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This event is in the "Children" group
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

This morning, we're making a cute dinosaur nightlight. You'll be able to create a prehistoric little scene in a jar! Add a small tea light, and it's a nightlight! Stop by the courtyard and create one of your own!

This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Dance Party in the Garden

9:45am–10:30am
Babies, Children
Garden
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

This program is funded by a generous grant from the Nantucket Golf Club Foundation

This event is in the "Children" group

Read to a Buddy

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children
Gallery
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D) are certified therapy dogs trained to be good listeners.  This program is a fun, relaxed, and nonjudgmental way to become more con

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Children's Chess Club

3:00pm–4:00pm
Children, Tweens
Garden Courtyard
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden Courtyard
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Come enjoy the royal game of chess at your library!

This event is in the "Children" group

Story Walk: Show Us Where You Live, Humpback

All Day 8/1–8/31
Children
Garden
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Swimming, singing, and blowing bubbles—children and baby whales love many of the same things! This lyrical picture book shows us how a whale's underwater life is touchingly like our own.

This event is in the "Children" group

Grab & Go Bar: Egg Carton Fairies

9:30am–4:00pm
Children
Weezie Library
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Weezie Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

These fairies are about to take off! Enjoy this week's Grab & Go craft and make you own beautiful fairies out of egg cartons.

This event is in the "Children" group

Read to a Buddy

10:00am–11:00am
Children
Gallery
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D) are certified therapy dogs trained to be good listeners.  This program is a fun, relaxed, and nonjudgmental way to become more con

This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Swamp Romp With Johnette Downing & Scott Billington

9:45am–10:30am
Babies, Children
Garden
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

Called the "Musical Ambassador to Children" and the "Pied Piper of Louisiana Music Traditions," Johnette Downing is a multi-award winning singer, musician, composer, author, and poet who serves up a gumbo of Louisiana roots music and boo

This event is in the "Children" group

Crafts in the Courtyard: Kid's Beach Glass Collage

10:00am–11:00am
Children
Garden Courtyard
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden Courtyard
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Stop by the garden this morning and make a beach glass collage with us.  All supplies are included.  Suitable for children of all ages, but younger ones may need adult assistance.

This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Dance Party in the Garden

9:45am–10:30am
Babies, Children
Garden
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

This program is funded by a generous grant from the Nantucket Golf Club Foundation

This event is in the "Children" group

Read to a Buddy

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children
Gallery
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D) are certified therapy dogs trained to be good listeners.  This program is a fun, relaxed, and nonjudgmental way to become more con

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Children's Chess Club

3:00pm–4:00pm
Children, Tweens
Garden Courtyard
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden Courtyard
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Come enjoy the royal game of chess at your library!

This event is in the "Children" group

NiSHA's HEArt Project Exhibition

All Day 8/9–8/16
Children
Weezie Library
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Weezie Library
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

On Display from August 10th - 16th. 

This event is in the "Children" group

Grab & Go Bag: Food Truck

9:30am–4:00pm
Children
Weezie Library
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Weezie Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Here comes the food truck! Make your own colorful food truck and imagine all the fun summer treats inside!

This event is in the "Children" group

Read to a Buddy

10:00am–11:00am
Children
Gallery
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D) are certified therapy dogs trained to be good listeners.  This program is a fun, relaxed, and nonjudgmental way to become more con

This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Music in the Morning

9:45am–10:30am
Babies, Children
Garden
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Music
Event Details:


This program is funded by a generous grant from the Nantucket Golf Club Foundation

This event is in the "Children" group

Crafts in the Courtyard: Seashell Babies

10:00am–11:00am
Children
Garden Courtyard
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden Courtyard
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

A little acorn cap, some wool, a wooden bead, and a shell are all it takes to make a slumbering little one.  Stop by the Atheneum Courtyard this morning and make a sweet little seashell baby of your own!  

This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Dance Party in the Garden

9:45am–10:30am
Babies, Children
Garden
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

This program is funded by a generous grant from the Nantucket Golf Club Foundation

This event is in the "Children" group

Read to a Buddy

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children
Gallery
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D) are certified therapy dogs trained to be good listeners.  This program is a fun, relaxed, and nonjudgmental way to become more con

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Children's Chess Club

3:00pm–4:00pm
Children, Tweens
Garden Courtyard
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden Courtyard
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Come enjoy the royal game of chess at your library!

This event is in the "Children" group

Grab & Go Bag: Ojos de Dios Yarn Craft

9:30am–4:00pm
Children
Weezie Library
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Weezie Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Create colorful patterns out of yarn that you can hang on your wall. If you like, you can create a nature scavenger hunt to find twigs to use as a frame for this fun craft! (Popsicle sticks are provided). 

This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Music in the Morning

9:45am–10:30am
Babies, Children
Garden
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Music
Event Details:


This program is funded by a generous grant from the Nantucket Golf Club Foundation

This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Dance Party in the Garden

9:45am–10:30am
Babies, Children
Garden
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

This program is funded by a generous grant from the Nantucket Golf Club Foundation

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Children's Chess Club

3:00pm–4:00pm
Children, Tweens
Garden Courtyard
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden Courtyard
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Come enjoy the royal game of chess at your library!