Ostrander Branch

Child/Parent Book Discussion

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Ostrander Branch

Grades 1 - 5

Parents and children, read The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau together, then join us at the Ostrander Branch Library for discussion, activities and crafts relating to the story. 

In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina finds part of an ancient message that she is sure holds a secret to save her underground city from ruin, but Lina and her friend Doon must decipher the message before the lights go out on Ember forever.

Child/Parent Book Discussion

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Ostrander Branch

Grades 1 - 5

Parents and children, read The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick together, then join us at the Ostrander Branch Library for discussion, activities and crafts relating to the story. 

Living in the walls of a busy Paris train station in 1931, clock keeper and orphan Hugo Cabret must constantly work to keep his secrets safe, but when an inquisitive girl and an old man who owns a toy store begin probing, he must do all he can to keep them at a safe distance.

Child/Parent Book Discussion

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Ostrander Branch

Grades 1 - 5

Parents and children, read Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins together, then join us at the Ostrander Branch Library for discussion, activities and crafts relating to the story. 

When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.

Ghost Stories with Lyn Ford

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Ostrander Branch

Family Program

Internationally known storyteller Lyn Ford will share trickster tales from African American and Native American cultures learned from her family elders. 

Zak Morgan Family Concert

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Ostrander Branch

Family Program

Zak Morgan performs over 200 shows a year, using music, magic, theater and comedy to encourage children to read books and exercise their imaginations. GRAMMY nominee Zak Morgan's unique brand of children's music delivers songs and poems with wit and charm that inspire and tickle the funny bones of children and adults alike.

Perkins Observatory

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Ostrander Branch

Family Program

Tom Burns with the Perkins Observatory will help you explore the night in this exciting program all about the things that show up in the sky.

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