Events in the next 6 months

Title: Baby Storytime
From: 10:00am Tuesday, July 8, 2025
To: 11:00am Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Join us for stories, songs, and puppets! We'll do a 20-minute storytime together, then we'll put out toys for free play and social time until 11:00. For babies under 18 months and their caregivers.

Title: Beyond Billy Goats: Wildlife Bridge STEM Challenge Presented by the Hitchcock Center for the Environment
From: 4:00pm Tuesday, July 8, 2025
To: 5:00pm Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Animals, Arts and Crafts, Children's Events, One-Time Events, Summer Reading
Registration: Registration is required for this event.
Description:

Three goats crossing a bridge? Sounds like a fairytale, but it's actually a great way to keep animals safe! Join a Hitchcock Center educator for this hands-on children's program. We'll read a quick story about a real-life animal crossing; then express your inner engineer as you and your adult design, build and test a bridge using simple materials. Can it stand strong in a salamander stampede or a mammal migration? And we'll end with a visit from a live critter who puts wildlife bridges to use.

Best for children ages 5 to 10 with an adult. Registration is required. Please register using the "Begin Registration" button above. Participants will be capped at 20.

Thank you to The Friends of Forbes Library for sponsoring this event.

Title: Drawing Your World with Raúl The Third
From: 4:00pm Tuesday, July 8, 2025
To: 5:00pm Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Categories: Author Events, Children's Events, Virtual
Description:

Please register to attend this virtual author event.

Join author and illustrator Raúl The Third as he discusses his book ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Read!. Meet Little Lobo and friends as they explore their library's Libro Love Book Festival! From cookbook demonstrations and comics workshops to mask making and language classes, this library has something for everyone and Little Lobo can’t wait to show you. 

Raúl the Third uses his culture and his experience growing up on the US and Mexico border to inspire his art and his storytelling. Students will be encouraged to explore their world through a creative lens. A draw along is planned, drawing supplies and paper are recommended. 

Please note that we will be hosting Raúl the Third twice on this date, once in Spanish and in English. Be sure that you are registering for your preferred format.

About the Author: Raúl The Third is a New York Times bestselling and three-time Pura Belpre award-winning illustrator, author, and artist living in Boston. His work centers around the contemporary Mexican-American experience and his memories of growing up in El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. He is currently adapting his World of Vamos! books into an animated television series with Silvergate Media and Mercury Filmworks.

 


This program is presented by the Library Speakers Consortium.

Title: Read to Sunny the Dog!
From: 3:30pm Wednesday, July 9, 2025
To: 4:30pm Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Location: Children's Department
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Hello! I'm Sunny and I'm Forbes Library's reading buddy dog! You can book a 15-minute appointment to read to me on Wednesdays between 3:30-4:30. I'm a good listener and like to look at the pictures, too. Reading to me is a great way for you to practice reading! We'll meet inside the Children's Department. 

To register, please call 413-587-1010 or sign up at the Forbes Library Children's Desk. This program is great for children ages 4-10. Happy reading! 

Title: Preschool Storytime!
From: 10:30am Thursday, July 10, 2025
To: 11:30am Thursday, July 10, 2025
Presenter: Sarah Johnson
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Join us for books, songs, and puppets and participate in an open-ended art activity designed to encourage creativity! Great for ages 3-5. 

Title: Magic the Gathering Club for Tweens & Teens
From: 3:45pm Thursday, July 10, 2025
To: 5:00pm Thursday, July 10, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events, Teen Events
Description:

Join us for a casual meetup for tweens & teens interested in the tabletop card game Magic: The Gathering

Curious about learning how to play? Know how it works but looking for other players? Hoping to trade cards, or get help building a deck?
All are welcome! 

Bring your own cards to use if you have them, or if you don't have any - that's ok - Forbes will provide pre-made decks to use at the library. And we also have free cards to take and use for deck building!

This program is for ages 10+ and meets biweekly, Thursdays from 3:45-5:00 pm in the Community Room (tables are generally set up by 3:30 for folks eager to get games going!) 

