2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Knit & Nosh
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Harrison
Calling all needle crafters and yarn lovers! Join your fellow knitters, crocheters, embroiderers, darners, & hemmers (hawing optional) weekly as you work on your own projects.
Knitting needles & crochet hooks available if needed.
Seasoned knitters also available for assistance.
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Unearth a Story: a Summer Movie Series | The Good Dinosaur
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Harrison
All summer long, we’ll be playing some of our favorite movies that pay homage to the summer theme.
Join us for ‘80s and ‘90s nostalgia-filled fun and community.
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Summer Libratory: Dig Into a Story
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Harrison
At this drop-in-style program, kids are invited to walk from page to page through an interactive story where they will: make choices, complete physical and mental challenges, and earn prizes.
Kids may dig to Atlantis, go on a dinosaur dig, or search for treasure with a surprising friend! There are 23 endings, and 6 of those have prizes! Can you find them all?
Not a strong reader? No problem! The bold words on each page provide a shortened passage to read, designed to provide a complete story (to follow).
For ages 8 – 12
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Adult Writers Club
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Harrison
Do you want to participate in free-writing exercises, experiment with poetry, get feedback on your written work, or learn to become a better editor?
Write, erase, rewrite
Chasing the perfect sentence
Adult Writers Club
Come, join your fellow writers to improve writing skills with fun writing prompts & exchange ideas!
3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
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Harrison
Details about library board meetings can be accessed from our Board of Trustees page.
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Mobius: Volcanoes
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Harrison
Scientists drill into soil and ice to study Earth’s history.
Create volcanic eruptions and study core samples as you drill into your model volcano, and study them like a geologist. Kids will create volcanic eruptions and trade with other kids to sample the core and test their findings.
Space is limited; registration is required.
For ages 5 – 10.
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Cookbook Club
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Harrison
Try new dishes each month with Cookbook Club!
Everyone brings a dish of their choosing to share from our cookbook of the month.
Enjoy discussions on likes, dislikes, adaptations, or ways to improve the dishes with other members.
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Adult Writers Club
Source
Harrison
Do you want to participate in free-writing exercises, experiment with poetry, get feedback on your written work, or learn to become a better editor?
Write, erase, rewrite
Chasing the perfect sentence
Adult Writers Club
Come, join your fellow writers to improve writing skills with fun writing prompts & exchange ideas!
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Knit & Nosh
Source
Harrison
Calling all needle crafters and yarn lovers! Join your fellow knitters, crocheters, embroiderers, darners, & hemmers (hawing optional) weekly as you work on your own projects.
Knitting needles & crochet hooks available if needed.
Seasoned knitters also available for assistance.
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Resin Art
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Harrison
Create one-of-a-kind designs using UV-epoxy and an eclectic variety of beads, glitter, and dried flowers.
For ages 12 – 17.
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Potato Paradise
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Harrison
Dig up and dig into some unique dishes and increase your potato recipe repertoire.
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Fiction Book Club
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Harrison
Join your friends and community members in reading books by contemporary authors. Often accompanied by hot beverages & sweet treats.
Discussions tend to be fun, lively, and often get off on tangents!
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Adult Writers Club
Source
Harrison
Do you want to participate in free-writing exercises, experiment with poetry, get feedback on your written work, or learn to become a better editor?
Write, erase, rewrite
Chasing the perfect sentence
Adult Writers Club
Come, join your fellow writers to improve writing skills with fun writing prompts & exchange ideas!
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Knit & Nosh
Source
Harrison
Calling all needle crafters and yarn lovers! Join your fellow knitters, crocheters, embroiderers, darners, & hemmers (hawing optional) weekly as you work on your own projects.
Knitting needles & crochet hooks available if needed.
Seasoned knitters also available for assistance.
12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
Storytime
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Harrison
Preschool Storytime opens the world of language, culture, music, and play for young children and their favorite adults. Enjoy songs, movement activities, rhymes, books, and early STEAM play with other children.
For ages 3 — 5.
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Adult Writers Club
Source
Harrison
Do you want to participate in free-writing exercises, experiment with poetry, get feedback on your written work, or learn to become a better editor?
Write, erase, rewrite
Chasing the perfect sentence
Adult Writers Club
Come, join your fellow writers to improve writing skills with fun writing prompts & exchange ideas!
