March
Free
For grades 6 to 12
Register or call so we can have a kit made up for you!
This month’s craft is a washi tape pencil cup.
Create your own cup to store your pencils, markers, pens, or any other writing supplies in.
This craft kit includes:
March
Free
For grades 6 to 12
Register or call so we can have a kit made up for you!
This month’s craft is a Mason Jar Lid Suncatcher.
With Spring on the way and more sun shining, it’s a great time to make a suncatcher to hang in your window!
Saturday, February 14
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Free
No registration
Looking for information on preschools? Here is your chance to speak to representatives from local preschools!
Contact Melissa for more information:
YouthServices@MaxwellMemorialLibrary.org
315-672-3661
Read from January 2 through February 28
Hand in your BINGO cards by March 2
Free
No registration
One program for kids and teens, one for adults.
Cards are available at the library or you can print out your own from our website.
Read books that fit with categories on our BINGO cards, turn in the cards at the library, and be automatically entered in a drawing for one of several nice prizes at the end of the Challenge.
Maxwell’s summer reading programs for Kids/Teens and for Adults have begun!
The programs run from June 30 through August 22.
Go to the ReadSquared site where you can register and then log your reading.
Programs:
Each book, ebook, audiobook, or eaudiobook counts, and the more you read, the greater your chances to win one of our great prizes!
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Maxwell’s summer reading programs for Kids/Teens and for Adults will be starting soon!
The programs run from June 30 through August 22, but you can register at ReadSquared starting June 1. Then, starting June 30, log your reading at the same website.
On the ReadSquared site, you’ll see information about and links to register for the appropriate program:
Each book, ebook, audiobook, or eaudiobook counts, and the more you read, the greater your chances to win one of our great prizes!
Watch for more information on our website and in our newsletter.
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May
Free
For grades 6 to 12
Register or call so we can have a kit made up for you!
This month’s craft is a DIY Coaster.
This craft kit includes:
April
Free
For grades 6 to 12
Register or call so we can have a kit made up for you!
This month’s craft is a flower pot gnome.
Make a fun gnome to put in your room!
This craft kit includes:
December
Free
For grades 6 to 12
Register or call so we can have a kit made up for you!
This month’s craft is Rice Hand Warmers.
The kit includes:
November
Free
For grades 6 to 12
Register or call so we can have a kit made up for you!
This month’s craft is a mason jar pumpkin.
The kit includes:
October
Free
For grades 6 to 12
Register or call so we can have a kit made up for you!
This month’s craft is a Leaf Pinch Pot.
The kit includes:
Monday, August 26
5:00 to 7:00 PM
Did you sign up to Adopt a Succulent Plant? If you did, come and pick up your succulent plant on Monday, August 26 between 5:00 & 7:00 PM. Along with your succulent plant, you will receive care instructions and learn about the importance of having house plants.
This is a youth-led project by and for kids made possible through a Neighborhood Forest and ChangeX Partnership.
September
Free
For grades 6 to 12
Register or call so we can have a kit made up for you!
This month’s craft is a DIY Macrame Keychain!
Make this fun keychain to add to your backpack or keep keys on!
Tuesday, July 23
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Free
For kids 3 to 10
Drop in at Maxwell to make the week’s planned craft or one that you choose.
Have you ever wanted to design your own treasure map?
This is your chance to get creative and make your own!
All supplies provided.
If you want a craft kit to make at home, please call or register online for the number you will need.
Adventure Begins at Your Library:
The MOST Science Show!
Wednesday, July 24
6:00 to 7:00 PM
Free
Planes, trains, and submarines – oh my!
Explore the many solutions that humans have engineered to get to their next adventure, from air travel to underwater exploration.
Discover more about concepts like aerodynamics, buoyancy, and beyond in this exciting live science demonstration!
Monday, July 22
10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Free
No registration
For ages 2–18
We have thousands of bricks for you to build with at your leisure.
We may add a theme where we ask you to create something special while you are here!
Come and get creative!
Thursday, July 18
2:00 to 5:00 PM
Come to the library for a safe, judgment free space to hang out with friends!
You can play games (either the library’s or your own), make crafts, draw, listen to music on your phone, or hang out and talk!
You don’t need to stay the entire time! Snacks will be provided!
For grades 6 through 12 only!
Tuesday, July 16
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Free
For kids 3 to 10
Drop in at Maxwell to make the week’s planned craft or one that you choose.
When going on adventures, it is fun to bring binoculars to look at things.
Make your own, pretend, binoculars out of paper cups! What will you find when you look through them?
All supplies provided.
If you want a craft kit to make at home, please call or register online for the number you will need.