Any questions, please email jvrysen@forbeslibrary.org

 

Title: Toddler Storytime
From: 10:30am Friday, July 11, 2025
To: 11:00am Friday, July 11, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Join us for Toddler Storytime every Friday morning! We will sing songs, read stories, and have fun. This event is best suited for 1.5-3-year-olds and their caregivers. 

Title: Kids' Gaming Club
From: 4:00pm Friday, July 11, 2025
To: 5:00pm Friday, July 11, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events
Description:

Every Friday, kids ages 7-12 can join us in the Community Room to hang out with other young gamers and play the library's Nintendo Switch! We generally play Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart 8, Super Mario: Wonder, and Mario Party.

Title: LEGO Club!
From: 3:30pm Monday, July 14, 2025
To: 4:30pm Monday, July 14, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

We've got bricks, baseplates and minifigs--now all we need is you! Join us for LEGO Club Mondays at 3:30 in the Forbes Library Community Room. Pick a design challenge out of the bowl or simply build a creation of your own choosing. This program is great for ages 4+.

Title: Dungeons and Dragons for Kids: Late Spring Session
From: 3:45pm Monday, July 14, 2025
To: 5:15pm Monday, July 14, 2025
Location: Watson Room
Categories: Children's Events
Description:

Registration will open at 6pm on April 21st. Calling all young adventurers! Our Dungeons & Dragons Club continues! Participants will sign up for four sessions at once, and will meet on the following Mondays from 3:45 - 5:15pm: May 19, June 2, June 16, and June 30. Participants must commit to all four sessions.

D&D is a great way for kids to practice collaboration, strategy, and storytelling, and we welcome participants of all experience levels. This program is for kids ages 9+, and is limited to six participants per session. Registration is necessary.

Title: Baby Storytime
From: 10:00am Tuesday, July 15, 2025
To: 11:00am Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Join us for stories, songs, and puppets! We'll do a 20-minute storytime together, then we'll put out toys for free play and social time until 11:00. For babies under 18 months and their caregivers.

Title: Kids' Sock Puppet Craft!
From: 3:30pm Tuesday, July 15, 2025
To: 4:30pm Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Arts and Crafts, Children's Events, One-Time Events, Summer Reading
Description:

Join us to make your own sock puppet! We'll provide all the supplies-from socks, to felt, to googly eyes and fake fur! Great for ages 5+.

Title: Read to Sunny the Dog!
From: 3:30pm Wednesday, July 16, 2025
To: 4:30pm Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Location: Children's Department
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Hello! I'm Sunny and I'm Forbes Library's reading buddy dog! You can book a 15-minute appointment to read to me on Wednesdays between 3:30-4:30. I'm a good listener and like to look at the pictures, too. Reading to me is a great way for you to practice reading! We'll meet inside the Children's Department. 

To register, please call 413-587-1010 or sign up at the Forbes Library Children's Desk. This program is great for children ages 4-10. Happy reading! 

Title: Preschool Storytime!
From: 10:30am Thursday, July 17, 2025
To: 11:30am Thursday, July 17, 2025
Presenter: Sarah Johnson
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Join us for books, songs, and puppets and participate in an open-ended art activity designed to encourage creativity! Great for ages 3-5. 

Title: Discerning the Truth with Marie Lu
From: 4:00pm Thursday, July 17, 2025
To: 5:00pm Thursday, July 17, 2025
Categories: Author Events, Children's Events, Virtual
Description:

Please register to attend this virtual author event.

Explore the intricate world of Legend with Marie Lu as she encourages readers to look beyond the surface and reveal hidden secrets. Explore the depths of deceit, battle for power, and the lengths characters will go to unmask the Truth

Legend is a dystopian novel where two unlikely characters, June and Day, cross paths in search for the Truth. Can they set aside their differences and preconceptions for the greater good? Readers will devour Marie Lu’s words as they are challenged to think critically about the world around them and reminded to never judge a book by its cover. Register now for an event you don’t want to miss!

About the Author: Marie Lu is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Legend trilogy and The Young Elites trilogy. She graduated from the University of Southern California and jumped into the video game industry, working for Disney Interactive Studios as a Flash artist. Now a full-time writer, she spends her spare time reading, drawing, playing Assassin’s Creed, and getting stuck in traffic. She lives in Los Angeles, California (see above: traffic), with one husband, one Chihuahua mix, and two Pembroke Welsh corgis.

