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STEM Take & Make: Spool Racers

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Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: Library 21c
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Explore this example of potential and kinetic energy with this wind-up toy. For ages 5-12. 

ERC Make-a-Masterpiece: Mixed-Media Fauvist Portrait

10:00am–11:30am
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
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Homeschoolers: Much like 20th century "Les Fauves" (The Wild Beasts), you can create an expressive Fauvist portrait!

STEM Take & Make: Spool Racers

10:00am–5:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: Penrose Library
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Explore this example of potential and kinetic energy with this wind-up toy. For ages 5-12. 

STEM Take and Make: Spool Racers

10:00am–5:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: High Prairie Library
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Explore this example of potential and kinetic energy with this wind-up toy. For ages 5-12. 

Homeschool Book Blast

1:00pm–2:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen 13-18, Family
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Teen 13-18, Family
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Tell the world about your favorite book! Prepare a creative book report at home and present it informally to other families. You can make a diorama, design a game based on the plot and characters, or make a poster for the movie version.

Homeschool: Space Detectives

2:00pm–3:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
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Library Branch: Cheyenne Mountain Library
Room: Cheyenne Marlene Rook Memorial Community Room
Age Group: Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12, Family
Event Type: Homeschool
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Use your detective skills to learn about meteorites and impact craters here on Earth and on the moon!

Laser Badging & Design Level 1: Coasters

2:00pm–5:00pm
Tween 9-12, Teen 13-18, Adult, Senior
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Library Branch: East Library
Room: East Make
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Don't coast on the laser! Take the first steps into designing graphics for laser cutting. Using Inkscape, a free Vector Graphics Software, we will create custom coaster designs to engrave and cut out of 1/8” wood. No previous experience required.

STEM: Marble Run Mania

4:00pm–5:00pm
Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
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Library Branch: Ruth Holley Library
Room: Ruth Holley Meeting Room
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Explore gravitational potential energy, engineering, and problem solving as you use recycled materials to create a marble run. For ages 5 - 12.