Kidstuff calendar
Published 12:01 am Monday, July 18, 2011
Everett Public Library: Main branch, 2702 Hoyt Ave., 425-257-8030; Evergreen branch, 9512 Evergreen Way, 425-257-8250; www.epls.org. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Events are fr
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Manga comics drawing program for teens with Manga Kissaten Comics, grades 5 to 12, 7 p.m. July 18, main library. Sign up is required. Call 425-257-8030.
Crafts for kids with the Creation Station, 6:30 p.m. July 20, Evergreen branch and 6:30 p.m. July 27, main library.
Lake Whatcom Railway summer trains: Ride on an antique train with cars dating back to the early 1900s at noon every Saturday through Sept. 3. Tickets, purchased at the train, are $20 for adults and $10 for ages 2 to 17. Trains leave from Wickersham Junction about 10 miles north of Sedro-Woolley on Highway 9. Learn more at www.lakewhatcomrailway.com or call 360-595-2218.
Sno-Isle Libraries: There are 21 Sno-Isle library branches in Snohomish and Island counties offering a variety of story times and programs. Call 877-766-4753 to learn more about your local branch or see www.sno-isle.org.
Lost in paradise, ages 6 to 12, 2 p.m. July 19, Monroe branch, 1070 Village Way; 360-794-7851. You are lost in the tropical jungle. Make a map and compass rose to find your way home.
G’day Mate! summer reading, 1 p.m. July 19, Granite Falls branch, 815 E. Galena St. 360-691-6087. Discover Australia.
Tales from Junk Puppet Land with the Zambini Brothers, 2 p.m. July 19, Mukilteo branch, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd.; 425-493-8202. Characters created from household junk.
Imagination station drop-in crafts between 2 and 4 p.m. every Tuesday in July, Snohomish branch, 311 Maple Ave.; 360-568-2898.
Vamonos! 11 a.m. July 20, Camano Island Library Pilot Project: 848 N. Sunrise Blvd.; 360-387-5150. Ages 5 and older are invited on a summer-reading trip to Latin America.
Are You Smarter Than a Villain? ages 5 to 11, 2 p.m. July 20, Mukilteo branch, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd.; 425-493-8202; 2 p.m. July 21, Lynnwood branch,19200 44th Ave. W.; 425-778-2148. Hear stories about other smart kids from around the world.
Scrabble day, 2 p.m. July 20, Edmonds branch, 650 Main St.; 425-771-1933. All ages invited. Light refreshments will be served.
Hands-on science, 6:30 p.m. July 20, Marysville branch, 6120 Grove St.; 360-658-5000. Experiments, games and projects.
Fais Do Do on the Bayou, ages 5 to 11, 2 p.m. July 20, Brier branch, 23303 Brier Road; 425-483-0888. Stories and songs from Cajun country.
Pajama story time and sleepover for stuffed friends, 7 p.m. July 20, Snohomish branch, 311 Maple Ave.; 360-568-2898. Don jammies and come to the library.
World of wonders through stories and puppets, age 5 and older, 11 a.m. July 21, Stanwood branch, 9701 271st St. NW; 360-629-3132.
Fire station story time and visit, 12:30 p.m. July 22, Lynnwood branch,19200 44th Ave. W.; 425-778-2148. A field trip to the Lynnwood station.
