Creative Learning Room Tour - East County Library
Come tour the newly built East County Library Creative Learning Room. Learn about the Creative Learning equipment and activities.
The creative learning equipment will be unavailable for use during this tour.
Join us for a 20 minute tour with time to ask questions. No registration required.
Lego Club
Join us for a fun and imaginative LEGO building session. We'll provide the building blocks, you bring the creativity! Ideal for grades K-5, but younger and older siblings are welcome.
Creative Learning Room Tour - East County Library
Come tour the newly built East County Library Creative Learning Room. Learn about the Creative Learning equipment and activities.
The creative learning equipment will be unavailable for use during this tour.
Join us for a 20 minute tour with time to ask questions. No registration required.
Teen Gaming Club
Do you like to game? Are you in middle or high school? If so, join our gaming club! We'll play games, talk about games and eat snacks.
Creative Learning Room Tour - East County Library
Come tour the newly built East County Library Creative Learning Room. Learn about the Creative Learning equipment and activities.
The creative learning equipment will be unavailable for use during this tour.
Join us for a 20 minute tour with time to ask questions. No registration required.
Creative Learning Room Tour - East County Library
Come tour the newly built East County Library Creative Learning Room. Learn about the Creative Learning equipment and activities.
The creative learning equipment will be unavailable for use during this tour.
Join us for a 20 minute tour with time to ask questions. No registration required.
Summer Reading: BUGS!
Portland Insectarium is the city's first museum and zoo dedicated entirely to bugs! In this program there will be a selection of live bugs on display, such as tarantulas, mantises, and scorpions! Some are touchable bugs (roaches, isopods, millipedes), others preserved insect displays. Toys and other activities will be there to explore, plus experts to answer any questions! Suitable for all ages.
Creative Learning: Intro to Laser Cutting with the Glowforge
Learn to design an acrylic keychain in the Glowforge web app, prepare your project for production, and send your creation to the laser cutter! All materials will be provided.
Space is limited and registration is required. Registration opens June 1.
Children in grades 5 and under must be accompanied by an attentive teen or adult.
Summer Reading: Scales, Claws, and Expanding Jaws with OMSI
Students slide, slither and hop into herpetology, the science of reptiles. We'll get up close and personal with live snakes, lizards and turtles in order to study the features which make this class of animals unique. Discover that snakes are smooth and dry, lizards have no earlobes, and geckos can lick their eyeballs! Best for grades K-8 with a grownup for K-5.
Summer Reading: Scales, Claws, and Expanding Jaws with OMSI
Students slide, slither and hop into herpetology, the science of reptiles. We'll get up close and personal with live snakes, lizards and turtles in order to study the features which make this class of animals unique. Discover that snakes are smooth and dry, lizards have no earlobes, and geckos can lick their eyeballs! Best for grades K-8 with a grownup for K-5.
Tween Maker Time
Space is limited; Every participant (tween, teen, or adult) must be signed up in advance to reserve a spot.
Join us at the East County Creative Learning Room to make something cool, learn a new skill, and meet friendly people. Ideal for kids ages in grades 4-6.
Creative Learning: Bambu 3D Printer
Use a 3D printer and get help from staff on creating a project of your choice (subject to time limits). No experience necessary! A selection of colors of PLA will be available for you to use.
Space is limited and registration is required. Registration opens June 2.
Children in grades 5 and under must be accompanied by an attentive teen or adult.
Family Maker Time
Every participant (child, teen, or adult) must sign up in advance to reserve a spot. No library card required. All materials are provided. Registration opens three weeks in advance.
What will you create? Bring your ideas and make them a reality! Join us at the Rockwood Library makerspace to make something cool, learn a new skill, and meet friendly people.
Creative Learning: Bambu 3D Printer
Use a 3D printer and get help from staff on creating a project of your choice (subject to time limits). No experience necessary! A selection of colors of PLA will be available for you to use.
Space is limited and registration is required. Registration opens June 2.
Children in grades 5 and under must be accompanied by an attentive teen or adult.
Creative Learning: Glowforge Laser Cutter
Use a Glowforge laser cutter to engrave and cut designs out of acrylic or wood, with assistance from staff and volunteers. No experience needed! A selection of laser-safe materials will be available for you to use.
Space is limited and registration is required. Registration opens June 3.
Children in grades 5 and under must be accompanied by an attentive teen or adult.
Teen drop-in: Get creative at the makerspace!
Calling all teens in grades 6-12! Come make something cool, learn a new skill, and meet friendly people in this teen-focused creative space. Makerspace staff and volunteers will teach you how to use our tech equipment to design things and express yourself. Project examples include 3D printers, craft cutters, sewing machines, custom t shirts and tote bags, tons of art supplies for painting, jewelry making, and more.
Adult Maker Time -- Laser Engraving
Space is limited; every participant must be signed up in advance to reserve a spot. Registration opens three weeks in advance.
This week we will focus on Laser Engraving, other creative learning equipment will be unavailable during this session. Join us at the Creative Learning Room to make something cool, learn a new skill, and meet friendly people.
Summer Reading: FLIP Museum
Come play at the mobile version of the FLIP Museum! Play is such an important of learning and growing. Kids from birth - 10 and their caregivers will enjoy hands on play and crafts. Fun, Learning, Inspiration, and Play -- FLIP!
Creative Learning: Bambu 3D Printer
Use a 3D printer and get help from staff on creating a project of your choice (subject to time limits). No experience necessary! A selection of colors of PLA will be available for you to use.
Space is limited and registration is required. Registration opens June 4.
Children in grades 5 and under must be accompanied by an attentive teen or adult.
Teen drop-in: Get creative at the makerspace!
Calling all teens in grades 6-12! Come make something cool, learn a new skill, and meet friendly people in this teen-focused creative space. Makerspace staff and volunteers will teach you how to use our tech equipment to design things and express yourself. Project examples include 3D printers, craft cutters, sewing machines, custom t shirts and tote bags, tons of art supplies for painting, jewelry making, and more.