Kenton County Public Library March Events

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PG 2 EVERYONE PG 4-7 ADULTS PG 8-9 TEENS PG 10-12 KIDS

PG 3 EXCITING EVENTS!

Everyone’s Invited! *Register for these events at www.kentonlibrary.org or by calling 859.962.4000 Little Da Vincis

The Check Mates

Stop in all day for an art and STEM activity. Save the date… on April 13th the Library will be partnering with the Contemporary Art Center for an exciting program!

A multi-generational chess club for players of all skill levels.

Beginners are welcome!

Family Movie Night: “The Princess and the Frog”

ERLANGER: THURS., MARCH 14 • 6 & 7 PM

WILLIAM E. DURR: FRIDAYS • 10 AM- 8 PM

WILLIAM E. DURR: SUN., MARCH 10 • 1-4 PM

Planet Hero: Penguin Encounter*

Join the Cincinnati Zoo to meet a penguin and learn more ERLANGER: about these animals and their FRI., MARCH 1 • 6:30-9 PM environment!

Children 12 and under must be Meet a accompanied by an adult.

penguin and learn ERLANGER: about MONDAY • 7-8 PM their 3/4: Women’s History Month habits!

Storytime Family Fun @ the Library

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M O V I E

ERLANGER: FRI., MARCH 1 6:30-9 PM

Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Celtic Lands Concert

90s Kid Nostalgia: “Matilda”

Join the harp duo 72 Strings for an hour of traditional music from all of the Celtic lands.

Welcome fellow kids to your favorite 90s family movies! Bring out your inner child or bring your own children to view your childhood favorites!

“The Princess and the Frog”

3/11: Pot O’ Gold Leprechaun Hunt 3/18: Family Bingo 3/25: Game Night

ERLANGER: TUES., MARCH 5 • 6-8 PM

N I G H T

COVINGTON: SAT., MARCH 23 • 1-2 PM

Community Arts & Crafts Festival

WILLIAM E. DURR: SAT., APRIL 6 • 11 AM-4 PM SUN., APRIL 7 • 1-4 PM

Local artists and crafters will be at the Durr branch! Stop in just Make With Me to view the art or purchase your ERLANGER: favorite piece!

SUN., MARCH 31 • 2-3 PM

See Kids.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! McGing Irish Dancers!

ERLANGER: SAT., MARCH 16 3-4 PM

Join us in celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a bracing performance of Irish dance by the McGing Irish Dancers!

All are welcome.

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Spring Time Candle Wraps* MON., MARCH 4 • 2-4 PM

Curious about candle wraps?

Come learn how you can make them on the Library’s laser cutters.

Homeschool Club: Lego Boost

MAKERSPACE AT THE ERLANGER BRANCH

TUES., MARCH 5, 12 & 19 1:30-2:30 PM

Homeschool students in grades 2-6 join us for another fun session with LEGO Boost. Students are encouraged to build a new project and experience something new.

Students will be working in small groups to build a robot and program it to do different tasks.

Sew What! Zippered Pouch*

WEDNESDAYS IN MARCH 7-8:30 PM

Sew What! is a chance for sewing beginners to get together, share ideas and learn a thing or two!

Each month we have a different project we’ll teach you, this month we will be creating Zippered Pouches! Middle School and up please.

You Can Make It: Planter Box*

A place to create, be creative and learn new skills Cut with Lasers like a BOSS* MON., MARCH 18 • 2-4 PM

Come learn the ins and outs of our new laser cutter. The BOSS!

Noodle Night

SCHOOL AGE THURS., MARCH 21 • 6:30-7:30 PM

Celebrate National Noodle Month with some noodle-rific STREAM fun! We’ll do some experimenting, create some noodle art and architecture, and maybe even make noodles dance!

Mason Jar Welcome Sign* MON., MARCH 25 • 2-4 PM

Come learn how to make a beautiful welcome sign using a good ole fashioned mason jar!

American Girl: Easter Baskets*

THURS., MARCH 28 • 6:30-8 PM

Learn how to make a cute Easter basket for your American Girl Doll.

We’ll have supplies to make fake grass and Easter eggs.

THURS., MARCH 7 • 6:30-8:30 PM

Join Barn Rat Studio to learn some basic woodworking! This month we will be making a Planter Box. There will be a $25 fee for materials used to complete the project.

Adults only please.

Make Your own Mosaic*

MON., MARCH 11 • 2-4 PM

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make your own mosaic? We’ll show you how!

Decorative Wine Bottles* TUES., MARCH 12 6:30-7:30 PM

Do you have wine bottles and you aren’t sure what to do with them? Or do you just like to craft?

