Let’s gain some STEAM at the Summit Branch! Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math by learning, discovering, and creating together.
June 26, 3 PM – Magnetic Jitter Bugs
July 31, 3 PM – Don’t Touch the Lava STEAM Challenge
August 14, 3 PM – Ocean Art
Intended for ages 8 to 12.
Registration is required. Call the Summit Branch 517-783-4030 to register.
Michigan Science Center presents Kaboomistry!
Why do things explode? Kids can learn about the relationships between pressure, temperature, and fuel to explain why things go KA-BOOM! We’ll mix physics and chemistry to get some loud, flashy effects!
No registration required.
Dates and Locations:
This event is part of Summer Discover programming.
Join us at the Springport Township Hall to see a demo of the robot built by the Springport High School robotics team! This program is great for students, and anyone interested in STEAM and robotics.
It’s full STEAM ahead for discovery this Spring Break!
Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Math to get stamps on your passport and work toward your goal of discovering all 13 fields represented at JDL.
Visit 3 locations to earn a prize, visit 7 locations to earn a second prize and visit 10 locations to earn a third prize and be entered into a grand prize drawing!
You can also complete a trivia sheet at any branch for a grand prize entry; no travel required.
Activities are available until 30 minutes before each library closes during the week of Spring Break: March 22-30.
More Spring Break Week Fun:
Monkey Business Escape Room: Various session times, Carnegie Library
Robotics Demo: March 30, 11 AM, Springport Township Hall
Meijer Branch Book Sale: March 22-30, Open Hours
Carnegie Book Sale: March 22-30, Open Hours
Enjoy a fun science experiment by making popcorn dance at the Parma Branch!
Intended for ages 8-13. Call 517-531-4908 to register.
Let’s gain some STEAM at the Summit Branch! Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math by learning, discovering, and creating together.
March 27, 3 PM – Create an Art Bot
April 24, 3 PM – Self-Watering Planter
May 22, 3 PM – Lego Challenge & Zipline
Intended for ages 8 to 12.
Registration is required. Call the Summit Branch 517-783-4030 to register.
Learn about the rock cycle at the Carnegie Library by performing experiments (you get to wear goggles!), breaking open real geodes and checking out cool rocks and fossils!
Intended for ages 8-15. Call 517-905-1331 to register.
Learn the wonders of Physics through Magnetic Slime! Intended for ages 8-13.
Springport Branch at Springport Township Hall: September 23, 11 AM (call 517-905-1459 to register)
Parma Branch: November 11, 11 AM (call 517-531-4908 to register)
Join the Parma Branch Staff for creative, scientific, and interactive STEAM activity!
Summer Dates:
June 10, 11:30 AM: Celebrate famous American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright by building your own structure.
August 19, 11:30 AM: Learn about momentum and energy by building a Newton’s Cradle.
Call the branch at 517-531-4908 to register.
*This program has been cancelled.*
Join us as we use ordinary materials like pizza boxes and foil to create your own solar oven. Weather permitting, we’ll take them outside to try them out!
Intended for ages 6-12. Call 517-905-1369 to register.