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VCPL Chess Club

Main Library
Thursday, May 23
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
No registration required.

Learn how to play chess or test your skills in a game with an experienced chess player! The VCPL Chess Club is open to young people of all ages and skill levels. It meets twice a month from 6:00-7:30 p.m. and is led by Justin and Erin McAdams. No registration is required. Call Youth Services for more information at 232-1115. Sponsored by the Friends of the Vigo County Public Library.

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Mother Goose on the Loose

Main Library
Saturday, May 25
Ages 0 — 2: 10:00 a.m. — 10:30 a.m.
Ages 3 — 4: 11:00 a.m. — 11:30 a.m.
Fun for all ages!
Registration required.

Little ones can have fun learning at this exciting program! Parents and children will experience nursery rhyme fun through music, puppets, instruments and more. Please register for the session of your choice by calling 232–1115.

Sponsored by the United Way’s Success By 6 initiative and the Vigo County Public Library.

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A World of Adventure: Gardening

Main Library
Wednesday, June 12
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Ages 3–5
No registration required.

Join Ms. Brittany on Wednesday mornings and explore A World of Adventure at the Vigo County Public Library! For more information, please call Youth Services at 232–1115.

Visit a young girl's dream garden in My Garden by Kevin Henkes – filled with eternal flowers of every color and patter, seashells, a giant jelly‐bean bush, and even chocolate rabbits!

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Toddler Tales: Ready, Set, Grow!

Main Library
Wednesday, June 12
Ages 18 – 36 months
11:00 – 11:30 a.m.
No registration required.

Visit a young girl's dream garden in My Garden by Kevin Henkes – filled with eternal flowers of every color and patter, seashells, a giant jelly‐bean bush, and even chocolate rabbits!

Join Miss Alicia on Wednesday mornings for Toddle Tales with interactive stories, songs and activities! For more information, please call Youth Services at 232–1115.

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Baby Bookworms: Plant A Seed!

Main Library
Wednesday, June 12
Ages 0–17 months
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
No registration required.

One potato, two potato, Potato Joe and his potato friends pop out of the ground in Keith Baker's Potato Joe. With some help from Watermelon Moe and the saucy Tomato Floe, Joe and his friends play a game of tic-tac-toe, hold a rodeo, and more!

Join Miss Alicia on Wednesday mornings with your Baby Bookworm for interactive storues, songs and activities! For more information, please call Youth Services at 232–1115.

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VCPL Chess Club

Main Library
Thursday, June 13
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
No registration required.

Learn how to play chess or test your skills in a game with an experienced chess player! The Chess Club is open to young people of all ages and skill levels. It meets twice a month from 6:00-7:30 p.m. and is led by Just McAdams. No registration is required. Call Youth Services for more information at 232-1115.

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Gaming Fun for Family and Teens

Main Library
Saturday, June 15
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
All Ages Welcome
No registration required.

Families and teens are invited to stop in anytime between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to play board games or video games for Wii, PlayStation 3, and XBox 360. Adults are requested to participate with their children under age 11. No registration is required. Call 232–1115 for information.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Vigo County Public Library.

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Baby Bookworms: Big Digs, Little Digs!

Main Library
Wednesday, June 19
Ages 0–17 months
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
No registration required.

When one tractor in the grass runs out of gas, the backyard doesn't stay quiet for long in One Tractor by Alexandra Siy. Soon pirates sail in to play, and the backyard races to life with airplanes, cranes, trucks, and trains.

Join Miss Alicia on Wednesday mornings with your Baby Bookworm for interactive storues, songs and activities! For more information, please call Youth Services at 232–1115.

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A World of Adventure: Treasure

Cover: How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long

Main Library
Wednesday, June 19
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Ages 3–8
Registration required.

Join Ms. Brittany on Wednesday mornings and explore A World of Adventure at the Vigo County Public Library! For more information, please call Youth Services at 232–1115.

Pirates have green teeth—when they have any teeth at all. I know about pirates, because one day, when I was at the beach building a sand castle and minding my own business, a pirate ship sailed into view. So proclaims Jeremy Jacob, a boy who joins Captain Braid Beard and his crew in this witty look at the finer points of pirate life in Melinda Long's How I Became a Pirate.

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Toddler Tales: Dig It, Build It, Go!

Main Library
Wednesday, June 19
Ages 18 – 36 months
11:00 – 11:30 a.m.
No registration required.

Climb aboard the big red tractor in Candace Ransom's Tractor Day. It's time to get the farm ready for spring. Raking, plowing, and planting the fields is hard work. But working together makes everything more fun.

Join Miss Alicia on Wednesday mornings for Toddle Tales with interactive stories, songs and activities! For more information, please call Youth Services at 232–1115.

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