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Springfield City Library August 2019 EVENT GUIDE Springfield City Library August 2019 EVENT GUIDE SPRINGFIELD, MA WWW.SPRINGFIELDLIBRARY.ORG All events are free and open to the public. Registration is not required for most programs. 1 Garden using cotton swabs and other non-traditional FEATURED EVENTS supplies. Adults can enjoy a step-by-step project. Adult painting is suggested for ages 16+, and is limited to Discover Your Summer! Reading Program It’s going 15 participants. Registration is required. Registration to be an amazing summer at the Library! We have free for adults opens August 1st. Children under 16 are events for kids, teens and adults. Stop by any branch to pick up your reading log today. Read for 20 minutes welcome to join us for kid-friendly painting! No a day to earn prizes, raffle tickets and an invite to our registration required for children. Cookies and cold roller skating party! See any librarian for more details. drinks provided. No rain date. Saturday, August 17 | June 17- August 17| All Branches | All Ages 10AM- 1PM | Mason Square Branch Birds of Prey Join us for this educational and Meet the Candidates for City Council & Mayor Get entertaining program that will provide an interactive to know the candidates for Mayor and City Council. presentation featuring live birds of prey! Meet a Find out where they stand on the issues and let them retired fish and wildlife game warden/ licensed wildlife rehabilitator that cares for injured birds, operates know your concerns before you cast your vote in the a successful captive-breeding program and travels Preliminary Election. Register to vote, make sure your throughout New England and New York providing registration is active, and confirm where your polling information aimed at helping people appreciate, place is. Tuesday, August 20 | 5:30-7 PM | Mason respects and assist in the conservation of these Square Branch important raptors. For the entire family. For more information please call 413 263 6846. Monday, August 12 | 10:30 AM- 11:30 AM | Indian Orchard EVENTS FOR TODDLERS Branch | All Ages Author Talk: The Good, the Bad and the Adults must accompany and supervise children. Siblings are Blue Local author Haven Williams presents welcome to attend. on his new book “The Good, The Bad, and the Blue” which takes a bold look at how slavery, racism, and Bilingual Storytime Join us for stories, songs, occupational power intersect to become an underlying movement, fingerplays, a craft, and playtime.* cause in today’s conflicts between civilians and law Wednesdays | 1:30-2:30 PM | Brightwood Branch | Ages enforcement. Following the presentation, the floor will 1-6 be open to question and answers about the book and Hora de cuentos bilingües Acompáñenos para the larger topic of police brutality and racism. Copies cuentos, canciones, actividades, y tiempo para jugar. of Mr. Williams’ book will be available for sale and signing, and refreshments will be offered compliments No requiere inscripción previa. Un adulto debe of the Friends of the Library**. Monday, August 5 | acompañar a los niños. Los miércoles | 1:30 a 2:30 PM 6:15-7:45 PM | Sixteen Acres Branch | Ages 18+ | el sucursal Brightwood | Para niños de 12 meses a 6 Artworks in the Library: Glassworks by Marilyn años de edad, y los hermanos son bienvenidos. Sutin On display throughout August is Funky Fusion, Neighborhood Playgroup Come join us for fun and a collection of fused glass jewelry, decorative plates, learning at a playgroup facilitated by the Children’s and more. Created by Springfield artisan Marilyn Sutin, Funky Fusion catches the eye with a vibrant, sometimes Librarian. Meet other families, ask the librarian about fantastical look. For more information about the artist great books for your child, enjoy the toys in our Activity and her collection, visit her website at www.funky- Center, make art projects, and so much more! fusion.com. August 1 – August 31 | During Open Hours Wednesdays | Drop in from 10:30-11:30 AM | Mason | Central Library Level 1 near the Lower Circulation Square Branch | Ages 0-5, siblings welcome Desk. | All Ages Toddler Art Club Join us this summer for a toddler Job Training Information Table Want to improve art group! Every week, we’ll do a new simple craft to your job skills or change careers? Stop by the Job get your toddler thinking creatively and using Training Information Table to find out about free their basic motor skills. Tuesdays |10:30 AM – 11:30 AM| Forest Park Branch | Ages 2-5, job training offered in the Springfield/Holyoke area. siblings welcome. An adult must accompany and The information table will be staffed by workforce consistently supervise children. development specialists from Holyoke Community