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Henrico County Public Library eNewsletter
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July 2015
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Summer Reading Fun with Barefoot Puppets
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Barefoot Puppets presents the amazing adventures of the clever spider Anansi, with original music, colorful scenery and lots of laughs! Sandston - Tuesday, July 14, 2pm Varina - Tuesday, July 14, 7pm North Park - Wednesday, July 15, 2pm Glen Allen - Wednesday, July 15, 7pm Gayton - Thursday, July 16, 7pm |
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Local Heroes!
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Meet Henrico County firefighters and police officers and learn how they keep us safe.
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Be a Superhero!
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Superhero Training Camp
Gayton - Tuesday, July 14, 3 pm
Are you a superhero? Do you want to be? Superhero Training Camp can help you work on all your super skills! Costumes welcome!
Superhero Academy
Tuckahoe - Tuesday, July 14, 6:30 pm
Calling all superheroes! Develop your superpowers with hands-on activities at our superhero "academy". Best for ages 3+.
DIY Superheroes
North Park - Wednesday, July 15, 6:30 pm
Get in touch with the Super You! Create your own superhero (or supervillain) alter ego, design your logo and costume and star in your own comic book adventure. Teens/tweens. |
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Featured July Events
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Games Night
Dumbarton - Wednesday, July 8, 7 pm
Play Wii games and board games. Snacks! For teens. |
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Create Your Superhero Magnets
Varina - Thursday, July 9, 3 pm
Be strong! Be super! Create your superhero magnets to hold those important messages. Materials Provided. Ages 10-14. |
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Fantastic Fan Art
Glen Allen - Monday, July 13, 3 pm
Draw pictures of your favorite characters from books, comics, movies and games then add them to our new fan art wall! We'll provide the supplies, you provide the creativity! For teens/tweens. |
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Concert - Wild Honey
Local band Wild Honey will perform a mix of country, bluegrass and Americana. For all ages!
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I Know Richmond: Faces and Places
Discover the iconic people and places that shaped Richmond history and it's landmarks with a guest speaker from the Valentine Local History Center.
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Superhero Storytime
Join us as we hear superhero stories and make costumes. Ages 5-11. (Registration required) |
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Preschool Dance Party
Come get your groove on! We're going to jump, jive and enjoy moving our bodies to some rockin' tunes. |
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Geek Out
Gayton - Saturday, July 18, 2:30 pm
Tired of the regular tie-dying method? Want to get more creative and detailed? Bring your white cotton T-shirt and your creativity and see what you can make with a sharpie! For tweens and teens. |
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Super Stealth Ninja Training
Get trained in the art of the ninja warrior. Make your very own sword, star and nunchakus, then test your skills. Ages 5+. |
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Super Bubbles For Teens
Twin Hickory - Tuesday, July 21, 6 pm
Learn how to make a giant bubble wand and create ginormous bubbles! You get to keep your bubble wand and take home our super-secret bubble recipe! |
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Fire Safety at College
Heading off to college this fall? Know what to do with a flaming bag of popcorn in your dorm room? Learn some basic fire safety skills from Henrico County Division of Fire. |
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Amazing Mr. B
Gayton - Tuesday, July 28, 7 pm
Hilarious magical fun for the whole family! |
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If you liked
Beach Town by Mary Kay Andrews, try these titles:
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Be in it to win it!
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Ruth won a $25 Barnes Noble gift certificate last month for being the 10th person to answer the Be In it to Win It question correctly. The correct answer was George Orwell.
The 10th person to name the author described below will win a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card from the HCPL Friends of the Library! (by replying to this e-mail).
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This July born author worked in insurance and wrote when he had time. Most of his work was published after his death even though he wanted it to be destroyed.
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