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Saturday, March 8 Seismic waves move energy through the earth resulting in EARTHQUAKES! Sloan Museum of Discovery and Longway Planetarium staff will be here to help children work together to engineer earthquake resistant towers then test their designs on the earthquake shake table to see if they can survive a quake. Adult assistance will be required, so caregivers should plan to stay in the room to help their kiddos. Open to children aged 9 years old or older.
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Strawberry Shortcake and her friends are having the berry best time preparing for the annual St. Patrick's Day parade and festival. Everyone except Lemon Meringue, that is! Everything Lemon does seems to go wrong. When Strawberry sees how upset her friend is, she comes up with a fruitastic plan to turn Lemon's day around. |
Jack the mouse goes to visit his cousin in Ireland on St. Patrick's Day, and spends the day trying to catch a leprechaun. |
When Roy G. Biv, a leprechaun, appears and asks Colleen's help in saving the St. Patrick's Day parade, she offers items of different colors to rebuild his lost rainbow, but is reluctant to part with a special gift from her grandfather. |
Age 3+. This game teaches basic counting and beginning math skills and encourages retention through stimulating multi-level math games. Monkey Balance is easy to learn so everyone can start playing instantly. |
Ages 3+. Bring the nighttime sky into your room with a rotating star pattern of the northern sky or choose from 24 images of planets, nebulae, moons, space craft and other celestial bodies. |
Ages 3+. Engineer a happy fairy tale ending as you construct a bridge that keeps three goats safe from the troll. Develop skills in using the design process; exploring cause and effect; and experimenting with size, weight and balance as you are naturally inspired to explore a challenging situation until you find a solution. |
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- Wednesday, March 26, 5:30-7:00pm
- New or struggling readers in grades K-5 are invited to sign up for a 15-minute "Paws for Reading" session with one of our local certified therapy dogs.
- The goal is to provide a non-judgmental atmosphere in which kids can read without correction or interruption and learn not just to read, but to love reading as well.
- A handful of books will be available, but feel free to bring one from home. Each child will have one-on-one reading time.
- Register for a 15-minute timeslot:
5:30-5:45pm , 5:45-6:00pm , 6:00-6:15pm ,
6:15-6:30pm , 6:30-6:45pm , 6:45-7:00pm.
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- Monday, March 31
- Build something fun with all of our Lego bricks! We have more than enough for everyone to make their own creation, or work together to come up with a cooperative build.
- All ages are welcome.
- Register for the 2:00pm or 6:00pm session.
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TUMBLE BOOK - LTPL has a free subscription to TumbleBookLibrary that your family can access from home!
- TumbleBookLibrary has over 250 animated talking picture books and features Spanish and French books, read-along chapter books, non-fiction books, and exciting games and puzzles!
- Works on all devices! Books are streamed right to your device.
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Reading Level: Grade 3-7 The Nightmare Brigade is a dream team led by Professor Angus. With his two young sidekicks, 14 year-olds Esteban and Tristan, they have one goal: help people get rid of their worst nightmares. With unique skills, the team members can literally infiltrate their patient’s nightmare to seek its root and destroy the cause. Then, an insomniac is invading other’s dreams. How does he do it and how can he be stopped? It’s a paranormal story you won’t want to sleep on! |
Reading Level: Grade 6-9 When Gravelmuck Elementary’s cleaning slimes escape and destroy the schoolyard with their acidic ooze, all claws and tails point to Mr. Snag, the school’s caretaker, as the culprit. Determined to clear Mr. Snag’s name, Tank and Fizz dive into the case, only to discover that the goop under Rockfall Mountain runs deep. The detective duo must outwit their eight-legged principal and survive an ancient war between high-tech janitors and spell-slinging wizards. |
Reading Level: Grade 4-8 How did Robin of Loxley become Robin Hood? Why did he choose to fight injustice instead of robbing for his own gain? Expressive and gritty, this graphic novel whisks readers back to Crusades-era England, where the Sheriff of Nottingham rules with an iron fist, and in the haunted heart of Sherwood Forest, a defiant rogue -- with the help of his men and the lovely Maid Marian -- disguises himself to become an outlaw. |
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Celebrate Earth Day everyday with the "Love the Earth" Mosaic Take-and-Make Craft Kit. Each Earth-shaped sign shimmers with glitter when finished and comes printed with a big heart that reads “Love the Earth”. Includes self-adhesive foam pieces and satin cord. 9" x 8 1/2". If the registration list is full, please add yourself to the waitlist, as we often have kits not picked up promptly that we can offer to the waitlist. Kits will be available to pick up in the curbside lobby beginning Tuesday, March 18th. Any kits not picked up by Tuesday, March 25th will be offered to children on the wait list.
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