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Art in the Afternoon

Art in the Afternoon

Six different art centers each week, with the help our teen volunteers, the Art Buddies!

Enjoy learning the skills and the creative habits acquired through art exploration. Over the summer, there will be painting, sculpture, cute critter crafts, mural making, yarn …

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Honeycomb of Hexagons Mural Project

Honeycomb of Hexagons Mural Project

This summer, help us create an installation inspired by a similar project from the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.

Just like illustrators who are influenced by the images around them, we get inspired by the art that children add …

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Art in the Afternoon

Art in the Afternoon

Six different art centers each week, with the help our teen volunteers, the Art Buddies!

Enjoy learning the skills and the creative habits acquired through art exploration. Over the summer, there will be painting, sculpture, cute critter crafts, mural making, yarn …

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Adult Craft Night: June

Adult Craft Night is back!  Join library director and avid crafter Sarah McCusker for a fun craft project.  New projects every month!

During June’s session, we’ll be getting ready for summer reading by making blingy bookmarks.

Registration is required and space is …

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Open ART Studio – Free Drop In for Kids

Drop in on Tuesdays between 10:30 and 11:30 am.
Sue Tarinelli, our resident artist, designs a new art project for children of all ages to complete here at the library with their grownup.

Drop in and get creative each week, with all …

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Learn to Crochet

Have you been wanting to learn how to crochet?  Join us for some hands-on instruction using Creativebug.  All materials will be provided, but if you have yarn or hooks of your own you’d like to use please feel free to …

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Adult Craft Night: May

Adult Craft Night is back!  Join library director and avid crafter Sarah McCusker for a fun craft project.  New projects every month!

During May’s session, we will be making rolled paper flowers from discarded books and cardstock.  They’re great for wreath …

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Open ART Studio – Free Drop In for Kids

Drop in on Tuesdays between 10:30 and 11:30 am.
Sue Tarinelli, our resident artist, designs a new art project for children of all ages to complete here at the library with their grownup.

Drop in and get creative each week, with all …

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Story Time for Preschoolers – with an Art Project

Sign reads: Story Time for Preschoolers with an art project. For kids 3 years to 5 years old. On Thursdays at 10:30 at the Canton Public Library. Cute animals with books and a child with an art project decorate the sign.

Drop in on Thursdays at  10:30.  Story time is our favorite time of the week!  For kids aged 3 and up with a parent/caregiver, siblings also welcome (see notice below.)

Join Ms. Heather for books, rhymes, songs and games and we’ll …

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Story Time for Preschoolers – with an Art Project

Sign reads: Story Time for Preschoolers with an art project. For kids 3 years to 5 years old. On Thursdays at 10:30 at the Canton Public Library. Cute animals with books and a child with an art project decorate the sign.

Drop in on Thursdays at  10:30.  Story time is our favorite time of the week!  For kids aged 3 and up with a parent/caregiver, siblings also welcome (see notice below.)

Join Ms. Heather for books, rhymes, songs and games and we’ll …

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