Join us in the STREAM Center to make seasonal decorations out of wine bottles. Adults only please.

Learn to make your own mosaic!

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Adult Events *Register for these events at www.kentonlibrary.org or by calling 859.962.4000 Matinee Fri.

COVINGTON: FRIDAYS • 1-4 PM

Classic Science Fiction Films on Fridays in March!

3/1: “Donovan’s Brain” 3/8: “The Time Machine” (1960) 3/15: “It Came From Outer Space” 3/22: “Forbidden Planet” 3/29: “War of the Worlds” (1953)

Shabby Chic Bunny

COVINGTON: SAT., MARCH 2 • 10 AM-NOON

Writers’ Group

90s Kid Nostalgia: “Matilda”

WILLIAM E. DURR: MON., MARCH 4 & 18 6:30-8:30 PM ERLANGER: THURS., MARCH 7 & 21 6:30-8 PM

Give yourself the advantage of support, tips and feedback.

Open to writers of all genres and skill levels.

ERLANGER: TUES., MARCH 5 • 6-8 PM

SCORE: Free Advice for Businesses & Entrepreneurs* ERLANGER: TUESDAYS • 9 AM-1:30 PM

SCORE, an all-volunteer organization of experienced business people who provide free advice to entrepreneurs.

You must register in advance to participate. Contact SCORE Magic! The Gathering at www.greatercincinnati.score.

ERLANGER: org. No meeting March 12.

Come learn some chalk paint techniques and create a darling shabby chic bunny just in time for spring decorating in your home.

SAT., MAR. 2 & 16 • NOON-3 PM

Bring your own deck, or one can be provided for beginners. All experience levels welcome!

GenTech Tuesday - Irish Genealogy Basics*

Kenton County Extension Service Presents: Nutrition and Cooking COVINGTON: TUES., MARCH 5,12,19 & 26 10-11:30 AM

COVINGTON: TUES., MARCH 5 • 10-11 AM

Learn about a handful of online resources for starting research on your Irish ancestors.

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Welcome fellow kids to your favorite 90s family movies! Enjoy cinematic masterpieces and coloring pages for those who can recite the film by heart.

Rated PG.

First Time Computer Users*

COVINGTON: TUES., MARCH 5 • 10 AM-NOON

If you have never turned on the computer, then this is the place for you.

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Tai Chi*

WILLIAM E. DURR: FRI., MARCH 1, 15 & 29 10:30-11:30 AM Master Fahey, a 6th degree black belt, will teach an easy course in the gentle and lowimpact martial art of Tai Chi.

Senior Strength

ERLANGER: TUES., MARCH 5, 19 & 26 11 AM-NOON

Holly, our certified fitness instructor, will guide you through a fun, low-impact workout that focuses on balance, flexibility, and movement using resistance bands and exercise balls.

Build your LinkedIn Profile from Beginning to End*

ERLANGER: TUESDAYS IN MARCH • 6-7:30 PM

Series of 4 in-depth classes to develop a solid LinkedIn profile.

Kenton County Diabetes Support Group

ERLANGER: TUES., MARCH 5 • 6:30-8 PM

Join the Northern Kentucky Health Department for tips, resources and support.

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Book Clubs J O I N NKY Accountability Group

ERLANGER: WEDNESDAYS • 9:15-11:30 AM

Unemployed professional or looking to change careers? Join other job seekers looking for work to get support and fresh ideas.

AARP Tax Aide

COVINGTON: WED., MARCH 6-APRIL 10 9:30 AM-1:30 PM

AARP Tax Aide volunteers will be on hand to help with simple tax returns. first come, first serve.

Please have all tax documents ready along with picture ID and Social Security Card.

Exploring the Internet*

COVINGTON PART 1: WED., MARCH 6 • 10 AM-NOON PART 2: THURS., MARCH 7 • 10 AM-NOON

You will learn the basic operations of web browsers and search engines.

simple solutions to help you eat better for less. Prepare and sample healthy recipes.

Lunch & Learn: Baseball Mythbusters*

ERLANGER: THURS., MARCH 7 • NOON-1 PM

Join local teacher, writer, and local historian, Gary Crouch, who will bust some of the popular myths about the Cincinnati Reds in a presentation that is surprising, entertaining, and humorous.

Free lunch provided.

Let’s Get Cooking!

Wild Game* WILLIAM E. DURR: THURS., MARCH 7 • 1-3 PM

Stop by for a unique cooking class featuring wild game and exotic ingredients.

