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Wilmington Memorial Library Weekly News And Events - August 5, 2023

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August 8, 2023

From: Wilmington Memorial Library

Young Childrens' Programs

Wilmington Community Playgroup
Monday, August 7, 10am
Monday, August 14, 10am

Join us for our community playgroup where we will work on Early Literacy skills and much, much more! Ask us about any resources we can help provide for you and your family.

Ages 0-6, siblings welcome

Register 8/7

Register 8/14

Family Programs

End of Summer Bash Feat. Philip Alexander!
Thursday, August 10, 5:30-7pm at Swain Green

Celebrate the end of another wonderful summer with games, food trucks, raffles, and music featuring Philip Alexander! Dinner is available to purchase from food trucks. Children’s games, crafts, prizes, and more! All Ages

Family Craft Night: Upcycled CDs
Wednesday, August 16, 6:30pm

Use old CDs that we've saved to create something new! A suncatcher, a wall hanging, a mosaic! Ages 3+ and their caregivers

Register

Kids' Programs

Lil Bookworms Book Club
Wednesday, August 9, 3:45pm

A book club for students in Kindergarten through Grade 2, featuring books, reading comprehension, and an activity! Grades K-2

Register

Switch It Up! Video Game Club
Monday, August 14, 3:45pm

Love video games? Love Nintendo Switch? Come to this once-a-month video game club to play your favorite Switch games with friends! Grades 1-5

Register

Kids' Book Café
Wednesday, August 16, 3:45pm

Sample a variety of books, both fiction and nonfiction, revolving around the same genre or theme at this book tasting. Each session will include either a themed snack or activity!

Grades 3-5

Register

Teen Programs

Teen Taste Test Challenge: Snacks
Tuesday, August 8, 6:30pm

Put your taste buds to the test as we try different snacks & soda to guess the flavors, rank them, and have fun! Grades 6-12

Register

Teen Book Club
Saturday, August 12, 2pm

Join us for August Teen Book Club! Copies of the book will be available at the Youth Desk.

Grades 9-12

Featured Book: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Register

Virtual D&D
Saturday, August 12, 3-5pm
Saturday, August 19, 3-5pm

Interested in finding out more about this fantasy tabletop role-playing game, or looking for a group to play with? Join us for a virtual campaign via Discord, a private server, every month with DM Mike! We use D&DBeyond to track and create our characters. Grades 6-8

Register 8/12

Register 8/19

Middle School Book Group
Thursday, August 17, 3:30pm

Join us for snacks & lively book discussion! Book TBD, but copies will be available at the Youth Desk for checkout prior to the meeting; come by to grab one! Grades 6-8

Register

For a full and up-to-date list of programming, refer to our events calendar.

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