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Earth Day Planters

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Brightwood Branch
Library Location: Brightwood Branch
Room: BW Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Gardening & Outdoors
Event Details:

Come celebrate Earth Day at the library! You can decorate your very own flower pot, plant a seed, and take it home to grow.

Kids of all ages welcome!

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Optional

Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Earth Day Planters

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Mason Square Branch
Library Location: Mason Square Branch
Room: Mason Square Branch
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Gardening & Outdoors
Event Details:

Come celebrate Earth Day at the library! You can decorate your very own flower pot, plant a seed, and take it home to grow.

Kids of all ages welcome!

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Optional

Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Earth Day Planters

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Forest Park Branch
Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Gardening & Outdoors
Event Details:

Come celebrate Earth Day at the library! You can decorate your very own flower pot, plant a seed, and take it home to grow.

Kids of all ages welcome!

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Optional

Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Earth Day Planters

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
East Springfield Branch
Library Location: East Springfield Branch
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Gardening & Outdoors
Event Details:

Come celebrate Earth Day at the library! You can decorate your very own flower pot, plant a seed, and take it home to grow.

Kids of all ages welcome!

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Optional

Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Earth Day Planters

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
East Forest Park Branch
Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Gardening & Outdoors
Event Details:

Come celebrate Earth Day at the library! You can decorate your very own flower pot, plant a seed, and take it home to grow.

Kids of all ages welcome!

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Optional

Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Earth Day Planters

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Indian Orchard Branch
Library Location: Indian Orchard Branch
Room: IO Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Gardening & Outdoors
Event Details:

Come celebrate Earth Day at the library! You can decorate your very own flower pot, plant a seed, and take it home to grow.

Kids of all ages welcome!

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Optional

Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Open Studio Tuesdays

2:00pm - 4:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
East Forest Park Branch
Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology
Event Details:

Join us for our day-time, Open Studio session! You can bring a project to work on, or an idea to bounce off of other makers.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Lego Questers of Indian Orchard

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Children, Tweens
Indian Orchard Branch
Library Location: Indian Orchard Branch
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Are you up to the LEGO Challenge? Join other LEGO Questers in building our Challenge of the month, or build your own. Tuesdays, 3-5 pm. Indian Orchard branch. For ages 5 and up. 

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Community Health Fair

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Central Library
Library Location: Central Library
Room: Rotunda
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Community Events, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join us for a Community Health Fair featuring local organizations with resources and services to improve your health and well-being.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Great Play Date

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Central Library
Library Location: Central Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Games, Storytimes & Playgroups
Event Details:

Come play with us at Central Library and Brightwood Library Branch! In partnership with Home City Families, we're hosting an open 'play date' for Springfield children and families.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Great Play Date

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Brightwood Branch
Library Location: Brightwood Branch
Room: BW Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Games, Storytimes & Playgroups
Event Details:

Come play with us at Central Library and Brightwood Library Branch! In partnership with Home City Families, we're hosting an open 'play date' for Springfield children and families.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Paperback Hedgehog

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Forest Park Branch
Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Room: Program Den
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Drop-in all day to learn how to make a friendly hedgehog out of a retired paperback book! They're the perfect reading buddy. 

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Makerspace Collaboratory Drop-In

2:00pm - 4:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
East Forest Park Branch
Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology
Event Details:

From traditional crafts to digital tinkering, the East Forest Park Makerspace is your place to create, invent, and learn. 

Each week we will have a drop-in project or two based on a theme.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Pre-K Hooray Storytime

2:30pm - 3:15pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Mason Square Branch
Library Location: Mason Square Branch
Room: Mason Square Branch
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Storytimes & Playgroups
Event Details:

Come and listen to your favorite stories. For children Pre-K and under with accompanying adults, but older siblings welcome.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Bilingual Storytime

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Children
Brightwood Branch
Library Location: Brightwood Branch
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Groups & Reading, Storytimes & Playgroups
Event Details:

Join our circle to share canticos/songs, games and fun stories while learning initial Spanish.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Mobile Farmers Market

3:00pm - 3:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
East Springfield Branch
Library Location: East Springfield Branch
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Community Events, Food & Cooking
Event Details:

The Mobile Farmers Market is back.  The colorful truck will be making a weekly stop on Wednesdays.  The Farmers Market truck brings affordable, fresh fruits and vegetables to local neighborhoods. 

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Birds of Prey with Tom Ricardi

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
East Forest Park Branch
Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: EFP Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Community Events
Event Details:

Fly over to the East Forest Park Branch Library during school vacation week and join wildlife rehabilitator Tom Ricardi for his ever popular presentation on birds of prey.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Earth Day Planters

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Children
Sixteen Acres Branch
Library Location: Sixteen Acres Branch
Room: SA Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Gardening & Outdoors
Event Details:

Come celebrate Earth Day at the library! You can decorate your very own flower pot, plant a seed, and take it home to grow.

Kids of all ages welcome!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Read with Henry the Rabbit

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens
East Springfield Branch
Library Location: East Springfield Branch
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Book Groups & Reading
Event Details:

Come read with the softest and most cuddly rabbit, Henry! Reading aloud improves literacy skills and builds confidence. Open to early and experienced readers of all ages. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Girl Scout Troop 65166 Meeting

3:30pm - 5:15pm
Children
East Forest Park Branch
Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: EFP Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Community Events
Event Details:

Weekly Meeting of Girl Scout Troop 65166

Disclaimer(s)

Non-Library Event

This is a non-library-sponsored event.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Crafternoon for All Ages

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Indian Orchard Branch
Library Location: Indian Orchard Branch
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Get crafty! Let's make something together.

Join Meg as we do a different craft every week on Wednesday afternoons. Tissue Paper Painting, Watercolor painting, finger painting, and floral book marks are some of the crafts we will be exploring.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Crafternoons for Kids

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens
Central Library
Library Location: Central Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Get crafty! Let's make something together.

For 6 weeks, the Central Library will be doing a crafts for kids Wednesday evenings.

Every week will feature a new and exciting project to work on and take home!

April 23 - Constellation Embroidery

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Optional

Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.

Circle Time Fun

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Sixteen Acres Branch
Library Location: Sixteen Acres Branch
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Storytimes & Playgroups
Event Details:

Come join us for educational fun and learning at a librarian facilitated playgroup! 

No registration required, just drop in anytime during the program. 

Birth - 5 years, siblings welcome.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Trashion (Recycled Fashion) Show

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Children
Sixteen Acres Branch
Library Location: Sixteen Acres Branch
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Celebrate Earth Week. Make your own trashion outfit with cardboard and other recycled materials. We provide the supplies; you supply the imagination. Then walk our "runway" in the Children's Room to show off your cool designs!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.