Hey, Danvers kids! Do you want to win a $25 Amazon gift card?? 🙋
Summer Reading Program is just around the corner, and this year, we’re giving young artists the opportunity to have their work featured on the official bookmark that gets handed out to everyone who participates in 2024 Summer Reading.
This year’s Summer Reading Program theme is Read, Renew, Repeat and features the idea of conservation. Beginning March 1st, young artists can:
1) Grab a blank bookmark from the library
2) Use the theme to inspire their creation
3) Turn in their completed bookmark by March 29th.
The winner will be announced in April and will win a $25 Amazon gift card!
Questions? Email us at danvers.tl.rsa@gmail.com.
Take and Make your own Sprout House
while supplies last!
Learn how to save money by starting your garden from seed, which varieties to plant and when, and how to grow indoors to transplant outdoors when the time is right! This class will be taught by a McLean County Master Gardener. There are 12 spots available and is for adults and children 15 and up. This class is FREE, and registration is required.
Bring your whimsical self to our Fairy Garden Class where we will be creating a fun little world for you to bring home, Kelsey from Casey’s Garden Shop and Florist will lead the class, and she will bring all the necessary items for you to create including real plants. This program is for children ages 6 and up. 15 spots are available and registration is required. This class is free and all materials will be provided.
Join us for a special event with Ruth E. Carter, the first Black person to win an Oscar (let alone two!) for Best Costume Design. She won her first Academy Award for the movie Black Panther and the second for its sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Join us at the library on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. on March 23rd as we read some Easter-themed books and then do a craft afterward! No registration required.
Learn how to sew your own stuffed animal (plushie) from a Danvers local with years of sewing experience. This class has 6 seats available and is for teens, but children ages 10 and up are welcome. Registration is required for this free class, and all materials will be provided.
Join Bookworms this month as we discuss Bonnie Garmus' hit book (and now AppleTV series) Lessons in Chemistry. We will meet at the library on March 26th at 6:30 p.m.
Join us for a special event with Dr. Temple Grandin, one of the world’s most accomplished and well-known adults with autism. Dr. Grandin has been at the forefront of research and activism for autism and neurodiversity for decades.
On April 8th, we will be opening the library at 1 p.m. for our Solar Eclipse Party! We'll have pizza and glasses for all attendees.
While registration is not required, we will have a sign-up sheet at the library so we know how many pizzas to order ahead of time.
Did you used to embroider and could use a refresher? Are you new to embroidery and want to learn the basics? This class is for you! During this informal class, our instructor will answer questions, offer advice for existing projects, or guide you through a pattern that the library supplies.
There are 6 spots available for this class.
Adults only please.
Are you going through life on autopilot and feeling stressed out? Find the perfect balance by making your own mindfulness kit! Come learn about mindfulness and how mindfulness practices can help in everyday life. You'll gain experience utilizing hands-on mindfulness techniques and build your own mindfulness kit to take home.
Registration info to come!
Join us virtually on May 7th as we hear Kal Penn speak about a variety of topics including his new book! This is a free event for all Danvers Township Library patrons in good standing. Registration required.
25 spots available.
Free in-person class.
Adults.
Join us and Ecology Action Center at the Historical Society on Tuesday, May 7th at 6 p.m. for Compost Bin Basics!
Attendees can expect to learn basic techniques to build their compost pile, what materials to include, and what do with compostable materials that don't work in backyard setting! Learn how to monitor and maintain your compost.
Contact library for registration information.
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