 


This program is presented by the Library Speakers Consortium.

Title: Toddler Storytime
From: 10:30am Friday, July 18, 2025
To: 11:00am Friday, July 18, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Join us for Toddler Storytime every Friday morning! We will sing songs, read stories, and have fun. This event is best suited for 1.5-3-year-olds and their caregivers. 

Title: Kids' Gaming Club
From: 4:00pm Friday, July 18, 2025
To: 5:00pm Friday, July 18, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events
Description:

Every Friday, kids ages 7-12 can join us in the Community Room to hang out with other young gamers and play the library's Nintendo Switch! We generally play Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart 8, Super Mario: Wonder, and Mario Party.

Title: Kids' Escape Room: Presented by Wicked Fun Games
From: 2:00pm Saturday, July 19, 2025
To: 3:00pm Saturday, July 19, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, One-Time Events, Summer Reading
Registration: Registration is required for this event.
Description:

Join the folks from Wicked Fun Games for Escape from the Wizard's Tower--an escape room for kids ages 8-12! Follow the journal entries, gather ingredients, & cast spells! Registration is required and limited to 10 people. Please click the "Begin Registration" button above to sign up. We will have a separate escape room at 4:00 today for teens. 

Title: LEGO Club!
From: 3:30pm Monday, July 21, 2025
To: 4:30pm Monday, July 21, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

We've got bricks, baseplates and minifigs--now all we need is you! Join us for LEGO Club Mondays at 3:30 in the Forbes Library Community Room. Pick a design challenge out of the bowl or simply build a creation of your own choosing. This program is great for ages 4+.

Title: Baby Storytime
From: 10:00am Tuesday, July 22, 2025
To: 11:00am Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Join us for stories, songs, and puppets! We'll do a 20-minute storytime together, then we'll put out toys for free play and social time until 11:00. For babies under 18 months and their caregivers.

Title: Read to Sunny the Dog!
From: 3:30pm Wednesday, July 23, 2025
To: 4:30pm Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Location: Children's Department
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Hello! I'm Sunny and I'm Forbes Library's reading buddy dog! You can book a 15-minute appointment to read to me on Wednesdays between 3:30-4:30. I'm a good listener and like to look at the pictures, too. Reading to me is a great way for you to practice reading! We'll meet inside the Children's Department. 

To register, please call 413-587-1010 or sign up at the Forbes Library Children's Desk. This program is great for children ages 4-10. Happy reading! 

Title: Illuminating Hope and Grace in the Face of Hardship with Rex Ogle
From: 4:00pm Wednesday, July 23, 2025
To: 5:00pm Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Categories: Author Events, Children's Events, Virtual
Description:

Please register to attend this virtual author event.

You’re invited to join us online with award-winning author Rex Ogle as he talks to viewers about his struggles to navigate sixth grade as written about in his book Free Lunch

Instead of giving him lunch money, Rex’s mom has signed him up for free meals. As a poor kid in a wealthy school district, better-off kids crowd impatiently behind him as he tries to explain to the cashier that he’s on the free meal program. The lunch lady is hard of hearing, so Rex has to shout.

Free Lunch is the story of Rex’s efforts to navigate his first semester of sixth grade—who to sit with, not being able to join the football team, Halloween in a handmade costume, classmates and a teacher who take one look at him and decide he’s trouble—all while wearing secondhand clothes and being hungry. His mom and her boyfriend are out of work, and life at home is punctuated by outbursts of violence. Halfway through the semester, his family is evicted and ends up in government-subsidized housing in view of the school. Rex lingers at the end of last period every day until the buses have left, so no one will see where he lives.

Unsparing and realistic, Free Lunch is a story of hardship threaded with hope and moments of grace. Rex’s voice is compelling and authentic, and Free Lunch is a true, timely, and essential work that illuminates the lived experience of poverty in America. Register now to join the conversation!

