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Youth Art Month Contest
Friday, March 01, 2024
Sunday, March 31, 2024
All Branches
Calling all youth artists! For Youth Art Month, we're challenging you to create and submit an original 2D work of art based on the theme of our upcoming Summer Reading Program: space! For this theme, draw your favorite planet or space-themed item—you can even make up your own.
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The winning artwork will be made into a collectible summer reading prize bookmark. Entries should be 3x7 inches. Starting March 1, you can stop by any MCPL location to grab a template. When you're finished, drop your entry off at any MCPL location by March 31 to enter.
Make sure your entry has the following information written legibly on the back: name, age, title of your artwork, MCPL location that you regularly visit, and contact information (including email address and/or telephone number). Ages birth–12.
VITAL English Language Group: Conversation with Shane Tang
Friday, March 15, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
New English speakers will practice everyday language skills in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. Learners will enjoy friendly conversation, learn about daily life in the U.S., gain confidence, and meet new people from around the world.
If you have not attended a VITAL program before, please stop by the office for more information (Downtown Library, second floor).
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Intermediate English skills are suggested. If you do not speak English, please fill out the VITAL Services form to learn about programs for beginners. Conversation Groups are drop-in and no registration is needed.
If you have not attended a VITAL program before, please stop by the office for more information (Downtown Library, second floor).
Baby Play
Friday, March 15, 2024
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Play, learn, and get to know other parents. We'll have sensory toys and other manipulatives to facilitate a fun time for all. There will also be an opportunity to talk about baby health, safety, postpartum care, and literacy with Tandem Birthing Center's Blythe Angle. Ages birth–2.
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This program is in partnership with Tandem Birthing Center.
Block Party at the Downtown Library
Friday, March 15, 2024
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Calling all budding architects and builders! Drop in at the Downtown Library to stack, build, and topple blocks! Ages 3–12.
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Registration is closed
Build Your Own Solar Eclipse
Friday, March 15, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Interested in astronomy and want to learn more about how the upcoming total solar eclipse works? Join the Indiana University Department of Astronomy in building your own scale model of the solar eclipse. Ages 7–12. Please register.
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This program is in partnership with the Indiana University Department of Astronomy.
