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Cold Catapult Challenge

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2025-01-06 14:00:00 2025-01-06 15:00:00 America/Chicago Cold Catapult Challenge No snow shovel? S-NO-w problem! Engineer a way to gather up the most 'snow,' then build a catapult to see how far you can fling it! (Grades K–5) Fountaindale Public Library - Children's Creativity Park, Children's Storytime Room

Monday, January 06
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-01-06 14:00:00 2025-01-06 15:00:00 America/Chicago Cold Catapult Challenge No snow shovel? S-NO-w problem! Engineer a way to gather up the most 'snow,' then build a catapult to see how far you can fling it! (Grades K–5) Fountaindale Public Library - Children's Creativity Park, Children's Storytime Room

Fountaindale Public Library

Children's Creativity Park, Children's Storytime Room

No snow shovel? S-NO-w problem! Engineer a way to gather up the most 'snow,' then build a catapult to see how far you can fling it! (Grades K–5)

Fountaindale Public Library
help@fountaindale.org
Phone: 630.759.2102
Fax: 630.759.6180
Hours
Mon, Dec 09 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Dec 10 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Dec 11 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Dec 12 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Dec 13 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Dec 14 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Dec 15 12:00PM to 6:00PM
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Bookmobile Visit: Wood View Elementary School - (Off site)
Fri, Dec 13, 9:30am - 2:30pm
197 Winston Drive
STEM Exploration: Glow Science - Homeschool Exploration (Drop in)
Fri, Dec 13, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Fri, Dec 13, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Bookmobile Stop: Target - (Off site)
Sat, Dec 14, 10:00am - 2:00pm
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Sat, Dec 14, 10:00am - 10:30am
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Sat, Dec 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
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LEGO Club - (Off site/Drop in)
Sat, Dec 14, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
444 E. Briarcliff Road
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Sun, Dec 15, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Express Van Visit: Meadowbrook Manor - (Off site)
Mon, Dec 16, 10:00am - 11:00am
431 Remington Boulevard
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Mon, Dec 16, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
265 Lake Shore Drive
Bookmobile Stop: RiverStone Apartments - (Off site)
Mon, Dec 16, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
308 Woodcreek Drive
Teen Volunteering - Stuffed Animal Holiday Sweaters
Mon, Dec 16, 4:15pm - 5:45pm
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Stuffed Animal Holiday Sweaters - (Drop in)
Mon, Dec 16, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Knitting and Crocheters Nest - (Drop in)
Mon, Dec 16, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B
DIY Sugar Scrubs
Mon, Dec 16, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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When You Wish Upon a Star - The History & Films of Walt Disney Studios
Mon, Dec 16, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Mon, Dec 16, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Bookmobile Visit: John R. Tibbott Elementary School - (Off site)
Tue, Dec 17, 9:30am - 2:30pm
520 Gary Drive
Coffee & Conversation Book Club - "The Art Thief" by Michael Finkel (Drop in)
Tue, Dec 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Preschool Art - 3D Beaded Sculptures (Drop in)
Tue, Dec 17, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Children's Creativity Park
Bookmobile Visit: Wood View Elementary School - YMCA Afterschool Program (Off site)
Tue, Dec 17, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
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First Presbyterian Church of DuPage Community Stop - (Off site)
Tue, Dec 17, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Tue, Dec 17, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
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Open Mic Night - (Drop in)
Tue, Dec 17, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
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Artesanías en Español - Ornamento 3D Antiguo
Tue, Dec 17, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Bookmobile Stop: Best Buy - (Off site)
Wed, Dec 18, 10:00am - 11:00am
315 N. Weber Road
English Conversation Group with Literacy DuPage - (Drop in)
Wed, Dec 18, 10:00am - 11:00am
Bookmobile Visit: Midwest Christian Montessori Academy - (Off site)
Wed, Dec 18, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
314 E. Briarcliff Road
Teen Volunteering - Spirograph Snowflakes
Wed, Dec 18, 4:15pm - 6:00pm
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SCORE Workshop
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Great Reads Book Club - "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens (Drop in)
Wed, Dec 18, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
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Mosaic Frame Art
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Winter Wonderland Embroidery Scenes
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Thu, Dec 19, 9:30am - 2:30pm
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Thu, Dec 19, 9:30am - 10:30am
245 N. Weber Road
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Thu, Dec 19, 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Hanukkah Storytime - (Drop in)
Thu, Dec 19, 1:30pm - 2:15pm
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Bookmobile Stop: Fernwood Townhomes - (Off site)
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Thu, Dec 19, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Fountaindale Public Library District Board Meeting - (Drop in)
Thu, Dec 19, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
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Fri, Dec 20, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
370 N. Weber Road
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Fri, Dec 20, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Fri, Dec 20, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Anime Café
Fri, Dec 20, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
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X Meets Y Book Club - "Slow Dance" by Rainbow Rowell (Drop In)
Sat, Dec 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Vortex Open Video Game Play - (Drop in)
Sun, Dec 22, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Vortex
Library Express Van Visit: Heritage Woods - (Off site)
Mon, Dec 23, 10:00am - 11:30am
550 Kildeer Drive
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Teen Volunteering - A Musical Christmas Party
Mon, Dec 23, 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Vortex & Meeting Room A
Library Express Van Stop: Greenleaf Apartments - (Off site)
