Programs for Tweens & Teens

Programs for April 2024

Warhammer 40K Club – Tuesdays, April 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30 @ 5:30 – 7:45 Introduce yourself to the captivating world of Warhammer 40k in our library club! Come learn how to paint miniature figures, strategize, and engage in thrilling tabletop battles with guidance from a longtime 40k player. It’s a fun, imaginative, and social experience that builds critical thinking. Sign up now for interplanetary adventures! No previous Warhammer experience necessary. All materials will be provided. This program is open to grades 7-12. Space is limited. Registration is required.

Crochet Thursdays – Thursdays, April 4, 11, 18, & 25 @ 4:00 – 5:00 Learn how to crochet a granny square in this relaxing workshop. Once you’ve made enough squares, you’ll learn how to stitch them together to make a throw blanket. Create a cozy holiday gift or a warm blanket for yourself! Yarn and crochet hooks will be provided.  This program is open to ages 10 and up.  Registration is not required for this program.

Autism & Building Skill Sets: Strategies for Developing Comprehensive Social Skills, Life Skills – Wednesday, April 3 @ 6:00 – 7:00 Join us for a special program presented by Jeremy Farrell. In this presentation Mr. Farrell will talk about social skills, life skills, relationship skills, and work skills, as well as common building blocks for any skill set. Together you will explore these skill sets to understand why they are important, how they work, and how to develop them effectively. Mr. Farrell will also discuss his personal and professional experience developing these skill sets which will create a comprehensive understanding as to how the information we’re talking about relates to and can be implemented in the real world. This presentation is aimed at autistic individuals, families, and professionals. Registration is not required for this program.

Homeschool Kitchen: Fruit Salad Waffle Cones – Tuesday, April 9 @ 2:00 – 3:30 Join us for our homeschool baking group… Homeschool Kitchen! This month we’ll explore varieties of fruit as we assemble fruit salad waffle cones. Once assembled we’ll enjoy our snack, play games, and hang out! Please note: this recipe contains yogurt, various fruits, and pre-made waffle cones which contain flour. Knives will be used to cut our fruit. This program is recommended for ages 7 – 14. Registration is required.

Between the Tides With the Maritime Aquarium – Wednesday, April 10 @ 2:00 – 2:45 Join us for this special event presented by the Maritime Aquarium! Imagine living in a place that gets flooded every day! That’s the challenge faced by the amazing and resilient animals of Long Island Sound’s intertidal zone. Students will meet and touch different kinds of crabs, mollusks and gastropods and employ their observation skills to explain how these animals are adapted to the daily and seasonal changes in their environment. This program is open to ages 8 – 14. Space is limited. Registration is required. This program is brought to you by the generous funding of the Friends of C.H. Booth Library.

Carm’s Kids Book Club: A Rover’s Story – Wednesday, April 10 @ 4:00 – 5:00 Join us for a special space themed Carm’s Kids Book Club! This meeting we travel to Mars with Jasmine Warga’s, A Rover’s Story. Carm’s Kids Book Club is open to kids ages 6 – 12 and their parents. All participants will receive a copy of A Rover’s Story that they may keep. This is a hybrid program. You can join us in person or virtually through Zoom. Space is limited. Registration is required to receive a copy of the book and the Zoom link. This program is brought to you by the generous funding of the Friends of C.H. Booth Library.

Carm’s Classics Club: The Three Musketeers – Wednesday, April 10 @ 6:30 – 7:30 Join us for the next meeting of Carm’s Classics. This meeting we foil a deadly plot with Alexandre Dumas’ swashbuckling classic, The Three Musketeers! All participants will receive a copy of The Three Musketeers that they may keep. This is a hybrid program. You can join us in person or virtually through Zoom. Space is limited. Registration is required to receive a copy of the book and the Zoom link. This program is brought to you by the generous funding of the Friends of C.H. Booth Library.

