School Break
Sign up for some School Break fun! Attend STEAM camps, make DIY arts and crafts, and more!
Staff Picks for Kids
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Upcoming School Break Events
Windermere Branch (Windermere - Ask at Desk)
Event Categories: Maker/DIY
Bring your family to explore and play! Available resources include LEGO, Snap Circuits, K'NEX and more. Materials will be provided but cannot go home with you.
Learn more>Code with Minecraft (Ages 10-12)
Minecraft Designer
Southeast Branch (Southeast - Computer Lab)
Event Categories: Coding & Robotics
Make your own Minecraft world! Program the environment, animals and mobs. Use algorithms, functions, loops, and conditions to complete code challenges.
Learn more>Southwest Branch (Technology Classroom)
Event Categories: Game Design & Virtual Reality
Design your own role-playing video games. Use Tynker to create a classic top-down role-playing game complete with enemies to fight and treasure to find.
Learn more>Windermere Branch (Windermere - Ask at Desk)
Event Categories: Game Design & Virtual Reality
Let's-a go! Customize a sample level in Super Mario with enemies, obstacles, and rewards. Challenge classmates to play your game and try to beat their levels.
Learn more>Windermere Branch (Windermere - Ask at Desk)
Event Categories: Game Design & Virtual Reality
Let's-a go! Create custom Super Mario levels with enemies, obstacles, and rewards. Challenge classmates to play your game and try to beat their levels.
Learn more>Code with Python (Ages 9-12)
Part 1
Online (Online Technology Classroom 2)
Event Categories: Coding & Robotics
Python simple syntax is a great way for kids to learn and understand programming concepts. Students will learn about data types, variables, strings, list, functions, conditional statements and more.
Learn more>Southeast Branch (Southeast - Computer Lab)
Event Categories: Coding & Robotics
Solve problems for our heroes with code! Join the Foos on an adventure to walk, jump and build your way to the finish.
Learn more>Southwest Branch (Technology Classroom)
Event Categories: Game Design & Virtual Reality
Give Steve and Alex fresh new looks. Design characters, items, blocks and mobs for Minecraft using Tynker.
Learn more>Windermere Branch (Windermere - Ask at Desk)
Event Categories: Basic Tech Skills; Graphic Design; Maker/DIY
Use TinkerCad, a free online application, to design your own custom 3D Turkey. Learn the basics of 3D design using shapes, cutouts and colors.
Learn more>Windermere Branch (Windermere - Ask at Desk)
Event Categories: Game Design & Virtual Reality
Let's-a go! Create custom Super Mario levels and worlds with enemies, obstacles, and rewards. Challenge classmates to play your game and try to beat their levels.
Learn more>Code with Python (Ages 9-12)
Part 2
Online (Online Technology Classroom 1)
Event Categories: Coding & Robotics
Python simple syntax is a great way for kids to learn and understand programming concepts. Students will learn about data types, variables, strings, list, functions, conditional statements and more.
Learn more>Southeast Branch (Southeast - Computer Lab)
Event Categories: Coding & Robotics; Game Design & Virtual Reality
Create the world for your Roblox games. Learn to use pre-designed and custom elements to build your world from scratch with Roblox Studio.
Learn more>Southwest Branch (Technology Classroom)
Event Categories: Coding & Robotics; Science & Math
Build and program LEGO Race Car with a simple to use computer interface. Learn how technology plays an active role in our everyday life.
Learn more>Southwest Branch (Technology Classroom)
Event Categories: Basic Tech Skills
Take an adventure inside a computer! Build your own paper laptop from the inside out while learning what makes a computer work.
Learn more>Southwest Branch (Technology Classroom)
Event Categories: Coding & Robotics; Game Design & Virtual Reality; Games & Activities
Create and mod retro games! Design your own characters and code their behavior using Microsoft's MakeCode Arcade, a free online 2D game development environment.
Learn more>Southeast Branch (Southeast - Computer Lab)
Event Categories: Coding & Robotics
Explore coding concepts while gaming! Discover learn about sequencing, debugging, looping, and more by completing coding puzzles with Rodocodo.
Learn more>Dungeons & Dragons
@ the Windermere Library
Windermere Branch (Windermere - Ask at Desk)
Event Categories: Games & Activities
Have you ever wanted to play Dungeons and Dragons? Now's your chance! Join us, adventurers, on our next quest! Recommended for families with children ages 9-17.
Learn more>Windermere Branch (Windermere - Ask at Desk)
Event Categories: Games & Activities
Drop in for a game of chess at the library. Chess sets are available for play and lessons will be provided. Recommended for ages 7-12.
Learn more>Dungeons & Dragons
@ the Windermere Library
Windermere Branch (Windermere - Ask at Desk)
Event Categories: Games & Activities
Have you ever wanted to play Dungeons and Dragons? Now's your chance! Join us, adventurers, on our next quest! Recommended for families with children ages 9-17.
Learn more>3D Design with TinkerCad (Ages 9-12)
Snowflake
Windermere Branch (Windermere - Ask at Desk)
Event Categories: Basic Tech Skills; Graphic Design; Maker/DIY
Use TinkerCad, a free online application, to design your own 3D snowflake using Codeblocks. Learn the basics of 3D design using shapes, cutouts and colors.
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