Day Calendar

This week’s adult take home kit is an endlessly useful Picture Frame Dry Erase Board! All supplies and instructions are included. This kit is first come, first serve. Feel free to call ahead for availability.

This take home kit is designed for children ages 3 and up to create art in the style of African American Artist Alma Woodsey Thomas with their parents. Kits are first come, first serve. Feel free to call ahead and check on availability!

Celebrate African American Astronauts by creating your own mini galaxy. In celebration of Black History Month teens will be provided material to create their own mini galaxy.

Create a cozy valentine to give away or keep! This kit contains supplies to make a no sew heart shaped valentine pillow. While supplies last via curbside service.

Weekly Make & Take Craft kits available as supplies last. Great for customers of all ages! Most supplies included, may need some supplemental materials such as glue or markers. Children may require adult help & supervision.

Monthly take home kit series! In this take home kit, registrants will be given a short biography of an artist or art style and the supplies to make their own inspired art!

Celebrate Black History Month and musical artists of color with CD scratch art.

No virtual component. Two kits per household please.

Decorate a wooden picture frame to put your favorite picture in. Keep it for yourself or give it as a gift to an awesome friend!

Did the pandemic ruin your date night plans? Don't worry, we've got you covered! Register to receive a movie date night grab bag with DVD staff picks from your genre of choice. Popcorn and candy included!

Don't let modern day craziest stop you from showing your love this Valentine's Day!

If you can paint one dot, you can paint many! Relax by painting dots into a soothing pattern. The kit contains all the supplies needed to create a beautiful mandala coaster. Adults only. Registration required. Limit 1 kit per registrant.

It's the perfect time of year to curl up with a mug of hot cocoa, and what better mug to use than one you've decorated yourself?

Celebrate Black History Month with this STEAM activity! Learn about famous and popular inventions created by Black Inventors.
Create your own traffic light! Paper circuit kit with supplies included!
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Valentine Themed Adult Take and Make.  We will provide you with a block of wood with nails and a skein of embroidery floss to wrap around the nails to reveal a heart!  You can wrap the embroidery floss in an orderly fashion, or in a

Relax and enjoy creating a beautiful, trendy art piece to hang in your room. Make a mandala, scratch a design that shows your favorite hobby, sport or the things that are most important to you or just create something you enjoy.

Could anything make your little one cuter? Only a Lovebug Headband could! In February's Take and Make Kit your child will cover a ladybug headband with hearts, turning it into a lovely Lovebug.

Whether you love insects or not, making your own can sure be sweet! Using various craft supplies, let your imagination lead you to create creepy, crawly, or just plain cute love bugs! All necessary supplies and directions will be provided.

February is Heart Disease awareness month. This kit includes directions and supplies to make a heart inspired mini wreath and learn tips on how to promote good heart health. This kit is first come, first serve.

Go on a quest for knowledge with Ralph Ellison's annual trivia quiz! This year our quizzes are take-home kits. You will get the questions and the answers along with a prize.

Throughout 2021, Black History Month and Beyond, Ralph Ellison Library is providing a unique visual opportunity by visiting former locations of Black establishments.

Use a paper plate to make a Valentine's Day unicorn. Also included are some activity pages and some book suggestions about unicorns and Valentine's Day. Take home kits are first come, first serve.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, artist Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891–1978) painted abstractions inspired by moments—from nature viewed through her living room windows to the Apollo Moon landings witnessed on the television screen.

Contains one polar bear craft, one penguin craft, and an information sheet about the two species. Available to all ages, registration required.