GRIMES PUBLIC LIBRARY
Events Calendar

June 2019

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						1 Tail Waggin’ Readers 9:00 am Tail Waggin’ Readers Jun 1 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets Improve your reading skills and make a new friend by reading aloud to a therapy dog! Students in 1st through 5th grade may sign up for a 20 minute time slot to read to a[...] Little Explorers 10:00 am Little Explorers Jun 1 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets Bring your little explorer for space-themed sensory activities. Held outside (weather permitting) and geared for ages 6 and under. Available first Saturday of both June and July at 10am.
2	3	4 Toddler Time 10:00 am Toddler Time Jun 4 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Sing songs, listen to stories, and make a simple craft with friends at the library! Recommended for ages 18 months to 3 years old, with a caregiver. No registration required.	5 Preschool Storytime 9:30 am Preschool Storytime Jun 5 @ 9:30 am – 10:00 am Tickets Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 years are invited to join us as we share stories, rhymes, songs, games and crafts. No registration required. Preschool Storytime 10:00 am Preschool Storytime Jun 5 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 years are invited to join us as we share stories, rhymes, songs, games and crafts. No registration required.	6	7 Baby Lapsit 9:00 am Baby Lapsit Jun 7 @ 9:00 am – 9:30 am Tickets Bring your baby and sing songs, play games, and socialize with other babies and their caregivers. Recommended for birth through 18 months. No registration required. NEW TIME 9AM! Storytime 10:00 am Storytime Jun 7 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets All ages are welcome to come and share stories, songs and a simple craft with other library friends. Governors Day Bingo 6:00 pm Governors Day Bingo Jun 7 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Join the Friends of the Grimes Public Library for Governor’s Day Bingo! Bingo will be played in the parking lot in front of the library. Rain location: inside the library. We will have over $4,000[...]	8
9	10 Storytime in the Park 10:00 am Storytime in the Park Jun 10 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Join the Library and Parks Departments for a special all-ages storytime followed by outdoor play. Walk to your local playground, or discover a new neighborhood park. A limited selection of books will be available for[...] Mondays at the Movies 2:00 pm Mondays at the Movies Jun 10 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Join us each Monday at 2pm for a free movie and popcorn! June 10 Hotel Transylvania 3 Summer Vacation (120 min.) PG June 17 Ralph Breaks the Internet (112 min.) PG June 24 Beauty and[...]	11 Toddler Time 10:00 am Toddler Time Jun 11 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Sing songs, listen to stories, and make a simple craft with friends at the library! Recommended for ages 18 months to 3 years old, with a caregiver. No registration required. Needles and Thread 1:00 pm Needles and Thread Jun 11 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Part of our Makerspace Series: Join us each week as we use the Library’s makerspace to explore new ways to tinker. All ages welcome, however, some activities may be geared toward older children. Explore our[...]	12 Preschool Storytime 9:30 am Preschool Storytime Jun 12 @ 9:30 am – 10:00 am Tickets Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 years are invited to join us as we share stories, rhymes, songs, games and crafts. No registration required. Preschool Storytime 10:00 am Preschool Storytime Jun 12 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 years are invited to join us as we share stories, rhymes, songs, games and crafts. No registration required. Kids Read 4:00 pm Kids Read Jun 12 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Join us for this beginners book club for K-2nd grade readers. Read any Magic Treehouse book this month and come ready for discussion and activities. Small snack provided.	13 Storytime 6:30 pm Storytime Jun 13 @ 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Bring your family and join us to listen to stories, sing songs, and make a craft. For all ages. No registration required.	14 Baby Lapsit 9:00 am Baby Lapsit Jun 14 @ 9:00 am – 9:30 am Tickets Bring your baby and sing songs, play games, and socialize with other babies and their caregivers. Recommended for birth through 18 months. No registration required. NEW TIME 9AM! Storytime 10:00 am Storytime Jun 14 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets All ages are welcome to come and share stories, songs and a simple craft with other library friends.	15 Stomp Rockets 10:00 am Stomp Rockets Jun 15 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets Get both creative and physical by making your own stomp rocket and launching it into the sky! All ages. Registration required. Register here.
