Tag: Tween Programming

ADVENTURES in Doodles and Drawing (Ages 8+): Tuesday, 7/9/24 starting at 3 PM (DROP-IN)

For many, drawing can be an extremely relaxing practice. Create your own characters or learn from the masters. Stop in to the Children’s Room where we will have all kinds of zentangles to color and how-to-draw books to practice your skills with. Registration is not required for this event. Drop in anytime between 3-5 PM and leave when you must. This is an Adventure Begins at Your Library Summer Reading… Read more

ADVENTURES in Coding with Gail Ramsay (3 Distinct Age Groups): 7/15, 7/16, 7/29 at 4:30 PM

Calling all future engineers! You are invited to join Gail Ramsay (Code & Circuit, Amesbury) and Kathy Watson (Kimball Library) for some coding fun! We will be utilizing iRoot robots. Beginners are welcome as well as those with coding experience. *Due to the limited number of spaces and high interest, a $10 cash deposit is required for each child to register. Deposits will be refunded when your child attends the… Read more

ADVENTURE Begins At Your Library (Summer Reading Program 2024)

Summer Reading registration for the program itself begins on June 6th and will be in person throughout June and July. If we get 200 registrations or more, Kathy Watson is going to KISS A LIVE PIG! Please note that you must register for all events separately. Check out what we have planned… Read more

Interactive Movie Night: Jumanji (1995) (T/weens) Wednesday, 7/24/24 at 6 PM

  We have the props, the scripts, the movie, the big screen and candy! Just bring your t/weenage self and a friend (ages 10+) and get ready for some play-acting antics in the jungle! It’s super easy to participate because everyone is ALL IN. Please try to arrive by 5:50 for the best candy and seats! Jumanji (1995) When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release… Read more

ADVENTURES in Roll and Write (Ages 8+) Tuesday, 7/30/24 at 4:30 PM

Do you like to write? Do you have ideas for a story, but don’t know how to start? Do you enjoy role-playing games like DnD? Then this is a class for you. Part role-playing game, part creative writing- we’ll be creating characters, worlds, and adventures together. Learn how to use a die or dice to navigate and structure your story. As a group, we’ll go on an adventure together, but… Read more

T/ween Book Discussion: Wednesday, 7/3/24 at 6 PM

The book of the month is Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. On his way to visit his estranged father, Brian’s plane crash-lands in a lake, leaving him stranded in the remote Canadian wilderness, with only his clothes and the hatchet his mother gave to him before his departure.  Now alone, exhausted, terrified, and hungry, with no special knowledge of the woods, Brian must brave circumstances beyond his experience, meet each day’s… Read more

ADVENTURES in Candy (Ages 10+): Tuesday, 7/2/24 at 4:30 PM

Do you like candy? Have you ever made candy sushi? Kids ages 10 and up are invited to this sweet program. We’ll play all kinds of candy related games and snack on the candy sushi we make. This is an Adventure Begins at Your Library event generously sponsored by The Friends of Kimball Library.… Read more

ADVENTURES with Wildlife Encounters (All Ages): Wednesday, 6/26/24 at 6 PM

Our friends at Wildlife Encounters Ecology and Wellness Center will return this year with a selection of live animals in the Library Courtyard to educate and delight you! Wildlife Encounters’ live-animal outreach programs are educational, interactive, and fun! Their educator will lead the group on an “imaginary safari around the world!” Meet animals whose ancestors lived in a variety of habitats and places on Earth, while discovering their amazing adaptations,… Read more