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PASSIVE CRAFT OF THE WEEK: MOSAIC STICKER RAINBOWS
Monday, April 3rd - Saturday, April 8th Do you love the different NMPL crafts, but can't fit another thing into your schedule? Do you want to get creative with the kiddos, but don't want to deal with the mess afterwards? Passive Crafts are the solution for you! Each week, a new fun, simple and engaging craft will be set up at the Passive Craft Table in the Children's Department. Stop by ANY time the library is open and spend time crafting at your leisure! No specific times to memorize... no clean up after... just good creative fun! Program Cost: Free Program Age Requirements: None Registration? None Location: Children's Department |
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AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE FOR KIDS: SEASONS
Monday, April 3rd @ 3pm American Sign Language is a natural language that serves as the predominant language of deaf communities in the United States. ASL is a complete and organized visual language that is utilized through facial expression as well as movements and motions with the hands and body. At this session, we’ll learn the signs for the different seasons and weather! This class will be taught by Elliot Sklar. He is a recent graduate from Goshen College with a bachelors in American Sign Language and Secondary Education. Throughout his four years at Goshen he has learned and taught ASL as well as taken a semester at Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. Elliot is excited to teach you all more about American Sign Language as much as you are excited to learn it! Program Cost: None Program Age Requirements: None Registration: None Location: NMPL Blocher Room |
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EVENING TALES: POM POM CHICKS
Monday, April 3rd @ 6pm Join us for fun games and fun crafting! We’ll be making a bevy of adorable Pom Pom Chicks - soft, squishy, and oh-so-cute! Program Cost: Free Program Age Requirements: Preschool-Elementary Registration: None Location: Children's Department |
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INTERACTIVE MOVIE: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS
Tuesday, April 4th @ 11am Join us for a special interactive showing of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs... we promise, you've never watched this movie like THIS before! Squawk like a chicken, eat yummy treats, make “food” rain from the sky, watch out for the tipped fishbowl (everyone’s going to get a little wet!), and MORE! You just never know what fun surprises and activities await you at an Interactive Movie event! Program Cost: None Program Age Requirements: None Registration: None Location: NMPL Blocher Room |
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COLORING CAFÉ
Tuesday, April 4th @ 3:45pm Adult Coloring is a healthy way to relieve stress, as it can calm the brain and help your body relax. Come to the library to enjoy a peaceful afternoon of coloring your stress away! We’ll have a variety of different coloring pages to choose from, and we’ll be serving coffee, hot chocolate and tea. And if that isn’t already perfect enough? We’ll be playing café style music the entire time! Program Cost: FREE Program Age Requirements: 13+ Registration: None Location: NMPL Conference Room |
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THE GREAT TOY SWAP
Thursday, April 6th @ 2pm Spring cleaning is here and it’s a great time to get organized! Have some toys or games you’ve outgrown or no longer play with? Bring them to the Blocher Community Room for our back-by-popular-demand Toy Swap! How will it work? Kids will be able to arrange their own swaps - trading a toy they no longer want for a toy another child no longer wants. And just like that, old toys become new! All swaps must be mutually agreed on, and participants have the right to decline a proposed swap - or suggest a counter bargain! Extra toys can be donated to a “Community Property” table and kids will be able to take a toy from the table even if they don’t have anything to swap. All toys should be clean, free of strong odors, and should not have any broken parts. Program Cost: Free Program Age Requirements: All ages Registration: None Location: NMPL Blocher Room |
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QUILTING & CRAFTING CLUB
Friday, April 7th from 10am to 4pm If you love crafting, and enjoy gatherings of other creative minds to work on projects together, this club is for you! Gather your current projects, and head to the library to meet up, have a laugh, and share crafting tips and skills in a relaxing environment. All skill levels, mediums, and crafters are welcome! Program Cost: Free Program Age Requirements: None Registration? None Location: NMPL Blocher Room |
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KNITTING & CROCHET GROUP
Every Friday @ 1:30pm Whether you are new to knitting and crochet, or have been enjoying this relaxing craft for years, you'll love our weekly Knitting & Crochet Group here at the library! Come join others in the NMPL Conference Room on Friday afternoons for a relaxing time to work on your current craft projects and to meet new friends! Beginner and eager to learn? You'll find a helpful teacher here! Beginners should bring a pair of needles (size 6 to 9), and a skein of light colored, worsted weight yarn. Worsted weight yarn is also labeled 4. Light colors are recommended as it is easier to see individual stitches with the light color. Program Cost: Free Program Age Requirements: None Registration? None Location: NMPL Conference Room |