Autism & Work: Strategies for Successful Employment – Thursday, April 11 @ 6:00 – 7:00 Join us for a special program presented by Jeremy Farrell. In this presentation will discuss the need for a clear roadmap to how to discover the right work environment for you, how to create that roadmap, and how to navigate many of the pitfalls and barriers. This presentation will break down how autistic individuals can find work in a sustainable way by talking about big concepts such as work relationships and figuring out what you want at a certain point in your life all the way to small concepts like interviewing skills. Attendees will leave with a comprehensive understanding of the tools, strategies, and roadmap needed to create successful work experiences for an autistic individual. This presentation is aimed at autistic individuals, families, and professionals. Registration is not required for this program.

Young Adult Council Meeting – Saturday, April 13 @ 12:30 – 1:30 Need community service hours? Want to get involved in the library? Join the Young Adult Council! The Young Adult Council (YAC) is a group of teens in grades 6 – 12. We meet once a month to plan programs, choose books, create displays, and work on projects to help the library. Come join us!  Registration is not required for this program.

Robot Rumble – Saturday, April 13 @ 2:00 4:00 A pile of plastic bricks, some motors, wheels, and a battery pack. Doesn’t sound very interesting… until you combine these together to make a robot! Build robots and pit them against one another in a robot rumble. Follow the instructions or design a robot of your own. This activity uses Circuit Cubes, electronic building blocks. Due to the small size of some of the parts, this program is open to ages 8 and up. Space is limited. Registration is required. This program is brought to you by the generous funding of the Friends of C.H. Booth Library.

Docking With the ISS – Tuesday, April 16 @ 2:30 – 3:30 Traveling to the International Space Station is an amazing trip, but getting there is only part of the journey. Once your spaceship arrives it’s time for the tricky part, docking. Come design a spaceship and test your docking skills using a rope, a buddy, and most importantly of all… NO HANDS. Can you dock your spaceship safely? Or will you be left to flounder in outer space? This program is recommended for ages 7 – 14. Registration is required.

Teen Beading Club – Wednesday, April 17 @ 4:00 – 5:00 Join us for April’s meeting of the Teen Beading Club! We meet once a month for a relaxing afternoon of beading. This month we’ll create fun alien keychains out of pony beads. Make one for yourself and one to share with a friend. All materials will be provided. No experience necessary. This program is recommended for ages 10 – 17. Registration is required.

Needle Felted Aliens With Katie Stevenson – Monday, April 22 @ 4:00 – 5:00 Calling all teens! Come learn the art of needle felting with Katie Stevenson! In this special program inspired by our current NASA exhibit, Katie will show you how to create quirky aliens using colored wood and a special needle. Everyone will go home with a unique alien of their own. Due to needles being used for this activity, this program is for ages 10 – 17. Space is limited. Registration is required.

Homeschool CrafterNoon: Constellation Jars – Tuesday, April 23 @ 2:30 – 3:30 Join us for our homeschool crafting group… Homeschool CrafterNoon! This month we’ll create constellation luminary jars using aluminum cooking pans, mason jars, and battery operated tea light candles. This program is recommended for ages 7 – 14. Registration is required.

Author Talk With Branwen OShea – Wednesday, April 24 @ 5:00 – 6:00 Join us for a special evening as Branwen OShea, author of this month’s Science Fiction Book Club selection, The Calling, talks about her series, her writing process, and the upcoming third book in the Finding Humanity series. The evening will end with a question and answer section and a book signing. Stay after the event to join our book club discussion about The Calling. Refreshements will be served. This program is recommended for ages 13 and up. Registration is not required.

Science Fiction Book Club: The Calling – Wednesday, April 24 @ 6:30 – 7:30 Join us for the next meeting of the Science Fiction Book Club  as we read Branwen OShea’s post-apocalyptic novel, The Calling! All participants will receive a copy of The Calling that they may keep. This is a hybrid program. You can join us in person or virtually through Zoom. Space is limited. Registration is required to receive a copy of the book and the Zoom link. This program is brought to you by the generous funding of the Friends of C.H. Booth Library.

 

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