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Building the Transcontinental Railroad: Durham Museum

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  • Mon, 04/05/2021 - 3:00pm
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Come learn the true story of a Wild West legend: the Transcontinental Railroad!  Artifacts, photos, and little known facts bring the Transcontinental Railroad to life at this program from the Durham Museum in Omaha, Nebraska. The 6-year epic-scale project produced successes and blunders, characters and con artists in plentiful measure.  This is a can’t-miss program for students grades 3-8.  Attendance is capped at 30 children.  Wright Library will close registration if the limit is met.

Rock & Roll & Social Justice

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  • Thu, 04/01/2021 - 2:00pm
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Black and white Rock & Roll artists have used the power of music to express their messages and create conversation about social justice. Watch videos and listen to music from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, then discuss your views and share your favorite music. For music lovers in grades 5-12.

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Cincinnati Observatory: Tour of the Universe

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  • Sat, 04/10/2021 - 10:30am
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Join the Cincinnati Observatory and the Wright Library for family-friendly Zoom programs on Saturday, April 10.  You can to take a tour of the universe (10:30am), ponder extraterrestrial life (2pm), and learn more about comets and meteors (4pm).  Individual program descriptions below. 

Registration required.  Register for each program by clicking its title below. 

Take-and-make bags that extend the programs’ learning available during regular library hours beginning 4/2, while supplies last.

 

Cincinnati Observatory: Aliens

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  • Sat, 04/10/2021 - 2:00pm
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Join the Cincinnati Observatory and the Wright Library for family-friendly Zoom programs on Saturday, April 10.  You can to take a tour of the universe (10:30am), ponder extraterrestrial life (2pm), and learn more about comets and meteors (4pm).  Individual program descriptions below. 

Registration required.  Register for each program by clicking its title below. 

Take-and-make bags that extend the programs’ learning available during regular library hours beginning 4/2, while supplies last.

 

Cincinnati Observatory: Comets and Meteors

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  • Sat, 04/10/2021 - 4:00pm
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Join the Cincinnati Observatory and the Wright Library for family-friendly Zoom programs on Saturday, April 10.  You can to take a tour of the universe (10:30am), ponder extraterrestrial life (2pm), and learn more about comets and meteors (4pm).  Individual program descriptions below. 

Registration required.  Register for each program by clicking its title below. 

Take-and-make bags that extend the programs’ learning available during regular library hours beginning 4/2, while supplies last.

 

Inventions and Innovations along the Silk Road

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  • Fri, 04/09/2021 - 6:00pm
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Tween tinkerers and young inventors will find endless inspiration at this historical program from Indiana University's Inner Asian & Uralic National Resource Center!