Monday, July 15
10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Free
No registration
For ages 2–18
We have thousands of bricks for you to build with at your leisure.
We may add a theme where we ask you to create something special while you are here!
Come and get creative!
Adopt a Succulent Plant
Bring a little piece of nature into your home to care for and watch grow.
Receive a FREE succulent plant and care kit
Learn to care for succulents
Learn the benefits of indoor plants
Registration opens Monday, July 15 and continues through Wednesday, August 21 or until all plants are adopted (whichever comes first)
Spaces are limited. Participants must be 18 or younger to register.
Succulents not picked up at the event on Monday, August 26th will be forfeited.
A youth-led project by and for kids made possible through a Neighborhood Forest and ChangeX partnership.
Wednesday, July 17
10:30 to 11:30 AM
Free
Note that this is a morning program
Adventure Begins at Your Library: Music with Donna B!
Interactive Musical
There will also be Facepainting and tattoos!
Come Join Us for Musical Storytelling and interactive Music and Movement for Kids Ages 1 to 10!!
Shakers for All to Keep the Beat as we Celebrate Summer Reading!!
! Let’s Start The Day the Musical Way !
Tuesday, July 9
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Free
For kids 3 to 10
Drop in at Maxwell to make the week’s planned craft or one that you choose.
Make believe you’re going on a camping adventure.
How would you design your camper? With this craft, you get to design your own camper using a paper plate!
All supplies provided.
If you want a craft kit to make at home, please call or register online for the number you will need.
Saturday, July 13
10:00 AM to 2:30 PM
Free
No registration
Drop in and have some quality family time at the library!
Play board games, make creations with our Legos®, try out one of our tech toys, read together, make a craft together, and play with the toys available at the library!
For all ages!
Monday, July 8
10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Free
No registration
For ages 2–18
We have thousands of bricks for you to build with at your leisure.
We may add a theme where we ask you to create something special while you are here!
Come and get creative!
Thursday, July 11
2:00 to 5:00 PM
Come to the library for a safe, judgment free space to hang out with friends!
You can play games (either the library’s or your own), make crafts, draw, listen to music on your phone, or hang out and talk!
You don’t need to stay the entire time! Snacks will be provided!
For grades 6 through 12 only!
Tuesday, July 2
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Free
For kids 3 to 10
Drop in at Maxwell to make the week’s planned craft or one that you choose.
Get ready for the 4th of July with this fun red, white, and blue decoration to proudly display at home!
All supplies provided.
If you want a craft kit to make at home, please call or register online for the number you will need.
Monday, July 1
10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Free
No registration
For ages 2–18
We have thousands of bricks for you to build with at your leisure.
We may add a theme where we ask you to create something special while you are here!
Come and get creative!
July
Free
For grades 6 to 12
Register or call so we can have a kit made up for you!
For this month’s craft, you will be able to design your own summer themed sign!
This kit includes:
Once you are finished, you will have a sign to remind you of summer all year long!
Tuesday, June 25
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Free
For kids 3 to 10
Drop in at Maxwell to make the week’s planned craft or one that you choose.
Make this very pretty butterfly craft!
Get creative and either make the butterfly wings look like a rainbow or any design you want!
All supplies provided.
If you want a craft kit to make at home, please call or register online for the number you will need.
Monday, June 24
10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Free
No registration
For ages 2–18
We have thousands of bricks for you to build with at your leisure.
We may add a theme where we ask you to create something special while you are here!
Come and get creative!
Saturday, June 22
12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM
For all ages
Free
No registration
Join Jenny, Maxwell’s Director, at the Camillus Erie Canal Sims’ Store Museum to make a Tissue Paper Suncatcher, perfect for celebrating the return of summer. Actual craft design will vary from the photo.
Drop-in anytime between noon and 2.
All supplies provided.
The Museum is located at 5750 Devoe Road in Camillus.
Tuesday, June 18
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Free
For kids 3 to 10
Drop in at Maxwell to make the week’s planned craft or one that you choose.
Celebrate the first day of Summer by making this fun sunshine craft using your hand prints!
All supplies provided.
If you want a craft kit to make at home, please call or register online for the number you will need.
Monday, June 17
10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Free
No registration
For ages 2–18
We have thousands of bricks for you to build with at your leisure.
We may add a theme where we ask you to create something special while you are here!
Come and get creative!
Tuesday, June 11
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Free
For kids 3 to 10
Drop in at Maxwell to make the week’s planned craft or one that you choose.
Make this special rocket themed craft for Father’s Day!
Keep this in a safe place. Then give it to a special person in your life! It can be for a father, grandfather, uncle, neighbor, or anyone else you want it to be for!
