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Today: Passive Craft, Storytime, Dirty Diggers

5/31/2022

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I​t's a new week, which means it's time for a new Passive Craft! Summer is RIGHT around the corner, but we're still hanging on to Spring with our craft this week. Stop by the Passive Craft table ANY time this week to use glue and tissue paper to create beautiful blossoms! 🌸
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​It's Storytime day (5/31)! Join us behind the Thomas Marshall home (directly next to the library parking lot - you can't miss it!) at 11am for silly songs, a fun craft, and a cool story. We'll see you there!
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Dirty Diggers Club is tonight at 6pm! ​What do you do when you don’t have a yard but want to grow your own food? Container gardens to the rescue! Tonight we’ll be planting NMPL’s 3 container gardens and gaining knowledge that can be used at home.
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Today: Storytime & BeTween

5/26/2022

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Storytime is today at 11am! We'll be singing songs, reading a story, and making a interactive car craft! 🚗
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BeTween is today at 3:30pm - we'll see you after school!
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Today: Sensory Time; Basics of Cross Stitch Portraits - Kids

5/18/2022

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Reminder: There is NO Teen Makers today. We'll see you next week!
Our LAST Sensory Time of the spring season is today at 3:45pm! ​Pillowy soft and feather light, Magic Clay provides a soothing medium for squishing, squashing, and sculpting. Happy with the results? Leave it out to air dry and you’ll have a permanent keepsake!
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Our final session of Basics of Cross Stitch Portraits is today at 6pm on Facebook! Building on the techniques we've learned in our previous Cross-Stitch Classes, learn how to design, map, prepare, and stitch kids! You'll learn proper stitch sizing, from toddlers to teens, as well as different ways to sew babies. These personalized cross-stitch family portraits are perfect to give away as gifts for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, and other big life events!
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Want to stich along with us? You will need:
  • A Cross-stitch Kit from the library (Includes Patterns, Graph Paper, Aida 14 Count Fabric, & Embroidery Hoop)
  • Coloring Pencils
  • Embroidery floss
  • Scissors
  • Sewing Needles 
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Today: Storytime; Adulting 101; Dirty Diggers

5/17/2022

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Happy Storytime day everyone! Join us at the library today at 11am for silly songs, a fun story, and this friendly pencil pal craft project! ✏️​
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Our Adulting 101 class is today at 3:45pm and today we're tackling everyone's "favorite chore" - laundry! Did you know the majority of people don't do their laundry correctly? That's right! There's more to it than just separating lights and darks! Join us today for this awesome program!
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It's time for another meeting of our Dirty Diggers gardening club! ​The danger of frost is past - it’s time to plant our starts in the ground! Geoff Schortgen of Purdue Extension Wabash County will show us how to look at different soils, plant seeds, and transplant starts into raised beds. Join us at 6pm!
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Today: Creative Writering Retreat

5/14/2022

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​Writers of all ages are invited to attend our Creative Writing Retreat today from 11am to 1pm in the Blocher Room! 
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Today: Cook a Book: Ghana Yam and Knitting & Crochet Group

5/13/2022

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The West African nation of Ghana produces 8 million tons of yams a year - and for good reason! These starchy tubers are incredibly delicious and make an excellent pairing with a stew from one of the library’s African cookbooks. Tune into Facebook today at 11am for another wonderful Cook a Book program as we learn how to prepare yam!
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Our Knitting & Crochet Group is meeting today at 1:30pm in the Conference Room. All are welcome to join us for a relaxing afternoon of crafting!
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Today: Storytime & BeTween

5/12/2022

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Storytime is today at 11am in the Children's Department! We'll see you soon for a fun craft, silly songs, and a cool story!
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BeTween is today at 3:30pm in the Makerspace - come hang out after school!
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Today: Teen Makers, Sensory Time, Geometric Paper Wall Art

5/11/2022

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Teen Makers is today at 3:45pm in the Makerspace! Younger kids will NOT want to miss today's Sensory Time session, also at 3:45pm. ​Drip painting is an incredibly relaxing way to pass the time. Bright colors gently splash and mix to create beautiful combinations without any pressure to make your art look like anything.
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For tonight's home décor you will have to get into the origami frame of mind. Pick up a kit from the Makerspace-2-Go and tune into Facebook at 6pm to learn how to make this beautiful, 3D piece with just paper.
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Today: Storytime & Adulting 101: Ways To Improve Your Mental Health

5/10/2022

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Storytime is today at 11am in the Children's Department! We'll see you there for another fun morning!
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Adulting 101 is today in the Conference Room! Teens and young adults are invited to join us at 3:45pm as we explore Ways To Improve Your Mental Health. Psttt.. we heard a rumor that we're going to have a fury friend visiting!
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Today: Passive Craft of the Week & Evening Tales!

5/9/2022

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​It's time for a new Passive Craft of the Week! We had SO much fun with our Star Wands last week, that we just had make some more this week... but this time we're making colorful Rainbow Wands! Stop by the Children's Department ANY time this week to make your own colorful wand out of paper and ribbons. Have fun! 🌈
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Evening Tales is tonight at 6pm and we're making Mini-Mosaics! Bright chips of color transform into beautiful patterns and pictures. Get the creative juices flowing with this fun craft. 
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