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Wired for Science: Self Watering Pots

5:00pm–6:00pm
Grade schoolers
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Grade schoolers
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make two self watering pots our of recycled bottles!

This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group

Homemade Chia Pet Head! @ Home Kit

10:00am–10:00am
Grade schoolers
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Age Group: Grade schoolers
Program Type: STEM, @Home Kit
Registration Required
Event Details:

Start your summer with a simple but fun planting project!

Library Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library
This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group

Maker Mondays Drop-In

10:00am–4:00pm
Multi-age & Family
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group

Maker Mondays Drop-In

10:00am–4:00pm
Multi-age & Family
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group

Maker Mondays Drop-In

10:00am–4:00pm
Multi-age & Family
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group

Robotics Workshop

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, Grade schoolers
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Grade schoolers
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 3-12. Develop your programming skills with the LEGO SPIKE Prime robots and apply them to various challenges. Each Workshop will have a different lesson and different challenges for you to try out.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Moon Over Cary

7:30pm–8:30pm
All Ages
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Stop by the Library to view the moon through powerful telescopes belonging to members of the Lake County Astronomical Society.

This event is in the "Adults" group

The Women Who Measured the Stars

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: STEM, Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

At the turn of the 20th Century, Women Astronomers of the Harvard College Observatory calculated the distances, temperatures and composition of the stars.

Library Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library
This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group

Maker Mondays Drop-In

10:00am–4:00pm
Multi-age & Family
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group

I Spy Science: Stormy Weather

5:00pm–6:00pm
Grade schoolers
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Grade schoolers
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Clouds, Lightning, Raindrops, Puddles! Don't miss the fun experiments in this class!

This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group

Maker Mondays Drop-In

10:00am–4:00pm
Multi-age & Family
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group

Jr. Master Gardener

6:30pm–7:30pm
Grade schoolers
Waitlist
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Grade schoolers
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

This is a very special off-site Jr. Master gardener program! Join us at the Community Gardens in Hoffman Park (entrance near the dog park and off W. Main St.) and prepare to learn about this exciting resource in our community. 

This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group

Maker Mondays Drop-In

10:00am–4:00pm
Multi-age & Family
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

This event is in the "Multi-age & Family" group

Maker Mondays Drop-In

10:00am–4:00pm
Multi-age & Family
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Multi-age & Family
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM
Event Details:

All ages, kids 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Stop by and create! We will have various craft supplies and inspiration for you to make an art project, craft, structure, or simple machine - whatever you can imagine!

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group

Robotics Workshop

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, Grade schoolers
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Teens, Grade schoolers
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 3-12. Develop your programming skills with the LEGO SPIKE Prime robots and apply them to various challenges. Each Workshop will have a different lesson and different challenges for you to try out.

This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group

Impressive Science @Home Kit with Video

10:00am–10:30am
Grade schoolers
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Age Group: Grade schoolers
Program Type: STEM, @Home Kit
Registration Required
Event Details:

Transform an egg and make a balloon scream using simple everyday things!

Library Closed for Staff Training

9:00am–1:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Grade schoolers" group

Build-A-Robot

1:30pm–4:00pm
Teens, Grade schoolers
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Grade schoolers
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 3-12 Build one of the LEGO EV3 robot designs and then download the program to activate it. Adults not required, but this is a great chance for you to share a STEM activity with your child. 

This event is in the "Teens" group

Pringle Ringle

7:00pm–8:00pm
Teens
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Cary Area Public Library
Room: Flex Zone
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12

Celebrate back to school with a fun and delicious engineering challenge using only pringles. 

Library Closed

All Day 8/31–9/1
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library

Library Closed for Staff Training

9:00am–1:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library

Library Closing at 5:00 PM

5:00pm–9:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Cary Area Public Library