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March Break Pop-ups

March Break Program
2023-03-13 00:00:00 2023-03-13 23:59:00 America/New_York March Break Pop-ups IN PERSON, DROP-IN Outreach -

Monday, March 13
All day

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IN PERSON, DROP-IN

All week long, pop in to your favorite library location for some creative fun. Colouring, crafting, seek and find, and more.  Everyone welcome.

Programmer: Mariah and Jackie

AGE GROUP: | Everyone Welcome |

EVENT TYPE: | |

TAGS: | Other Children's Programming |

Outreach
Phone: 519-886-1310 ext. 129
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Mon, Jul 27 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Jul 28 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Jul 29 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Jul 30 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Jul 31 9:30AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Aug 01 9:30AM to 5:30PM
Sun, Aug 02 Closed
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