Day Calendar

Calling all pre-readers! Lowercase letters are here! Come by Almonte to pick up your sensory-based letter exploration kit. Each week, we will build on your kit and provide new activities! Kits are first come, first serve.

This program is designed for parents and children ages 2-5 to do together. Pick up a bag of various outdoor and nature materials for open-ended play.

Learn how to wrangle slime with this fun take-home kit - combine different ingredients to create the perfect slime concoction! Recommended for children 6+.

If I had a hammer…I’d probably break my thumb! You won’t have to worry about thumb loss with our easy-to-use String Art Kit for adults this month. You will be weaving colored string between pins on a foam board to make a pattern.

Jump in to the new school year with bullet journaling! Pick up a Bullet Journaling starter kit and learn how to record your past, organize your present, and design your future in the best way. While supplies last.

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.

This is a take home kit for ages 3 and up. Kit contains the supplies to make a yarn bird. Young children will need adult supervision and assistance.

Lotería (Spanish word meaning "lottery") is a traditional game of chance, similar to bingo. Pick up your Lotería card at Bethany and complete four tasks in a row exploring Latinx culture and library resources.

In honor of Latinx Heritage Month beginning on September 15th, we are doing a Flags of Latin America challenge at Capitol Hill! Our Latinx Heritage Month book display has 25 numbered flags from various Latin American countries.

Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month by learning about Mola art! Mola is a handmade textile art form that is traditional to the Indigenous Guna people of Panama, characterized by bright geometric shapes, patterns, and animals.

Are you a succa for a new plant, but can't seem to keep them alive? Try these DIY paper succulents and cacti. Each kit includes supplies to make three mini cacti and succulents. For adults. Registration required.

You missed a deadline and swore it would be the last, but it probably won’t…without this kit! Using the materials provided, create and customize your own planner and end some of those bad habits.

Exercise your creativity by joining the 2021 Kids Create Art Contest! We're now accepting submissions from artists ages 5-12 in the following categories:

There are millions of people engaged in researching and documenting their family histories. If you have never started documenting your family history, this take home kit is for you!

Have you ever wanted to stargaze? This family friendly STEAM kit will teach you all about stars and the way our eyes sense light. It comes with a stargazing booklet and materials to create an astronomer friendly flashlight. Happy stargazing!

Lotería (Spanish word meaning "lottery") is a traditional game of chance, similar to bingo. Pick up your Lotería card at the Downtown Library and complete four tasks in a row exploring Latinx culture and library resources.

The college admissions process can be difficult to navigate, but we offer the resources you need to make your collegiate dream a reality for students in 8th - thru 12th grades.

School is in session so let's practice our colors and counting!

This take home kit has everything you need to register to vote! Pick up your take home kit today to register to vote in local, state, and federal elections.

Is it magic? No, it's just an illusion! You won't believe your eyes when you see these optical illusions that you get to make on your own. Wow your family! Amaze your friends! And learn something cool in the process!

Let your imagination soar at this special arts and crafts program made for little hands! professional librarians will provide you with all the resources you need to take home to spread your artistic wings.

Each Make it Together kit contains supplies for two people and is intended to be a project for an adult and child to work on together.

Rhyme of the Month Club for Preschoolers and their caregivers. Initial Kit will include mini "felt board" piece, words to one rhyme and coordinating laminated pictures with velcro.

Create your own wearable art! Pick up your kit to tie dye your own t-shirt (or other material) at home!

Celebrate the work of Frida Kahlo by creating your own piece of art. Kit comes with pieces to make a collage of Frida Kahlo and includes flowers to give her an iconic flower crown.

Celebrate Guatemala’s Independence Day on September 15 by making and flying a QUETZAL, the national bird of Guatemala that symbolizes liberty and is part of the Guatemalan coat of arms!

Somewhere Over the Rainbow in September! Learn to crochet a small basket in rainbow colors.

Learn to play Lotería and other Hispanic games with this take home kit! Lotería is very similar to American Bingo, but is more visually and intellectually engaging making it perfect for the bright minds of children.

Lotería (Spanish word meaning "lottery") is a traditional game of chance, similar to bingo. Pick up your Lotería card at Ralph Ellison Library and complete four tasks in a row exploring Latinx culture and library resources.

Create your own bracelet! Each kit will include directions and most things you need to make one bracelet using straws as a weaving loom.
You will need to provide a piece of tape and scissors.

Teens and adults, create a 3-dimensional paper wreath at home!
This Take and Make kit includes all the paper cutouts you need to create a masterpiece.

Lotería (Spanish word meaning "lottery") is a traditional game of chance, similar to bingo. Pick up your Lotería card at Southern Oaks and complete four tasks in a row exploring Latinx culture and library resources.

Lotería (Spanish word meaning "lottery") is a traditional game of chance, similar to bingo. Pick up your Lotería card at the Village Library and complete four tasks in a row exploring Latinx culture and library resources.

Learn to play Lotería and other Hispanic games with this take home kit! Lotería is very similar to American Bingo, but is more visually and intellectually engaging making it perfect for the bright minds of children.

Lotería (Spanish word meaning "lottery") is a traditional game of chance, similar to bingo. Pick up your Lotería card at Warr Acres and complete four tasks in a row exploring Latinx culture and library resources.