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WEEKLY YOUTH PROGRAMS
JANUARY - APRIL
Itsy Bitsy Steam Club
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Kids naturally begin building STEAM skills just by exploring the world around them. The Itsy Bitsy STEAM Club is aimed at children ages 2-5 to build lifelong learning skills such as curiosity, problem solving, and persistence. *Dress for a mess.
Date: 1st & 3rd Tuesday
Time: 1:45 am
Fee: Free
Location: Leander Public Library
Ages: 2-5
Lego Freeplay At The Library
Enjoy Legos at the Leander Library. Building with LEGOs inspires creativity and builds on children’s persistence and social skills. Join us to build, create, and imagine at your own pace. Legos will be setup for passive play in the Children’s Room.
Date: Mondays
Time: 10 am - 5:30 pm
Fee: Free
AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
SUMMER PROGRAMS JUNE - AUGUST
Mad Science Of Austin Science Show
Join Mad Science for a fun, action-packed, and interactive show that will captivate the audience! They’ll have everyone oohing and ahhing as they watch over-the-top science demonstrations!
Date: June 14
Time: 11 am
Fee: Free
Repco Snake Show
Location: Leander Public Library
Ages: 5-10
After-school rotating activities from January – April. Check the Leander Public Library monthly calendar to view the specific programs.
Date: Wednesdays Location: Leander Public Library
Time: 4 -5 pm
Fee: Free
Ages: 6-10
Bow Wow Reading Program
Practice your reading skills by reading a book to a trained therapy dog in a quiet, relaxed setting. Reading aloud helps children become better readers by improving fluency and comprehension, among other important skills. Sessions will be 15 minutes long, and reservations will be required.
Date: Every Thursday Location: Leander Public Library
Time: 4 - 5:30 pm
Fee: Free
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TAILS & TALES STORYTIME
Ages: 5+
Join us for a unique storytime with our special guests from Leander Animal Services. Animal Services staff will read stories, sing songs and give participants a chance to pet and interact with animals.
Date: Last Wednesdays Location: Library Annex
Time: 10:30 am
Fee: Free
MS. KIRSTEN’S STORYTIME
Ages: 0-5
Enjoy interacting to stories, finger plays, rhymes, dancing, singing, and games with Ms. Kirsten.
Date:Tuesday and Thursday Location: Library Annex
Time: 10:45 am
Fee: Free
BABY LAPSIT STORYTIME
Ages: 2-5
A storytime geared towards infants and pre-walking toddlers to introduce stories, rhymes, tickles, and songs to babies.
Date: Fridays Location: Leander Public Library
Time: 10:30 am
Fee: Free
Ages: 0-18 months
Location: Leander Public Library
Ages: All Ages
REPCO will be bringing a variety of snakes from around the world for an interactive program, providing guests the opportunity for guests to touch, hold, and interact with the snakes. Learn about how snakes play an important role in the ecosystem, how venomous snakes are critical to nature and medicine, and what you can do to help snakes!
Date: June 17
Time: 10 & 11 am
Fee: Free
Location: Leander Public Library
Ages: All Ages
MS. MARIA, UNICORN STORYTELLER
Let's celebrate our differences and join together! Every child is special and unique. That's what Ms. Maria believes. However, we are all more alike than different. Through the magic of music and unicorns, Ms. Maria will invite her audiences to sing, dance, enjoy puppetry and explore their individuality through the big book, What I Like About Me. It's magical interaction and enchanting fun. It's all together now...with unicorns and Ms. Maria!
Date: June 21
Location: Leander Public Library
Time: 2 am Ages: All Ages
Fee: Free
Sky Kings Falconry
Sky Kings’ demonstrations feature free-flying birds as well as a host of other amazing animals. They are highly informative and extremely exciting! Come by to get the chance to see otherwise unapproachable wildlife up close!
Date: July 1
Time: 10:30 am & NOON
Fee: Free
Location: Leander Public Library
Ages: All Ages
FANNIE’S FARM FRIENDS PETTING ZOO
Children and adults both will enjoy petting and holding the sweet, furry, and feathered farm friends, as well as learning fun facts about the critters! Get your fill of sweet snuggles at this event, and arrive early if you would like to get in line for a short pony ride!
Date: July 5
Time: 10 am - NOON
Fee: Free
Location: Leander Public Library
Ages: All Ages
TALEWISE: SAVING THE EARTH TOGETHER SCIENCE SHOW
In this action-packed story, two unlikely heroes work together to save their town (and the planet) from a super-polluting mastermind! Throughout the adventure, volunteers will help the performer conduct several exciting science experiments that bring this story to life! Together we’ll explore Newton’s Laws of Motion, air pressure, chemical reactions, and more!
Date: July 15
Time: 10 & 11 am
Fee: Free
Location: Leander Public Library
Ages: All Ages
LADY PAEN’S IMAGINARY DRAGON MINI MUSICAL & CREATING THEATRE WORKSHOP
A dragon is hatching! Sing along as PAEN recalls hatching a dragon egg. What a day! Can you imagine!? Catchy tunes, oversized props, and a puppet or two-- It grew so big, that dragon did, she didn't know what to do! After the show, stay for a theatre-making workshop. Hear how PAEN puts together her performances, and then--help make one of your own!
