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Childrens

Strawberries and Smoothies

Join in this activity that shows how to use locally grown food in recipes that help with understanding nutrition and how eating locally can help with the environment and health.  Children will be making a strawberry salad, fruit salad and healthy smoothies.  Space is limited, so sign up today.

Bubble Time

It's a bubble bonanza as we spend  time outdoors (weather permitting) with bubbles.  All ages are invited to share in the fun on the front lawn of the library.  Come blow bubbles with us.  Bubbles and wands provided. 

Annual Peeps Diorama Contest

It's the Swansea Free Public Library annual Peep Diorama Contest.  Create a diorama based on a book.  Use peeps marshmallow treats to create a scene from one of your favorite books in a shoe-box sized diorama.  The finished diorama is due at the library by Friday April 12.  Peep into your favorite book.  Don't delay.  Grab a "Peep" of the action!

 

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Monster Squad

Calling all Monster Fans: It's the monthly Monster Squad Club!   Each month, the Monster Squad investigates and learns about a different monster. Snacks and crafts too.

Nature in Your Neighborhood

Join staff from Mass Audubon's Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary as we explore the wildlife around the Swansea area.  The program starts with a talk and activities, then we will explore the Village Park Trails behind the Library. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Swansea Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.  Register online or call 508-223-3060

Meet Dog Musher Karen Land and Sled Dog Noggin

Join us as Swansea welcomes Iditarod Racer Karen Land and her dog Noggin at The First Christian Congregational Church.  Karen will talk about her experiences racing in the Iditarod,  the annual long-distance sled dog race run in early March from Anchorage to Nome.  The Iditarod began in 1973 as an event to test the best sled dog mushers and teams but has evolved into today's highly competitive race. Karen will tell us about her adventures as a musher.

 

 

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