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Star Wars Day

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Working with a fan club, a San Antonio library gave 150 kids and adults a Star Wars-packed afternoon, complete with crafts, movies and Darth Vader pics. 

Library Circus

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little girl pretending to fly like a cannon ball out of a cannon using a face-cutout at a circus

One popular children's program we do each summer is the library circus. This program is for children ages preschool through 5th grade and is a one hour program with lots of hands on stations for kids to visit. We have several hundred people attend each year. We have families, preschools, daycares, summer school, and more that attend.

Iditarod Immersion

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A sled dog in the woods

Students learn technology skills, geography and history while researching "the last great race."

Books and Bites

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Celebrate the best in local literary and culinary talent by combining a reading with a scrumptious dessert.

Teen Cooking Series: Fruit Smoothies

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Using a food history book as inspiration, a Los Angeles library taught their teens to make healthy smoothies.

Explore

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friends having fun working on a project together

Explore, a program for developmentally challenged adults, uses multimedia tools, books and crafts in a quest for fun and lifelong learning. 

Tea Blend Workshop

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Attendees learn about and experiment with different tea leaves and ingredients to create personalized blends. The workshop also includes a tasting of their creations.

Teacup Fairy Gardens

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Photograph of two finished Teacup Fairy Gardens

Kids can explore their inner artist and celebrate spring by crafting a fairy garden inside a teacup.

Film Negative Experience Center

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The Film Negative Experience uses real film negatives for participants to search for items and scenes like an "I Spy" game.