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10 am

Senior Center Tech Help Table

10:30am - 12:30pm
Adult
Library in the Community
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Library in the Community
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Technology
Event Details:

Tech Help Table at the Activity Center for Older Adults. We are able to help answer your questions about your phone, laptop, or mobile device you might not be familiar with! Bring it in and we can teach you the basics on how to use it. 

Start It! Equipment Training

10:30am - 11:30am
Teen, Adult
LPCPL Exchange
At Capacity
Registration
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Library Branch: LPCPL Exchange
Age Group: Teen, Adult
Program Description: Equipment Training
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Start It! Equipment Training is intended for individuals who would like to begin using equipment at the Library's Makerspace. Complete the Makerspace Safety Training to learn more about safety and age requirements at the Exchange. 

A different Equipment Training session is required for each piece of equipment. Choose one piece of equipment from list for your training.

To ensure that all customers are accommodated, we kindly ask that each customer limits their number of trainings to one per week.

Note: It is possible that training may take more than 1 hour. 

For training on the Precision Mini Lathe, the Resin 3D Printer, or the Bandsaw, call or email the LPCPL Exchange.

If no Start It! times are available, please call the Exchange to set up a training. 

To learn more about the Library's Makerspace visit our website. 

Disclaimer(s)

Exchange Safety

During this class, you will work with machinery and a variety of tools. Closed toe shoes are required. Avoid wearing baggy clothing or dangling jewelry, and tie back long hair.
 

Play and Learn Ages 0-3

10:00am - 10:30am
0-5
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Multipurpose Room
Age Group: 0-5
Program Description: Storytime

Sing, move, dance, and rhyme with us during this interactive storytime!

Babies and their grown-up are encouraged to engage and participate in a storytime structured around the Every Child Ready to Read™ curriculum! Classes incorporate books, technology, movement, and hands-on practice to engage children and adults in a fun, friendly environment.

Stories and More Ages 3-5

10:00am - 10:30am
0-5
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Multipurpose Room
Age Group: 0-5
Program Description: Storytime

Get ready for kindergarten with stories, songs, movement and more!

Preparing for kindergarten begins long before preschool and kindergarten sign ups! Storytimes build the skills needed for kindergarten and provide helpful tips for adults to use at home. Structured around the Every Child Ready to Read™ Curriculum, storytime is a great way to have fun while working on reading skills, social skills, and motor skills.

Make It! X-Carve + Resin

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adult
LPCPL Exchange
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Library Branch: LPCPL Exchange
Room: EX-Classroom
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Maker
Event Details:

Thanks to a Howmet Aerospace Foundation grant, we now have a huge CNC machine! Learn about how to carve projects on material up to 4x4 feet. 

Disclaimer(s)

Equipment Training

Like what you see? Staff can help you! Contact the LPCPL Exchange by email or phone to set up your one-on-one training.

 

Exchange Safety

During this class, you will work with machinery and a variety of tools. Closed toe shoes are required. Avoid wearing baggy clothing or dangling jewelry, and tie back long hair.
 
11 am

Summer Reading Celebration - Animal Quest at Mill Pond Festival

11:00am - 12:00pm
Family
Library in the Community
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Library in the Community
Age Group: Family
Program Description: Special Event
Event Details:

Celebrate your summer reading success with Animal Quest at the Mill Pond Festival! You'll meet 10 animal friends during this fun, education, and interactive show in the Pavilion.
12 pm
1 pm

ML-Maple City Square Apartments

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Everyone
Library in the Community
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Library in the Community
Age Group: Everyone
Program Description: Community Stop

Join the Mobile Library in your neighborhood! La Porte County Public Library offers mobile library service that carries books, movies, and more to customers in our service area. 

At the bookmobile, you can:

  • Borrow popular books, DVDs, and more -- just like at the library!
  • Get a library card or update your account
  • Pick up holds and return items
  • Get answers to your questions or help finding community resources

Do you have an event you'd like the Mobile Library to attend? Know a good place for the Mobile Library to stop? Email outreach@laportelibrary.org to get started. 
2 pm
3 pm
4 pm

Homeschool Makers

4:00pm - 5:30pm
6-11, Teen
Hanna Branch
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Library Branch: Hanna Branch
Room: HA-Meeting Room
Age Group: 6-11, Teen
Program Description: Maker
Event Details:

Hey homeschoolers—Are you interested in making things or crafting? Looking for new ideas to give away as gifts or keepsakes for yourself? Come make with us!
5 pm
6 pm

Storytime Under the Stars

6:00pm - 6:30pm
Family
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Reading Wi-Fi Garden
Age Group: Family
Program Description: Storytime

This family-friendly storytime focuses on stories, songs, and more for all ages! A favorite stuffed animal is welcome for this fun, evening event!

Structured around the Every Child Ready to Read Curriculum™, storytime is a great way to have fun while working on reading skills, social skills, and motor skills.

Readers Corner

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult
Coolspring Branch
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Library Branch: Coolspring Branch
Room: CS-Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Please join us for a lively discussion of this month's selection. Newcomers are always welcome!

Make It! Engrave a Cheese Board

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adult
LPCPL Exchange
At Capacity
Registration
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Library Branch: LPCPL Exchange
Room: EX-Classroom
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Maker
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Want to learn how to use the laser engraver to make fancy cheese boards known as charcuterie boards? Pick from 3 different templates and engrave your own board to take home with you!

Disclaimer(s)

Exchange Safety

During this class, you will work with machinery and a variety of tools. Closed toe shoes are required. Avoid wearing baggy clothing or dangling jewelry, and tie back long hair.
 

Indiana Authors Awards Writing Workshop with Samuel Love

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adult
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adult
Program Description: Local Interests
Event Details:

In this workshop, Sam will share best practices (and occasional failed approaches) from more than three decades of experience as an oral historian. Producing a good oral history involves more than just pressing record and asking a few questions.