16	17 Storytime in the Park 10:00 am Storytime in the Park Jun 17 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Join the Library and Parks Departments for a special all-ages storytime followed by outdoor play. Walk to your local playground, or discover a new neighborhood park. A limited selection of books will be available for[...] Mondays at the Movies 2:00 pm Mondays at the Movies Jun 17 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Join us each Monday at 2pm for a free movie and popcorn! June 10 Hotel Transylvania 3 Summer Vacation (120 min.) PG June 17 Ralph Breaks the Internet (112 min.) PG June 24 Beauty and[...]	18 Toddler Time 10:00 am Toddler Time Jun 18 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Sing songs, listen to stories, and make a simple craft with friends at the library! Recommended for ages 18 months to 3 years old, with a caregiver. No registration required. Feel the Heat 1:00 pm Feel the Heat Jun 18 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Part of our Makerspace Series: Join us each week as we use the Library’s makerspace to explore new ways to tinker. All ages welcome, however, some activities may be geared toward older children. Apply heat[...] Board Meeting 5:00 pm Board Meeting Jun 18 @ 5:00 pm Tickets	19 Preschool Storytime 9:30 am Preschool Storytime Jun 19 @ 9:30 am – 10:00 am Tickets Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 years are invited to join us as we share stories, rhymes, songs, games and crafts. No registration required. Preschool Storytime 10:00 am Preschool Storytime Jun 19 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 years are invited to join us as we share stories, rhymes, songs, games and crafts. No registration required.	20 Adult Bingo 3:00 pm Adult Bingo Jun 20 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Win prizes playing free Bingo! Ages 18+. CANCELLED Circus Variety Workshop CANCELLED 5:00 pm CANCELLED Circus Variety Workshop CANCELLED Jun 20 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets This event has been CANCELLED Storytime 6:30 pm Storytime Jun 20 @ 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Bring your family and join us to listen to stories, sing songs, and make a craft. For all ages. No registration required.	21 Baby Lapsit 9:00 am Baby Lapsit Jun 21 @ 9:00 am – 9:30 am Tickets Bring your baby and sing songs, play games, and socialize with other babies and their caregivers. Recommended for birth through 18 months. No registration required. NEW TIME 9AM! Storytime 10:00 am Storytime Jun 21 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets All ages are welcome to come and share stories, songs and a simple craft with other library friends. Star Lab 1:00 pm Star Lab Jun 21 @ 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Tickets Experience the night sky like never before by entering the Star Lab: an inflatable, digital planetarium. Ages 7+. Held in the Grimes Community Complex Gym and provided by Heartland AEA and Dallas County Conservation. Star[...] Star Lab 2:00 pm Star Lab Jun 21 @ 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm Tickets Experience the night sky like never before by entering the Star Lab: an inflatable, digital planetarium. Ages 7+. Held in the Grimes Community Complex Gym and provided by Heartland AEA and Dallas County Conservation. Star[...]	22 Galactic Escape 4:30 pm Galactic Escape Jun 22 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets An Escape Room Challenge: Work in teams to find the clues and Escape the Galaxy Pizza will be served Ages 10+ Register here.
23	24 Storytime in the Park 10:00 am Storytime in the Park Jun 24 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Join the Library and Parks Departments for a special all-ages storytime followed by outdoor play. Walk to your local playground, or discover a new neighborhood park. A limited selection of books will be available for[...] Mondays at the Movies 2:00 pm Mondays at the Movies Jun 24 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Join us each Monday at 2pm for a free movie and popcorn! June 10 Hotel Transylvania 3 Summer Vacation (120 min.) PG June 17 Ralph Breaks the Internet (112 min.) PG June 24 Beauty and[...]	25 Toddler Time 10:00 am Toddler Time Jun 25 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Sing songs, listen to stories, and make a simple craft with friends at the library! Recommended for ages 18 months to 3 years old, with a caregiver. No registration required. Construction Zone 1:00 pm Construction Zone Jun 25 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Part of our Makerspace Series: Join us each week as we use the Library’s makerspace to explore new ways to tinker. All ages welcome, however, some activities may be geared toward older children. Engineer something[...]	26 Ruby Reads 9:30 am Ruby Reads Jun 26 @ 9:30 am – 10:00 am Tickets Join Ruby the stuffed red panda for one of her favorite stories and meet some live animal friends from Blank Park Zoo’s Education Department. Geared for ages 2-4. Same storytime offered at 9:30 am and[...] Ruby Reads 10:00 am Ruby Reads Jun 26 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Join Ruby the stuffed red panda for one of her favorite stories and meet some live animal friends from Blank Park Zoo’s Education Department. Geared for ages 2-4. Same storytime offered at 9:30 am and[...] MAGIC of Tim Stolba 2:00 pm MAGIC of Tim Stolba Jun 26 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Join us for a comedy and magic show for the whole family!	27 Storytime 6:30 pm Storytime Jun 27 @ 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Bring your family and join us to listen to stories, sing songs, and make a craft. For all ages. No registration required.	28 Baby Lapsit 9:00 am Baby Lapsit Jun 28 @ 9:00 am – 9:30 am Tickets Bring your baby and sing songs, play games, and socialize with other babies and their caregivers. Recommended for birth through 18 months. No registration required. NEW TIME 9AM! Storytime 10:00 am Storytime Jun 28 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets All ages are welcome to come and share stories, songs and a simple craft with other library friends. Otherworldly Animal Adaptations 3:00 pm Otherworldly Animal Adaptations Jun 28 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Just as an astronaut needs a spacesuit in space, animals have found ways to survive their environments. Meet animals from Blank Park Zoo’s Education Departments and learn about their otherworldly adaptations. All ages.	29 Play with Your Food 10:00 am Play with Your Food Jun 29 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets Join us on Saturday, June 29th 10-11 am as we create edible artwork and experience some edible sensory play. All ages are welcome! Anime Club 1:00 pm Anime Club Jun 29 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Tickets Saturday, June 29th @1-2:30pm. Join us for Anime episodes, snacks, and crafts. Episodes rated TV13.
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