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ALL WEEK - Pre-K to 12th Grade I SPY: Sports Balls - Find the pictures hidden around the library. Once you have found them all, bring your paper up to the desk for a small prize. Participants will be entered to win a weekly prize! Drop-In Craft: Frisbee - Drop-in to the library to make […]
Use your guessing skills to try to figure out how many sports objects are in the jar. Correct guesses will be entered to win a weekly prize!
Use your guessing skills to try to figure out how many miniature basketballs are in the jar. Closest guess wins a prize!
Pick up a bookmark template at the Botkins Community Library. Design a "heroes" themed bookmark. Be sure to come back in July to vote for your favorites! Winning bookmarks will be printed for the public to enjoy! Ages 2 to Adults
Celebrate the start of the Summer Library Program with Snow Cones, Hot Dogs, a Coloring Contest, and a free book when signing up. Balloons by Jared available from 12 pm - 1 pm
Seed Program with Amanda Hurley from Shelby Soil and Water Conservation District
The Exotic Zoo is visiting Shelby County again, creating a unique and memorable experience for all ages.
Educational toys, sensory toys, and crafts for preschool and pre-kindergarten aged children and a parent, grandparent, or caregiver.
The Exotic Zoo is visiting Shelby County again, creating a unique and memorable experience for all ages.
The Exotic Zoo is visiting Shelby County again, creating a unique and memorable experience for all ages.
Join us at Tawawa Park for a Giant Inflatable Obstacle Course, K&J's ice cream, Story Walk, special guest Berenstain Bears, hot dogs, and more!
Find the pictures hidden around the library. Once you have found them all, put your paper in the tray at the desk for a small prize.
Find the pictures hidden around the library. Once you have found them all, put your paper in the tray at the desk for a small prize.
Find the pictures hidden around the library. Once you have found them all, bring your paper up to the desk for a small prize.
Stop at the library to create your own Hidden Picture Craft, while supplies last!
REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Children will work together to solve puzzles around the library to collect a prize and break out of the library. Kids will register for a time slot.
Catch a ride in the Mystery Machine to test out your detective skills at this mystery themed family program.
Teens entering grades 7-12 can participate in this six week program to build, program, and compete with their own robot. REGISTRATION REQUIRED, and participation in all 6 weeks is expected.
Gliders, games, crafts, prizes and food trucks will be at the Anna Community Park to celebrate the beginning of the Library Summer Reading Program!
We will be discussing the book Grandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben Montgomery and getting our new read, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick. New members are welcome!
Step into our Crime Scene Kitchen and see if you can solve the mystery of what food was made. Best guess will win a kitchen gadget gift basket!
Have a play date with your little one. Educational toys and sensory toys. A passive program for for caregivers and children. Babies through Pre-K aged children welcome!
Keep your drinks cool this summer with customized can coolers. Adults can sign up to create a set of 4 sublimated can coolers with their own design.
Teen Room – A Time for Teens to come together for video games, board games, crafts, snacks and more!
Visit the library to try out our new outdoor bouncy house, and get some cotton candy and popcorn. Try your hand at the ball toss and cornhole and the duck pond game.
Join Amanda Hurley as she talks about all things "worms"! Get a hands-on experience with these wiggly creatures and learn all about the benefits of having them in our soil.
Catch a movie in our Community Room with an interactive script, making it not just a movie, but an experience!
Educational toys, sensory toys, and crafts for preschool and pre-kindergarten aged children and a parent, grandparent, or caregiver.
Join us for a Story Time with Amanda Hurley about nature around us with crafts and stories.
Do you want to slay dragons and go on adventures but have a limited budget? Travel with us and your imagination this summer through tabletop gaming. Experienced DMs will guide participants through curated one shots. Prior Dungeons & Dragons gaming experience isn’t required but is helpful. Registration requested.
Use your guessing skills to try to figure out what our magnified object is. Correct guesses will be entered to win a weekly prize!
Find the pictures hidden around the library. Once you have found them all, bring your paper up to the desk for a small prize.
Use your guessing skills to try to figure out how many miniature drumsticks are in the jar. Closest guess wins a prize!
Make a trip to the library to create your own tambourine from materials you won't believe! While supplies last.
AFTER HOURS - Tweens & Teens will work together to solve the mysteries of a villainous figure trying to skip summer and go back to a chilly winter. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Local Music Lady Beverly Meyer will show how much reading and music crossover in this family program for the ages!
Amanda Hurley from Shelby Soil and Water will show off all the good worms do for our ecosystem with stories and crafts
Teens entering grades 7-12 can participate in this six week program to build, program, and compete with their own robot. REGISTRATION REQUIRED, and participation in all 6 weeks is expected.
Gather a team and test your knowledge during our Rock n' Read Week at the Library with Music Trivia. Teams will compete across 3 rounds to top the charts and be the undisputed music trivia champion. Cash prizes for the winning team! ADULTS 18+
With Amanda Hurley from Shelby Soil & Water Conservation District, learn the important role that creeks and waterways play in nature. Make sure to wear boots to get wet!
Teens will work together to solve the mysteries of a villainous figure trying to skip summer and go back to a chilly winter.
Teen Room – A Time for Teens to come together for video games, board games, crafts, snacks and more!
