Case Memorial Library: Fun & Free Events for All Ages! From 3D Printing to Book Clubs & Seed Bombs
Break In Bag
April 15-20
Love escape rooms and puzzles? Grab a Break-In Bag! They’re just like a mini escape room only instead of trying to break out, you must break in! To win the game and free the loot in your bag, you must solve the puzzles which correspond to the 3-digit lock. This is a take-home activity for students in grades 7-12. Registration is required. Kits will be available for pickup April 15-20. Click here to register.
Oscar Film: Zone of Interest
Monday, April 15, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, April 17, 1 p.m.
Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the camp. 1 hr. 45 min. R.
Click here to register for Monday, April 15, 6 p.m.
Click here to register for Wednesday, April 17, 1 p.m.
3D Doodlers
Tuesday, April 16, 2:30 p.m.
Build models and get creative with our hand-held 3D printers! Registration is required. For children in grades K-6. Click here to register.
STEAM Activity: Seed Bombs
Wednesday, April 17, 2:30 p.m.
Make a “seed bomb” with native, pet-safe wildflowers! For children in preschool to 2nd grade. Click here to register.
STEAM Activity: Starter Garden
Thursday, April 18, 2:30 p.m.
Thinking of planting a garden this summer? Get started now! We’ll check out seeds from our brand new Seed Library and plant them in our DIY recycled planters. You’ll be able to plant the seedlings directly into your yard once they are ready! This event will take place on the Back Lawn, weather permitting. In case of rain, the event will be held in the Craft Room. Click here to register.
Preschool Playtime
Saturday, April 20, 10:30 a.m.
Come play at our homemade obstacle course designed just for preschoolers! We’ll build with blocks, go through tunnels, and jump in and out of hula hoops while going around and around. This event will be held in the Meeting Room. Click here to register.
Adult Book Box
April 22-27
Free book box service for adults. Each month that you register you will pick up a box containing two hand-selected books for you to borrow as well as some other surprises for you to keep. After registering, you should receive a confirmation email with a link to a Google Form. Please be sure to complete this form to finalize your registration and personalize your book box. Please note: You must register and complete the form each month you wish to receive a book box.
Teen Book Box
April 22-27
Free book box service for teens in grades 7-12. Each month that you register you will pick up a box containing two hand-selected teen books for you to borrow as well as some treats and other surprises for you to keep. After registering, you should receive a confirmation email with a link to a Google Form. Please be sure to complete this form to finalize your registration and personalize your book box. Please note: You must register and complete the personalization form each month you wish to receive a book box. Click here to register.
Mystery Book Discussion
Thursday, May 2, 2 p.m.
Join us for a discussion of The Secret History by Donna Tartt. Richard Papen had never been to New England before his nineteenth year. Then he arrived at Hampden College and quickly became seduced by the sweet, dark rhythms of campus life, in particular by an elite group of five students, Greek scholars, worldly, self-assured, and at first glance, highly unapproachable. Yet as Richard was accepted and drawn into their inner circle, he learned a terrifying secret that bound them to one another, a secret about an incident in the woods in the dead of night where an ancient rite was brought to brutal life and lead to a gruesome death. And that was just the beginning...Click here to register.
The Bookcase Evening Discussion Group
Thursday, May 9, 7 p.m.
Join Bookcase leader Toby Zabinski for a discussion of Nothing More Dangerous by Allen Eskens. This program will be held on Zoom. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link.
In a small southern town where loyalty to family and to “your people” carries the weight of a sacred oath, defying those unspoken rules can be a deadly proposition. Click here to register.
Ban This Book! Club: Flamer
Monday, May 13, 7 p.m.
Flamer was tied with Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer as the most banned book in PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans, Fall 2022. It has been singled out by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the book-banning group Moms for Liberty, whose concerns include that it contains “alternate sexualities.” Join us as we discuss this as a work of literature as well as an object of censorship. Discussion led by Librarian Rebecca Harlow. Copies are available at the Circulation Desk. Registration is required.It's the summer between middle school and high school, and Aiden Navarro is away at camp. Everyone's going through changes--but for Aiden, the stakes feel higher...Click here to register.
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Events are free and open to the public, except as noted.
Phone: 203-891-2170
