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From March 13, 2023 post

Check out the week ahead at the library. For more info on these events and others throughout the month, visit elpl.org.

Monday, 3/13:Free and confidential counseling will be available 12:30-5pm.4:30-5:30pm: Maker Monday (kids)Test your engineering skills with this week's maker challenge!6-7pm: Beginning Ukulele for Family (all ages)Please sign up at elpl.org. Lessons will be posted on YouTube afterwards so participants can go back and practice their skills.7-8pm French Club (all ages)

Tuesday, 3/14:10:30-11:15am: ToddlerTime (ages 2-3)We'll practice our pre-reading skills with lots of stories, songs, dancing, and play!3:30-5:30pm: Robotics Club (kids, teens, & their adults)Learn to build, code, and control a variety of robots! Drop by any time for an open-house style workshop.4-5pm: Kids Comics Club (kids)Come talk about your favorite comics, and create some of your own.5-6pm: Social Hour (adults)Come make new friends! Light refreshments provided.6:30-8pm: Books on Tap (adults)Join us at Reno's East! This month we're discussing The Overstory, by Richard Powers.

Wednesday, 3/15:Free and confidential counseling will be available from 12:30-5pm.4:45-5:45pm: Library Board of Trustees Meeting5-6pm: Read to a Dog (ages 6-14) Please sign up at elpl.org.5:30-6:30pm: Homework Help (grades K-8)MSU's Kappa Delti Pi will be here to help kids with homework!6-7pm: Intro to Inkscape: 2D Design Workshop (kids and adults, ages 10+)Learn to use this free design software, which can be used with machines like vinyl cutters and laser cutters! Please sign up at elpl.org.

Thursday, 3/16:10:30-11:15am: BabyTime (birth to 18 months)We'll make new friends and lay the groundwork for pre-reading skills.3-4pm: Teen Action Group Meeting (teens)Help plan library events, participate in service projects, and eat pizza!4:30-5:30pm: LEGO Thursdays (kids and teens)Follow the week's themed challenge, or free build your own design!5-6:30pm: Community Writing Center (all ages)Drop in for free writing assistance for a variety of personal, professional, and creative projects.

Friday, 3/17:Free and confidential counseling will be available from 12:30-5pm.10:30-11:15am: Preschool StoryTime (3-5 years old)Centered around the Every Child Ready to Read principles, we'll learn as we read, write, sing, talk, and play.

Saturday, 3/18:1-2pm: Books and Bagels (4th-6th graders)This month we're talking about Invisible, by Christina Diaz Gonzalez. Come enjoy some bagels and activities!3-4pm: Beginner Paper Circuit Cards (kids ages 8+)Learn how to make a light-up greeting card with a basic paper circuit! Please sign up at elpl.org.

Sunday, 3/19:2-4pm: Family Activity Day (all ages)MSU Friendshop will be here with crafts!

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