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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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Scratch Coding Camp

Join us for a week-long Scratch Coding Camp. This is an exciting program designed to introduce children and teens to the world of coding through Scratch, a beginner-friendly visual programming language. Over the course of the week, participants will learn …

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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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Stitch and String Lab

Mondays from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. July 3rd through August 7.

This weekly workshop is led by children’s programmer Sue Tarinelli, and was inspired by Cassie Stephen’s awesome “Kids’ Stitch and String Lab” guide. Over the six weekly labs you’ll …

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PRESCHOOL SUMMER READING FINALE: Find Your Dinosaur Roar with Michele Urban!

Find Your Dinosaur Roar

A dino-mite, prehistoric music adventure with Michele Urban from “My Music Room”!

We’ll wrap up our summer reading adventures as we stomp, chomp, and sing along to Michele’s silly dino-songs. Learn to dance like a dinosaur, and even get a photo …

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Pool Party – now on WEDNESDAY 8/16!

Pool Party at the Mills Pond Pool
NOW ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. 

TUESDAY, August 15th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm

For students entering GRADES 1-8.

FREE, for kids, entering Grades 1-8, who have earned pool party brag tag for …

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Make a Memory, Record a Story!

Film yourself reading a children’s story using our iPad Studio Space, created for our storytimes during the lockdowns!

Miss Meg will guide you through the recording process, and we’ll send you a copy of your recording to keep as a treasured …

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Las Musas Book Club

The mission of the Las Musas Book Club is to foster a love of reading diverse and inclusive stories by Latinx authors for young readers!

The vibrant array of selections for the book club will excite even the most reluctant readers, …

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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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Baby and Me Story Times

Drop in on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Start early and let us help you grow your reader!

We’ll sing, talk, read, and play with your baby and you. Using nursery rhymes, fingerplays, baby signs, short books we read together, plus bounces and …

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