Children learn about state-specific biomes and design/create their very own Pokémon using various craft supplies.

Kids create their own squishy stress toys with packing tape and stuffing.

Provide teenage patrons with simple clay crafting supplies, fake teeth and eyeballs. See what unholy creatures they make.
 

Patrons enjoy dragon stories and make their own dragon egg to take home.

Art Around the World is a drop-in art experience for school-age children, offered over multiple sessions, that explores how artists across cultures use symbols, patterns and materials to tell stories. 

Tech Take-Apart is a hands-on exploration program where children and their caregivers dismantle old electronics to discover the components inside.

Patrons are taught basic color theory and then use simple DIY techniques to find their personal color palette, or “color season."

Scrapbook Sunday was an informal weekly event where participants were invited to tell their family story through paper-based craft. 

To encourage financial literacy in the community, participants recorded what they read on their personal "NCLS Book Bucks Log" and earned one "book buck" per title. "Book bucks" could be redeemed for small prizes.