LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY

in deciding what type of activities and programs will take place. TAB membership and meeting attendance can count towards volunteer hours. New meeting date and time to be determined. Apply online for a spot at lplks.org/teen-advisory-board.

Jackbox Games

1st & 3rd TUE | 4–6 PM | Teen Zone No session on 4/19 and 5/17 Join Teen staff in the newly reopened Teen Zone to play a variety of quiz and art-based party games from JackBox.

Teen Zone Expanded

WED | 2–5 PM | Auditorium or Readers’ Theater No session on 3/16 On early release Wednesdays, head to the library for gaming, movies, crafts, and STEAM activities. Check our online calendar at lplks.org for each week’s events.

D&D Club

1st & 3rd THU | 4–6 PM Free, but register online or at 785-843-3833 No session on 5/19 Hail and well met! Transform yourself into a magical character and join in the epic adventure for 5th edition D&D twice a month. All are welcome — from seasoned adventurers to first-timers. You'll need a Discord account, so just email Margo for details: mmoore@lplks.org.

March Madness Bracket Tournament

Mar 14–Mar 18 | Teen Zone Bring your best guesses to the Teen Zone this Spring Break. We’ll be holding our own March Madness tournament where you’ll rank which video game character would win over all others!

Ghibli Movie Mania

FRI | Mar 18 | 10:30 AM & 2 PM Auditorium Two showings of two classic Ghibli films! In the morning we’ll be screening My Neighbor Totoro for the younger set. In the afternoon, we’ll show Spirited Away for Teens. Gaming Tournament

SAT | Mar 19, Apr 9 | 1–3 PM Readers’ Theater Compete against your fellow gamers in our monthly gaming tournament. Games include Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mario Kart 8, and other games to be announced. March's NBA 2K tournament has prizes!

Teen Trivia Night

SAT | Mar 26 | 7–8 PM | Zoom Free, but register online or at 785-843-3833 Face off with friends in a battle of wits with questions varying in topic from YA lit to indie horror games like Five Nights at Freddy’s. Play solo or with a team, but you have to register to get Zoom info and a snack, which you can pick up here on FRI, Mar 25.

Saturday Morning Cartoons

SAT | Apr 9, May 21 | 10 AM–12 PM Auditorium Relive your childhood watching animated movies or TV shows and chill out for a quiet morning with friends.

Robotics Challenge

TUE | Apr 19 | 4–6 PM | Auditorium Learn all about the Teen Zone’s brand new Sphero Bots! Join Sahara and other Teen staff to explore different robotic challenges through programming, coding, and fun.

Spoken Word Workshop

SAT | Apr 30 | 1–3 PM | Zoom Whether a beginner or a seasoned poet, all teens are welcome to celebrate National Poetry Month with us! Learn how to turn your poem on page into a spoken word poem ready for the stage with Sahara Sista SOLS, LPL’s Teen Services Librarian and spoken word expert.

KIDS

Unless otherwise noted, in-person and online event locations will be announced at lplks.org.

ALL AGES

Deja's Reading Rainbow

All ages SUN | Mar 6 | 3:30 PM | Auditorium Deja Brooks reads and performs stories that embrace and celebrate our local LGBT community, families of all kinds, love and friendship, being different and belonging, colors, rainbows — and fun!

SPECIAL EVENTS

Pokémon 101

Age 6–11 WED | Mar 30 | 4 PM | Auditorium Free, but register online or at 785-843-3833 Want to learn to play the Pokémon card game? How about finding new friends to play with? Join us to learn the Pokémon basics and afterwards we'll have a short tournament where you can put what you learned to the test.

Dance Party for Littles

Age 0–5 FRI | Apr 15 | 10:30 AM | Library Lawn* *Weather permitting Fun tunes and funky jams will fuel a dance party for the ages! Dance with LPL storytellers outside on the lawn with the perfect music for littles!