Young Adult and Teen Job Fair

COVINGTON: THURS., MARCH 7 • 4-6:30 PM

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William E. Durr

TUE., MARCH 5 • 7-8:30 PM

“Dark, Dark Wood” by Ruth Ware

Erlanger

WED.,MARCH 6 7-8 PM

“The Address” by Fiona Davis

Covington

THURS., MARCH 7 2:30-3:30 PM

“Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore”

by Michael Sullivan

William E. Durr

TUE., MARCH 19 7-8:30 PM

“Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott

Are you looking for a summer job? Are you graduating and Teal Gate Studio looking for employment? Need LinkedIn Photoshoot* a professional internship? This OFF SITE WED., ERLANGER: Job Fair is free and open to MARCH 27 • 7-8:30 PM WED., MARCH 6 • 11:30 AM-1 PM job seekers ages 14-30. All Get a LinkedIn headshot taken “Good Omens” by Neil Gaiman employers will be actively hiring for free. for various job openings, so and Terry Pratchett. Discussion is bring copies of your resume Interfaith Chapel at CVG and be prepared for a potential held at: Braxton Brewing Company, ERLANGER: interview. Sponsored by the 27 W 7th St, Covington, KY 41011 WED., MARCH 6 • 7-8 PM Kenton County Public Library The Cincinnati Aviation and the Northern Kentucky Heritage Society Museum Career Center. at Lunken Airport presents a Family Resource Centers in Relatives Raising history of the Interfaith Chapel Dungeons and Dragons* Kenton County. Free child care Children at CVG. ERLANGER: is available upon request. No

Books On Tap:

THURS., MARCH 7 & 21 6-8:30 PM Healthy Choices for COVINGTON: Every Body SAT. , MARCH 9 & 23 • 1-4 PM ERLANGER: WILLIAM E. DURR: THURSDAYS IN MARCH MON., MARCH 11 • 6-8:30 PM 11 AM-1 PM

Eating right doesn’t have to be expensive. Join the Kenton County Cooperative Extension Services’ NEP Assistant and St. Elizabeth’s Primewise for this free, fun, hands-on series. Learn

ERLANGER: fee, but please call (859) 356FRI., MARCH 8 • NOON-1 PM

If you are one of the thousands in the state raising a relative’s child/children, you are not alone! Emotional support as well as information on available Craft Club* resources and parenting tips is ERLANGER: available at the monthly support THURS., MARCH 7 & 21 group luncheons. This program 6:30-8:30 PM is a collaborative effort with the 3/7: String Art Bouquet Kenton County Cooperative 3/21: Up-Cycled Bird Feeder Extension Service and the

3155 to reserve your spot.

Film Friday Matinee

ERLANGER: FRI., MARCH 8 • 1-4 PM & 6-9 PM

A monthly series for the true film buff - see “A Star is Born”!

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*Register for these events at www.kentonlibrary.org or by calling 859.962.4000

Fostering 101 WILLIAM E. DURR: THURS., MARCH 14 • 6:30-8 PM

Join DCCH Center for Children & Families for a Foster Care and Adoption Information Meeting focusing on the requirements and process of becoming a

foster parent

and/or foster-to adopt parent

as well as

what DCCH has to offer.

DIY Wellness Series with Essential Oils*

COVINGTON: SAT. , MARCH 9 & 2 3 10 AM-NOON

Wondering what all the hype is about essential oils? Learn why essential oils are a natural and effective way to help with health, stress, household cleaning and more. Each participant will leave with a wellness item they have created. All materials provided.

One-On-One Genealogy Research Assistance*

COVINGTON: SAT., MARCH 9 • 10-11 AM & 2-3 PM

Call the Local History & Genealogy Department at (859) 962-4070 to reserve a one-hour session to discuss resources and search strategies.

Personalize A Baby Onesie*

COVINGTON: SAT. , MARCH 9 • 2-3:30 PM

Make a cute baby onesie with the Cameo Silhouette and heat press in the Covington maker space.

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Spring Forward Floral Craft!

WILLIAM E. DURR: SUN., MARCH 9 • 2-4 PM

The Check Mates

WILLIAM E. DURR: SUN., MARCH 10, 1-4 PM

A multi-generational chess club for players of all skill levels.

Beginners are welcome!

Make It With Jackie: Greeting Cards* WILLIAM E. DURR: SUN., MARCH 10 • 2-4 PM

Homesteaders Club: Beekeeping WILLIAM E. DURR: SUN., MARCH 10 • 3-4 PM

Stop in to learn a new homesteading or DIY skill each month! This month Hayden Spina will teach an introductory class on bees and beekeeping.

Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange

Ukulele Jam with Cool Hand Ukes

Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange will be in Study Room B to help you sign up for health care through Kentucky’s health care exchange.

