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Join us for stories, songs and activities for children ages 2-5 and their caregivers.
Saturdays at 10:30 AM Children’s Area
2nd Floor
Want some sketching guidance?
Come to the Sketch Workshop every other Fridays 3:00-4:45 in Study Room 5, 2nd Floor.
3D Printing is back after a short break!
Mondays from 10AM until Noon come in to learn about 3D printing.
- Meaningful social interaction
- Strengthening communication and teamwork skills
- Maintaining mental sharpness
- Boosting immunity to ward off illness
- Improving test scores
- Delaying the onset of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia
- Being an inexpensive form of entertainment
- Being a career path
- Being good clean fun
Teen Connect is now Teen Crafts! Come in on Mondays at 3 PM for an afternoon of fun crafting with friends.
February 5 – Resin Jewelry
February 12 – Clay Beads
February 26 -Key Chains
Self-expression through art is an important part of human nature. You don’t have to be in art school, or create marble sculptures, or create realistic paintings to be an artist. Whatever you create is an extension of you, and it is beautiful in that regard.
Join us on Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 AM to let your creativity shine! In this class we will explore different mediums such as sketch, paint, multimedia and more!
- Keeps dementia at bay.
- Decreases possibility of depression.
- Improves hand-eye coordination.
- Trains concentration and pattern recognition.
- Helps benefit short-term memory
Adult Crafts is moving to Tuesdays! Every other Tuesday at 1 PM join in on the crazy crafty fun! This month one of our craft days will be a Bridgerton Tea Party!
Kid’s D&D is moving to Tuesdays, 3:30 PM, after school!
Level up your gaming experience by taking on the role of a mighty hero in the world’s most popular fantasy role-playing game, Dungeons and Dragons
The last Tuesdays of the month at 5:30 PM is your opportunity to create RPG characters with the help of our resident GM! Use these new characters in one of our ongoing games or use them in one of your own campaigns.
Join us for stories, songs and activities for children ages 2-5 and their caregivers.
Wednesdays at 10:30 AM Children’s Area
2nd Floor
Teens, level up your gaming experience by taking on the role of a mighty hero in the world’s most popular fantasy role-playing game, Dungeons and Dragons! We meet in the Activity Center Wednesdays, after school, at 3 PM.
Grab your characters and join us for our new Dungeons and Dragons campaign on Wednesdays at 5 PM!
The homeschool group has been growing and we are splitting groups to accommodate everyone. We will still meet on Thursdays with Kindergarten & under group meeting from 10 AM-11 AM and the 1st grade and up group will meet from 11:30 AM-12:30 PM. There will be different themed activities for both learning and fun!
The homeschool group has been growing and we are splitting groups to accommodate everyone. We will still meet on Thursdays with Kindergarten & under group meeting from 10 AM-11 AM and the 1st grade and up group will meet from 11:30 AM-12:30 PM. There will be different themed activities for both learning and fun!
Fun with Legos! Thursdays from 4 PM to 5 PM in the Activity Center.
Spanish class has moved from Wednesdays to Thursdays! Still at 6 PM, this community led program teaches the basics of Spanish at the Marathon Branch of the Monroe County Public Library. To register email retomarathon@gmail.com
Would you like to learn more about your camera, or camera phone, and how it works? Are your pictures underexposed, overexposed, out of focus, poorly composed, or just plain old dull, and boring? If you answered yes to any of these questions join us on Friday mornings from 11 AM till 1 PM in the Activity Center to learn how to take better pictures and do fun assignments! Not only will you learn how to take better pictures, but you can also reap the benefits of photography.
Top Benefits of Photography
- Photography is a form of self-care.
- Photography improves a person’s well-being through community interaction.
- It also improves well-being through the potential for reminiscence.
- Helps to find beauty in our world.
- Enhances memory and keeps your brain healthy.
- Gets you outdoors and makes you exercise.
- Photography makes you enjoy what you are doing more.
- Photography can help people who are struggling with depression.
- Stimulates and improves your creativity.
Join us at 4 PM, in the Activity Center for our kids & teen crafts, Check the calendar for exact dates. Each Kids Craft we will do a different craft or activity!
Join us for stories, songs and activities for children ages 2-5 and their caregivers.
Saturdays at 10:30 AM Children’s Area
2nd Floor
Want some sketching guidance?
Come to the Sketch Workshop every other Fridays 3:00-4:45 in Study Room 5, 2nd Floor.
3D Printing is back after a short break!
Mondays from 10AM until Noon come in to learn about 3D printing.
Teen Connect is now Teen Crafts! Come in on Mondays at 3 PM for an afternoon of fun crafting with friends.
February 5 – Resin Jewelry
February 12 – Clay Beads
February 26 -Key Chains
Self-expression through art is an important part of human nature. You don’t have to be in art school, or create marble sculptures, or create realistic paintings to be an artist. Whatever you create is an extension of you, and it is beautiful in that regard.
Join us on Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 AM to let your creativity shine! In this class we will explore different mediums such as sketch, paint, multimedia and more!