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Calendar of Events & Celebrations
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Check out this list of monthly events and celebrations to help with your program planning.

Image text: Haunted Library. Illustrations of black bats and a ghost reading a book.
Image text: Haunted Library. Illustrations of black bats and a ghost reading a book.
Haunted Library
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Turn the library into a haunted Halloween extravaganza with stations for games and spooky stories.

Photograph of four teens sitting around a workshop table designing tactile board games
Photograph of four teens sitting around a workshop table designing tactile board games
Build a Better Book: Teens Using STEM to Create a User-Friendly World
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Teens design accessible books and activities for people with disabilities. 

8 Fun and Educational Programs Using Primary Sources
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These 8 programs utilize a few of the thousands of primary sources available from the Library of Congress.

Logo reads: Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Libraries, ALA American Library Association
Logo reads: Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Libraries, ALA American Library Association
Apply Now: Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities
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Apply for grants of $10k and $20k to increase accessibility services.

Photograph of three children dressed in smart clothing with caps and lit up lightbulbs on their heads.
Photograph of three children dressed in smart clothing with caps and lit up lightbulbs on their heads.
Exploring Big Ideas
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This program allows children to explore the basics of philosophy with different crafts and activities.

Life Size Oregon Trail. Compete as a team to make it West on the most grueling wagon train in history
Life Size Oregon Trail. Compete as a team to make it West on the most grueling wagon train in history
Oregon Trail Live-Action Simulation
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Inspired by the original video game, this program simulates a full run of the historical trail. 

Photograph of a poem painted on the sidewalk. Pottsboro Library Poet - 2023.
Photograph of a poem painted on the sidewalk. Pottsboro Library Poet - 2023.
Summer Sidewalk Poetry Competition
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Winners of this poetry contest get their poems painted onto local sidewalks.Â