Calendar - Easthampton Public Library

Intro to Robotics!

Nov 9 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Learn about robots and how they are made and what robots do in the world today. You’ll find out about self-driving cars and the build your own car with Digital Designer instructions and EV3 robotics kits.

You will learn to program your car to drive through the streets on a challenge mat. Then add code to use the color sensor so the car can drive itself.

7+ Pre-registration is required.

Categories: Children's Program Registration Required Technology

Dec

Mon

Celebrate Computer Science Education Week with Scratch! Code Your Hero with Holyoke Codes!

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Dec 9 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

At this introductory workshop, we’ll help students create free accounts and explain the basics of sprites, costumes, and coding with visual blocks to create engaging, interactive stories. Students will learn to incorporate rich, multimedia into their projects. We will be focusing on the theme Code Your Hero. This workshop is funded by the Public Policy and Advocacy Office of the American Library Association. Ages 7+. Space is limited, registration required.

Categories: Children's Program Registration Required Technology

Dec

Mon

ANIMATE a NAME! Hour of Code using Scratch!

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Dec 16 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Using Scratch, we will make a name come to life through animation, sound and music. It can be a nickname, the name of a favorite sports team, place, activity or anything else you can think of-use your imagination! Space is limited, registration is required. Ages 7+

Categories: Children's Program Registration Required Technology

Jan

Sat

Sumo Bots for TEENS!

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Jan 18 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Show your Skills in the Ring!

Students learn to create a vehicle that can compete in a SumoBot tournament. Each robot attempts to push the others out of the ring while avoiding falling out. In addition to the coding, students have an engineering challenge to create attachments that can increase the defensive or offensive capabilities of their SumoBot. This workshop develops teamwork and cooperation as well as friendly competition during the tournament! Ages 12+

Categories: Registration Required Technology Teen Program

Feb

Fri

Ultimate Smash Tournament for Teens!

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Feb 21 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Show us your moves! The Library will be hosting a friendly video game tournament featuring Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch. We’ll be using mostly-official rules, with a special prize for the ultimate winner! All equipment and refreshments will be provided, and participation is free. Ages 12+.

Categories: Technology Teen Program

Mar

Sat

CANCELLED: Interactive Graphic Novels with Holyoke Codes for TEENS!

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Mar 21 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Combine art and literature with coding and computational thinking to create compelling narratives. We will conceive a story, illustrate it, and bring it to life using Ren’Py, an open source visual novel engine to tell their interactive digital stories. The Ren’Py scripting language is based on Python, a widely used programming language that enables students to create a unique story that allows readers to make choices that affect the story outcome.

Categories: Technology Teen Program

May

Wed

Tech Help with Elli

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May 19 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm