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Check Out These Upcoming Events!

QiGong Special Outdoor Summer Classes

Thursday, July 18 - 9:30am
Village Green - Across from the Library

Along with our regular Tuesday morning sessions, instructor Nancy Osley will offer QiGong practice on selected Thursday mornings at the Village Green across the street from the Library.

Planetary Exploration: Space Rocks with John Heasley

Thursday, July 18 - 1:00pm
Community Room

Help John Heasley sort through the many "rocks" circling our Sun, look at "rocks" that fall to Earth, and help create craters and examine actual meteorites.

Summer Open Lab

Thursday, July 18 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
The Workshop

Anyone is welcome to come into the Workshop to explore and see what it has to offer. Try your hand at sphero, osmo, snap circuits, and 3D printing, or many other options to nurture your inner scientist.

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Summer Teen Games

Thursday, July 18 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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Stop in and play various games like Munchkin, Apples to Apples, Fluxx, Loot Letter, Cross Ways, Dungeons and Dragons, and more. 

Mondays we will meet in the Classroom - Lower Level

Engineering: LEGO® Mindstorms EV3

Thursday, July 18 - 6:00pm
Classroom - Lower Level

Build one of several robots with these advanced LEGO® kits.  Children under 13 should be accompanied by an adult.

Engineering: Mega LEGO® Day

Thursday, July 18 - 6:00pm
Classroom - Lower Level

Use the library's astronomical LEGO® brick collection to engineer your own space station, planet, or other-worldly creation. 

Summer Open Lab

Friday, July 19 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
The Workshop

Anyone is welcome to come into the Workshop to explore and see what it has to offer. Try your hand at sphero, osmo, snap circuits, and 3D printing, or many other options to nurture your inner scientist.

Apollo Party & Gaming

Saturday, July 20 - 11:00am to 3:00pm
Classroom - Lower Level & Community Room

Join us for the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. 

We will have boardgaming in the Classroom, a movie in the Community Room, activities, and more!

 

Saturday Cinema

Saturday, July 20 - 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Community Room

Check out all the movies we have lined up for our year-round movie program Saturday Cinema.

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Badger Book Club

Monday, July 22 - 12:00pm
Room C

4th Monday of the Month
DeForest Area Public Library
12:00 p.m. in Conference Room C

Scientific Discoveries: Working with NASA

Monday, July 22 - 1:00pm
Community Room

Come meet Payton Kelly-Van Domelen, who has created and sent experiments into space with NASA.

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