Come out and jam along with this open group of ukulele players, or just come and listen!

WILLIAM E. DURR: MON., MARCH 11 • 2-4 PM

Get Crafty with Krysta!* COVINGTON: MON., MARCH 11 • 6-7:30 PM

Join us each month and we’ll create a family history or local history-inspired craft. Join us this month and make a Celticinspired bracelet or necklace.

Toastmasters

ERLANGER: WED., MARCH 13 • 6-8 PM

Job Searching and the Internet* COVINGTON: THURS., MARCH 14 10 AM-NOON

The class covers what you need to have before you get on the Internet, strategies for applying online, tips on creating a resume for a specific position, and some other ways to get hired.

ERLANGER: MON., MARCH 11 & 25 Expungement Fair* 7-8:30 PM COVINGTON:

Toastmasters help people develop public speaking and leadership skills-with enjoyment. Just stop in, or for information call or visit our club website. Adults only please.

Microsoft Word*

COVINGTON PART 1: TUES., MARCH 12 • 10 AM-NOON PART 2: WED., MARCH 13 • 10 AM-NOON

Guided Tour of the Kenton Co. Courthouse Records Room at Covington*

THURS., MARCH 14 • 3-9 PM

Learn about the expungement process from a licensed attorney. A presentation on the explanation and qualifications will be offered. A free Kentucky state record check will be provided, and a free one-onone with a licensed attorney to review your record and discuss possible options will be offered.

Photo ID required.

COVAS Meeting

COVINGTON: THURS., MARCH 14 • 7-8:30 PM

Join us for the monthly meeting of the Central Ohio Valley OFF SITE: Archaeological Society! Each WED., MARCH 13 & 27 month we will have a guest 9:30-11 AM speaker presenting on a variety Staff from the Local History of topics. and Genealogy Department will show you the ins and outs Happy Birthday RBG!* of researching in the records WILLIAM E. DURR: FRI., MARCH 15 • 6:30-8:30 PM room at the Kenton County Courthouse in Covington.

It’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Records available for research Birthday! Come hang out and include marriages, wills, deed eat cake while watching the books, estate settlements and RBG documentary and creating more! Registration required your own vision boards. and limited to 6 participants per tour.

Open Crafting/ Makerspace Open House

Introduction to Microsoft Publisher*

Join other crafters for an afternoon of shared creativity.

Bring your current crafting project. See and learn to use our Makerspace tools.

Northern Kentucky History Day*

COVINGTON: SAT. , MARCH 16 • 2-4 PM

Movie vs. Book*

WILLIAM E. DURR: SUN., MARCH 17 • 2-4:30 PM

Join us this afternoon for “Little Women” (Rated PG) and come back on Tues., March 19th for the book discussion.

Microsoft PowerPoint*

COVINGTON PART 1: TUES., MARCH 19 • 10 AM-NOON PART 2: WED., MARCH 20 • 10 AM-NOON

Keep On Spinning!

The Vinyl Record Club WILLIAM E. DURR: TUES., MARCH 19 • 7-8 PM

Stop in to listen to, chat about, and fully experience vinyl records.

COVINGTON: THURS., MARCH 21 10 AM-NOON

ERLANGER: SAT., MARCH 23 • 8 AM-2 PM

Join us for a day of historical presentations. Registration is required and will be handled through the Kenton County Historical Society.

Refreshments will be served.

For more information, visit the Society’s web site at www. kentoncountyhistoricalsociety.org.

Target Your Resume Professional Level Workshop*

ERLANGER: SAT., MARCH 23 • 10:30 AM-NOON

Free Stroke/Carotid Screenings

Come Paint With Us!

Covington Bad Art Club*

COVINGTON: THURS., MARCH 28 6-8 PM

We’ll be painting and learning about another famous NKY bridge: the Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge or the Maysville – Aberden Bridge.

Green Light Group Mock Interview Session*

Microsoft Excel*

COVINGTON PART 1: TUES., MARCH 26 • 10 AM-NOON ERLANGER: ERLANGER: PART 2: TUES., MARCH 26 • 9:30-11:30 AM MON., MARCH 25 • 11 AM-4 PM WED., MARCH 27 • 10 AM-NOON Do a 30-minute mock interview The Heart and Vascular Institute PART 3: for a prospective job with a of St. Elizabeth Healthcare will THURS., MARCH 28 • 10 AM-NOON

offer free stroke and carotid screenings. Carotid Artery Small Business Dream to Screening checks the arteries in Reality - What it Takes the neck where plaque buildup ERLANGER: can lead to blockages, which TUES., MARCH 19 • 7-8 PM are the #1 cause of stroke.

