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Book Explorers: The Great Puptective

Grades K-6, Registration Required
2025-09-11 16:00:00 2025-09-11 17:00:00 America/Chicago Book Explorers: The Great Puptective Exploring books- one title at a time! Join Ms. Carrie to explore The Great Puptective: Purranormal Activity by Alina Tysoe. We will read a selection from the book & make detective craft. Main Library - Sally Lee Fox & Eagle Rooms

Thursday, September 11
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-09-11 16:00:00 2025-09-11 17:00:00 America/Chicago Book Explorers: The Great Puptective Exploring books- one title at a time! Join Ms. Carrie to explore The Great Puptective: Purranormal Activity by Alina Tysoe. We will read a selection from the book & make detective craft. Main Library - Sally Lee Fox & Eagle Rooms

Main Library

Sally Lee Fox & Eagle Rooms

Exploring books- one title at a time! Join Ms. Carrie to explore The Great Puptective: Purranormal Activity by Alina Tysoe. We will read a selection from the book & make detective craft.

Important notes:  Registration for this program starts August 15, 2025. Please register each child SEPARATELY. 

Book Party, the former virtual ZOOM book club for kids, is now meeting in person as Book Explorers.  Join Ms. Carrie to explore the graphic novel The Great Puptective: Purranormal Activity by Alina Tysoe. We will read a selection from the book and do some related activities, including making a detective craft.  This is a ONE HOUR program running from 4-5pm. 

For a list of possible book titles that we may use in the program, click here. 

If you register but later are unable to attend the event, please call 847-429-4685 to cancel as soon as possible.  This allows children on the wait list to join the event with adequate notice. We will be taking attendance at the program, and staff members reserve the right to move a registrant to the wait list if they are found to be consistently absent from programs. 

AGE GROUP: | Elementary School |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Clubs & Discussion Groups | Activity |

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