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Junior Author Camp

Age 8+ WED | Apr 6, 13, 20, 27 | 4 PM Free, but register online or at 785-843-3833 Would you love to be an author? Do you want to create amazing characters and stories that keep readers on the edge of their seats? Join us to hear from incredible authors (including a Newbery Medalist!) about different kinds of writing, get tips, and find inspiration. Each registrant gets a writing kit and is invited to contribute to a JAC anthology to be added to LPL’s shelves. Apr 6 | 2018 Newbery Medalist Visit We'll kick off our Junior Author Camp series with the incredible Erin Entrada Kelly, author and winner for Hello, Universe. She'll Zoom with us, do a Q&A, and then give us a writing lesson! This event is open to all. Apr 13 | Author Lisa Bunker Join critically acclaimed writer Lisa Bunker to learn about her writing life, experience as a trans writer, and get advice on how to build strong writing habits. Lisa is the author of Zenobia July, a cyber mystery and story of a trans girl finding her home. Apr 20 | YA Novelist Chris Crutcher Chris Crutcher, ALA’s Margaret A. Edwards Award winner for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens, will talk about writing, inspiration, and creating characters that readers really connect with. Apr 27 | Poetry & Performance Workshop Join an amazing group of local poets to explore writing and sharing poetry. Nationally-touring spoken word artist (and LPL Teen Librarian) Sista SOLS will talk about poetry and performance. Anita Patel and Kayla Cook will take us through creating poems of our own in fun and creative ways.

Earth Day Fairy Houses

Age 5–11 FRI | Apr 22 | 4 PM Free, but register online or at 785-843-3833 We’re using the magic of Earth Day to build fairy doors with found materials. Jungle House will use their green thumb to teach us about local plants for seed bombs and creating the perfect patch of flowers for our new fairy friends! Costumes welcome!

SPRING BREAK

Spring Craft Take & Make

Age 5–11 MON | Mar 14 | All Day | Kids’ Desk Free, but register online or at 785-843-3833 Keep boredom at bay with our spring- themed craft. Claim a kit, then pick it up. Mad Science: “Fire and Ice”

Age 5–11 WED | Mar 16 | 2 PM Free, but register online or at 785-843-3833 We’ve got a spectacular show of thrilling and impressive science experiments, complete with foggy dry ice storms and mind-boggling vanishing paper. Come be amazed by sizzling, shivering scissors, and special bubbly showers.

Ghibli Movie Mania

FRI | Mar 18 | 10:30 AM & 2 PM Auditorium Free, but register online or at 785-843-3833 Two showings of two classic Ghibli films! In the morning we’ll be screening My Neighbor Totoro for the younger set. In the afternoon, we’ll show Spirited Away for Teens.

Tween Club: Field Trip!

3rd–5th grades (ages 8-11) FRI | Mar 18 | 4 PM | Jungle House 924 Delaware | Lawrence, KS Free, but register online or at 785-843-3833 Didn’t get a chance to get out of town? We’re headed out of the building and over to the lush, warm JH greenhouse. They’ll give us a tour and we'll build terrariums! Don't miss this one-of-a-kind Tween Club.

STORYTIMES

Storytimes are on break from May 1–Jun 5.

Multicultural Storytime

All ages 2nd & 4th SUN | 3:30 PM Stories and songs with guest presenter highlighting a language or culture.

Toddler Storytime

Toddlers w/ their families MON | 10:30 AM Stories, songs, and MORRIS THE MONKEY! The perfect wiggly storytime for toddlers. Sing & Rhyme Storytime

All ages MON | 6:30 PM Explore movement, play, and the joy of active music-making with Singing Sarah.

Library Storytime

TUE | 10:30 AM Age 3+ w/ their families Join Ms. Linda as she shares her favorite stories and rhymes.

Books & Babies

WED | 10:30 AM Birth–23 mos w/ their families Bounce, sing, and hear stories with Anita.

CuentaCuentos Spanish Storytime

All ages 1st & 3rd SAT | 10:30 AM Disfruta de algunas historias y canciones en Español con Trevin. Todas las edades son bienvenidas. Enjoy some stories and songs in Spanish with Trevin.

CLUBS

Clubs are free but registration is required online (lplks.org) or at 785-843-3833.

Tween Club

1st & 3rd FRI | 4 PM | Auditorium Age 8-11 or grade 3–5 No Tween Club in May Meet up, hang out, play games, and craft with your friends.

Kids’ Action Club (KAC)

WED & THU | Mar 2, May 4, Apr 7 | 4 PM Age 8-11 Want to help make life in Lawrence better? Join KAC to meet local leaders, new friends, and carry out amazing service projects both big and small. Be a part of KAC and see what cool things we can do together!

Mysterious Mustache Book Club

SUN | Mar 27, Apr 24, May 15 | 1:30 PM Age 8–11 Love getting into the world of a book? Want to chat with other book lovers and be part of a book club? Join us online! We'll email the Zoom link and password after you register. Info: jcook@lplks.org.