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Fossil Printing (Card Making) for Adults

SRC themed card making.

2026-07-25 14:00:00 2026-07-25 15:00:00 America/Chicago Fossil Printing (Card Making) for Adults Main Library - WREX Classroom

Saturday, July 25
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-07-25 14:00:00 2026-07-25 15:00:00 America/Chicago Fossil Printing (Card Making) for Adults A quick process of creating your own stamp that is flora or fauna themed and printing your own cards. Main Library - WREX Classroom

Main Library

WREX Classroom

A quick process of creating your own stamp that is flora or fauna themed and printing your own cards.

Join us in an abridged version of printmaking techniques that are nature and dinosaur themed. This make and take event will allow adults to leave with hand printed cards and a foam print block to print more on their own at home.

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Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time
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Musical Munchkins
Tue, Jun 09, 10:45am - 11:15am
Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time
Dance and sing the morning away at this active storytime for toddlers and preschoolers.
RPL Sewing Group
Tue, Jun 09, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B
Bring in the projects you've started with the RPL sewing group, and let's complete them together!"
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Terrific Tuesday Storytime
Tue, Jun 09, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time
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Wed, Jun 10, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone
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The Twisted Stitches Knitting Group
Thu, Jun 11, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B
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All the Colors of the Rainbow: Pride Storytime!
Thu, Jun 11, 2:30pm - 3:15pm
Room 115B: Story Time
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Chapter by Chapter
Thu, Jun 11, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time
Listen to a few chapters of a book each week.
Charmed for Pride
Fri, Jun 12, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
WREX Classroom
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Family Chalk Art
Sat, Jun 13, 10:00am - 11:00am
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Name Change Clinic and Crafts with the LIAM Foundation
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WREX Classroom
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Fossil Printing II: Cyanotype (Teens)
Sat, Jun 13, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone
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Preschool Power Storytime
Mon, Jun 15, 10:00am - 10:45am
Room 115B: Story Time
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Room 334: Meeting Room A,Room: 335 Meeting Room B
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Beginner Knitting Class
Mon, Jun 15, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B
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Musical Munchkins
Tue, Jun 16, 10:00am - 10:30am
Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time
Dance and sing the morning away at this active storytime for toddlers and preschoolers.
Musical Munchkins
Tue, Jun 16, 10:45am - 11:15am
Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time
Dance and sing the morning away at this active storytime for toddlers and preschoolers.
RPL Sewing Group
Tue, Jun 16, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B
Bring in the projects you've started with the RPL sewing group, and let's complete them together!"
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