Life-Sized Games

Missed the last Life-Sized Candyland program? You needn't fret, because it's back, bigger and better than before for International Games Day! Not only will you have the chance to be the playing piece on a giant Candyland game board, but you can also try your hand at Battleship, Hungry Hungry Hippos and Connect Four all in the large scale. And while you're waiting for your turn in the big leagues, play some good ol' regular-sized games.

Saturday, November 19
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Burgess Community Room
All Ages

Well, OK, it may not be quite as fancy as this one from http://www.coroflot.com/krnky/Episode-3-Projects, but it's still pretty cool 

Towers and Turrets!

Come play with towers and turrets on Saturday August 13th.  Come design your own fantastic architectural structure using cylanders, cardboard, and lots of loose knick-knack parts.   Let your imagination and creativity flow 1:30-3:00 p.m. in the Puett Room.  The possibilities will be endless!  And all ages are welcome to attend too!

Get Out and Play!

Sunday 8/7/2016 

1:30-3:00 PM

All Ages

Join us for outdoor games on the library lawn! We will be playing mini golf, pool noodle croquet, soda bottle bowling and more! 

Gifts from the Garden

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Join us in the Puett Room Saturday, May 14 from 1:30 to 2:30 to celebrate Gifts from the Garden Month. Decorate a flower pot and then plant flowers in it! Then combine soil and a lima bean in a clear container to take home and watch how plants grow. This is a program for all ages.

Squishy Circuits Workshop

Sunday March 13th
1:30-3:00 PM
Ages 5+

Join us this Sunday and get creative with circuits. Use conductive play dough, LED lights and battery packs to explore electronic circuitry. Build unique sculptures that buzz and light up!

Fused Glass is Back!

She's back by popular demand! We have the pleasure of welcoming back the fabulous Rae Campbell to teach families how to make your own fused glass art. Rae will take home your creations, fire them, and have them back a couple weeks later for you to pick up from the library. Register early, as she fills up fast. Call the Children's Desk at 503-718-2673 to sign up yourself and your kids for noon to 1:00, 1:30 to 2:30, or 3:00 to 4:00 on Saturday, April 9 in the Puett Room.

Hi! I'm an Engineer. What Do You Do?

In honor of Natinal Engineers Week, introduce your inner engineer to the world. Design and build a bridge with paper, build a tower with toothpicks and gumdrops, give software coding a whirl with Scratch, Jr. on an iPad, and program a little robot to go through a maze. Join us this Sunday, February 21 between 1:30 and 3:00 in the Puett Room.

Valentine Workshop!

Do you want to share the love with your favorite people? Come to the Puett Room this Saturday afternoon, and make valentines to your heart's content. You can make little boxes filled with sweet treats, soft felt pillows you stitch yourself, and fancy paper cards. 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 13th!

Reindeer Crafts

Come celebrate the first day of winter break by making some reindeer crafts!  We'll have all the supplies ready for you to make some fun stuff to take home and enjoy for the season.  Please join us on Saturday December 19th, 1:30-2:30 p.m. in the Puett Room.  Kids of all ages are welcome to attend.

International Games Day

On Saturday November 21st, more than 1,000 libraries around the world will celebrate the 8th annual International Games Day @ Your Library.  So bring the whole gang to play it up with board games, card games, and more, 1:30-3:00 p.m. in the Puett Room.  The whole family is invited to come have fun!

Dog Safety School

In honor of Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, join us this Sunday, October 11 from 1:30 to 2:30 in the Puett Room to learn from a Humane Society educator about how to stay safe around dogs. Practice what you learn with real-live trained therapy dogs and then make dog and cat toys to either donate to the Humane Society or take to your own fuzzies at home.

Blue Bell will be there!

National Grandparents Day

All ages WELCOME!

Show your appreciation of family by doing something grand at the library! Sunday September 13, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in the Puett Room. We will be making our own special edible treats to enjoy while creating one-of-kind crafty keepsakes to give to those you love. 

Super Vehicle Design Workshop

We've got one more kids summer reading event happening this summer!  Join us in our Super Vehicle Design Workshop where you can invent a stellar vehicle to transport the super hero of your choice.  We'll have LOTS of supplies you can use to let your imagination run wild!  It's happening on Saturday August 15th at 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Puett Room.

STEM-Powered Old-Fashioned Games

And now, for the event I have been waiting for all summer (actually, all spring, too)...

...Drum roll, please...

Nobody is too old for Candyland, at least not the life-sized version! That is one of the many activities you will be able to do this Sunday, July 19 from 1:30 to 3:00 in the Puett Room, outside in the courtyard, and in the field behind the library.

Draw and play your own hopscotch.

Design, build and run your own obstacle course.

Why use building blocks to build a tower when you can use big boxes instead?

And if you just want some nice, calm time with your family or friends, hang out in the library gazebo and just play some good old-fashioned board games.

What do all of these activities have in common? They develop the old-fashioned STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) skill of spatial orientation, something that you just don't use when playing Wii or Minecraft.

Dig It!

April showers bring May flowers!  Have your kids bring color and life to the library by helping Miss Janet plant flowers in the library courtyard planters.  Then come inside to the Puett Room and enjoy making some flowery crafts. 

Please come join the fun on Saturday May 16th, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Cardboard Construction!

What can you make with a cardboard box? Just about anything you can imagine!
Join us this Saturday for cardboard building fun, and learn a few 3D construction techniques along the way. We'll be making games and maps using relief techniques, standing cardboard animals using slots, rockets with cones and tubes, and towering it up with box upon box, complete with embellishment. Come to the Puett Room on Saturday, April 11, 1:30-2:30 p.m. All ages welcome. See you there!

Lego Construction Zone

Did you know the world's largest LEGO tower was built with 500,000 bricks? Drop in Sunday, March 22 from 1:30-3:00 and see how tall you can build something out of LEGO bricks.
This program is best for ages five and up.

It's a Pizza Party!!!

Do you LOVE Pizza?  Then come to the library for a late lunch and enjoy some on us!  And while you are snacking, take some time to make a faux pizza to take home.  We'll have tons of fix-in's to top off your pretend pizza pie.  It's all happening on Saturday March 21st in the Puett Room at 1:30 p.m. and ending at 2:30 p.m.  All ages are welcome to attend.

Kids Can Spring Into Yoga!

Kids ages 5 and up can join us on Sunday March 15th at 1:30 p.m. for a musical yoga adventure!  Roar like a lion and stretch tall like a tree with Leslie Wilda of Yoga Playgrounds as she combines yoga poses and movement with children's songs.  Yoga can improve concentration, build strength and help kids relax.  It's also a ton of fun.  See you in the Burgess Community Room on Sunday!

Lego® Construction Zone

One plus one is two. Two plus two is four. Four plus four is eight. Sound familiar? It all adds up to fun with Lego® bricks! Join us February 22 in the Puett Room from 1:30-3:00. We supply the bricks, you bring the skills.