About the Author: Rex Ogle is the author of Free Lunch, winner of the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award; Punching Bag, a New York Public Library Best Book; Abuela Don’t Forget Me, finalist for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award; and Road Home, which received a Printz Honor and a Stonewall Book Award Honor. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

 


This program is presented by the Library Speakers Consortium.

Title: Preschool Storytime!
From: 10:30am Thursday, July 24, 2025
To: 11:30am Thursday, July 24, 2025
Presenter: Sarah Johnson
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Join us for books, songs, and puppets and participate in an open-ended art activity designed to encourage creativity! Great for ages 3-5. 

Title: Magic the Gathering Club for Tweens & Teens
From: 3:45pm Thursday, July 24, 2025
To: 5:00pm Thursday, July 24, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events, Teen Events
Description:

Join us for a casual meetup for tweens & teens interested in the tabletop card game Magic: The Gathering

Curious about learning how to play? Know how it works but looking for other players? Hoping to trade cards, or get help building a deck?
All are welcome! 

Bring your own cards to use if you have them, or if you don't have any - that's ok - Forbes will provide pre-made decks to use at the library. And we also have free cards to take and use for deck building!

This program is for ages 10+ and meets biweekly, Thursdays from 3:45-5:00 pm in the Community Room (tables are generally set up by 3:30 for folks eager to get games going!) 

Any questions, please email jvrysen@forbeslibrary.org

 

Title: Toddler Storytime
From: 10:30am Friday, July 25, 2025
To: 11:00am Friday, July 25, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Join us for Toddler Storytime every Friday morning! We will sing songs, read stories, and have fun. This event is best suited for 1.5-3-year-olds and their caregivers. 

Title: Kids' Gaming Club
From: 4:00pm Friday, July 25, 2025
To: 5:00pm Friday, July 25, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events
Description:

Every Friday, kids ages 7-12 can join us in the Community Room to hang out with other young gamers and play the library's Nintendo Switch! We generally play Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart 8, Super Mario: Wonder, and Mario Party.

Title: Pop Up Art School Presents: Minecraft Clay Bobbleheads
From: 11:00am Saturday, July 26, 2025
To: 12:30pm Saturday, July 26, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Arts and Crafts, Children's Events, Summer Reading
Registration: Registration is required for this event.
Description:

Ages: 8+ Calling all young crafters and Minecraft fans! Sculpt your very own Minecraft-inspired bobblehead characters using air-dry clay. Create a separate head and body so your character’s head can swivel! Finish off your piece with acrylic paint before taking it home. Registration is required and limited to 15 people. Please click the "Begin Registration" button above to sign up. 

Title: LEGO Club!
From: 3:30pm Monday, July 28, 2025
To: 4:30pm Monday, July 28, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

We've got bricks, baseplates and minifigs--now all we need is you! Join us for LEGO Club Mondays at 3:30 in the Forbes Library Community Room. Pick a design challenge out of the bowl or simply build a creation of your own choosing. This program is great for ages 4+.

Title: Dungeons and Dragons for Kids: Summer Session
From: 3:45pm Monday, July 28, 2025
To: 5:15pm Monday, July 28, 2025
Location: Watson Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Registration: Registration is required for this event.
Description:

Registration will open at 6pm on July 7th. Calling all young adventurers! Our Dungeons & Dragons Club continues! Participants will sign up for four sessions at once, and will meet on the following Mondays from 3:45 - 5:15pm: 7/28, 8/11, 8/25 and 9/8. Participants must commit to all four sessions.

D&D is a great way for kids to practice collaboration, strategy, and storytelling, and we welcome participants of all experience levels. This program is for kids ages 9+, and is limited to six participants per session. Registration is necessary. 

Title: Baby Storytime
From: 10:00am Tuesday, July 29, 2025
To: 11:00am Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Join us for stories, songs, and puppets! We'll do a 20-minute storytime together, then we'll put out toys for free play and social time until 11:00. For babies under 18 months and their caregivers.

Title: Middle Grade Book Club: Will's Race for Home
From: 4:00pm Tuesday, July 29, 2025
To: 5:00pm Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Book Discussions, Children's Events, One-Time Events, Teen Events
Description:

Join us to discuss Will’s Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes! About the book: “In 1889, a young Black family hears about a land rush, so Will and his father set out from Texas to Oklahoma, racing thousands of others on a difficult journey to where land is free.”

