Central
Tinkering Tuesdays for Teens*
Hang out with other teens and mentors from MakeICT while making things like electric origami, robot creations, and a magnetic obstacle course. Call 261-8512 to register for any week beginning May 21. (75 minutes)
2:30 p.m., Tuesdays, June 4 – July 23
June 4: LED Throwies and Electric Origami Using LED lights, we'll learn about circuitry and build mysterious glowing origami.
June 11: Robot Building − Motor and Battery Fun Design your own robot out of wire, a battery and a small motor.
June 18: Movie Making − Stop Motion Animation Learn how to use toys and action figures to make an animated movie.
June 25: Optical Experiments − Thaumatropes and Zoetropes The first movies were pretty low-tech − come make an 1890s-style flick.
July 2: Book Safe Making Take a damaged hardcover book and remake it into a place to stash your special treasures.
July 9: Make a Musical Instrument With simple materials, we'll make our own instruments and jam out!
July 16: Magnetic Obstacle Course Can you beat our fiendish obstacle course armed only with a strong magnet? Take the challenge!
July 23: Programming Taste Testing Try several different programming languages aimed at beginning coders and see what you can make a computer do.
* this program series made possible by YALSA and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation
Alford
Red Pyramid Book Party
Trivia and activities based on the series by James Riordan. Registration required, beginning Wed., May 29; call 337-9119. (60 min.)
Thursday, June 13 2:30 pm
Beneath the Surface with SCUBA
Get your questions about the job of a scuba instructor answered by a certified scuba instructor. Even if you just love scuba diving, join us for a talk on scuba diving with photos of dives. Registration required, starting Wed June 12; call 337-9119. (60 min.)
Thursday, June 27 2:30 pm
Puzzles from the Past
Teens will examine the archeological features of a Wichita grass house through reproduction artifacts and photographs and will learn how to date objects. Registration required, beginning Wed., June 26; call 337-9119. (60 min.)
Thursday, July 11 2:30 pm
Sand Art
Step back in time with your creativity to make cave drawings & other crafts from sand and clay. Registration required, starting Wed., July 10; call 337-9119. (90 min.)
Thursday, July 25 2:30 pm
Angelou
Puzzles from the Past
Teens will examine the archeological features of a Wichita grass house through reproduction artifacts and photographs and will learn how to date objects. Registration required, beginning Wed., June 12; call 688-9580. (60 min.)
Wednesday, June 26 2:30 pm
Evergreen
Puzzles from the Past
Teens will examine the archeological features of a Wichita grass house through reproduction artifacts and photographs and will learn how to date objects. Registration required, beginning Wed., June 5; call 303-8181. (60 min.)
Friday, June 21 2:30 pm
Red Pyramid Book Party
Trivia and activities based on the series by James Riordan. Registration required, beginning Wed., July 3; call 303-8181. (60 min.)
Friday, July 19 2:30 pm
Linwood
Puzzles from the Past
Teens will examine the archeological features of a Wichita grass house through reproduction artifacts and photographs and will learn how to date objects. Registration required, beginning Wed., June 26; call 337-9125. (60 min.)
Tuesday, July 9 2:30 pm
Orchard
Doppelganger Ice Cream Social
Find your (almost) identical twin at the library through a game show and make your own original flavor of homemade ice cream. Registration required, beginning Wed., May 22; call 337-9084. (90 min.)
Wednesday, June 5 2:30 pm
Rockwell
Remixed Fashions
Make something new out of something old. Bring your own T-shirt and create a new style that shows the real you using various techniques such as graffiti, bleach, and stencils. Registration required, starting Wed., June 4; call 688-9361. (90 min.)
Tuesday, June 18 2:30 pm
Worst Case Scenario Quiz Show & Prep Kit
Can you survive substitute teachers, nosy siblings, and the wilderness? Test your skills and challenge your friends. Assemble a survival kit for your own emergencies. Registration required, beginning Wed., July 10; call 688-9361. (2 hours)
Wednesday, July 24 2:30 pm
Westlink
Remixed Fashions
Make something new out of something old. Bring your own T-shirt and create a new style that shows the real you using various techniques such as graffiti, bleach, and stencils. Registration required, starting Wed., June 12; call 337-9456. (90 min.)
Wednesday, June 26 2:30 pm
Worst Case Scenario Quiz Show & Prep Kit
Can you survive substitute teachers, nosy siblings, and the wilderness? Test your skills and challenge your friends. Assemble a survival kit for your own emergencies. Registration required, beginning Wed., July 3; call 337-9456. (2 hours)
Tuesday, July 16 2:30 pm
Events are made possible by the City of Wichita, the Wichita Public Library Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Friends of the Wichita Public Library.
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