Registration is required via Presented by SCORE. St. Elizabeth Scheduling. Please contact (859)301-WELL (9355) to schedule an appointment.

career counselor. First come, first served.

Spring Decoration

COVINGTON: TUES., MARCH 26 • 7-8 PM

Join us as we create a spring décor piece.

ASL Beginner Series*

ERLANGER: TUES., MARCH 19 TO APRIL 23 6-7:30 PM Learn American Sign Language basics with Kentucky School for the Deaf outreach consultant Sue Frisbee. This is a six-week course.

Classic Movie Matinee

ERLANGER: WED., MARCH 27 • 1-3 PM

See Bette Davis in “Now, Voyager” (1942)!

Erlanger Test Kitchen: Cajun Food*

ERLANGER: THURS., MARCH 28 • 7-8 PM

Join Chef Caleb from Colonel De’s to learn some Cajun recipes inspired by Mardi Gras. Free samples provided.

Irish Music Concert

WILLIAM E. DURR: THURS., MARCH 28 • 7-8:30 PM

The Riley School of Irish Music will present a concert of Irish tunes!

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Teen Stuff

*Register for these events at www.kentonlibrary.org or by calling 859.962.4000 Onesie Party

WILLIAM E. DURR: FRI., MARCH 1 • 6-8 PM

Come in your coziest onesies for an evening of pretending you’re a little kid again!

Magic! The Gathering

ERLANGER: SAT., MARCH 2 & 16 NOON-3 PM

In Magic: The Gathering, you are counted among the elite spellcasters of the Multiversethe Planeswalkers. Your deck of cards represents your weapons, containing the spells you know and the creatures you can summon to fight for you.

Teen Space

Homespun: Discovering the Great Masters* HOMESCHOOLERS SCHOOL AGE & TWEENS COVINGTON: WED., MARCH 6, 13, 20 & 27 10:30 AM-NOON

Join us for a four-week series of hands-on art for children in the styles of several great artists, including Michelangelo, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, and Henri Matisse. Completed projects will be displayed in the Library.

ERLANGER: MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS 4-5 PM

Meet up with friends and play video-games, board games, and have snacks.

Homeschool Hangout AniManga Club

Write Now!

Watch Anime classics or discover new favs. Enjoy Japanese snacks and manga drawing too!

A space for teen writers to discuss poetry, fiction, memoir, songs, plays, graphic novels, and more.

COVINGTON: TUES., MARCH 5 • 6-8 PM

COVINGTON: TUES., MARCH 5 & 19 • 6-8 PM

WILLIAM E. DURR: WED., MARCH 6 • 10:30-11:30 AM

Hang out with us when your younger siblings are at Homeschoolers Club.

Bubblegum Slime

COVINGTON: WED., MARCH 6 • 4-5 PM

Teens and Tech!

Check out the fun tech events for teens this month!

Teen Tech Week

COVINGTON: SUNDAY, MARCH 3 - SAT., MARCH 9

Drop into the TeenSpace this week for your free earbuds and enter the raffle to win tech prizes.

Tech Projects

COVINGTON: MON., MARCH 4 • 3-5 PM

Kickoff Teen Tech Week with your choice of a tech project in the TeenSpace.

Teen Tech Month

ERLANGER: WEDNESDAYS • 6-7 PM

3/6: Soldering 101 3/13: Cardboard City 3/20: Hour of Coding 3/27: Intro to Podcasts 8 MARCH 2019

Young Adult and Teen Job Fair

COVINGTON: THURS., MARCH 7 • 4-6:30 PM

Are you looking for a summer job? Are you graduating and looking for employment? Need a professional internship? This Job Fair is free and open to job seekers ages 14-30. All employers will be actively hiring for various job openings, so bring copies of your resume and be prepared for a potential interview. Sponsored by the Kenton County Public Library and the Northern Kentucky Career Center.

Anime Club

WILLIAM E. DURR: FRI., MARCH 8 • 6-8 PM ERLANGER: MON., MARCH 11 • 5:30-7 PM

Love anime? Come meet up with other anime fans for shows, pizza, and fun!

Video Game Programming Club

WILLIAM E. DURR: SAT., MARCH 9 10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Using GameMaker Studio learn how to handle movement, design game logic, create splitscreen games, and script in GML. All skill levels welcome!

Join Us for the Conversation!

Conversations

WILLIAM E. DURR: THURS., MARCH 21 • 5-9 PM

Looking for someplace to talk through some big issues with your friends and an adult expert or two? Come to our new monthly “Conversations” program at the Library.

