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Summer Reading Kickoff featuring The Caterpillar Lab

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Summer Reading Kickoff with The Caterpillar Lab

Choose ONLY one session, either 10:30 am or 12 pm

2024-06-22 10:30:00 2024-06-22 12:00:00 America/New_York Summer Reading Kickoff with The Caterpillar Lab Calling all bookworms! Come down to our Summer Reading Program kickoff event, featuring The Caterpillar Lab! Main Library - Children's Room, Main Lawn

Saturday, June 22
10:30am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-06-22 10:30:00 2024-06-22 12:00:00 America/New_York Summer Reading Kickoff with The Caterpillar Lab Calling all bookworms! Come down to our Summer Reading Program kickoff event, featuring The Caterpillar Lab! Main Library - Children's Room, Main Lawn

Main Library

Children's Room, Main Lawn

Calling all bookworms! Come down to our Summer Reading Program kickoff event, featuring The Caterpillar Lab!

Find out more about Summer Reading Program 2024: Read, Renew Repeat! Register for a card if you don't have one yet, sign up for our newsletter, and check out our full schedule of events this June 22-August 24, including reading challenges for all ages!

While you're here you can check out some of the largest, hungriest, weirdest, most colorful caterpillars (including almost every giant silk moth caterpillar possible) New England has to offer. 

Please register for one session only, either from 10:30 am-12 pm, or 12-1:30 pm and sign up all family and friends planning to attend. All ages welcome. Please note that this program will be outside, unless inclement weather is expected. Contact Jonah at jsmiley@minlib.net with questions. 

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Outreach | Fun & Games | Education |

Main Library

Phone: 781-751-9284

Hours
We're closed Thursday June 19 due to Juneteenth
Mon, Jun 16 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jun 17 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jun 18 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jun 19 Closed
(Juneteenth)
Fri, Jun 20 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jun 21 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jun 22 Closed

About the branch

The Main Library is located on Church Street in Dedham Square. In addition to traditional library material, the Main Library also houses town archives, the Dedham Collection.

Upcoming Events

Mon, Jun 23, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn,Children's Area
Children will make new friends, build important... more
Children will make new friends, build important school readiness skills, and enjoy hands-on activities, all in a fun and supportive environment!
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Tue, Jun 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn
Join us for an afternoon of circus adventures at... more
Join us for an afternoon of circus adventures at the Library! The program will showcase stunning acts, circus trivia, and an interactive groundskill lesson!

Tue, Jun 24, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Virtual Author Talk
Join us as award-winning author and summer reading... more
Join us as award-winning author and summer reading champion Katherine Applegate talks to viewers about her enthusiastically heartwarming novel in verse, Odder.
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Tue, Jun 24, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Rotunda Space
Engage in stimulating conversation with people who... more
Engage in stimulating conversation with people who love history just as much as you do! We read books in pairs, a historical fiction one month, then a related non-fiction the following month.

Wed, Jun 25, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Endicott Branch - Children's Area
Join us once a month to hang out with other... more
Join us once a month to hang out with other Pokémon fans and enjoy fun activities!

Wed, Jun 25, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Piano Space
Join us for a musical adventure with pianist... more
Join us for a musical adventure with pianist Michael Leidig!

Thu, Jun 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - Children's Room
Join Friend of the Library, Dick Pierce, for 30... more
Join Friend of the Library, Dick Pierce, for 30 minutes of your favorite family-friendly songs.

Thu, Jun 26, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Media Tables
Watercolors are for everyone! Build on the skills... more
Watercolors are for everyone! Build on the skills you honed in Watercolor I and II, though no prerequisite required.
Registration is now closed

Sat, Jun 28, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Children's Room,Main Lawn
Sign up for summer reading, earn some raffle... more
Sign up for summer reading, earn some raffle tickets, play games, and have lots of fun!

Mon, Jun 30, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - Rotunda Space
Members of the Boston Roller Derby League will be... more
Members of the Boston Roller Derby League will be at the Library to give an overview of the sport and provide demonstrations of key moves of the game.

Tue, Jul 01, All day
Children's Area
Find the pictures we have hidden in the Children's... more
Find the pictures we have hidden in the Children's Area to win a prize! There is a new scavenger hunt every month; play anytime at either location, earn a prize for finding all 10 pictures!

Tue, Jul 01, All day
Children's Room
Find the pictures we have hidden in the Children's... more
Find the pictures we have hidden in the Children's Room to win a prize! There is a new scavenger hunt every month; play anytime at either location, earn a prize for finding all 10 pictures!

Thu, Jul 03, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
In observance of Independence Day, the Library will... more
In observance of Independence Day, the Library will close at 5 pm.

Fri, Jul 04, All day
Main Library
In observance of Independence Day, the Library will... more
In observance of Independence Day, the Library will be closed.

Wed, Jul 16, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Rotunda Space
The Combined Summer Book Groups caters to fans of... more
The Combined Summer Book Groups caters to fans of fiction and nonfiction.