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  • Tackle a Lego building challenge or build creatively at Brick Pit on June 25, 3-6pm.

    Brick Pit: Dinosaur Habitat

    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: Design a landscape where a dinosaur might have lived. Think about what plants, water, and terrain features it would need OR just build whatever you dream up! Creative constraint cards will be available for anyone […]

  • Join us for snacks and learn about grid mapping at the T-Rex Tea Party on June 26, 3:30-4:30pm.

    T-Rex Tea Party

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

    Even paleontologists deserve tea! Join us for an afternoon of cookie excavation, grid mapping, and dino-themed refreshments as we explore archaeological techniques — and then eat the evidence.

  • Stop by the youth desk and pick up the latest Breakout Box. Unravel the clues by yourself or with friends, June 29-July10

    Breakout Box: The Lost Letters of Liberty

    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:  We were digging through the Vermont Collection and found a dusty old locked box and a letter written by Abigail Adams, one of the Daughters of Liberty! We Read more

  • Explore ancient pottery and design a vessel that shares your own story at The Potter's Time Machine on June 30th, 4-5pm

    The Potter’s Time Machine

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

    A broken pot can tell archaeologists what people ate, believed, and traded thousands of years ago. Explore ancient pottery from around the world, then design your own vessel that tells a story about you.  Recommended for children in grades 3 and up, including teens!

  • 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