• Whimsical Wednesdays: Play Dough Earth Models

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

    Make a model of the earth's core with play dough. This hands-on program helps participants understand the Earth’s structure by visually and physically layering each part. 

  • Whimsical Wednesday: Lego Fun

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

    Every Wednesday we will do a fun activity, ranging from crafts to engineering and more! This time: Relax and play creatively with Legos. Your creations will be displayed in the library.

  • Snap and Code with Lego Robotics

    Snap and Code with Lego Robotics
    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
    Children 6-11

    Children ages 6-10 code with Legos and Scratch. Along the way they will grow more comfortable with the iterative nature of the design process, which involves experimenting, failing, and trying again. This program could be a good fit if you have a creative kid who loves solving puzzles.  Registration is Read more

  • ART LAB: Wild Things

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

    Let the wild rumpus start! Grab some pipe cleaners, pom poms, googly eyes, and accessories and bring your own wild thing to life! Stop by the youth desk to introduce us to your puppet, and we’ll take a picture to display on the Winnie Belle windows. This program is made Read more

  • Butterfly Scavenger Hunt

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

    Find the six butterflies hiding around the library and earn a prize!

  • Whimsical Wednesdays: Cave Painting

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

    Every Wednesday we will do a fun activity, ranging from crafts to engineering and more! This time: Read a story and then pretend you're a cave person writing on walls. Leave your hand print with us for summer decor.

  • STEM Challenge: Marble Mechanics

    STEM Challenge
    Winnie Belle Maker Space
    Children 6-11

    From potential energy to kinetic fun, design a marble run that brings physics to life while building problem solving skills. This program is open to all ages in the Winnie Belle Maker Space in Youth Nonfiction. It is made possible with support from the Winnie Belle Learned Fund.

  • Squish Face Portraits

    Kolvoord Community Room
    Children 6-11

    Have you ever pushed your face against a window to make a silly face? Capture the image and make it ART with a goofy print making technique and a variety of art supplies. Take your creation home, but share the silliness by letting us make a copy for our Squish Read more

  • Lego Fun!

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

    Build creatively with Legos or do the 100 challenge: build something with 100 bricks for our 100 Things for 100 Years display in June!

  • STEM Challenge: Robo-Cubes

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

    Stop by the Winnie Bell Maker Space in Youth Nonfiction to explore robotics with cubelets. We will offer challenges with a range of difficulties, from novice to master. This program is made possible with support from the Winnie Bell Learned Fund, and it is open to all ages.

  • National Frosted Cookie Day!

    Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States +1 more
    Children 0-5

    Come celebrate this sweet holiday by frosting and decorating a cookie! Open to youth patrons of all ages.

  • Summer Solstice!

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

    Celebrate the longest days of the year, Summer Solstice, by making your own big summer sun collage. We’ll be using paint so don’t wear your best clothes! All ages are welcome and the youngest will need some adult help.