8-12 years

Find your inner superhero as you use your weather manipulation skills during this simple and fun experiment. Create your own mini tornado to take home with you! Best for ages 5-12.

Join us to find all kinds of Superheroes hidden around the East Side Library! Find them all and win a prize. The Superhero Search leads up to My DMPL Con - a family friendly festival of all fandoms, located at Central Library on Sunday May 5th.

Get ready for My DMPLCon in May with a super crafts with super designs at the East Side Library! Drop in after school to design a perler bead craft. We have designs you can follow or you can create your own colorful work of art.

Do you need a calm place to play? Then come to the Forest Avenue Calming Room for a sensory interactive experience! This is an unsupervised, drop-in program for youth. Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by a caregiver over 12 years old.

Come to the library and hang out with therapy dog Shanti. Shanti is a licensed therapy dog who is excited to meet some new friends. He will be in the Children's Area from 10:30-11:30 a.m. for kids to come in and read to him, give him a snuggle, or just say hi.

Do you need a calm place to play? Then come to the Forest Avenue Calming Room for a sensory interactive experience! This is an unsupervised, drop-in program for youth. Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by a caregiver over 12 years old.

Join us to create conversation hearts that light up! We'll use small led lights, copper tape, and batteries to create a bright craft to take home!

Littlebits are small magnetic pieces that can be snapped together to create a circuit. The circuits can power a car, drive a robot, and more!

From household items, to Legos, and more, there are many ways to make a robot! Come and design one yourself.

Learn how to make your own invisible ink, decode hidden messages, and other spy skills.