Saturday Branch Programs for April 2006
Seven Quilts for Seven Sisters "A Day in the Life of a Slave" Join the sisters of the Williams family as they tell the story of their ancestors through songs and quilts. Learn about the lives of their ancestors and the history of quilting through crafts, songs and stories.
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Join Andrew Piccirillo from Piccirillo Sciencetelling as he takes you on a journey through a land of castles and dragons as we learn about the science of Fire & Ice by telling a tale of Dragons & Dreams using experiments of flash paper, exploding bottles, "cool" dry ice, and much more. Wouldn't dragon's breath be an amazing sight?
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The Legend of Freedom Quilts and The Underground Railroad Come learn about the Underground Railroad and the traditions of learning through quilt making. You will learn about the different patterns on the quilts and the lessons they taught. Join Trish Chambers on a journey through history and learn about slavery and the path to freedom.
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Join Andrew Piccirillo
from Piccirillo
Sciencetelling as he takes you on a journey through time
and the development of electricity. Celebrate the ideas and inventions of
Nikola Tesla by demonstrating the properties of insulators and conductors,
frying an egg, shocking a potato, electrifying silly putty, exploding Gatorade
bottles, and making an electrical path of objects so incredible it will short
circuit your mind. April 15, 2006 |
Join us and The Lizard Guy for an exciting glimpse into fabulous animals of the world. The Lizard Guy will bring exotic animals such as lizards, turtles, frogs, and a huge special guest for the finale. You will learn many different facts about these animals, such as where they are from, and what they eat.
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Join Andrew Piccirillo from
Piccirillo Sciencetelling as he takes you on a journey with Larkin and pilot
Lightspeed to the Planet of the Others. Join us as we learn about the
science of Fire & Light using lasers, flash paper, firework glasses,
exploding bottles, and much more, discover whether Larkin and Lightspeed
will make it back to Earth in time! April 29, 2006 |
Jay Mankita presents The Day the Library Went Wild Join Jay Mankita on a "wild" adventure as we celebrate the beauty of our planet. We will sing, play guessing games and be a part of the show through music and movements as we learn about each other and our Earth.
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These programs are
made possible by a grant from the Newark Public Schools.
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Library
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P.O. Box 630 Newark, NJ 07101-0630
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