Start your summer off with a great read! Join us on June 15 at 6 PM in the lower level at the Sidney location for a discussion on Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Adults 18+ welcome!
The Exotic Zoo is visiting Shelby County again, creating a unique and memorable experience for all ages.
Educational toys, sensory toys, and crafts for preschool and pre-kindergarten aged children and a parent, grandparent, or caregiver.
Get your music fix with the duo Thick & Thin. Enjoy well-known crowd favorites spanning from the 1960s to present! Perfect for the whole family!
The Exotic Zoo is visiting Shelby County again, creating a unique and memorable experience for all ages.
The Exotic Zoo is visiting Shelby County again, creating a unique and memorable experience for all ages.
Have a play date with your little one. Educational toys and sensory toys. A passive program for for caregivers and children. Babies through Pre-K aged children welcome!
Find the pictures hidden around the library. Once you have found them all, bring your paper up to the desk for a small prize.
Find the pictures hidden around the library. Once you have found them all, turn the paper in to the tray by the desk and get a small prize.
Find the pictures hidden around the library. Once you have found them all, bring your paper up to the desk for a small prize.
Find the pictures hidden around the library. Once you have found them all, put your paper in the tray at the desk for a small prize.
Teens will work together to solve the mysteries of a villainous figure trying to skip summer and go back to a chilly winter. Ages 10 & Up
Take a magical journey through the Children's room in this fantastical program for the whole family.
Visit the library for a variety of games and prizes and identify the flags as an extra challenge!
Join us to hear from Amanda Hurley of Shelby Soil & Water Conservation District about the great outdoors and make your own nature bookmark craft.
Teens will work together to solve the mysteries of a villainous figure trying to skip summer and go back to a chilly winter. Ages 10 & Up
Teens entering grades 7-12 can participate in this six week program to build, program, and compete with their own robot. REGISTRATION REQUIRED, and participation in all 6 weeks is expected.
Come hang out with us and watch Shrek (PG) and his friends while enjoying some freshly popped popcorn.
Register a child from ages 1 up to those entering 3rd grade in the fall to stuff their own dragon. Limited amount available!
Cozy up with a new stuffed animal and slip on a new pair of customized flip flops in this two part program. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Fuzzies are $12, flip flops are $3 per pair. Flip Flop SizeKid's SizeSole LengthSmall106.69"Medium117.48"Large138.86"Flip flop sizes
Teen Room – A Time for Teens to come together for video games, board games, crafts, snacks and more!
Pull up a seat at our big screen in the Community Room for this 1980s classic made popular again by the Netflix series Stranger Things!
Did you know there will be a total eclipse in our viewing area on April 8, 2024? Learn all about eclipses and make your very own eclipse viewer out of household materials.
Meet the live animals and learn fascinating facts about nature from the staff of Brukner Nature Center
Educational toys, sensory toys, and crafts for preschool and pre-kindergarten aged children and a parent, grandparent, or caregiver.
Do you want to slay dragons and go on adventures but have a limited budget? Travel with us and your imagination this summer through tabletop gaming. Experienced DMs will guide participants through curated one shots. Prior Dungeons & Dragons gaming experience isn’t required but is helpful. Registration requested.
RPG for beginners! REGISTRATION REQUIRED, bring a bag lunch and your imagination. Teens & Tweens in grades 5-8
Use your guessing skills to try to figure out what our magnified object is. Correct guesses will be entered to win a weekly prize!
Find the pictures hidden around the library. Once you have found them all, bring your paper up to the desk for a small prize.
Stop by the Main Circulation Desk to pick up a felt bug craft to complete on your own!
Use your guessing skills to try to figure out how many worms are in the jar. Closest guess wins a prize!
A Family program about insects with special guests from Count Your Blessings Farm. Participants will create a bug watercolor and peek in on a colony of bees. Free honey samples! *Note: there will be live bees at this program
Teens entering grades 7-12 can participate in this six week program to build, program, and compete with their own robot. REGISTRATION REQUIRED, and participation in all 6 weeks is expected.
Learn to turn an image into a etched design on an stainless steel pint glass. The basics of laser engraving will be discussed, along with creating the files needed. REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY JUNE 19.
Lilly Fox of Strands of Love with Tips and Demonstrations for the whole Family
Have a play date with your little one. Educational toys and sensory toys. A passive program for for caregivers and children. Babies through Pre-K aged children welcome!
AFTER HOURS - Tweens & Teens will work together to solve the mysteries of a villainous figure trying to skip summer and go back to a chilly winter. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Take in an evening of music at the Amos Memorial Public Library from the Muleskinner Band.
Teen Room – A Time for Teens to come together for video games, board games, crafts, snacks and more!
With author & illustrator Merrill Rainey, this presentation covers the basics of storytelling through the use of stop motion animation. This workshop covers storyboarding as well as tips and tricks on how to make dynamic scenes and visuals. Participants are encouraged to have their own smartphone or tablet. A limited number of library devices will be available […]
Meet the live animals and learn fascinating facts about nature from the staff of Brukner Nature Center
Pull up a seat at our big screen in the Community Room for this buzzing feature film.
Educational toys, sensory toys, and crafts for preschool and pre-kindergarten aged children and a parent, grandparent, or caregiver.
Meet the live animals and learn fascinating facts about nature from the staff of Brukner Nature Center
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