Infant/Toddler Storytime Join us for stories, songs, College. Thursday, August 15 2-4 PM | Mason Square movement, fingerplays, a craft, and playtime. No registration Branch | Ages 16+ required. Adults must accompany children. * Painting in the Park Discover how fun and relaxing Thursdays | 10:30-11:30 AM | East Springfield Branch | painting in the park can be! We will be doing Ages 6 months-36 months, siblings welcome impressionistic painting in Mason Square’s Reading Fridays | 10:30-11:30 AM | East Forest Park Branch | 2 All events are free and open to the public. Registration is not required for most programs. Ages 6 months-36 months Monday, August 12 | East Springfield | Ages 5+ Family Storytime Join us for stories, songs, Movies at Mason: movement, fingerplays, crafts, and playtime. No Ugly Dolls (87 minutes) Rated PG registration required. Adult must accompany children; siblings welcome. Saturday, August 10 | 1-3:00 PM | Mason Square Branch Indian Orchard Branch* Mondays | 10:30-11:30 AM | Ages 1-6 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (1 hour Library Express at Pine Point 47 minutes) Rated PG Wednesdays | 4:15-5 PM | Ages 4-10 Saturday, August 24 | 1-3:00 PM | Mason Square Sixteen Acres Branch* Branch Tuesdays | 1:30-2:30 PM | Ages 0-5 Discover Geocaching Geocaching is a real life treasure Thursdays through August 22 | 10:30 – 11:30 AM | hunt! Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS Ages 0-5 coordinates and then attempt to find a cache hidden *Presented in collaboration with Home City Families. at that location. Geocaching is a family friendly way Presentada con la colaboración de Home City Families. to exercise both your mind and body. Ask a librarian for a Quickstart Guide and find your first cache here EVENTS FOR CHILDREN at the library! Visit www.geocaching.com for more information and to download the app. June 17-August 17 | During Open Hours | Central Library Children’s End of Summer Fun! Join us for a gathering featuring Program Room games and light refreshments on the Museums’ Quadrangle to celebrate the last week of summer Paw Patrol Party! PAW Patrol is on a roll at this before school starts again. Activities are geared toward rescue pup themed party! Eat Chase approved snacks. children aged 5-12. Rain date is Aug. 22. Tuesday, Help make chew toys to donate to a local animal August 20 | 11 AM- 1PM | Central Library Quad | Ages shelter. Play PAW Patrol themed games and read pup 5-12 themed stories to our library famous therapy dog, Momo. Kids will even be able to “adopt” their own Calling all scientists... and foodies! Edible Science! pets and enter a raffle for a PAW Patrol literacy prize. Food and science go hand-in-hand, especially in this We hope to see you then! Wednesday, August 14 | summer series where children will be making edible 3:30-4:30 PM | Forest Park Branch | Ages 3-9 science experiments! Ever wondered what chocolate slime tastes like? We certainly have! Come discover What a Mess! Messy Outdoor Art Projects Become with us! Tuesdays | 3:30 -4:30PM| Forest Park Branch | a messy artist with our fun outdoor art projects. Make Ages 5-11 sure you dress for a mess while making a masterpiece. Wednesday, August 14 | 2:30-4:30 PM | East Springfield Teddy Bear Slumber Party Come to the library with Branch your stuffed animal friend for a sleepover. We will decorate a name tag and a blanket Minute to Win It Join us for Minute to Win It to for them and then hear a bedtime story and compete in fun and silly challenges! Minute to Win It have a bedtime snack. After we put them to challenges use art supplies and objects you might find sleep [SHHHHHH!] we will turn out the lights around the house. You will be timed...can you beat the and hopefully they won’t get into too much clock? Thursday, August 15 | 3:30- 4:30 PM | Central trouble overnight. Library Children’s Programming Room | Ages 6-12 Preregistration strongly encouraged. Please call (413) Read to Cadence the Dog Megan Marshall, a Bright 263-6846 for more information. Wednesday, August 7 | Spot Reading Buddies volunteer, will bring her dog 5:30-7:00 PM | Indian Orchard |Ages 3-7 Cadence to the library so kids can read to her. Kids ages 4-10 can sign up for a 10-minute slot. Bring Honey Bee Talk Backyard Beekeeper George Flathers your child’s favorite book. Designed to help kids gain comes to the East Springfield Library to talk about the confidence and reduce anxiety about reading. Monthly, importance of the honey bee in relation to our food, 1st Saturdays | 11:30 AM–12:30 PM | Sixteen Acres | their life cycles and the order of their hives. George will Ages 4-10 | Register Online also show parts of the bee hive and bee keeper tools, including a bee suit.
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