Homeschool: How to Adult Fair

Learn from local organizations, businesses, and resources that will help you transition Dungeons and Dragons into young adulthood. Enjoy YA Unbound* Game Night* a scavenger hunt, STREAM ERLANGER: ERLANGER: SAT., MARCH 9 • NOON-4 PM Center activities, and take THURS., MARCH 7 & 21 home some free goodies from Book lovers, enjoy a program 6-8:30 PM our vendors! swap for librarians/teachers, Fifth edition rules used, and an author panel (12-2 PM), you are welcome to bring your Library Teen Cafe a special session (2-3 PM), own 5th edition characters.

WILLIAM E. DURR: and a book signing (3-4 PM).

Beginners will be provided with TUES., MARCH 12 • 6-8 PM Register in advance to get a pre-generated characters.

Need a non-school space personalized CEU (continuing to hang out and talk with education) certificate. Free your friends? Come to the swag bags while supplies last! new monthly Library Teen Cafe for coffee, snacks, and The Check Mates conversations.

WILLIAM E. DURR: SUNDAY, MARCH 10 • 1-4 PM

A multi-generational chess club for players of all skill levels.

Beginners welcome!

Taste Test Challenge COVINGTON: THURS., MARCH 14 4-5 PM Can you taste the difference between store brand and name brand cookies, soda and other snacks? Can you tell the different flavors of chips just by taste alone? Put your taste buds to the test to become the ultimate taste test champion.

Teen Sketch & Stretch*

ERLANGER: COVINGTON: TUES., MARCH 12 • 9:15-10 AM THURS., MARCH 21 • 4:30-6 PM

Sketch & Stretch offers a unique program that combines art and yoga for teens. The program begins with yoga for focus and is followed by an art lesson.

Each participant will leave with a unique artwork.

Homeschool Interactivewith the CAC*

ERLANGER: TUES., MARCH 26 • 1-2:30 PM

Join the Contemporary Arts Center for a special workshop designed specifically for homeschool families.

Participate in hands-on art making, learn about Open Crafting/ contemporary artists and take home an extended learning Makerspace Open sheet with tips and resources House for building on what you’ve COVINGTON: discovered. This program is SAT., MARCH 16 • 2-4 PM designed for students ages Join other crafters for an 6-18 and their parent or afternoon of shared creativity. caregiver. Space is limited.

Bring your current crafting project (all crafts welcome).

Late Night Gaming See and learn to use our WILLIAM E. DURR: Makerspace tools.

FRI., MARCH 29 • 9-11 PM

Game Day

COVINGTON: SUNDAY, MARCH 17 • 2-4 PM

A fun afternoon of gaming, snacks provided.

Come run around the Library after it closes! We’ll have video games, pizza, and assorted games.

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Fun for Kids! *Register for these events at www.kentonlibrary.org or by calling 859.962.4000

Learn All About Bats!

Cincinnati Museum Center Presents: Bats!

SCHOOL AGE COVINGTON: SAT., MARCH 23 • 11 AM-1 PM

Meet a native bat and explore echolocation to understand how it works and hear what it sounds like.

Learn about these truly amazing yet misunderstood animals any time between 11-1 with activities in an ‘Exploration Station’ format where you can come and go as you please!

Art Adventures

COVINGTON: MONDAYS, MARCH 4 & 18 4-5 PM

Let your imagination Lego Lab SCHOOL AGE COVINGTON: FRIDAYS • 3-5 PM

flow! We will have supplies for you to try out different medium each week.

Your imagination is the limit to what you can build with our LEGOs, Magnetiles, Squigz and more!

Reading Buddies

STREAM Storytime

PRESCHOOL COVINGTON: SAT., MARCH 2 &16 • 11-12 PM

Help your child develop a love of Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Math. Hear stories, play games and do experiments together that encourage discovery!

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!*

90s Kid Nostalgia: “Matilda”

Puppy Tales*

Engineering Club: Things That Go

Join us in the Covington Children’s Makerspace and put your skills to the test as we build and design our own cars, boats, and other types of vehicles.

Homespun: Discovering the Great Masters*

HOMESCHOOLERS SCHOOL AGE & TWEENS COVINGTON: WED., MARCH 6, 13, 20 & 27 10:30 AM-NOON

SCHOOL AGE WILLIAM E. DURR: TUES., MARCH 5, 12, 19 & 26 PRESCHOOL & SCHOOL AGE 5:30-6:45 PM ERLANGER: ERLANGER: Join us for a four-week series of hands-on art for children in the SAT., MARCH 2 • 2-3:00 PM SUN., MARCH 24 • 2-4 PM

Join us to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday! We’ll share Seuss stories, play games, create silly crafts, and have birthday cake!

