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Registration Starts
Thursday, May 24
Celebrating "A Wrinkle in Time"
Can you believe Madeleine L'Engle’s "A Wrinkle in Time" is 50 this year? Celebrate this much-loved book with trivia and other games and activities. Registration required and starts Wednesday, May 23; call 337-9119. (60 minutes)
* 2:30 p.m., Thursday, June 7, Alford Branch Library, 3447 S. Meridian
Recycled Crafts
Make a journal cover, gift bags and folding boxes using your own creative style. Bring materials or use what the Library provides. Registration required and starts Wednesday, May 30; call 261-8512. (90 minutes)
* 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 12, Central Library, 223 S. Main
Candy Sushi
Forget the fish! Come to the library and have sweet times making sushi out of candy. All ingredients are provided – designs are up to you. Have fun getting creative and leave with sweet treats. Registration required; see individual listings. (60 minutes)
* 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, Rockwell Branch Library, 5939 E. 9th (Registration required and starts Wednesday, May 30; call 688-9361)
* 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 26, Westlink Branch Library, 8515 Bekemeyer (Registration required and starts Wednesday, June 13; call 337-9456)
Mosaic Dreams
Break something to make something. Create your own original mosaic from broken pottery pieces and be inspired by pictures and information about two mosaic artists/builders who dreamed big. Registration required; see individual listings. (60 minutes)
* 2:30 p.m., Thursday, June 14, Linwood Branch Library, 1901 S. Kansas (Registration required and starts Wednesday, May 30; call 337-9125)
* 2:30 p.m., Thursday, June 21, Alford Branch Library, 3447 S. Meridian (Registration required and starts Wednesday, June 6; call 337-9119)
* 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 24, Evergreen Branch Library, 2601 N. Arkansas (Registration required and starts Wednesday, June 27; call 303-8181)
Get Hooked with Crochet
Learn basic crochet techniques to create fun and unique jewelry. Registration required and starts Wednesday, May 30; call 337-9084. (90 minutes)
* 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 20, Orchard Park Branch Library, 4808 W. 9th, 337-9084
"Lightning Thief" Book Party
"It's all Greek to me!" Not after you attend the Percy Jackson book party and learn to write your name in Greek letters, sample some Greek food, and show off your knowledge of the books. Registration required; see individual listings. (45 minutes)
* 2:30 p.m., Friday, June 22, Evergreen Branch Library, 2601 N. Arkansas (Registration required and starts Wednesday, June 6; call 303-8181)
* 2:30 p.m., Thursday, July 12, Alford Branch Library, 3447 S. Meridian (Registration required and starts Wednesday, June 27; call 337-9119)
Animator Academy
Shocks of wheat can’t talk very well, so Wu Shock needs your help in using the free animation program Scratch to communicate. For teens entering grades 7-8 (ages 12-13). Registration required; see individual listings. (2 hours)
* 2:30 p.m., Monday, June 25, Central Library, 223 S. Main (Registration required and starts Wednesday, June 13; call 261-8512)
* 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 13, Rockwell Branch Library, 5939 E. 9th (Registration required and starts Wednesday, June 27; call 688-9361)
Vampire Visions
Explore vampire history through trivia, a game, and a craft. And enjoy a little vampire drink – if you dare! Registration required and starts Wednesday, June 27; call 261-8512. (90 minutes)
* 2:30 p.m., Monday, July 9, Central Library, 223 S. Main
Game Show Showdown
Compete for prizes as contestants in the Library's version of favorite TV game shows. Registration required; see individual listings. (90 minutes)
* 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 10, Rockwell Branch Library, 5939 E. 9th (Registration required and starts Wednesday, June 27; call 688-9361)
* 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 18, Westlink Branch Library, 8515 Bekemeyer (Registration required and starts Wednesday, July 3; call 337-9456)
T-Shirt Transformations
Turn your T-shirt into a Mohawk hat or a stylin’ scarf. Don’t have one to cut up? We’ve got you covered! Registration required and starts Wednesday, July 11; call 688-9580. (60 minutes)
* 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 24, Maya Angelou Northeast Branch Library, 3051 E. 21st
What Dreams May Come
Dreaming of being discovered? Come perform and have fun in a reader’s theater-style workshop. Registration required and starts Wednesday, July 11; call 261-8512. (90 minutes)
* 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 25, Central Library, 223 S. Main
Dream Catchers
Make your own version of a traditional Ojibwa craft. Dream catchers are used as protection against nightmares. Registration required and starts Wednesday, July 11; call 337-9119. (60 minutes)
* 2:30 p.m., Thursday, July 26, Alford Branch Library, 3447 S. Meridian
Grand Prize Drawing Party
Be the first to hear who wins the Teens Read Grand Prize! Names will be drawn for lots of fabulous prizes from the summer’s reading entries. Only “Own the Night” Teens Read participants are invited; others will be asked to wait in the Library. Refreshments and door prizes will be part of the fun! No registration required. (90 minutes)
* 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 7, Central Library, 223 S. Main
Events are made possible by the City of Wichita, the Wichita Public Library Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Friends of the Wichita Public Library and the Leonard and Celia Levand Trust.
