Events
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For kids ages 5-11
This month, kids can try their hand at creating art inspired by the illustrations of Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Drop into the North Branch for supplies and instructions, while supplies…
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Celebrate Lord of the Rings by coming to the North Branch! Kick your journey off by completing our "Walk to Mordor" hike at Riley Trails that will be available from September 7th through September 21st. Starting on Monday, September 16th,…
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For High School Seniors
Drop-in for some brainstorming, proofreading, or structure work for your college essays. No matter where you are in your process, we're here to help.
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Drop-in any time as Groundworks' staff guides you through the basics of using our Baby Lock Bloom embroidery machine, show off all the tools we have for fabric arts projects and show you where to find simple beginner…
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For ages 16+
Create your own magical moment with a mini potion in a bottle! Perfect for Halloween (or anytime) decor.
Because this craft includes working with hot wax and glue, it is for ages 16 up.
- All day,
For kids ages 5-11
This month, kids can try their hand at creating art inspired by the illustrations of Oliver Jeffer's There's A Ghost in This House. Drop into the North Branch for supplies and instructions, while supplies…
- All day,
For Middle and High Schoolers
This month's Teen Art Gallery is embroidered sugar skulls. Now we're not asking you to embroider actual sugar. Instead create designs you might see on sugar skulls through the use of felt and embroidery…
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For tweens ages 9-14For this month's Tween Art Gallery, we are celebrating Día de los Muertos. We will be making custom mini ofrendas. If you don't know what these are, it's a chance to learn about their importance in this Mexican holiday.…
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For ages 6-11
Kids will listen to a story and learn how bees pollinate and help us to grow food. Then will have a chance to program "bee-bots" to move from flower to flower to make honey. Everyone will also get to taste local honey from…
Come complete some fun fall crafts with us this season! These crafts are perfect for toddlers and preschoolers, and we'll have a different fall-themed craft each month.
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For Tweens 9 -14
Come create your own spooky mini terrarium. All materials provided. Registration required starting Thursday, September 19th at herrickdl.org/events.
Registration closes October 2 at 12:00am (11 spots remaining)Register for event - ,
Learn to make an Art Deco-inspired stained glass design. Two templates will be provided along with a selection of colorful glass to choose from. This project is designed for beginners and may require an additional 1-on-1 appointment…
Registration opens September 23 at 12:00am - ,
We have a makerspace, and your preschoolers are invited to check it out! Come join Ms. Aaryn as she reads stories about shapes, and then try your hand at making your own creations using geometric shapes! At the conclusion, we'll all get a…
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Learn to make an Art Deco-inspired stained glass design. Two templates will be provided along with a selection of colorful glass to choose from. This project is designed for beginners and may require an additional 1-on-1 appointment…
Registration opens September 24 at 12:00am - ,
For Middle and High Schoolers
Join us as we take other people's art to a whole new level by adding ghosts and other spooky elements. All materials provided. Registration required starting Thursday, October 26th.
Registration opens September 26 at 12:00am - ,
It's the 8th Annual North Branch Pumpkin Painting Party, with a literary twist. Start dreaming up ways you could decorate a mini pumpkin that will be on display at the library during the month of October, like a pumpkin that looks like your…
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Celebrating The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
We’re highlighting one of our favorite book series: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown this fall in anticipation of the movie adaptation coming out in September! Join us for a series of programs inspired…
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Through Show and Tell, HDL's Maker-in-Residence, Joel Schoon-Tanis, will talk through all of the aspects of the creative process, with a special emphasis on brainstorming. Participants will play some creativity starting drawing games and…
Registration opens October 1 at 12:00am For kids ages 6-10
Feeling artistic? Drop in anytime between 3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. once a month to do some creating! From paper crafting to painting, each session will have a different project or two for you to try.
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Graphic memoirist Elizabeth A. Trembley (Look Again) will walk through her “Eight Times for Drawing Stories" zine in this fun and interactive class. Attendees will learn the basics of zine-making and a variety of prompts to create their own…