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LIBRARY & MUSEUM NEWS MORE To Do IN THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM LIBRARY MAKERSPACE The annual nine-week program runs through July 31, registration is available online or in the Library. Program The Library Makerspace is up and running. Here's packets are available in the Library and all participants will what's going on and how you can take advantage of need a Louisville Library card. This year's themes are based the space and have some fun! keeping your body and your mind fit and active: In addition to ramping-up our class offerings,we now pro- vide assistance in the lab on weekdays from 4-6 PM, thanks CHILDREN-On Your Mark, Get Set...Readf to volunteers from our diverse technology community. These TEENS- Get in the Game:Read' sessions provide an opportunity to explore the Makerspace ADULTS-Exercise Your Mind.Read. and all of its gadgets—while learning at your own pace and This is truly an event the entire family can enjoy together, getting one-on-one help. featuring performers, movies,activities,crafts, and prizes. Can't make it from 4-6?That's OK!The Makerspace is Here's just a sample of what's in the works: available with limited support during normal Library hours. • Your Pet's Wellness and Care June 5, 3 4:30 PM Explore and use the equipment and supplies on your own. • How I Learned to Juggle at My Library June 6, So...what can you do in the Makerspace? 11 AM-Noon *Learn circuitry using Arduino *Use the 3D printer • Yoga for Teens June 8 &22, 3:30- 4:30 PM *Create videos using a green screen *Make jewelry • Kitchen Science:Hands-on Home Doctoring June 9, *Edit videos or photos *Paint 5:30-6:30 PM *Create paper crafts *Knit or crochet • Bicycle Across America June 11, 10:30 AM- Noon *Design mixed media art *Create 3D models • Family Concert June 12, 1:00-3 PM *Play with BB-8 using Scratch • Climbing Mount Healthmore June 16, 3:00-4 PM *Create iron-on transfers using a Cricut machine • AND MUCH MORE! Thanks to Our Current SRP Sponsors. We'd like to rec- MORE TO COME! ognize and thank the following for their generous support: Still not sure what you can do?Every Wednesday a new Catherine Davis Allstate Celestial Seasonings `Make and Take'activity is provided. Simply show up and Chipotle Chocolove make the craft of the week. Colorado Rapids Gravity Brewing Over the coming weeks we will be holding a telescope Lakeside Amusement Park Menchie's release party, a BB-8 agility course, and an open paint studio. Lyons Gaddis Attorneys Sweet Cow Also, keep a look out for our rotating Makers-in-Residence. Denver Museum of Nature and Science Local makers will share their craft, providing you with basic Huckleberry(Three Leaf Farms) instruction and inspiration!AND IT'S ALL FREE! Louisville Library Foundation STATE PARK PASSES AVAILABLE Louisville Recreation Center Do you love our Colorado State Parks?We have an MUSEUM NEWS & EVENTS exciting opportunity for you to check out passes to FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK AT THE MUSEUM •:* 6-8 PM visit Colorado State Parks!The Library will have two explorer This summer's First Friday Art Walk series—based on backpacks, each with a park pass,binoculars, nature guides, the theme of Louisville's Larder—will feature topics such as and more. Passes will be available in mid June. Check-out is agriculture, restaurants, the history of Italian influence on the for one week, and the program runs through March 2017. local food culture, and a look at a typical family's kitchen, ON THE SAME PAGE garden, and larder. HISTORIC WALKING TOUR •:* JUNE 25, 9:30 AM For the 6`' consecutive year, the Library joins the Town LOUISVILLE'S FRENCHTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD of Superior and the Lafayette Library asking people A tour of the historic Frenchtown neighborhood located to read and discuss one book. This year's selection will be an in the vicinity of Rex and Parkview Streets,just north of nounced Wednesday,June 15 in the local print media. Details Community Park.This tour leaves from the front of the Tri will be available at http://onthesamepage.us/wp. City Elks Lodge(525 Main Street). June 2016 4