Mon, Dec 23, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
502 Kildeer Drive
A Musical Christmas Party - (Drop in)
Mon, Dec 23, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room A
Winter Break Movie Marathon - (Drop in)
Mon, Dec 23, 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Vortex
Bookmobile Stop: Springs at Lily Cache Creek - (Off site)
Mon, Dec 23, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
1150 Lily Cache Lane
Knitting and Crocheters Nest - (Drop in)
Mon, Dec 23, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B
Storytime at Wholey Granoly - (Off site)
Thu, Dec 26, 9:30am - 10:30am
714 E. Boughton Road
Knitting and Crocheters Nest - (Drop in)
Thu, Dec 26, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Peggy J. Danhof Board Room
Kwanzaa Storytime - (Drop in)
Thu, Dec 26, 1:30pm - 2:15pm
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First Presbyterian Church of DuPage Community Stop - (Off site)
Thu, Dec 26, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Thu, Jan 02, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
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Bookmobile Stop: Annerino Community Center - (Off site)
Thu, Jan 02, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Thu, Jan 02, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Fri, Jan 03, 9:30am - 10:30am
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Fri, Jan 03, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Vortex Open Video Game Play - (Drop in)
Fri, Jan 03, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Vortex Open Video Game Play - (Drop in)
Sat, Jan 04, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Vortex Open Video Game Play - (Drop in)
Sun, Jan 05, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Baby Storytime - (Drop in)
Mon, Jan 06, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room
Storytime - (Drop in)
Mon, Jan 06, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room
Library Express Van Visit: Heritage Woods - (Off site)
Mon, Jan 06, 10:00am - 11:30am
550 Kildeer Drive
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Mon, Jan 06, 11:00am - 11:30am
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Mon, Jan 06, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
502 Kildeer Drive
Library Express Van Stop: Greenleaf Apartments - (Off site)
Mon, Jan 06, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
502 Kildeer Drive
Teen Volunteering - Cold Catapult Challenge
Mon, Jan 06, 1:45pm - 3:30pm
Vortex & Meeting Room A
Registration opens Monday, December 16 2024 at 9:00am
Cold Catapult Challenge - (Drop in)
Mon, Jan 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Creativity Park,Children's Storytime Room
Winter Break Movie Marathon - (Drop in)
Mon, Jan 06, 2:00pm - 6:00pm
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Bookmobile Stop: Promenade Apartments - (Off site)
Mon, Jan 06, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
601 Preston Drive
Knitting and Crocheters Nest - (Drop in)
Mon, Jan 06, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B
20s & 30s Board Game Night - (Drop in)
Mon, Jan 06, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room C
Noche de Cine Familiar - (Sin registro previo)
Mon, Jan 06, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Children's Storytime Room
Baby Storytime - (Drop in)
Tue, Jan 07, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room
Needleworker's Group - (Drop in)
Tue, Jan 07, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room C
Storytime - (Drop in)
Tue, Jan 07, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room
Storytime - (Drop in)
Tue, Jan 07, 11:00am - 11:30am
Children's Storytime Room
Library Express Van Community Stop: The Levy Center - (Off site)
Tue, Jan 07, 11:30am - 12:30pm
251 Canterbury Lane
Bookmobile Stop: Beaconridge South - (Off site)
Tue, Jan 07, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
220 Beaconridge Drive
First Presbyterian Church of DuPage Community Stop - (Off site)
Tue, Jan 07, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
180 N. Weber Road
Teen Volunteering - Sensory Night
Tue, Jan 07, 5:15pm - 7:15pm
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Registration opens Tuesday, December 17 2024 at 9:00am
Sensory Night - Let's Build! (Drop in)
Tue, Jan 07, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
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Registration opens Tuesday, December 17 2024 at 9:00am
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Tue, Jan 07, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children's Storytime Room
ShortHaus Cinema - Agnès Varda (Drop in)
Tue, Jan 07, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C
Baby Storytime - (Drop in)
Wed, Jan 08, 9:30am - 9:50am
Children's Storytime Room
Bookmobile Visit: Jamie McGee Elementary School - (Off site)
Wed, Jan 08, 9:30am - 2:30pm
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Storytime - (Drop in)
Wed, Jan 08, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room
English Conversation Group with Literacy DuPage - (Drop in)
Wed, Jan 08, 10:00am - 11:00am
IKEA Storytime - (Off site)
Wed, Jan 08, 10:15am - 11:15am
750 E. Boughton Road
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Genealogy Club - Evernote for Genealogy Research
Wed, Jan 08, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Storytime - (Drop in)
Wed, Jan 08, 11:00am - 11:30am
Children's Storytime Room
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Wed, Jan 08, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Vision Board Collage - (Drop in)
Wed, Jan 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Storytime - (Drop in)
Wed, Jan 08, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Wed, Jan 08, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Registration opens Wednesday, December 18 2024 at 9:00am
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Thu, Jan 09, 9:30am - 10:30am
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Thu, Jan 09, 9:30am - 9:50am
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Bookmobile Visit: Independence Elementary School - (Off site)
Thu, Jan 09, 9:30am - 2:30pm
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Thu, Jan 09, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Peggy J. Danhof Board Room
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Thu, Jan 09, 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Storytime Room
Cuentos en Español - (Sin registro previo)
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Children's Storytime Room
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Thu, Jan 09, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Thu, Jan 09, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
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Thu, Jan 09, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Bookmobile Visit: Wood View Elementary School - (Off site)
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151 E. Briarcliff Road
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Sat, Jan 11, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
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