Event Tag: Libraries

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08
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January 8, 2026 @ 04:00 PM - January 8, 2026 @ 05:30 PM

New Year, New Me: Digital Storage Cleanup

Start the new year fresh with a digital storage cleanup. (Free)
Ginter Park Library at 1200 Westbrook Avenue Richmond, VA
02
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02
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January 2, 2026 @ 04:00 PM - January 2, 2026 @ 05:30 PM

Stardew Valley Fuse Beads

Create pixelated art inspired by the beloved videogame, Stardew Valley. Create a magnet or keychain to take home. Recommended for ages 13 and older. (Free)
Ginter Park Library at 1200 Westbrook Avenue Richmond, VA
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February 17, 2026 @ 04:30 PM - February 17, 2026 @ 05:30 PM

STEAM Team: Racing Paper Horses

Bring in the Year of the Horse by making a horse out of paper that moves entirely by the force of gravity and race it against a friend's. (Free)
Ginter Park Library at 1200 Westbrook Avenue, Richmond
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February 14, 2026 @ 03:30 PM - February 14, 2026 @ 04:30 PM

Crafting Afro-Brazilian Abayomi Dolls

Learn about Abayomi dolls created by the Afro-Brazilian artist Lena Martins (also known as Lena Abayomi) while you make one of your own. (Free)
Ginter Park Library at 1200 Westbrook Avenue, Richmond
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February 5, 2026 @ 12:00 PM - February 5, 2026 @ 01:00 PM

STEAM Team: Sturdy Structures

Experiment at the library and see if folding paper in different ways can affect how much weight it is capable of holding up. (Free)
Ginter Park Library at 1200 Westbrook Avenue, Richmond
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January 27, 2026 @ 04:30 PM - January 27, 2026 @ 05:30 PM

STEAM Team: Instant Ice

Learn about supercooling water (making water colder than freezing without actually turning to ice) and then snap freezing it instantly. (Free)
Ginter Park Library at 1200 Westbrook Avenue, Richmond
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January 20, 2026 @ 12:00 PM - January 20, 2026 @ 01:00 PM

Penguin Pebbles

It's Penguin Awareness Day. Learn about different kinds of penguins, and then make a little rock penguin to take home. (Free)
Ginter Park Library at 1200 Westbrook Avenue, Richmond
08
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08
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January 8, 2026 @ 12:00 PM - January 8, 2026 @ 01:00 AM

STEAM Team: Static-Charged Can Race

In honor of National Static Electricity Day (one day early), learn how you can use static electricity to move an aluminum can without touching it. (Free)
Ginter Park Library at 1200 Westbrook Avenue, Richmond
06
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06
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January 6, 2026 @ 04:30 AM - January 6, 2026 @ 05:30 AM

New Year’s Wish Bracelets

Learn about the tradition of wish bracelets and make your own with a cardboard loom. (Free)
Ginter Park Library at 1200 Westbrook Avenue, Richmond
10
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January 10, 2026 @ 10:30 AM - January 10, 2026 @ 11:30 AM

Read to Callie the Dog

Bring your kids to read to Callie and her buddy, Landon (from PUP READers) every 2nd and 4th Saturday. Call the Ginter Park Branch for changes in schedule. (Free)
Ginter Park Library at 1200 Westbrook Avenue, Richmond
05
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05
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January 5, 2026 @ 04:30 PM - January 5, 2026 @ 05:30 PM

Tween Book Club Meeting

Discuss the middle grade book of the month and eat snacks. Also be choosing a book for discussion next month. For ages 9 to 13/grades 4 through 8. Newcomers welcome. (Free)
Ginter Park Library at 1200 Westbrook Avenue, Richmond
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January 13, 2026 @ 10:30 AM - January 13, 2026 @ 11:00 AM

Preschool Story Time

A fun, interactive, and educational story time featuring books, songs, rhymes, and activities. For ages three through five with an accompanying adult. (Free)
Ginter Park Library at 1200 Westbrook Avenue, Richmond