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The Art of CSS

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
ECO Studio A (Classroom) at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Did you know you can use coding to create art? Learn to use HTML and CSS to create different images and even animations! Registration required. Grades 6-12. Taught by a HiTec...

Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio A (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Did you know you can use coding to create art? Learn to use HTML and CSS to create different images and even animations!

Registration required. Grades 6-12.

Taught by a HiTech instructor.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Dive into Geology!

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
ECO Studio B (Lab) at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Have you ever wondered what kinds of rocks make up our planet? Are you interested in learning about beautiful gems and minerals or fascinating fossils? Join us for a look into the ...

Required
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio B (Lab)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Have you ever wondered what kinds of rocks make up our planet? Are you interested in learning about beautiful gems and minerals or fascinating fossils? Join us for a look into the Earth’s most amazing geological artifacts!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Electrical Engineering

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Walter Dean Myers Homework Room at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Lights On, Lights Off! Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes when you flip a light switch on the wall or press the ON button of a battery-powered fan in the summer? Why do som...

Required
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Walter Dean Myers Homework Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Lights On, Lights Off! Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes when you flip a light switch on the wall or press the ON button of a battery-powered fan in the summer?

This event is in the "Teens" group.

JAVA

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
ECO Studio A (Classroom) at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Discover the basics of Java, a class-based, object-oriented language used to design applications. Learn data and expressions, using classes and objects, conditionals, and loops. Cr...

Required
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio A (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Discover the basics of Java, a class-based, object-oriented language used to design applications. Learn data and expressions, using classes and objects, conditionals, and loops.

This event is in the "Children" group.

All Together Now (All ages) TK

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
ALL TOGETHER NOW:

All ages with adult; 30 min. Ticket required. Children build skills in singing, talking, listening, reading, and getting along with others through stories, music, rhymes, and ac...

Event Details:

Ticket required. Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM

ALL TOGETHER NOW

All ages with adult; 30 min. Ticket required.

Children build skills in singing, talking, listening, reading, and getting along with others through stories, music, rhymes, and activities. 

Tickets will be available at the children's desk 15 minutes before class. 
 

 

Event Details:

Ticket required. Tickets available 15 minutes before class.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Aerodynamics & Aeronautics

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Walter Dean Myers Homework Room at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Have fun learning about the difference between aeronautics and aerodynamics. Learn basic engineering principles applied to both in a fun way. See how they apply to everyday life an...

Required
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Walter Dean Myers Homework Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Have fun learning about the difference between aeronautics and aerodynamics. Learn basic engineering principles applied to both in a fun way. See how they apply to everyday life and make your invention take flight!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Design for Laser Cutting & Engraving

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
ECO Studio A (Classroom) at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Using a variety of software and techniques, design your own keepsakes that you can print using the Glowforge™ laser cutter and engraver in the Glenwood Makerspace!  Registr...

Required
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio A (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Using a variety of software and techniques, design your own keepsakes that you can print using the Glowforge™ laser cutter and engraver in the Glenwood Makerspace! 

Registration required. Grades 6-12.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Science of Art

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
ECO Studio B (Lab) at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Learn how the creation of art is influenced by science and do experiments in chemistry, fluid dynamics, and color theory to make amazing works of art! Students will create acrylic-...

Required
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio B (Lab)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Learn how the creation of art is influenced by science and do experiments in chemistry, fluid dynamics, and color theory to make amazing works of art!

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Central Summer Celebration: Budding Artists (all ages)

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Central Park Terrace at Central Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

All ages. Drop-in. Join us on the patio to paint your own masterpiece using tempera paint! Wear clothes you aren't afraid of getting messy. All paints used are safe, non-toxic, ...

Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Park Terrace
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

All ages. Drop-in.

Join us on the patio to paint your own masterpiece using tempera paint! Wear clothes you aren't afraid of getting messy. All paints used are safe, non-toxic, and washable.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Central Summer Celebration: Crafty Bookmark Station (all ages)

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen Area (CEN) at Central Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

All ages. Drop-in. Create your very own personalized bookmark using upcycled book pages and various other fun art supplies! This is part of our Summer Reading Celebration ser...

Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Teen Area (CEN)
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

All ages. Drop-in.

Create your very own personalized bookmark using upcycled book pages and various other fun art supplies!

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Central Summer Celebration: Face Painting (all ages)

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Central Patio at Central Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

All ages. Join us for a splash of color and creativity at our Face Painting Activity by Kaleidoscope Amusements! Perfect for all ages, our talented artist will transform your fa...

Library Branch: Central Branch
Room: Central Patio
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Community Events, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

All ages.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Craft Pop-Up Shop [ages 4 & up]

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Miller Children's Classroom at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 4 and up.  Allow 15 minutes.  Drop in.  Pop-in and make a craft!  

Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Miller Children's Classroom
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Crafts, Fun & Games!, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 4 and up.  Allow 15 minutes.  Drop in. 

Pop-in and make a craft!

 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Stick to Being You – Creating Pride Stickers with the Cricut

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Studio B at Glenwood Branch
Program Type:
DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Celebrate Pride Month at the Glenwood Branch + Makerspace and learn how to create custom stickers with the Cricut Maker.  Every participant must register. All supplies provide...

