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Read to a Dog

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Tuesday, November 19th from 4:00 PM to 5:45 PM  AND Saturday, November 30th from 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM
 
Spend some time reading to Chewy, a three-year-old Golden Retriever and registered therapy dog. Kids and families can sign up for a 15 minute slot and choose a book to read to Chewy and his human, Cindy Turcotte, in our community room.  Six time slots are available on each program day, and a waitlist is also available for any cancelations. If you sign up and find you cannot attend, please reach out to library staff to let us know so we can accommodate folks on the waitlist.
 
You can sign up for a time slot here.

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Teen Dungeon and Dragons

November 9th and 23rd from 11am-1pm for grades 9-12

Do you yearn for adventure? And free food? The Essex Free Library wants you to join our new program! This could be you and your friends.  Whether you're an experienced Dungeons and Dragons player, or this is your first adventure, all are welcome!

Perler Bead Open Studio

Thursday, November 21st from 4:30pm to 6:30pm

Join us in the Community room to make a beautiful perler bead creation! Use the library collection of templates, patterns, and beads and see what you can make!

Reccomended for ages 7+

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Pokemon Club

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Join us every Thursday from 3pm to 4pm!

Kids 1st through 8th grade are invited to join us to play and talk all things Pokémon!

Bring your cards  to trade with friends or a librarian, borrow one of our decks to play the tabletop game, use an iPhone to get the PokéStops in Pokémon Go, bring a Nintendo device to play a Pokémon game alongside friends, or just come to hang out and talk about your favorite Pokémon!

 

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Lego Club

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Every Wednesday from 3pm to 4pm, grades 1 through 5.

Join us for Lego Club every week in the Community Room! Each week, builders are invited to explore and create with our weekly challenge.

No pre-registration necessary. Kids in grades 4 and younger need to have an adult near by per library policy.

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Strega Nona StoryWalk

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Come and check out our newest StoryWalk in the backyard! This season we will be featuring "Strega Nona," written and illustrated by Tomie DePaola.
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The StoryWalk Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT, and developed in collaboration with the Kellog-Hubbard Library. StoryWalk is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson.

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Exploration Station

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Every week, we will have a new activity downstairs at the Exploration Station table!  From coloring, to Duplo-blocks, to Spirographs, puzzles and more, you will always find something fun to do at the Exploration Station!

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