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:
Monday, October 30
5:00 to 7:00 PM
For children of all ages and their families
No Registration
Celebrate Halloween at Maxwell with not-so-spooky stories, cute and creepy crafts, ghoulish games, and trick-or-treating! Drop-in anytime between the two hours. Wear your costumes and bring your treat bag, because we will parade around the library trick-or-treating at 6 PM. If you want to trick-or-treat, please arrive by 5:45 PM.
Saturday, October 28
11 AM to 12 Noon
For adults ages 18 and up
Free
Registration required
Make a fun, spooky craft perfect for Halloween.
All supplies provided.
Image credits:
Derived from Duch z diod świecących (Ghost made of light-emitting diodes)
Photo by Grzegorz W. Tężycki
Photo’s license: CC BY-SA 4.0
Thursday, October 27, 2022
5:00 to 7:00 PM
For children of all ages and their families
No Registration
Celebrate Halloween at Maxwell with not-so-spooky stories, cute and creepy crafts, ghoulish games and trick-or-treating. Costumes welcome! Weather permitting, some activities may be held outside, so dress accordingly. Drop-in anytime during the two hours.
Image credits
“A Black-Cat Table”
From Ruth Edna Kelley, The Book of Hallowe’en
License: Public Domain
Saturday, October 15, 2022
For children ages 3-18 and their families
Have some spook-tacular fall fun by carving and decorating a pumpkin! We’ll provide pumpkins, decorations and tools, as well as cider and donuts.
Wear old clothes. Weather permitting, we will be outside, so dress accordingly. This program is for carvers of all ages and levels of experience, but children under 8 years old must be accompanied by an adult.
Space is limited. Please sign-up for 1 session only:
Image credits:
Pumpkin 252
by Evan Swigart from Chicago, USA
License: CC BY 2.0
Thursday, February 17
Maxwell Community Room
Free
Alyson Esposito will guide you through making a lovely craft for you to take home at the end of class.
All supplies provided.
This month’s theme: TBA
Because of the popularity of this program, there are two sessions. Registration is required as space is limited to 6 people per session. Sign up for either the 4 PM class or the 5 PM class.
Due to COVID concerns, facial masks must be properly worn by everyone ages 2 and up when inside the library, regardless of vaccination status.
Week of Tuesday, October 26
Free
For children ages 3 to 10
Call the library or register online to reserve this week’s grab and go craft.
Decorate for Halloween with this fun paper plate witch!
All supplies provided except scissors, glue, and coloring supplies.
Image credit:
Portion of the title page of The witch of Edmonton: a known true story
by Thomas Dekker
Printed in London by J. Cottrel, 1658
License: Public Domain
Thursday, October 28
6:00 to 7:00 PM
Maxwell Parking Lot
Join us for our Halloween Party!
Play some games, get a special craft to bring home, and get some candy!
Come dressed up in your costume!
Also see all of the fun pumpkins people decorated!
Registration extended to Wednesday, October 20
Do you want to decorate a pumpkin for us?
Registration is required.
One pumpkin per family.
Image credit:
Jack-o-lantern by Cary Bass
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Thursday, October 14
5:00 to 5:50 PM and 6:00 to 6:50 PM
Maxwell Community Room
Free
Registration begins 10/1/2021 at 8:00 AM
Alyson Esposito will guide you through making a lovely craft for you to take home at the end of class. All supplies provided.
This month’s theme:
Make a 3D fabric pumpkin just in time for Halloween and other autumn celebrations! There will be various fabrics to choose from and printed instructions for making additional pumpkins at home with fabric you have on hand.
Due to the popularity of this program, there are two sessions. Registration is required as space is limited to 8 people per session. Sign up for either the 5 PM class or the 6 PM class.
Participants must follow Maxwell Library’s COVID protocols concerning facial masks and social distancing. We recommend that you bring a mask in case one is required that day.
Image credits:
Pumpkin by Fredde 99
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Week of Tuesday, October 27
Free
Call the library or register to reserve a kit
For children ages 3 to 10
Drop in at Maxwell to grab this week’s planned craft!
Grab this craft kit and make a witch using a toilet paper tube!
All supplies provided except scissors, glue, and coloring supplies.
Image credit:
Excerpted from the title page of The witch of Edmonton: a known true story / composed into a tragi-comedy by divers well-esteemed poets, William Rowley, Thomas Dekker, John Ford, &c.
Printed in London by J. Cottrel, 1658.
Held by Houghton Library, Harvard University
License: Public Domain in the work’s country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author’s life plus 100 years or less.