Required
Library Branch: Glenwood Branch
Room: Studio B
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Celebrate Pride Month at the Glenwood Branch + Makerspace and learn how to create custom stickers with the Cricut Maker.  Every participant must register. All supplies provided. 

 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Savage 3D Printing Meetup

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Savage Studio (Classroom) at Savage Branch
Program Type:
DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Interested in 3D printing? Building your own 3D printer at home? Join fellow community members interested in this fun and useful technology to work on 3D design projects, ask qu...

Required
Library Branch: Savage Branch
Room: Savage Studio (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: DIY & Makerspace, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Interested in 3D printing? Building your own 3D printer at home?

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Character Design

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Walter Dean Myers Homework Room at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Learn about the process behind designing your own characters and using illustration software.  Create the look of your character, its costumes, and props, and give it a unique pers...

Required
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Walter Dean Myers Homework Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art, Movies & Music, Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Learn about the process behind designing your own characters and using illustration software.  Create the look of your character, its costumes, and props, and give it a unique personality!

Registration required. Grades 6-12.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Robotics Challenge

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
ECO Studio A (Classroom) at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Registration required. Grades 6-12. Taught by a HiTech instructor. This class is being held Mon - Fri, register once for all sessions.

Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio A (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Registration required. Grades 6-12.

Taught by a HiTech instructor.

This class is being held Mon - Fri, register once for all sessions.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

SAT Math

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
ECO Studio B (Lab) at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Enhance your math savvy to improve your SAT score! Relieve test anxiety by taking practice tests in a low-risk environment and gain full comprehension of what to expect on test day...

Required
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio B (Lab)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Enhance your math savvy to improve your SAT score! Relieve test anxiety by taking practice tests in a low-risk environment and gain full comprehension of what to expect on test day.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Sea Perch

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
ECO Studio A (Classroom) at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Registration required. Grades 6-12. Taught by a HiTech instructor. This class is being held Mon - Fri, register once for all sessions.

Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio A (Classroom)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Registration required. Grades 6-12.

Taught by a HiTech instructor.

This class is being held Mon - Fri, register once for all sessions.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Sports Science

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Walter Dean Myers Homework Room at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Deflategate and the ideal gas law? Bend it like Beckham? What is a knuckle ball? Learn about the physics behind your favorite sports with hands-on experiments. Registration requ...

Required
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Walter Dean Myers Homework Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Deflategate and the ideal gas law? Bend it like Beckham? What is a knuckle ball? Learn about the physics behind your favorite sports with hands-on experiments.

Registration required. Grades 6-12.

Taught by a HiTech instructor.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Weird Science

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
ECO Studio B (Lab) at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Have you ever wanted to become a mad scientist? Explore fun and exciting chemistry experiments using basic household chemicals. Engineer an assortment of mind-blowing matter to tak...

Required
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio B (Lab)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Have you ever wanted to become a mad scientist? Explore fun and exciting chemistry experiments using basic household chemicals. Engineer an assortment of mind-blowing matter to take home and spook your friends and family.

This event is in the "Children" group.

3, 2, Fun (ages 2-3 with adult) TK

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 2-3 years with adult; 30 min. Ticket required. Preschoolers develop skills for talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing through stories, songs, fingerplays, and rhym...

Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Lucille Clifton Rooms A/B
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 2-3 years with adult; 30 min. Ticket required.

Preschoolers develop skills for talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing through stories, songs, fingerplays, and rhymes. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Octopus's Garden [ages 7-10] TK

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Avalon Room at Miller Branch
Program Type:
Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 7-10.  60 min.  Ticket required. Explore the world of this incredible predatory mollusk and member of the cephalopod class.  Apply what you've learned to cre...

Library Branch: Miller Branch
Room: Avalon Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Gardening & Nature, Tech Skills or STEAM
Event Details:

Ages 7-10.  60 min.  Ticket required.

Explore the world of this incredible predatory mollusk and member of the cephalopod class.  Apply what you've learned to create a special Octopus's Garden in the Enchanted Garden.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Anatomy I

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
ECO Studio B (Lab) at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Prerequisite: HistologyDiscover the gross anatomy of the human body and learn about three body systems that hold us together and help us function. We’ll cover the integumentary, sk...

Required
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: ECO Studio B (Lab)
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Prerequisite: HistologyDiscover the gross anatomy of the human body and learn about three body systems that hold us together and help us function. We’ll cover the integumentary, skeletal, and muscular systems.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Photography

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Walter Dean Myers Homework Room at East Columbia Branch
Program Type:
Tech Skills or STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Learn how the digital single lens reflex camera is engineered to utilize part of the electromagnetic spectrum we call visible light. Obtain hands on experience using a DSLR camera ...

Required
Library Branch: East Columbia Branch
Room: Walter Dean Myers Homework Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Tech Skills or STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Learn how the digital single lens reflex camera is engineered to utilize part of the electromagnetic spectrum we call visible light. Obtain hands on experience using a DSLR camera and learn numerous picture-taking techniques.