Unleash the Fun: Penguins, Claymation, LEGO & More at These Events!
Posted on October 24, 2024 at 4:30 am
Families & All Ages
Show your family’s personality and capture some silly memories during Awkward Family Photos: Holiday Cringe Edition (all ages) in The STCU Studio at Spokane Valley Library.
Trade in your puzzles and games for some that are new to you at our Jigsaw Puzzle & Board Game Swaps (all ages). Games and puzzles for any age are accepted, so long as they have all their pieces.
Families can flex their engineering and problem-solving skills using our abundance of LEGO bricks during LEGO Free Play (families & kids ages 5+). Test your engineering and construction skills with library materials and tools with a specific Engineering Challenge (families & kids ages 8+) in The Lab at North Spokane Library.
The CHAS Mobile Clinic returns to Spokane Valley Library in November to provide services for all ages, such as medication refills, wound care, treatment of acute injury and illness, referrals for primary care/specialist, lab draws, and flu and COVID vaccination.
Early Learners & Their Adults
Enjoy our weekly Play & Learn Storytimes at nine of our libraries, all offering storytime for families and some offering other ages for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. Together, we read entertaining picture books, sing songs, learn fingerplays, and enjoy activities that explore the skills kids need to get ready for school.
Check out Picture Book Chat (adults) to discover new books and book-inspired activities that children will enjoy! Librarians explore what they like about these wonderful books for toddlers, preschoolers, and emergent readers.
Kids & Tweens
Did you know a penguin’s beak can be black, red, bright purple, or orange? During Penguin Exploration: Birds on Ice (grades K–5), learn how to draw a penguin and choose your favorite beak color, create some amazing penguin crafts, and discover fun facts while finding penguins hidden in the library.
Sign up for the Making a Claymation Video (ages 8–12) workshop to sculpt the characters and world as you imagine them and then turn it all into a video to share with your friends and family.
After-school activities that focus on creativity and STEM for kids in grades K–5 are happening each week at three libraries: Terrific Tuesdays at North Spokane, Wonder Wednesdays at Medical Lake, and STEAM-Themed Thursdays at Spokane Valley.
Homeschool Hodgepodge: STEAM Activities (grades K–5) at Deer Park Library offer engaging activities in art, coding, engineering, and more—something different each month!
Teens
Learn how to design something special and unique for the holidays in the class Glowforge: Holiday Ornaments (teens and adults). Or stop in for Maker Open Hours in The Lab (teens and adults) at North Spokane Library to ask questions, receive instruction, and work on your creative projects using our equipment: Glowforge 3D laser printer, laptops with Adobe Creative Cloud software, a sewing machine, digital media transfer equipment, and other available tools.
Teen Hang Out & Create (grades 7–12) is a weekly session to hang out, study, and/or try out a new creative activity at Spokane Valley Library. Meeting monthly just after Hang Out & Create, teens can take part in Teen Leadership Council (grades 7–12) and help plan programs and work on other projects with a wonderful team of other teens.
If you love to read, you could be a Reading Buddy. Find out how you can make a difference in a young child’s life during Reading Buddy Volunteer Orientation (ages 16+).
Are you looking for a part-time job? Do you want to make a good impression when looking for full-time summer work next year? Expert career coaches from WorkSource Spokane are available during WorkSource Drop-In Help (teens and adults) at Spokane Valley Library to provide help with refining your resume, enhancing your job-search strategies, and exploring future career opportunities.
