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  • STEM Challenge: Pasta Paleontology is available July 1-15 in the WInnie Belle Maker Space in Youth Non Fiction

    STEM Challenge: Pasta Paleontology

    STEM Challenge
    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Intergenerational

    From rigatoni ribs to spaghetti spines, build your own dinosaur skeleton out of pasta noodles while exploring the real science of dinosaur bones at the Winnie Bell Maker Space in Youth Non Fiction. This program is made possible with support from the Winnie Bell Learned Fund, and it is open Read more

  • Dino Glow Up is July 14, 3:30-4:30pm

    Dino Glow Up

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Children 6-11

    Old dinosaur toys get a second life — and a lot more color — at this hands-on painting program for elementary explorers. Choose your dinosaur, pick your palette, and create a one-of-a-kind prehistoric creature inspired by the latest science on what dinosaurs really looked like.

  • ART LAB: Dino Sounds is available July 16-31 at the Winnie Belle Maker Space in youth non-fiction

    ART LAB: Dino Sounds

    STEM Challenge
    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Intergenerational

    What does a Triceratops sound like when it's hungry? No one really knows — and that's what makes Foley art so much fun! Stop by the Winnie Bell Maker Space in Youth Nonfiction to explore the art of movie sound effects and dream up your own prehistoric roar. Open to Read more

  • Dino Gardens is July 16, 4-5pm

    Dino Gardens

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Intergenerational

    World-building in a jar - this terrarium-making program invites older children and teens to design and build a miniature dinosaur landscape using live plants, natural materials, and their own imagination.

  • Reduce, Reuse, Recyclosaurus on Monday July 20, 5-6pm

    Reduce, Reuse, Recyclosaurus!

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States +1 more
    Children 6-11

    Use recycled and recyclable materials to create a dinosaur! Best for ages 6-11.

  • Hieroglyphs: Create a Cartouche! will happen on Tuesday July 21 from 3-4 PM.

    Hieroglyphs: Create a Cartouche!

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States +1 more
    Children 6-11

    One of the oldest writing systems in the world, Egyptian hieroglyphics date back over 5,000 years. Using these images, we will be creating cartouches just like the ones the ancient Egyptians used to enclose the names of their pharaohs. There will also be secret messages in hieroglyphics for patrons to Read more

  • Our annual Tie Dye Party is July 24, drop in sometime between 3 and 4pm.

    Tie Dye Party

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Intergenerational

    Drop in between 3-4:30pm to twist, bind, and dye your way to unique, wearable works of art during Brownell's annual tie dye party. Bring your own t-shirt if you are able, pre-washed, 100% cotton works best; we will also have some shirts on hand just in case. Participants will learn […]

  • Breakout Box: The Earth's Breakup is available at the youth desk July 27-August 7

    Breakout Box: The Earth’s Break Up

    Breakout Box
    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Children 6-11

    Stop by the youth desk to pick up our newest Breakout Box and unravel the clues by yourself or with friends. This time: Congratulations! You have been invited to a FREE movie night to learn about Pangea and how the Earth’s plates split! But, wait. There’s a catch. When you Read more

  • Make Dino SLime on July 27, 3:30-4:30pm

    Dino Slime

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Children 6-11

    What would you call a cold, glittery, purple slime from the Cretaceous period? Find out at our slime-making program, where kids going into grades 1-5 can customize their own slime and give it an official scientific name.

  • VINS: Birds are Dinosaurs on July 28, from 1-2pm

    VINS! Birds are Dinosaurs!

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States +1 more
    Intergenerational

    VINS - Vermont Institute of Natural Science presents Birds Are Dinosaurs! Meet live birds of prey up close as VINS shares fascinating facts about wildlife, conservation, and the natural world. Find out what 65 million years of evolution turned the dinosaurs into–birds! Celebrating “Unearth a Story” at your local library, VINS Read more

  • Brick Pit: Dino vs. Dino is available July 30 3-6pm

    Brick Pit: Dino vs. Dino

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Children 6-11

    Calling all builders! Drop in each month to tackle a special LEGO building challenge, this time: Create two dinosaurs and build a scene showing them interacting — a chase, a battle, or just coexisting OR just build whatever you dream up! Creative constraint cards will be available for anyone looking to […]