Look for the FFL Van at Roosevelt Park as we celebrate Kids' Weekend! More details: btvkidsday.com

Have no fear, DinoMan is here! Stomp on into the library-you'll be taken on a magical trip throughout the Mesozoic era, with merry mayhem, magnificent props, and enormous inflatable dinosaurs.

Recommended for ages 5-11.

Have no fear, DinoMan is here! With magic, merry mayhem, magnificent props, and enormous inflatable dinosaurs, the audience is taken on a trip throughout the Mesozoic era. Recommended for ages 5-11.

Fresh off her appearance on the CW Network's Penn & Teller: Fool Us, magician Alyx Hilshey brings her fun, funny and amazing magic show to the library's Main Reading Room! 

All ages. 

The Call of Dance is a raw, immersive collection of moments in modern Senegalese dance that captures the complexity of this new era of multiplicity. Throughout the film, dancers’ movements embody individuality, history, emotion, and aspiration, sharing everything from solitary meditations on the nuance of the everyday to the kinetics of collective experience.

The All of Us Journey exhibit is headed our way. Come aboard this traveling educational exhibit to learn how you can help shape the future of health for yourself, your family, your community, and generations to come. 

The Journey exhibit features interactive activities, videos, games, quizzes, and more – all designed to demonstrate the power of your participation in health research. You can even enroll in the All of Us Research Program during your visit. 

UPDATED 8/5: DUE TO WEATHER, STORYTIME WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE NNE BRANCH LOCATION: 1127 NORTH AVE.

join FFL Kids’ librarians for an interactive, outdoor storytime experience and nature-based craft! This program will include a reading of the newest StoryWalk® installation: The Sharing Book by Dianne White, which is situated along a short nature trail. Recommended for ages 2-5, but all are welcome.

Endangered Alphabets, Cultural Erosion, and the Future of the Written Word.

What does the age of digital convergence, Facebook, and globalization mean for the future of the written word? Writer/carver/painter Tim Brookes offers remarkable and thought-provoking perspective on this question by looking at a range of forms of writing from all over the world that are in danger of extinction.

Take A Hike with the Library...

Hike Like an Ecologist at Rock Point Commons

Friday, July 26 at 11am 

Library Youth Area 

If you had wings like a hawk, where would you fly? Birds of prey are found all over the world, in all kinds of environments—so why don’t we follow them! Join us on an imagined journey across the United States, and encounter some resident raptors in their ecosystems. We’ll learn about the habitat needs of each species, as well as their range and behavior in the wild. Who knows whoooo we’ll encounter? 

Live birds included!  All ages.