*Starred reviews from Kirkus, School Library Journal and Publishers Weekly!*

Title: Read to Sunny the Dog!
From: 3:30pm Wednesday, July 30, 2025
To: 4:30pm Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Location: Children's Department
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Hello! I'm Sunny and I'm Forbes Library's reading buddy dog! You can book a 15-minute appointment to read to me on Wednesdays between 3:30-4:30. I'm a good listener and like to look at the pictures, too. Reading to me is a great way for you to practice reading! We'll meet inside the Children's Department. 

To register, please call 413-587-1010 or sign up at the Forbes Library Children's Desk. This program is great for children ages 4-10. Happy reading! 

Title: Preschool Storytime!
From: 10:30am Thursday, July 31, 2025
To: 11:30am Thursday, July 31, 2025
Presenter: Sarah Johnson
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Join us for books, songs, and puppets and participate in an open-ended art activity designed to encourage creativity! Great for ages 3-5. 

Title: Toddler Storytime
From: 10:30am Friday, August 1, 2025
To: 11:00am Friday, August 1, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Join us for Toddler Storytime every Friday morning! We will sing songs, read stories, and have fun. This event is best suited for 1.5-3-year-olds and their caregivers. 

Title: Kids' Gaming Club
From: 4:00pm Friday, August 1, 2025
To: 5:00pm Friday, August 1, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events
Description:

Every Friday, kids ages 7-12 can join us in the Community Room to hang out with other young gamers and play the library's Nintendo Switch! We generally play Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart 8, Super Mario: Wonder, and Mario Party.

Title: The Poop Museum - Part Two - Even More Poo!
From: 11:00am Saturday, August 2, 2025
To: 12:00pm Saturday, August 2, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, One-Time Events, Summer Reading
Description:

Fans of The Poop Museum Part One, will adore The Poop Museum Part Two!
In Part Two, as the title suggests, there is EVEN MORE POO! And even more super interesting
butts!
Visitors to The Poop Museum will meet:
- The animal whose poop looks like a noodle
- The animal whose poop is nicer than its food
- The animal who only sometimes has a butt
- The animal that makes poop syrup
- The animal that poops 45 gallons of pink poop every time it poops
Plus, they’ll discover:
- How much poop people poop and where it all goes
- The world’s first poop-powered bus
- What it’s like to poop in space
- Lots of cool facts about fossilized dinosaur poop (coprolites), including a poop named Barnum!
It’s a great opportunity to learn more and laugh more, in another perfect combination of solid
science and scatological silliness.
We hope you’ll join us!

Title: LEGO Club!
From: 3:30pm Monday, August 4, 2025
To: 4:30pm Monday, August 4, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

We've got bricks, baseplates and minifigs--now all we need is you! Join us for LEGO Club Mondays at 3:30 in the Forbes Library Community Room. Pick a design challenge out of the bowl or simply build a creation of your own choosing. This program is great for ages 4+.

Title: Baby Storytime
From: 10:00am Tuesday, August 5, 2025
To: 11:00am Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Join us for stories, songs, and puppets! We'll do a 20-minute storytime together, then we'll put out toys for free play and social time until 11:00. For babies under 18 months and their caregivers.

Title: Early Readers Book Club: The Egg Incident
From: 4:00pm Tuesday, August 5, 2025
To: 5:00pm Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Join us to do a craft based on The Egg Incident by Ziggy Hanaor and Daisy Wynter! We will meet in the community room. Books are available in the children's department to check out. Please email jcornick@forbeslibrary.org with any questions. 

Title: Preschool Storytime!
From: 10:30am Thursday, August 7, 2025
To: 11:30am Thursday, August 7, 2025
Presenter: Sarah Johnson
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Join us for books, songs, and puppets and participate in an open-ended art activity designed to encourage creativity! Great for ages 3-5. 

Title: Magic the Gathering Club for Tweens & Teens
From: 3:45pm Thursday, August 7, 2025
To: 5:00pm Thursday, August 7, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events, Teen Events
Description:

Join us for a casual meetup for tweens & teens interested in the tabletop card game Magic: The Gathering

Curious about learning how to play? Know how it works but looking for other players? Hoping to trade cards, or get help building a deck?
All are welcome! 