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Children can read one-on-one to a dog who loves to hear stories! Helps build literacy skills and confidence.

SCHOOL AGE WILLIAM E. DURR: WED., MARCH 6 • 10:30-11:30 AM

This month we honor Dr. Seuss’ birthday with activities, crafts and games.

Wild Wednesdays!

AGES 7-12 ERLANGER: WED., MARCH 6 • 7-8 PM

3/6: Mardi Gras Party!

3/13: St. Patrick’s Day Celebration 3/20: DIY Playdough 3/27: Let’s Eat Cake!

Library Playgroup

AGES BIRTH TO 5 AND THEIR FAMILIES COVINGTON: SAT., MARCH 9 • 10 AM-NOON

Meet up with area parents while the children play! The Library provides sensory friendly toys SCHOOL AGE & TWEENS ERLANGER: and books, coffee for parents, bagels and a small snack for the TUES., MARCH 5 • 6-8 PM children. Siblings welcome.

Enjoy a showing of “Matilda.”

Rated PG.

AGES 3-12 SCHOOL AGE ERLANGER: COVINGTON: MONDAYS • 4:30-6 PM TUES., MARCH 5, 12 & 19 Children are invited to read 7-8 PM

with one of our Reading Buddy volunteers. Younger children can listen to stories and older children can practice their reading skills.

Pizza provided. Earn a new paperback book when you attend 3 times.

Homeschooler’s Club: Dr. Seuss for All Ages*

styles of several great artists, including Michelangelo, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, and Henri Matisse. Completed projects will be displayed in the Library.

The Check Mates

ALL AGES WILLIAM E. DURR: SUN., MARCH 10 • 1-4 PM

A multi-generational chess club for players of all skill levels.

Beginners welcome!

Dungeons & Dragons

WILLIAM E. DURR:: MON., MARCH 11 • 6-8:30 PM

Join us for St. Patrick’s Day stories and crafts.

Storytimes Ages 0-6 • Program length may vary Holiday Happenings: St. Patrick’s Day*

SCHOOL AGE COVINGTON: MON., MARCH 11 • 6:30-7:30 PM

Join us for St. Patrick’s Day stories and crafts.

Rainbow Preschool Storytime

AGES 3-5 COVINGTON: TUES., MARCH 12 • 10-10:45 AM

What’s at the end of the rainbow? Come for stories and songs about rainbows with Miss Amy and her ukulele to find out!

Sensory Open Play!

TODDLERS THROUGH SCHOOL AGE WILLIAM E. DURR: WED., MARCH 13, 20 & 27 10 AM-2 PM

Engage the senses in this learn through play program. Open to all. Ideal for those on the Autism spectrum and other sensory challenges.

Kids Movie Night

PRESCHOOL THROUGH SCHOOL AGE COVINGTON: THURSDAYS, MARCH 14 & 21 6 PM-8 PM

Join us for a movie while we create some cardboard buildings for our upcoming Tape Town program!

Vehicles! Preschool Storytime

AGES 3-5 COVINGTON: TUES., MARCH 19 • 10-10:45 AM

Come for stories and songs about vehicles with Miss Amy and her ukulele.

The ROOK-ies

SCHOOL AGE WILLIAM E. DURR: WED., MARCH 20 4:30-5:30 PM

Join our open play chess group.

Some previous knowledge of chess is helpful.

Creative Corner*

AGES 7-12 WILLIAM E. DURR: SAT., MARCH 23 • 1:30-2:30 PM

Creative Corner is an artbased program that helps kids express their creativity while learning the fundamentals of drawing, painting, and other art mediums.

Tape Town!

PRESCHOOL COVINGTON: MON., MARCH 25 -SAT., MARCH 30

Drop in any time this week to “drive” around our Tape Town! We’ll have plenty of tape “roads” connecting different parts of our interactive “town” made of cardboard buildings.

Use our cars and trucks - or bring your own!

Hello, Tape Town!

PRESCHOOL COVINGTON: MON., MARCH 25 • 11 AM-NOON

Join us for an interactive storytime to kick off our weeklong Tape Town event! Listen to stories about cars and trucks and play in Tape Town. It’ll be tape-tastic!

R E G U L A R Baby Music and Rhyme Wiggletime

AGES 0-24 MONTHS; CAREGIVER REQUIRED ERLANGER: MON.,10 AM; TUE., 9:30 & 10:30 AM COVINGTON: THU.,10 AM WILLIAM E. DURR: WED., 9:30 AM; THU., 7 PM

Family Storytime AGES 0-6; CAREGIVER REQUIRED COVINGTON: WED., 7 PM ERLANGER: TUE., 7 PM

Toddler Storytime AGE 2; CAREGIVER REQUIRED COVINGTON: TUE., 11 AM

Toddler Time

AGES 2-3 ERLANGER: WED., 10 & 11 AM

Children can enjoy a storytime with puppets, music and dancing.

