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Older youth are invited out to the Main Library this summer to be part of our summer STEAM Club. At these sessions, youth will join library staff as we explore coding, robotics, building, and more, as a great introduction into technology at your library. We’ll supply all the materials you’ll need.

Attend the Main Library’s weekly evening Chess Free-for-All session for all who are interested in playing the game and challenging others. Each week, we’ll provide the space and a limited number of chess sets, you provide the strategy and chess know-how. Enjoy playing chess with others of the community.

Tweens and teens are invited to come out to the library to join us for a session on using our Ozobots. We’ll be exploring how to make simple electronics and machines using these tools, which will also teach you great STEAM skills while learning and having fun. We’ll supply all the instructions and materials needed, you just come ready to learn about coding and technology.

If you’re in need of a little stress relief and relaxation, we invite you to be a part of the Coloring Club at your South Branch Library. Coloring is a great activity for all ages and there are many benefits that can come from taking some time to express yourself through art. We’ll supply the coloring sheets and tools so you can come out, color, socialize, and have a little fun at your library.

Join your Main Library for a summer of Harry Potter fun during the Summer Reading Club. Each week we’ll be watching an installment of the series, making a craft to go along with the featured film, and having fun with this popular movie franchise. At this session we’ll be watching 2011’s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.” In the final installment, Harry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts. This film is rated PG-13 for some sequences of intense action, violence, and frightening images, and has a run time of 2 hours and 10 minutes. Feel free to bring in your own snacks and drinks, and be sure to come out and have some Harry Potter fun with us every week!

Come out to your Mockingbird Branch for another Pet Care session where staff from our local Abilene Animal Shelter will come out for a visit and talk to us about the ins and outs of pet care. This will include how to best care for our dogs and cats as well as how to know if an animal is being abused so you know what you can do to help. This program is designed for all ages, but children should be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Families are invited out to the Adamson-Spalding Storybook Gardens for regular Stories in the Park sessions. Join your South Branch Library staff as we share some of the greatest stories and activities ever on the grassy knoll next to the stage. Sessions will be hosted on the dates provided, weather permitting. Don’t forget to bring something to sit on and come out and enjoy. After the program, stick around and look at the sculptures in the storybook garden if you haven’t seen them already.

If you’re looking for some crafting fun, stop by your South Branch Library where we’ll be offering Take & Make kits featuring different craft activities each week while supplies last. Stop by from 10:00AM to 6:00PM and you can pick up your kit that has all of the materials and instructions you’ll need to then take home and make a fun craft to enjoy. Don’t miss out on this come and go activity at your library.