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Children's Take-Home CD Scratch Art

All Day 9/2–9/30
Children, Tweens
Cancelled
Location: Daviess County Public Library
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Take Home Kit
Event Details:

Stop by the library to grab a kit with all the supplies you need to make CD scratch art. Kits can be picked up at the Children's Area desk. Available while supplies last. 

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Starbooks Café Passive Activity

All Day 9/2–9/30
Children, Tweens
Location: Daviess County Public Library
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Swing by the Children's Desk to grab a coffee cup template and fill it with your favorite book titles or genres—whether you're into magical adventures, silly stories, or anything in between.

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Pixar Scavenger Hunt

All Day 9/15–9/21
Preschoolers, Children, Tweens
Location: Daviess County Public Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Preschoolers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Search the Children's Area for beloved characters from Pixar! Find them all and take home a mystery prize.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Homeschool Adventures: Extension Office/4H

1:00pm–2:00pm
Children, Tweens
Location: Daviess County Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Event Details:

The Daviess County Extension office - experts with nutrition science, agriculture science, and leadership opportunities for kids through 4-H - is joining forces with DCPL for this week's Homeschool Adventures! Don’t miss this cha

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Children's Book Club: Impossible Creatures

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children, Tweens
Waitlist
Registration Required
Location: Daviess County Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

For ages 8-12: Join us for a discussion of the new children's book, Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell. Registration is required for each child who plans to attend.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Homeschool Field Trip: Owensboro Museum of Science and History

10:00am–11:00am
Children, Tweens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Location: Off Site
Room: Owensboro Museum of Science & History
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let's meet our neighbors!

Join us at 10:00 am at the Owensboro Museum of Science and History for a field trip! 

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Pokémon Trainers Club

5:00pm–6:00pm
Children, Tweens
Location: Daviess County Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Games, Pop Culture
Event Details:

 For ages 6-12: Let’s go, Trainers!  Our monthly club meeting is here and this month you’ll learn about the tough Pokémon Mankey.  You’ll also create your own Pokémon puzzle!

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Birdhouse Build at the Farmer's Market

10:00am–11:00am
Children, Tweens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Location: Off Site
Room: Owensboro Regional Farmers' Market
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 6-12: Join us for a fun-filled, hands-on workshop where families can come together to build their very own birdhouse!

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Birdhouse Build at the Farmer's Market

11:00am–12:00pm
Children, Tweens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Location: Off Site
Room: Owensboro Regional Farmers' Market
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 6-12: Join us for a fun-filled, hands-on workshop where families can come together to build their very own birdhouse!

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group
This event is in the "Babies and Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Paper Pumpkin Patch Passive Activity

All Day 10/1–10/31
Preschoolers, Babies and Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Location: Daviess County Public Library
Age Group: Preschoolers, Babies and Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

This October, help us grow a colorful pumpkin patch in the library! Stop by the children's desk to pick up a paper pumpkin, take it home or decorate it here, and return it to be added to our festive display. 

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Take Home Kit-Creepy Cute Boo-kmarks

All Day 10/1–10/31
Children, Tweens
Location: Daviess County Public Library
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Take Home Kit
Event Details:

Celebrate Halloween with a crafty twist! Stop by the children’s area desk to grab your Creepy Cute Boo-kmark kit. With watercolor paints included, you’ll have the perfect bookmark to keep your place in your next fang-tastic read!

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Homeschool Adventures: Lego Challenge!

1:00pm–2:00pm
Children, Tweens
Location: Daviess County Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Can you meet the challenge? Join us in the Children’s Programming Room. We will provide the Lego; you bring the creativity! Students can work individually or build together as a group.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Lafufu Drop In Craft – Perler Beads & Buttons

3:00pm–5:00pm
Children, Tweens
Location: Daviess County Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Pop Culture
Event Details:

Bring your creativity to life with this two-part Labubu craft workshop! Kids will create their very own Labubu character out of colorful Perler beads.

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

First Saturday at the Western Kentucky Botanical Garden: Pumpkin Day

10:00am–11:00am
Preschoolers, Children, Tweens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Location: Off Site
Room: Western Kentucky Botanical Garden
Age Group: Preschoolers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

For Ages 4-12: Join us at the Botanical Garden if you love nature, stories, and seasonal traditions! We'll kick things off with a reading of “How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow?” by Wendell Minor.

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Family Play Night with Nex Playground

5:00pm–6:30pm
Preschoolers, Children, Tweens
Location: Daviess County Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Preschoolers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Games, Pop Culture
Event Details:

Get moving together as a family! Families are invited to drop in and try out our brand-new Nex Playground console, a motion-based gaming system that gets everyone up and active.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Homeschool Field Trip! Owensboro Museum of Fine Art

1:00pm–2:00pm
Children, Tweens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Location: Owensboro Museum of Fine Art
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let's meet our neighbors!

Join us at 1:00 pm at the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art for a field trip! 

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Children's Spooky Scavenger Hunt

All Day 10/13–10/19
Preschoolers, Children, Tweens
Location: Daviess County Public Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Preschoolers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Search the Children's Area for different spooky-themed seasonal characters, and take home a mystery prize!

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Glow in the Dark Pet Ghosts Drop-In Craft

2:00pm–4:00pm
Preschoolers, Children, Tweens
Location: Daviess County Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Preschoolers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Float on over to the Children’s Programming Room to adopt a BOO-tiful new member of the family!  Join us in making Glowing Ghost Pets that will sleep snuggly in their own haunted jar that you’ll decorate for them.  Name your ghost, take

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Pumpkin Decorating

11:30am–12:30pm
Preschoolers, Children, Tweens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Location: Daviess County Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Preschoolers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let's get in the Halloween spirit by decorating your very own pumpkin to take home! We will have stickers and tempera paint to use as you let your imagination bring your spooky creation to life.

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Pumpkin Decorating

2:30pm–3:30pm
Preschoolers, Children, Tweens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Location: Daviess County Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Preschoolers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let's get in the Halloween spirit by decorating your very own pumpkin to take home! We will have stickers and tempera paint to use as you let your imagination bring your spooky creation to life.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Goosebumps Slime Lab

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children, Tweens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Location: Daviess County Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Pop Culture
Registration Required
Event Details:

For Ages 6-12: Enter… if you dare! Celebrate your love for Goosebumps with this creepy, gooey slime-making lab.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Goosebumps Slime Lab

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children, Tweens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Location: Daviess County Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Pop Culture
Registration Required
Event Details:

For Ages 6-12: Enter… if you dare! Celebrate your love for Goosebumps with this creepy, gooey slime-making lab.

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Take-Home Pumpkin Decorating

All Day 10/20–10/24
Preschoolers, Children, Tweens
Location: Daviess County Public Library
Room: Children's Desk
Age Group: Preschoolers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Drop by the Children's Desk to pick up a pumpkin and a bag of stickers to decorate your own pumpkin at home! Available to ages 0-12 while supplies last. 

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group
This event is in the "Babies and Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Haunted Gingerbread Houses Workshop

5:00pm–6:30pm
Preschoolers, Babies and Toddlers, Children
Upcoming
Registration Required
Location: Daviess County Public Library
Room: Children's Programming Room
Age Group: Preschoolers, Babies and Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

 Join us to decorate your very own haunted gingerbread house using eerie icing, creepy candy, and lots of imagination. We’ll provide the houses and all the decorating supplies—you bring the creativity!