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Learn how to make this simple and very cute froggy! This is a beginner project with glue, needles, felt, and thread. We will use a running stitch on precut felt, adding some beans and stuffing, finishing it off with gluing on their eyes. Ages 6+ Limited space, registration required.

Do It Yourself Paper Binoculars. It’s easy! Join us and decorate these unique binoculars any way you want! Made of paper, we will be provide different supplies for you to use to create your own unique pair.  Perfect to use during a backyard exploration, a hiking adventure, or even birding. Registration required, Ages 3+

Our favorite artist, Lois, is back this summer with a fabulous workshop in Adventures in Art! Each week she will present a new form of an art adventure to explore and create. We never know where we will go with Lois Off the Beaten Path! Ages 6+ Registration required

Registration is required. In-person with a max of 15 participants. Click here to register.

Do you have a sense of adventure, a desire to experience new vistas, a keen eye for detail and a storyteller’s flair? These are a few of the elements of the travel writer’s toolkit that Laurie will discuss in this travel writing workshop. You’ll practice in-class writing exercises to awaken the imagination and help guide your interest in writing about the places you’ve traveled or want to travel. You’ll walk away with some ideas to begin, methods to engage your reader, and stimulate your own sense of wonder! This is also a class for those who don’t travel but would like to armchair travel and write about what places intrigue them.

Facilitator Bio:
Laurie McMillan has an MFA in fiction and has led writing workshops for 21 years in all genres. She was the co-founder of the Pittsburgh Memoir Workshop, and several workshop series in venues as diverse as art museums, outpatient clinics, and at the VA. She believes that creativity and community in a safe and supportive environment can help writers do their best work. She is published in several magazines including American Journal of Nursing and the Healing Muse.

This program was funded in part by Emily’s Friends of the Library.

Join us and create an unique backpack yourself! We will provide the materials and guide you through step by step. Campers will be sporting their own style  wherever their next adventure takes them! Ages 6-18. Registration required

Build and decorate your own wooden paddle boat, We will provide all the materials for campers to use. Test it out in our water pool!  Ages 5+ Registration required

Our favorite artist, Lois, is back this summer with a fabulous workshop in Adventures in Art! Each week she will present a new form of an art adventure to explore and create. We never know where we will go with Lois Off the Beaten Path! Ages 6+ Registration required

This is a fascinating project, draw on cotton fabric, add the alcohol/vinegar blend and watch the magic happen! During the workshop we will experiment with designing and blending permanent markers with rubbing alcohol and vinegar creating a watercolor effect.  We will each use a variety of permanent markers and recycled objects to make our own colorful creation and while still wet, the work may be taken home at the end of the workshop. A caregiver must be present for children under the age of 10 to help with the project. Wear an old shirt to protect your clothing. Ages 5+ Registration required

This in-person session is for teens only. Registration is required. Click here to register.

Ideal for the beginner, no experience necessary!

We will discuss colors and how to blend them in a successful manner using a permanent, high chroma, highly transparent liquid fabric paint. Instructions will be given for a step by step “tie dye style” creative process and each participant will go home with a beautiful, wearable creation. At the end of the workshop each participant will take home their scarf and allow it to dry overnight. Once the piece is dry, it can be ironed on the silk setting to permanently set the colors.

The scarf is 100% silk with a hand rolled (hand sewn) hem and 8” x 54”. The participants will need a minimum of 3 feet working space. Bring an old shirt to protect your clothing. Ages 12-18.

Families are invited to share summer stories, songs, rhymes, and music in a fun interactive program that builds early literacy skills. This program is designed for children birth to 5 years old, accompanied by a favorite adult.  Together we will enjoy making our own pinwheels to try and to take home. Registration required, limited supplies.