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Writing Club for K-8: Mini Books

Pick up kit at Main Library from April 5-April 11

2021-04-14 18:00:00 2021-04-14 18:30:00 America/Chicago Writing Club for K-8: Mini Books Let's make mini books for National Poetry Month! Grades K-8. Registration required. For more poetry fun, check out our Poetry Scavenger Hunt on Beanstack at gailborden.beanstack.com Virtual - Kidspace - Zoom

Wednesday, April 14
6:00pm - 6:30pm

Add to Calendar 2021-04-14 18:00:00 2021-04-14 18:30:00 America/Chicago Writing Club for K-8: Mini Books Let's make mini books for National Poetry Month! Grades K-8. Registration required. For more poetry fun, check out our Poetry Scavenger Hunt on Beanstack at gailborden.beanstack.com Virtual - Kidspace - Zoom

Virtual

Kidspace - Zoom

Let's make mini books for National Poetry Month! Grades K-8. Registration required. For more poetry fun, check out our Poetry Scavenger Hunt on Beanstack at gailborden.beanstack.com

This program has supplies to be picked up at the KidSpace Youth Reference Desk at the Main Library (270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin).  Program supplies will be ready for pick up between April 5 - April 11. All registered participants will receive an email with the zoom login prior to the program date. 

If you would like to pick up the supplies at the Main Library Drive-up Window instead of inside the library at the youth desk, please call the youth desk at  847-429-4685 before you arrive at the library.  

Program Supplies in the bag: 

1 Mini Book Kit

Program Supplies to gather at home:

Pen or Pencil
Markers, Crayons, or Colored Pencils
Scissors
Glue or Glue Stick

All registered participants will receive an email with the zoom login. New to Zoom? Click here for instructions.

For questions, please contact Aron Ryan, KidSpace Library Associate, at aryan@gailborden.info

If you are unable to attend the event, please cancel your reservation so a student on the waitlist can join the event.  We will be taking attendance at the programs and staff members reserve the right to move a registrant to the waitlist if they are found to be consistently absent from the zoom event part of the program. 

AGE GROUP: | Middle School | Elementary School |

EVENT TYPE: | Virtual | Activity |

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Phone: 847-742-2411

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