Game Concept Art: Monsters

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Work with digital artist and video game designer Laura Spreitzer and learn the basics of how to design your own monster! Whether it's a Big Bad Boss or a low level goblin for your comic, game, or purely your own entertainment, Laura has lots of experience teaching artists of all abilities how to express themselves.This event...

Teen Take and Make: Naturally Dye Your Own Bandana

Learn the science behind how color gets added to cloth! Celebrate historical fiction by learning how to dye things with natural pigments. This program is an easy and great way to learn how our forebears did it!  Create an appointment to reserve your kit! Contact: Sarah Prosser : [email protected]

STEM Ever After: Star Stories Grades K-2

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.Did you ever wonder what it is like to live in outer space? Discover what it's like to travel to space, and experience astronaut training to see if you have the right stuff to live among the stars. **Attending this event will earn you points in our Summer Reading Program!** This program is designed for kids entering...

STEM Superheroes: Ada Lovelace, the World’s First Computer Programmer Grades 3-5

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.Discover STEM Superhero Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer. Students will learn about the history of computers and through an interactive activity, they will use math to create an analog video game template. **Attending this event will earn you points in our Summer Reading Program!** Paper and pencils will be needed for this activity. This program is designed...

Teen Maker Kits

Teen Space

We will be preparing take home Makerspace and STEAM kits for you to grab from the library for free! Sign up ahead of time on our reservation page to request your kit and arrange a pickup time at our outdoor curbside pickup table. Contact: Sarah Prosser : [email protected]

Coding Camp Grades 1&2: Build Your Own Fuzz with Kodable

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.DO TOGETHER! Today we will use JavaScript to create our own fuzzy characters in the kids programming game, Kodable! Accessorize and design your very own member of the fuzzFamily to use in your coding adventures! At the end of class we will share our unique fuzzes with each other.We will do today’s module in class...

Coding Camp Grades 3-5: Build Your Own Fuzz with Kodable

Zoom Rye

.DO TOGETHER! Today we will use JavaScript to create our own fuzzy characters in the kids programming game, Kodable! Accessorize and design your very own member of the fuzzFamily to use in your coding adventures! At the end of class we will share our unique fuzzes with each other.We will do today’s module in class...

Teen Take and Make: Create Your Own Sketchbook

Made out of upcycled materials, learn basic book binding skills as you create your own sketchbook (or journal!). Sign up ahead of time to have materials ready for pick-up and see how simple this project is to recreate with items you have at home! -------Reserve your kit by making a curb-side pick up appointment! (Be sure...

STEM Ever After: Once Upon an Avatar Grades K-2

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.What's an avatar? Learn about how video game stories are created around the central character you control called an "avatar!" **Attending this event will earn you points in our Summer Reading Program!** Crayons and paper are needed for this activity. This program is designed for kids entering grades K-2 in September 2020. Please register with an email you...

STEM Superheroes: Jacques Cousteau, Under the Sea Grades 3-5

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.Discover a whole new world through the eyes of a Marine Biologist and explore the world's oceans to learn more about our friends who live under the sea! **Attending this event will earn you points in our Summer Reading Program!** This program is designed for kids entering grades 3-5 in September 2020. Please register with an email you...

Teen Maker Kits

Teen Space

We will be preparing take home Makerspace and STEAM kits for you to grab from the library for free! Sign up ahead of time on our reservation page to request your kit and arrange a pickup time at our outdoor curbside pickup table. Contact: Sarah Prosser : [email protected]

Coding Camp Grades 1&2: Create Your Own Maze with Kodable

Zoom Rye

.DO BEFORE CLASS! Using some of the things we learned together last week, we will be building our own mazes in Kodable. Learn how to use sequence, conditions, loops, and functions to make your maze. Prepare your maze (or mazes!) at home. When we meet in class, we will share our creations and play each...