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This Program is designed for kindergarten thru 3rd grade children. Children will receive a fossil discovery kit and materials to excavate their own fossils to take home, explore castings of dinosaur favorites, discuss theories of extinction and build with large foam remains. Children will also receive a free pass to visit the museum at a later date. 

Monday August 4:                                          Check website for time                      www.lakevillelibrary.org.

Students will leave the program with a finish project in hand. All materials are provided. In the Teen Needle Felted Cat In a Box class, students will be introduced to the craft of needle felting. Most people love needle felting because it is a novel and tactile craft. It's easier than it looks and the repetitive nature of needle felting is relaxing. Come, try it out.

Tuesday, July 15 @ 6PM  Check the website for specifics as the date approaches: www.lakevillelibrary.org.

The Poop Museum covers a serious science of poop and pooping, delivered with the silliness that you might imagine accompanying a program about poop for kids. It is the perfect combination of fun and fabulous fascinating facts, so the kids and parents never forget what they learn. The program is fast-paced but highly interactive.

        Wednesday, February 19 @2PM Check website for specifics as the date approaches:  

www.lakevillelibrary.org.

High flying, dynamic and thrilling! The Flying High Dogs Show is educational, interactive, dynamic, family, oriented, and most importantly, fun! The show is guaranteed to entertain and  thrill crowds of all ages. Everyone enjoys, watching Mike and his dogs because it is filled with tricks and learning and lasts about 40 minutes.

Thursday, June 26@ 6PM  Check the website for specifics & confirmation as the date approaches: www.lakevillelibrary.org.

Aine Monigue, Irish harpist, will perform traditional Irish songs in original compositions for all ages at the library. Her music can often be heard on major networks as soundtracks to some of America's favorite shows. Her music, in varying styles, has appeared on compilations for such labels as BMG, Decca, Universal and more.

Thursday, January 23  

Be sure to check the website for time & additional details  www.lakevillelibrary.org.

This program "Toys for Animals" is a real world research project that brings together students, scientist, animals, animal caregivers, educational organizations, zoos, and sanctuaries to create enrichment objects for animals under human care. This project will be a collaboration with Apponequet Regional High School and Buttonwood Park Zoo to meet critical educational needs of environmental conservation injustice, innovative, hands-on learning, access to conservation science and arts. Through an arts interrogated, science, curriculum, participants, practice, collaborative idea, generation, prototype, design, proposal, presentation, hands, on fabrication, and design delivery

January 2 thru June 30 

The audience will be introduced to lesser known Gothic short stories You've been invited to the Dunn speakeasy for the wedding of the year! In this married to the mob event, you'll never know who to trust with the two families merging together someone is bound to lose power, which means someone else will lose their life on the trolley and solve this case with your fellow detectives. Dress like the part also flapper dresses, feather, boas, pinstripe suits, and more.

Tuesday, August 12@ Time to be determined. Please contact the Lakeville Senior Center for all information:        508-947-7224

Pop Up Art School conduct hands on art lessons for all ages. The class will run for 1.5 hours in the great room of the Lakeville COA. Registration is required. The class begins with an introduction and an overview of the product project. You will be able to bring home what you create.

This program will take place on a date to be determined in April.

Contact the Senior Center for additional information such as the specific dates and to ask about registration:                       508-947-7224

Instructor arrives with 25 ukuleles, a lesson and handouts, and she teaches the participants the fundamentals of playing ukulele – tuning, strumming, Fred, reading cord diagrams. She will also answer questions about playing, purchasing Internet, best practices. Why not try something different?

The date has not yet been determined.

Two moreContact the Senior Center for additional information such as the time and other: 508-947-7224

Soule Homestead will be offering Concerts between April thru Octoberber in 2025. The costs for attendees will be $15/pp for adults- $5/per child over the age of 3. For information and details of the performers, dates and times please contact: director@soulehomestead.org

 This will be a program on Baroque music composed 300 years ago that became popular either during the first half of the 18th century or in modern times or both.

Admission will be FREE.  

March OR April 2025:

@ Meetinghouse Church, Middleborough

For The Specific Date, Times & Details: j.fred.thornton@comcast.net

This is a 90 minute oral history workshop that helps participants uncover interesting stories from their lives. Storytellers/facilitators will offer prompts to the participants to help them recall important memories from their lives on Tuesday, May 13.Contact the Senior Center for additional information & to confirm times : 508-947-7224