Day Calendar

This program is designed for children ages 6-12. Learn about the water cycle while doing this hands-on activity! While supplies last.

This program is designed for parents and children ages 2-5 to do together. Make your own firefly using different materials. While supplies last via curbside service.

Join us for a StoryWalk® around Bethany Library. Enjoy nature and Bethany's walking trails as you read a story. The story changes every month so drop by to catch a different story.

Pick up a Grow-a-Library Seed Kit while supplies last!

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 National Poetry Month this April with a Blackout Poetry Take Home Kit! Create your own Blackout Poem with items included in kit and share your completed poem with us if you like and we'll post them for others to read!

Celebrate Earth Day by making a seed paper card!

No virtual component. Two kits per household please.

Pick up a Grow-a-Library Seed Kit while supplies last!

Join us for an at-your-pace, virtual storytime! Skilled librarians will introduce little ones to the library and show parents and caregivers invaluable information on reading readiness and create excitement about reading.

Pick up a Grow-a-Library Seed Kit while supplies last!

Want to learn about poetry but aren’t sure where to start? Just want to write and colour and learn? Then our Poetry Journals are for you!

Get artistic in April, for National Poetry Month! Create blackout poetry, collage poetry, or a piece of your own making to celebrate the joy, expressiveness, and pure delight of poetry!

Disposable packaging offers convenience, but it's not the most environmentally friendly option. Beeswax wraps fold around foods or cover bowls of leftovers and they are reusable, not to mention easy to make.

April is National Poetry Month! Stop by the Downtown Library pick up your personal poetry kit. When you have finished your poetry, bring your best poem back to the library so we can hang it up in the Children's Department!

Pick up a Grow-a-Library Seed Kit while supplies last!

Create your very own abstract art masterpiece with a style of painting that is successful for everyone. Put the "A" in STEAM using canvas, paint, and painters’ tape to create a piece of original art.

Looking for fun and engaging ways to play with your little one at home? Our skilled Children’s Librarians have developed a special take home kit just for you!

Pick up a Grow-a-Library Seed Kit while supplies last!

Pick up a Grow-a-Library Seed Kit while supplies last!

Pick up a Grow-a-Library Seed Kit while supplies last!

Pick up a Grow-a-Library Seed Kit while supplies last!

Celebrate National Poetry Month by creating your own blackout poetry.

Request a kit at the circulation desk, when you call in your curbside pickup, or in the notes section of the app. ​​

Celebrate spring! Pick up a "Grab N Go Kit" and create a Spring Suncatcher. Kits are available on a first come, first served basis while supplies last.

With some comics and glue, learn how to decoupage a box with your favorite superheroes!

Request a kit at the circulation desk, when you call in your curbside pickup, or in the notes section of the app. ​​

Pick up a Grow-a-Library Seed Kit while supplies last!

Pick up a Grow-a-Library Seed Kit while supplies last!

Pick up a Grow-a-Library Seed Kit while supplies last!

Looking for fun and engaging ways to play with your little one at home? Our skilled Children’s Librarians have developed a special take home kit just for you!

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

Pick up a Grow-a-Library Seed Kit while supplies last!

Celebrate Earth Day by creating an herb garden! This kit will provide you with everything you need to start seeds for five different herbs. Once they start growing, you can transplant them outside.

Visit Ralph Ellison Library for a poem a day during National Poetry Month, featuring different poets, eras, and subjects. You just might find a new favorite!

Let kids practice their fine motor skills with Paper Weaving! Colorful paper weaving not only helps kids develop hand/eye coordination and concentration but also sparks the mind and creativity with its use of color and patterns!

Poetry Month is here! Help us celebrate by designing your very own Blackout Poem with art! Register today and pickup your kit starting April 7th. We would love to see your creation!

Pick up a Grow-a-Library Seed Kit while supplies last!

Create your own macramé planter in honor of Earth Day! Each kit will include directions and everything you need to make one hanging planter with a seed heart for planting.

Looking for fun and engaging ways to play with your little one at home? Our skilled Children’s Librarians have developed a special take home kit just for you!

Pick up a Grow-a-Library Seed Kit while supplies last!