News Release from: City of Beaverton
BEAVERTON CITY LIBRARY HOSTS FREE EVENTS FOR TEENS AND KIDS THIS SPRING BREAK
Posted: March 12th, 2013 9:52 AM
- Join the library's Youth Services Division for crafts, stories and movies -
The Beaverton City Library invites kids and teens to attend 16 free events during spring break, Saturday, March 23 through Saturday, March 30. Some events require registration.
"Our library staff have some great activities lined up," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "From crafts to movies, these events offer kids and teens a safe place to have some fun over spring break."
Children's events include:
* Spring Crafts (ages 2-10 years old with an adult)
Saturday, March 23 from 1-2 p.m.
* Fairy Tale Family Storytime (ages infant-11 years old with family)
Sunday, March 24 from 1:15-1:45 p.m.
* Mask Making with Sarah Fagan (registration required)
Monday, March 25 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. for grades K-12 and 11:45-12:45 p.m. for grades 3-5
* Fairy Tale Themed Family Movies (ages 3-12 years old with family)
Monday, March 25 and Wednesday, March 27 from 2-4 p.m.
* Fairy Tale Crafts (ages 2-12 years old with family, registration required)
Tuesday, March 26 from 1-2 p.m.
* Bunny Babies (ages infant-6 years old with family)
Thursday, March 28 from 10:30-11:30 a.m.
* Fractured Fairy Tale Storytime (ages 4-12 years old with family)
Thursday, March 28 from 3-3:30 p.m.
* Fairy Tale Playtime (ages 2-8 years old with family, registration required)
Friday, March 29 from 2-3 p.m.
* ¡Hablamos! Talk and Craft (grades K-5, registration required)
Saturday, March 30 from 3-4 p.m.
All teen events are for grades 6-12 and include:
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl--Spring Break Tournament
Saturday, March 23 from 2:30-4:30 p.m.
* Teen Jeopardy: Fairy Tales with a Twist
Monday, March 25 from 3-4:30 p.m.
* Teen Video and Writing Lab: Fractured Fairy Tales
Tuesday, March 26 from 3-4:30 p.m.
* Fairy Tale Battles
Wednesday, March 27 from 3-4:30 p.m.
* Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament for Teens
Thursday, March 28 from 3-5 p.m.
* Fairy Tales Movie for Teens
Friday, March 29 at 3 p.m.
All events are at the library (12375 SW 5th Street).To register for a children's event, please call the children's desk at 503-350-3600 or register online. For more information about each event, please visit www.BeavertonLibrary.org/SpringBreak.
Beaverton enjoys one of the most diverse populations among Oregon cities. Most recently, the city was awarded the 2012 Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton has been named one of the safest cities in the Pacific Northwest for three consecutive years, as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency'
s Green Power Communities, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. For more information, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton.
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