Tiny Toddlers Storytime

AGES 18 MOS.-2 YRS. WILLIAM E. DURR: WED., 10:30-11 AM

Bring your toddler to the Library for language enrichment with stories, songs, rhymes and playtime.

Playart with Baker Hunt

TODDLERS & PRESCHOOL OFF SITE: FRIDAYS, MARCH 1 & 29 • 10-11 AM Join us at The Baker Hunt Cultural Center for a storytime with art! Youth Art Instructor Judy Sanders will present an art project to go with each week’s storytime theme. Baker Hunt is located at 620 Greenup St, Covington, KY 41011.

S C H E D U L E Rise and Shine

AGES 2-5; CAREGIVER REQUIRED ERLANGER: MON., 11 AM

Preschool Storytime AGES 3-5; CAREGIVER REQUIRED COVINGTON: TUE., 10 AM

Music, Motion and Stories with Joel the Singing Librarian AGES 3-5; CAREGIVER REQUIRED WILLIAM E. DURR: TUE., 10:30 AM

Playart

AGES 3-6; CAREGIVER REQUIRED WILLIAM E. DURR: THU.,10:30 AM & 2 PM

Blast Off to Kindergarten

AGES 3-5 ERLANGER: THU., 10 & 11:30 AM

Stories, activities, crafts and skills to help prepare children for kindergarten.

Art Storytime AGES 3-6 ERLANGER: THU., 4-5 PM

The S.M.A.R.T. Program

AGES 3-6 ERLANGER: FRI., 10 AM & 11:30 AM

Children will have fun with Science, Math, Art, Reading and Technology.

Scamper Squad

AGES 3-5 WILLIAM E. DURR: MON., 10:30 AM & 7 PM

Sing, dance and listen to stories as you learn about a new animal each week.

MARCH 2019 11

Visit a Branch!

Covington Branch

NONPROFIT ORG.

502 Scott Blvd.

Covington, KY 41011

U.S. POSTAGE

Erlanger Branch

CINCINNATI, OHIO

William E. Durr Branch

Electronic Service Requested

PAID PERMIT NO. 1611

401 Kenton Lands Rd., Erlanger, KY 41018 1992 Walton-Nicholson Rd., Independence, KY 41051

Branch Hours MON-THU 9am-9pm FRI 9am-9pm

(Covington closes at 6pm)

SAT 10am-5pm

(Erlanger is open until 6pm)

SUN 1pm-5pm

Questions?

859.962.4000

www.kentonlibrary.org Homeschool Interactive with the CAC*

Y para rendir homenaje a este estadounidense que luchó por la justicia, haz un arcoíris AGES 6-18 conmemorativo y disfruta de un ERLANGER: delicioso pastel de cumpleaños.

TUES., MARCH 26 • 1-2:30 PM Join the Contemporary Arts Center for a special workshop designed specifically for homeschool families. Participate in hands-on art making, learn about contemporary artists and take home an extended learning sheet with tips and resources for building on what you’ve discovered.

Spanish-English Storytime

Goodbye, Tape Town!

PRESCHOOL COVINGTON: SAT., MARCH 30 • 11 AM-NOON

Join us for an interactive storytime to say goodbye to our week-long Tape Town event!

Listen to stories about cities and towns and get one last chance to play in Tape Town. It’ll be tape-tastic!

Imagine! Play! Learn!

PRESCHOOL & SCHOOL AGE PRESCHOOL & SCHOOL AGE ERLANGER: WILLIAM E. DURR: FRI., MARCH 29 • 5-6 PM SUN., MARCH 31 • 2-4 PM

Celebrate the birthday of Cesar Chavez! Listen to the inspiring story of his life. Create a rainbow memorial and share a birthday cake to pay tribute to this American who fought for justice. Celebra el cumpleaños de Cèsar Chávez! Escucha la inspiradora historia de su vida.

12 MARCH 2019

Drop in for an afternoon of pretend play! Stations will be set up around the room to ignite cognitive learning through play sets and much more!

Make a Spring Keepsake with your Family!

Make with Me

ERLANGER: ALL AGES • SUNDAY, MARCH 31 • 2-3 PM

Drop by with the whole family to make spring keepsakes together. Each project will offer varying levels of difficulty to ccommodate crafters of all ages!