Date & Time: Wednesday, September 13 @ 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Description: Do you miss all the spring flowers? This fun art projects uses bubbles and paint to create beautiful hydrangea paintings, so be prepared to get silly and maybe a little messy. We will be using old (but clean) takeout containers as our paint holders, so if you have any sitting around in your recycling bin, please bring them! You are welcome to bring your paintings home, or have them displayed in the library gallery.

Inspired by: https://www.apieceofrainbow.com/bubble-paint-flower-hydrangeas/

Staffing: 1 library staff member.

Budget: $17 for dish soap and paint.

Date & Time: Thursday, September 28 @ 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Description: We are thrilled to present our guest speaker Cristian Robinson! Based in the Bay Area, Cristian Robinson is the illustrator of so many of our favorite stories - Rain!, Last Stop on Market Street, Nina, and Gaston. He will be joining our library to talk about how he got his start as an illustrator, what he loves most about being an artist, and how growing up in the Bay Area has inspired his art. There will be a Q&A after the presentation, so come prepared with any questions you would like to ask. Space is limited in our events room, so this will be a ticketed event.

Virtual Option: If you are unable to attend in-person, the event will be live streamed on Zoom. Pre-registration is required, although there are no limits on the number of virtual attendants.

Staffing: 1 youth services librarian to moderate the conversation, 1 library staff member to assist with audience Q&A, and 1 library staff member to manage the Zoom link and Zoom chat.

Budget: n/a, Cristian Robinson has graciously donated his time to our library.

Come guess how many watercolor sets are in the jar! Winner takes home the jar contents and a book. 

If you are unable to visit the library to guess in person, a picture of the jar and its contents is posted on IPL's Facebook page, and guesses can be submitted using our guessing form found here.

Good luck!