Bring your own cards to use if you have them, or if you don't have any - that's ok - Forbes will provide pre-made decks to use at the library. And we also have free cards to take and use for deck building!

This program is for ages 10+ and meets biweekly, Thursdays from 3:45-5:00 pm in the Community Room (tables are generally set up by 3:30 for folks eager to get games going!) 

Any questions, please email jvrysen@forbeslibrary.org

 

Title: Toe Jam Puppet Band Presents: Toe Jam Variety Show!
From: 10:00am Friday, August 8, 2025
To: 10:45am Friday, August 8, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, One-Time Events, Performance, Summer Reading
Description:

The Toe Jam Puppet Band offers a special brand of hands-on children's entertainment that grown-ups can enjoy. The performances are very active, encouraging kids and parents to sing and dance along with the band as they entertain with a unique combination of original songs, masterful shadow puppetry, storytelling and just plain old good fun.

Sponsored by the Friends of Forbes Library 

Title: CANCELLED TODAY: Toddler Storytime
From: 10:30am Friday, August 8, 2025
To: 11:00am Friday, August 8, 2025
Categories: Cancelled, Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Storytime is cancelled today for the Toe Jam Puppet Band concert. Join us for Toddler Storytime every Friday morning! We will sing songs, read stories, and have fun. This event is best suited for 1.5-3-year-olds and their caregivers. 

Title: Kids' Gaming Club
From: 4:00pm Friday, August 8, 2025
To: 5:00pm Friday, August 8, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events
Description:

Every Friday, kids ages 7-12 can join us in the Community Room to hang out with other young gamers and play the library's Nintendo Switch! We generally play Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart 8, Super Mario: Wonder, and Mario Party.

Title: LEGO Club!
From: 3:30pm Monday, August 11, 2025
To: 4:30pm Monday, August 11, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

We've got bricks, baseplates and minifigs--now all we need is you! Join us for LEGO Club Mondays at 3:30 in the Forbes Library Community Room. Pick a design challenge out of the bowl or simply build a creation of your own choosing. This program is great for ages 4+.

Title: Dungeons and Dragons for Kids: Summer Session
From: 3:45pm Monday, August 11, 2025
To: 5:15pm Monday, August 11, 2025
Location: Watson Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Registration will open at 6pm on July 7th. Calling all young adventurers! Our Dungeons & Dragons Club continues! Participants will sign up for four sessions at once, and will meet on the following Mondays from 3:45 - 5:15pm: 7/28, 8/11, 8/25 and 9/8. Participants must commit to all four sessions.

D&D is a great way for kids to practice collaboration, strategy, and storytelling, and we welcome participants of all experience levels. This program is for kids ages 9+, and is limited to six participants per session. Registration is necessary. 

Title: Baby Storytime
From: 10:00am Tuesday, August 12, 2025
To: 11:00am Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Join us for stories, songs, and puppets! We'll do a 20-minute storytime together, then we'll put out toys for free play and social time until 11:00. For babies under 18 months and their caregivers.

Title: Preschool Storytime!
From: 10:30am Thursday, August 14, 2025
To: 11:30am Thursday, August 14, 2025
Presenter: Sarah Johnson
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Join us for books, songs, and puppets and participate in an open-ended art activity designed to encourage creativity! Great for ages 3-5. 

Title: Toddler Storytime
From: 10:30am Friday, August 15, 2025
To: 11:00am Friday, August 15, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events, Recurring Events
Description:

Join us for Toddler Storytime every Friday morning! We will sing songs, read stories, and have fun. This event is best suited for 1.5-3-year-olds and their caregivers. 

Title: Kids' Gaming Club
From: 4:00pm Friday, August 15, 2025
To: 5:00pm Friday, August 15, 2025
Location: Community Room
Categories: Children's Events
Description:

Every Friday, kids ages 7-12 can join us in the Community Room to hang out with other young gamers and play the library's Nintendo Switch! We generally play Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart 8, Super Mario: Wonder, and Mario Party.