Date: July 19
Time: 10 am
Fee: Free
Presentations
Family Archiving 101
Location: Leander Public Library
Ages: All Ages
JOHN O’BRYANT MAGIC SHOW
John O’Bryant’s high-energy, family-friendly magic shows will take you on a first-class trip filled with award-winning magic, illusion, visually funny props, hilarious comedy, mind reading, special effects, and audience interaction!
Prepare to be amazed!
Location: Leander Public Library Date: July 29
Time: 11 am & Noon
Fee: Free
Ages: All ages
Adult Programs Book Clubs
Books And Brews
Every 3rd Saturday meet at the Humble Pint Brewing Co. to grab a beverage and discuss the staff chosen book of the month. There are two meeting times available to sign-up for, 2 pm and 4 pm. Spots are limited, sign-up early!
Location: Leander Public Library
Date: 3rd Saturday of the month
Ages: 21+
Grim Readers
Time: 2-3 pm and 4-5 pm
Fee: Free
A book club for those with grim tastes. Chill your blood with books focused on true crime, dark fiction, and anything else that goes bump in the night! Every 1st Saturday meet at the Humble Pint Brewing Co. to grab a beverage and discuss the staff chosen book of the month. Spots are limited, sign-up early!
Location: Leander Public Library
Dates: 1st Saturday of the month
Time: 2-3 pm Ages: 21+
Fee: Free
Leander Readers
Leander Readers is an adult book club hosted by Leander Public Library on Goodreads. Each month we will read a book that chosen by staff members. Discussionwill take place only online through the club's Goodreads page.
Location: Online Ages: 18+
Fee: Free
Community Groups
GAMING FOR GROWN-UPS
Connect with others through the joy of board games! Come to learn new games or bring some games to share and teach. Players of all skill levels are welcome!
Location: Leander Public Library
Date: Every Tuesday
Time: 7-10 pm Ages: 18+
Fee: Free
Novel Needles
Join others who share an interest and passion for the creative fiber and textile arts. All skill levels are welcome to practice and share their crafts and projects. Fiber arts include, but are not limited to crochet, knitting, macrame, embroidery, weaving, spinning, cross stitch, tatting and sewing. This is an inclusive group where folks of all skills and experience levels can work on their fiber creations and build an excited and supportive community. Please bring a project to work on.
Location: Leander Public Library
Date: 1st & 3rd Saturdays Time: 10 am - Noon
Ages: 18+
Fee: Free
What do our possessions say about us? More specifically what do they say about our past, present and our future? Many families possess a “family archive”; documents, photographs, heirlooms, scrapbooks, recipes and a whole range of other items that “reveal insights” into past generations, and preserve family stories. Join Clara Snyder, Public Services Librarian and former archivist, to learn more about how to get started with selecting, organizing, and caring for your family archive and learn some valuable research tools along the way.
Dates: Thursday, May 4 Time: 6 - 7:30 pm
Ages: 18+
History Talks
Fee: Free
Come to the Leander Public Library to hear local excerpts provide lively, thought-provoking talks on their specialty subject.
Location: Leander Public Library Dates: Select Thursdays
Time: 6 - 7:30 pm
Fee: Free
Classes
Adult Craft Class
Ages: 18+
Join us for a fun craft on the first Thursday of each month from 6-7:30PM. Materials will be provided while supplies last. Each class will feature a unique craft or skill that you won’t want to miss!
Location: Leander Public Library
Date: 1st Thursdays
Ages: 18+
Score Small Business
Time:6 -7:30 pm
Fee: Free
We've partnered with SCORE to bring weekly virtual workshops to the entrepreneurs of Leander! Check out the schedule and sign up for any workshops which might benefit you or your small business. SCORE also has a massive online library for you to check out with endless advice from business experts.
Location: Online Ages: 18+
Fee: Free
SPeCial events
Outdoor Movie Nights
Bring the whole family, snacks and picnic blanket to enjoy classic family movies after sundown! Arrive early to grab a spot and enjoy a movie related activity. In the case of bad weather, movies may be moved indoors.
Dates and times:
March 17 at 8:15 pm
April 14 at 8:30 pm
Ages: All Ages
Fee: Free
Puzzle Swap
Movie: The Mitchell's vs the Machines
Movie: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Tired of piecing together old puzzles? Swap them out for new ones at the Leander Public Library's Puzzle Swap. Exchange each puzzle you bring or another puzzle. Puzzles should be complete and in good condition.
Dates: March 9 and June 15
Time: 5:30-7 pm
Ages: All Ages
BENBROOK RANCH PARK
1100 Halsey Drive
Home of the Leander Youth Baseball and Softball Alliance, this park spans 46.5 acres and features four baseball fields, one softball field, four batting cages, pavilion, hike and bike trails, skate park, disc golf course and a playscape.
