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Paint Your Own Ceramic Creature, Grades K-5, July 9, 2:30pm - 3:30pm, Registration Required

Paint Your Own Ceramic Creature

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Elementary School Aged, Grades 1-3, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

Choose from a variety of creatures to paint! Your creature will then be glazed and fired in the kiln at the Studio for Art and Craft.  

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Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Elementary School Aged, Grades 1-3, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Choose from a variety of creatures to paint! Your creature will then be glazed and fired in the kiln at the Studio for Art and Craft.  

Space Slime promo image. A cartoon-like cavern ceiling with green slime dripping form the top, right corner. Also, bright orange slime with eyeballs in the bottom right corner, bright pink slime with eyeballs hanging from the ceiling, and a blob of bright blue slime with eyes stuck to the ceiling.

Space Slime

Friday, July 12, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, S.T.E.A.M., Summer Reading
Age Group:
Elementary School Aged, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

It's slime time!  Come on down to the Children's Program Room to make different kinds of out-of-this world slime! Gooey slime, sparkly slime, slime with eyes!! Be sure t...

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Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Elementary School Aged, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, S.T.E.A.M., Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

It's slime time! 

Come on down to the Children's Program Room to make different kinds of out-of-this world slime! Gooey slime, sparkly slime, slime with eyes!!

Be sure to dress for a mess. 

green image with a inset photo of the Last Kids on Earth Book and a photo of author Max Brallier

Author Talk with Max Brallier, Creator of The Last Kids on Earth

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 1:45pm - 2:30pm
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Author Talk, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Elementary School Aged, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

Kids in grades 3-5 can join us in the children's programming room to talk live to author Max Brallier, who will be connecting with us virtually. He will be discussing his series, T...

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Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Elementary School Aged, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Author Talk, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Kids in grades 3-5 can join us in the children's programming room to talk live to author Max Brallier, who will be connecting with us virtually. He will be discussing his series, The Last Kids on Earth.

Fantasy Faire promo image with 6 colorful banners across the top. The background is a blue sky with a green grassy hill at the bottom. On the left side of the hill is a small unicorn and on the right is a colorful, striped tent with flags. The "e" in Faire has a small crown over it.

✨ Fantasy Faire ✨

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Helderberg Meeting Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Early Childhood, 2.5 yrs + up, Babies: Birth-18 mos., Toddlers: 18-36 mos., Pre-School: 3-5 yrs, Elementary School Aged, Grades 1-3, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Tweens & Teens, Families
Event Details:

🎉 Come one, come all to GPL's Fantasy Faire! 🎉 Stop by the Helderberg Room anytime between 4pm-6pm to meet unicorns 🦄, make a craft 🎨, and play some carnival-style games 🎯! C...

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Helderberg Meeting Room
Age Group: Early Childhood, 2.5 yrs + up, Babies: Birth-18 mos., Toddlers: 18-36 mos., Pre-School: 3-5 yrs, Elementary School Aged, Grades 1-3, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Tweens & Teens, Families
Program Type: Special Event, Summer Reading
Event Details:

🎉 Come one, come all to GPL's Fantasy Faire! 🎉

Stop by the Helderberg Room anytime between 4pm-6pm to meet unicorns 🦄, make a craft 🎨, and play some carnival-style games 🎯!

Costumes encouraged.

Drop-In Video Games, July 30th, 1:30 - 3:30pm, Stop by anytime

Drop-In Video Games

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading, Trivia / Games
Age Group:
Elementary School Aged, Grades 1-3, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

Drop by anytime between 1:30pm-3:30pm to play video games on our Nintendo Switch consoles! Challenge friends new and old to rounds of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Mario Kart 8...

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Elementary School Aged, Grades 1-3, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Summer Reading, Trivia / Games
Event Details:

Drop by anytime between 1:30pm-3:30pm to play video games on our Nintendo Switch consoles!

LEGO Free Play promo image with pile of Legos in bottom, left corner

LEGO Free Play

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
S.T.E.A.M.
Age Group:
Pre-School: 3-5 yrs, Elementary School Aged, Grades 1-3, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Tweens & Teens, High School: Gr. 9-12, Middle School: Gr. 6-8, Tweens: Gr. 4-8, Teens: Gr. 7-12, Families, All Ages
Event Details:

It's time to build with LEGOs! Stop by the Children's Program Room anytime between 4:00pm - 7:00pm to build the most awesome LEGO creations you can imagine. Pictures of everybod...

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Pre-School: 3-5 yrs, Elementary School Aged, Grades 1-3, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Tweens & Teens, High School: Gr. 9-12, Middle School: Gr. 6-8, Tweens: Gr. 4-8, Teens: Gr. 7-12, Families, All Ages
Program Type: S.T.E.A.M.
Event Details:

It's time to build with LEGOs! Stop by the Children's Program Room anytime between 4:00pm - 7:00pm to build the most awesome LEGO creations you can imagine.

Game Night in blue lettering; in the garden in yellow lettering; grass and blue sky with connect four, boy playing cornhole, and a boy bowling

Summer Lawn Games

Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Literary Garden at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Playtime, Summer Reading, Trivia / Games
Age Group:
Elementary School Aged, Grades 3-5, Tweens & Teens, High School: Gr. 9-12, Middle School: Gr. 6-8, Tweens: Gr. 4-8, Teens: Gr. 7-12, Families, Adults
Event Details:

Cornhole!          KanJam!                  Ladder Ball!             &n...

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Literary Garden
Age Group: Elementary School Aged, Grades 3-5, Tweens & Teens, High School: Gr. 9-12, Middle School: Gr. 6-8, Tweens: Gr. 4-8, Teens: Gr. 7-12, Families, Adults
Program Type: Playtime, Summer Reading, Trivia / Games
Event Details:

Cornhole!

         KanJam!

                 Ladder Ball!

        &n

Mystery Bash

Mystery Bash

Monday, August 5, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading
Age Group:
Grades 3-5
Event Details:

Do you have what it takes to escape the haunted mansion? If you can successfully solve the puzzles, riddles and brain busters you can leave the haunted mansion with your rightful r...

Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Grades 3-5
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Do you have what it takes to escape the haunted mansion? If you can successfully solve the puzzles, riddles and brain busters you can leave the haunted mansion with your rightful riches! (Participants will take home a puzzle prize bag)

No-Sew Squish Friends Grades 3-5

No-Sew Squish Friends

Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Elementary School Aged, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

It's a mystery! Which Squish Friend will you get? Participants in grades 3 to 5 will create a soft, squishy pillow buddy by tying together pieces of fleece. Caregivers are welcome ...

Registration
Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Elementary School Aged, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

It's a mystery! Which Squish Friend will you get? Participants in grades 3 to 5 will create a soft, squishy pillow buddy by tying together pieces of fleece. Caregivers are welcome to stay.

A canvas with a painting of a dear surrounded by material collected from a forrest

Adventures in Nature

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Program Room at Guilderland Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Elementary School Aged, Grades 1-3, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Event Details:

Create your own 3D nature scene - be it beach, under the sea, animal kingdom, mountains & trees, using canvas and natural materials we will provide. Projects will be ready to t...

Library Branch: Guilderland Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Elementary School Aged, Grades 1-3, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Create your own 3D nature scene - be it beach, under the sea, animal kingdom, mountains & trees, using canvas and natural materials we will provide. Projects will be ready to take home the same day.