27
D Secret Messages Entering grades K – 3
D STEAM AR
Sure, you know your ABCs, but what 1 – 1:45 p.m.
AR
Stations do you know about other ways to
write messages? Discover Morse
Entering grades 4 – 8
Join us for some scientific fun. We Code, hieroglyphics, and more. 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
have a station for everything: science,
technology, engineering, art, and math. Tuesday, July 18
Tuesdays 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
July 11, August 15 Ages 6 – 10 R Dino Dig
Come and pretend to be a Paleontologist!
12 – 1 p.m. AR Explore various sensory stations to dig
Entering grades K – 5 for toy dinosaurs and their bones.
Monday, July 31
6:30 – 7 p.m.
R “Find Your Art” Ages 5 – 8
AR
Magic & Art Show
R Perler Bead Keychains
Join variety artist Dan Gogh as
we wander down the path of
artistic creativity. Discover magic,
Get creative and make a personalized R T-Rexplorers
keychain. Explore the world of dinosaur
puppets, storytelling, and more!
B Thursday, July 20 LL science and paleontology with an
Wednesday, July 12 MR experienced dinosaur fossil hunter!
11 – 11:45 a.m. AR 4 – 5 p.m. T-Rexplorers will bring real fossils
For families with children of all ages. Ages 11 – 14 from numerous species, including
Registration and tickets are required. triceratops and tyrannosaurus rex,
Visit hplibrary.org/events for more details and for this hands-on adventure straight
to reserve tickets. from the Cretaceous period.
R Tiny Art Studio Tuesday, August 1
Get creative on a tiny canvas! We’ll provide
AR the materials, you provide the inspiration! 6:30 – 7:15 p.m.
R Fairy Tales Redone Wednesday, July 26 Ages 5 – 12
Have you ever read a fairy tale and thought 4 – 5 p.m.
AR that they didn’t handle the problem very
well? Now you get a chance to do better.
Ages 9 – 14
Join us for a different fairy tale each time R Middle School Zines
and activities to see who can solve the Curious about what DIY zines are
problem better, you or the characters. AR and the history behind them? Create
your own and trade them.
Fridays
July 14, August 11 Thursday, August 10
12 – 1 p.m. 4 – 5 p.m.
Entering grades K – 5 Entering grades 6 – 8

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