All supplies provided.
If you want a craft kit to make at home, please call or register online for the number you will need.
Tuesday, June 11
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Free
For kids 3 to 10
Drop in at Maxwell to make the week’s planned craft or one that you choose.
All supplies provided.
If you want a craft kit to make at home, please call or register online for the number you will need.
Monday, June 10
10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Free
No registration
For ages 2–18
We have thousands of bricks for you to build with at your leisure.
We may add a theme where we ask you to create something special while you are here!
Come and get creative!
Monday, June 10
1:00 to 2:30 PM
A fun, casual hangout for homeschooling parents and their kids!
Connect with other members of the homeschool community at Maxwell Memorial Library!
We will have games, crafts and more!
Tuesday, June 4
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Free
For kids 3 to 10
Drop in at Maxwell to make the week’s planned craft or one that you choose.
Make this fun 3D rainbow craft!
When you are finished, your rainbow will stand up on your paper!
All supplies provided.
If you want a craft kit to make at home, please call or register online for the number you will need.
July and August
Maxwell has summer reading programs for all ages!
Summer reading for adults 18 and older
July 1 through August 17
Read a book or listen to an audiobook to enter the prize drawing. Each book equals 1 entry. Digital counts, too, so now’s a good time to use Libby and Hoopla!
Register for the program on READsquared starting June 1. You can log your reading progress from July 1 through August 17. You’ll do this through READsquared once you’ve set up your free account, but we promise that it’s easy, and we are happy to help you if needed. READsquared is also where you will select which prizes you’d like to try to win.
You may put your name in for as many prizes as you want to try for, for as many times as you have points available. Winning participants in the random drawing at the end of the Relax and Read program may only win 1 prize.
Kids and teens (PreK through 12th grade)
July 1 through August 14
For every 20 minutes you read, you can enter your name into one of our raffle jars for the drawings at the End of Summer Reading Party. You can also select a small prize each time you come to the library to fill out your raffle tickets!
Register for the program on READsquared starting June 1. You can log your reading progress from July 1 through August 14.
Monday, June 3
10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Free
No registration
For ages 2–18
We have thousands of bricks for you to build with at your leisure.
We may add a theme where we ask you to create something special while you are here!
Come and get creative!
Saturday, June 8
10:00 AM to 2:30 PM
Free
No registration
Drop in and have some quality family time at the library!
Play board games, make creations with our Legos®, try out one of our tech toys, read together, make a craft together, and play with the toys available at the library!
For all ages!
Tuesday, May 28
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Free
For kids 3 to 10
Drop in at Maxwell to make the week’s planned craft or one that you choose.
Make this fun bee craft and use honeycombs to spell out your name!
All supplies provided.
If you want a craft kit to make at home, please call or register online for the number you will need.
Tuesday, May 21
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Free
For kids 3 to 10
Drop in at Maxwell to make the week’s planned craft or one that you choose.
Make this fun star wreath just in time for Memorial Day!
All supplies provided.
If you want a craft kit to make at home, please call or register online for the number you will need.
June
Free
For grades 6 to 12
Register or call so we can have a kit made up for you!
Get creative with this fun craft kit allows you to paint CDs!
This kit includes
We would love to see your creations! Share them with us via email or social media!
Monday, May 20
10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Free
No registration
For ages 2–18
We have thousands of bricks for you to build with at your leisure.
We may add a theme where we ask you to create something special while you are here!
Come and get creative!
Tuesday, May 14
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Free
For kids 3 to 10
Drop in at Maxwell to make the week’s planned craft or one that you choose.
Make this cute Chewbacca hand puppet!
All supplies provided.
If you want a craft kit to make at home, please call or register online for the number you will need.
Monday, May 13
10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Free
No registration
For ages 2–18
We have thousands of bricks for you to build with at your leisure.
We may add a theme where we ask you to create something special while you are here!
Come and get creative!
Monday, May 13
1:00 to 2:30 PM
A fun, casual hangout for homeschooling parents and their kids!
Connect with other members of the homeschool community at Maxwell Memorial Library!
We will have games, crafts and more!
Saturday, May 11
10:00 AM to 2:30 PM
Free
No registration
Drop in and have some quality family time at the library!
Play board games, make creations with our Legos, try out one of our tech toys, read together, make a craft together, and play with the toys available at the library!
For all ages!
Tuesday, May 7
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Free
For kids 3 to 10
Drop in at Maxwell to make the week’s planned craft or one that you choose.
Make a special Mother’s Day craft for a special person in your life!
This can be for anyone special in your life!
All supplies provided.
If you want a craft kit to make at home, please call or register online for the number you will need.