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Knit & Nosh
Source
Harrison
Calling all needle crafters and yarn lovers! Join your fellow knitters, crocheters, embroiderers, darners, & hemmers (hawing optional) weekly as you work on your own projects.
Knitting needles & crochet hooks available if needed.
Seasoned knitters also available for assistance.
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Harrison Family Festival
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Harrison
You're invited to our 5th Annual Harrison Family Festival! Fun activities, games, silly prizes, & free food!
Activities:
10 am - Tye dye (all ages)
10 am - Gemstone jewelry (ages 12-17)
10 am - Cave painting / chalk the walk (all ages)
12 pm - Lasers & lemonade (custom Glowforge laser cutter crafting w/lemonade bar) (ages 13-17)
If you are interested in attending the Lasers & Lemonade portion of the Family festival, sign up for a 20-minute time slot and enjoy a lemonade bar while you create your custom project using the Glowforge laser cutter with assistance from a friendly staff member.
Reserve your seat for this epic event at SignUpGenius!
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Unearth a Story: a Summer Movie Series | FernGully
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Harrison
All summer long, we’ll be playing some of our favorite movies that pay homage to the summer theme.
Join us for ‘80s and ‘90s nostalgia-filled fun and community.
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Classic Book Club
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Harrison
Interested in reading (or re-reading) literary classics?
Perhaps you read them in school & weren't a fan, or perhaps you never got around to them. Classic books can take on a whole new meaning when read as an adult.
Join us as we read & discuss works from Alcott to Zola and everything in between! Participants even request the movie version(s) after reading the books.
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Adult Writers Club
Source
Harrison
Do you want to participate in free-writing exercises, experiment with poetry, get feedback on your written work, or learn to become a better editor?
Write, erase, rewrite
Chasing the perfect sentence
Adult Writers Club
Come, join your fellow writers to improve writing skills with fun writing prompts & exchange ideas!
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Knit & Nosh
Source
Harrison
Calling all needle crafters and yarn lovers! Join your fellow knitters, crocheters, embroiderers, darners, & hemmers (hawing optional) weekly as you work on your own projects.
Knitting needles & crochet hooks available if needed.
Seasoned knitters also available for assistance.
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Cookbook Club
Source
Harrison
Try new dishes each month with Cookbook Club!
Everyone brings a dish of their choosing to share from our cookbook of the month.
Enjoy discussions on likes, dislikes, adaptations, or ways to improve the dishes with other members.
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Adult Writers Club
Source
Harrison
Do you want to participate in free-writing exercises, experiment with poetry, get feedback on your written work, or learn to become a better editor?
Write, erase, rewrite
Chasing the perfect sentence
Adult Writers Club
Come, join your fellow writers to improve writing skills with fun writing prompts & exchange ideas!
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Summer Libratory: Dinosaurs
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Harrison
At this drop-in-style program, kids will learn about different aspects of investigating dinosaurs: how we know what they ate, what they may have looked like, and how they may have died.
Kids will also make their own artistic dinosaur renderings.
For ages 8 – 12.
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Knit & Nosh
Source
Harrison
Calling all needle crafters and yarn lovers! Join your fellow knitters, crocheters, embroiderers, darners, & hemmers (hawing optional) weekly as you work on your own projects.
Knitting needles & crochet hooks available if needed.
Seasoned knitters also available for assistance.
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Fiction Book Club
Source
Harrison
Join your friends and community members in reading books by contemporary authors. Often accompanied by hot beverages & sweet treats.
Discussions tend to be fun, lively, and often get off on tangents!
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Adult Writers Club
Source
Harrison
Do you want to participate in free-writing exercises, experiment with poetry, get feedback on your written work, or learn to become a better editor?
Write, erase, rewrite
Chasing the perfect sentence
Adult Writers Club
Come, join your fellow writers to improve writing skills with fun writing prompts & exchange ideas!
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Knit & Nosh
Source
Harrison
Calling all needle crafters and yarn lovers! Join your fellow knitters, crocheters, embroiderers, darners, & hemmers (hawing optional) weekly as you work on your own projects.
Knitting needles & crochet hooks available if needed.
Seasoned knitters also available for assistance.
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Adult Writers Club
Source
Harrison
Do you want to participate in free-writing exercises, experiment with poetry, get feedback on your written work, or learn to become a better editor?
Write, erase, rewrite
Chasing the perfect sentence
Adult Writers Club
Come, join your fellow writers to improve writing skills with fun writing prompts & exchange ideas!