July 2025 Library Events: Science, Crafts, and More!
Science Heroes Presents: The Adventure of the Missing Color
Saturday, July 12, 10:30 a.m.
Science Heroes combine stories and showstopping scientific experiments in their interactive programs. Join us for “The Adventure of the Missing Color!” This event is open to all children under twelve as well as their families. Registration is required. Click here to register.
Thank you to the Friends of the Library for supporting this program!
Teen Take & Make Food Kit: Edible Cookie Dough
Pick-up begins July 14
For teens entering grades 7-12 in the fall.
Make your own edible cookie dough with this tasty take-home food kit. Most supplies will be provided. You must supply milk, basic baking tools, and an oven. Registration is required. Click here to register.
High School Volunteer Club
Tuesday, July 15, 2 p.m.
For high school students entering grades 9-12.
Earn community service hours at our high school volunteer club. Volunteers can work on special projects or train to become a volunteer shelf reader. Registration is recommended but drop-ins are welcome if space permits.
Teen Summer Movie Series: Five Nights at Freddy’s
Thursday, July 17, 2 p.m
For teens entering grades 7-12 in the fall.
A troubled security guard begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. During his five nights on the job, he realizes that something is wrong with the pizzeria and pretty soon finds the truth about its animatronics. Snacks and drinks will be provided.
PG-13 | 1 hr. 49 min.
Registration is required. Click here to register.
Clay Nature Fossils
Thursday, July 17, 3:30 p.m.
Use clay to make fossils out of leaves and branches. This program is for children entering PreK-2nd grade. Thank you to the Friends of the Library for supporting this program!
Registration is required. Click here to register.
Oscar Film: Nickel Boys
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, “Nickel Boys” chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African-American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
Rated PG-13.| 2 hr. 20 min.
Registration is required. There are two screenings. Please register for the screening you wish to attend by clicking on the time and date above.
3D Doodlers
Tuesday, July 22, 3:30 p.m
Build models and get creative with our hand-held 3D printers! Thank you to the Friends of the Library for supporting this program!
Registration is required. Click here to register.
Giant Bubble Engineering
Thursday, July 24, 3:30 p.m. on the Back Lawn
Find the right combination of sticks and string to make a giant bubble! This event will be outside on the back lawn.This event is for children entering 3rd-6th grade.
Registration is required. Click here to register.
Thank you to the Friends of the Library for supporting this program!
Preschool Playtime
Saturday, July 26, 10:30 a.m. on the Back Lawn
Come play at our homemade obstacle course designed just for preschoolers! We’ll build with blocks, go through tunnels, and jump in and out of hula hoops while going around and around. Registration is required. Click here to register.
Thank you to the Friends of the Library for supporting this program!
Craft Workshop: Needle Felt Painting
Monday, July 28, 6:30 p.m
This workshop is for adults and teens entering grades 9-12 in the fall.
Create a needle-felted landscape painting with wool roving, wool felt, and needle felting tools at this hands-on craft workshop. Workshop guided by Librarian Rebecca Harlow.
Registration is required. Click here to register.
Jigsaw Puzzle Competition
Saturday, August 2, 11 a.m
Teams of four to six will compete to see who can finish a 500-piece puzzle first or who has the fewest remaining pieces after 2 hours.
Registration for this event is by telephone only. Please call the Library to register beginning July 14. Please be prepared with the names of your team members and a team name. Single participants and groups of 3 or fewer will be matched with other participants to form teams of four to six.
This competition is geared toward adults and teens in grades 7 and up. Younger participants may register if accompanied by an adult.
This event is generously sponsored by Ravensburger.
Summer Baby Playtime & Family Storytime
Summer Baby Playtime
Tuesdays until August, 10:30 a.m.
Come to the library for a baby playtime! Babies up to 24 months can join us and our toy collection in the meeting room for some baby-safe toy fun and social interaction.
Registration is NOT required.
Family Storytime
Wednesdays until August, 10:30 a.m.
Join us for storytime! This program is primarily for children birth - 5 years, but siblings are more than welcome.
Registration is NOT required.
July Book Boxes
Adult Book Box
Registration is now open!
Pick-up begins July 21
Free book box service for adults.
Each month that you register you will pick up a box containing two hand-selected books for you to borrow as well as some other surprises for you to keep.
After registering, you should receive a confirmation email with a link to a Google Form. Please be sure to complete this form to finalize your registration and personalize your book box.
Click here to learn more and to register to your personalized book box!
Teen Book Box
Registration is now open!
Pick-up begins July 21
Free book box service for teens in grades 7-12.
Each month that you register you will pick up a box containing two hand-selected teen books for you to borrow as well as some treats and others surprises for you to keep.
After registering, you should receive a confirmation email with a link to a Google Form. Please be sure to complete this form to finalize your registration and personalize your book box.
Click here to learn more and to register for your personalized book box!
Book Groups
The Bookcase: The Nurse’s Secret
Thursday, July 17, 7 p.m.
Join Bookcase leader Toby Zabinski for a discussion of The Nurse’s Secret by Amanda Skenandore.
In the slums of 1880s New York, Una Kelly has grown up to be a rough-and-tumble grifter, able to filch a pocketbook in five seconds flat. But when another con-woman pins her for a murder she didn’t commit, Una is forced to flee. Running from the police, Una lies her way into an unlikely refuge: the nursing school at Bellevue Hospital.
Registration is required. Click here to register.
Mystery Book Discussion: Where the Forest Meets the Stars
Thursday, July 24, 2 p.m.
Join discussion leader Donna DiMassa for a discussion of Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah. Copies available at the Circulation Desk.
Registration is required. Click here to register.
Ban This Book Club: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Monday, August 11, 7 p.m.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl was the sixth most-challenged book of 2024, according to ALA, with 30 formal challenges. It was one of the most banned books in schools in the 2023-2024 school year, with 42 bans across 10 states.
Join us as we discuss this as a work of literature as well as an object of censorship. Discussion led by Librarian Rebecca Harlow. Copies are available at the Circulation Desk. Registration is required. Click on the image above to register.
Dungeons & Dragons Groups
Tween D&D
Monday, July 14, 5:30 p.m.
For players in Grades 3 to 6! All experience level are welcome.
Registration for this program is full. Click here to be added to the waitlist.
Middle School D&D
Saturday, July 19, 2:30 p.m.
This program has been canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience.
High School D&D
Saturday, July 19 & August 2, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
D&D is a cooperative, storytelling tabletop roleplaying game where players take on the role of different characters within a fantasy story. DM: Griffin Welander.
This session is for teens entering grades 9-12 in the fall.
Space is limited. Registration is required to guarantee your space. Drop-ins are welcome if space permits. Click here to register.
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Events are free and open to the public, except as noted. Registration is required for all events.
To register for events, go to https://casememorial.librarycalendar.com/event/
Phone: 203-891-2170
