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Spring Take Home Crafts: Tissue Paper Bookmarks- pick up available Mon-Fri

9:30am - 10:30am
Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Library
Age Group: Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create your very own unique bookmark! Never lose your place in your book again! Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Monday, April 7th, and Friday, April 11th. Limited supplies will be available. Registration required.

Art with Kristin: Shark Attack Mixed Media

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children, Elementary (grades K-3)
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary (grades K-3)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a new art project every month with Kristin Cafferty! This month, create your very own shark attack using mixed media! This program is for younger elementary school aged kids ages 5-8. 

Art with Kristin: Alma Thomas Inspired Mosaic

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a new art project every month with Kristin Cafferty! This month, create a beautiful mosaic inspired by American artist Alma Thomas.

Spring Take Home Crafts: April Showers Cloud Craft- pick up available Mon-Fri

9:30am - 10:30am
Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Library
Age Group: Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Splash into April with a rainy-day craft. Create an adorable rain cloud with paper, cotton balls, googly eyes,  and yarn. Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Monday, April 13th & Friday, April 18th.For ages 4 and up.

Hands-On Drumming

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Music, Workshops
Registration
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Music, Workshops
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get musical with this hands-on kids’ community drum circle! Grab a drum, have a seat, and listen to the beat. Develop teamwork, and unleash your creativity! For kids ages 4-12.

Draw Your Own Pokemon!

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Arts & Crafts/DIY, Workshops
Registration
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY, Workshops
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our favorite cartoonist, Bill Hernandez, to learn how to draw in Pokemon style. Will you draw your own Pikachu, Charmander, or Squirtle? For kids ages 7-10. Registration required. 

Spring Take Home Crafts: Hatching Chicks- pick up available Mon-Fri

9:30am - 10:30am
Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Library
Age Group: Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate spring by decorating a paper egg with an adorable chick to fit inside. Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Monday, April 21st and Friday, April 25th.

Birds Eye View with Ann Courcy

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Arts & Crafts/DIY, STEAM
Registration
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Step into the world of How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun, a captivating Muskogee tribes’ tale, and let it inspire your creativity!

Poetry Chalk Walk

10:00am - 12:00pm
Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Arts & Crafts/DIY, Workshops
Registration
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY, Workshops
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our first ever Poetry Fest-Chalk Art event to celebrate National Poetry Month with the art of poetry.

 

Spring Take Home Crafts: Pressed Flower Pinch Pots- pick up available Mon-Thurs

9:30am - 10:30am
Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Library
Age Group: Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Need a Mother’s Day present for someone in your life? Create a pinch pot masterpiece using dried, pressed flowers, clay, and mod podge. Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Monday, April 28th and Thursday, May 1st.

Spring Take Home Crafts: DIY Sock Worms- pick up available Mon-Fri

9:30am - 10:30am
Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Library
Age Group: Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create your very own sock worm. Using a sock, poly fill and googly eyes, your worm will come to life! Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Monday, May 5th, and Friday, May 9th. Registration required.

 

Art with Kristin: Sunset Sail Watercolor Design

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children, Elementary (grades K-3)
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary (grades K-3)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a new art project every month with Kristin Cafferty! This month, paint a beautiful sailboat at sunset using watercolors.  

This program is for younger elementary school aged kids ages 5-8.
 

Art with Kristin: Ted Harrison Inspired Watercolor

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a new art project every month with Kristin Cafferty! This month, paint a beautiful watercolor background inspired by artist Ted Harrison.

Tango Makes Three Storytime & Craft with GASP

3:00pm - 3:30pm
Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3)
Arts & Crafts/DIY, Storytimes
Registration
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY, Storytimes
Registration Required
Event Details:

Enjoy an afternoon story and activity with teens from Daniel Hand’s GASP club. Read Tango Makes Three and then participate in a craft or activity! For kids ages 3 and up.

Spring Take Home Crafts: Popsicle Shark- pick up available Mon-Fri

9:30am - 10:30am
Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Library
Age Group: Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Lets make a shark friend! We will use construction paper, popsicle sticks, and googly eyes. Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Monday, May 12th & 16th.For ages 4 and up. Registration required.

Instrument Petting Zoo with Giving Bach

10:30am - 11:30am
Children, Babies (age 0-2), Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Music
Registration
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Program Room
Age Group: Children, Babies (age 0-2), Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Music
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at the library for our annual Instrument Petting Zoo with the students from Daniel Hand’s Giving Bach! Listen to a short concert and then get the chance to try your hand at various child-sized instruments.

Spring Take Home Crafts: Daffodil Cupcake Liner- pick up available Mon-Fri

9:30am - 10:30am
Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Library
Age Group: Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make a daffodil with a cardstock and cupcake liner body and a craft stick stem. Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Monday, May 19th and Friday, May 23rd. For ages 2 and up.  Registration required.

Library Closed - Memorial Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Scranton Library, Off Site

Spring Take Home Crafts: Make Your Own Paper Spinner- pick up available Tues-Fri

9:30am - 10:30am
Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Children’s Library
Age Group: Children, Preschool (age 3-5), Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts/DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Design your own paper spinner for hours of fun! Pick up your bag to bring home anytime between Tuesday, May 27th and Friday, May 30th. For ages 2 and up.  Registration required. 


 

Library Closed - Juneteenth

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Scranton Library, Off Site

Summer Drop Off Program Week One: 5-8 Year Olds

9:00am - 11:30am
Children, Elementary (grades K-3)
Other
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Johnson Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary (grades K-3)
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Summer Drop Off Program Week One: 5-8 year olds

 

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Summer Drop Off Program Week: 9-12 year olds

12:30pm - 3:00pm
Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Other
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Scranton Library
Room: Johnson Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary (grades K-3), Intermediate (grades 4-5)
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Summer Drop Off Program Week One: 9-12 year olds 

 

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