Tomorrow's School Age Fun is a Read & Create! We'll watch and listen to the Bookflix book "Inch by Inch" and discuss measuring. Then partner up and compete to create the longest paper chain using a single sheet of paper. Wednesday, September 4, 3:45-4:45pm.

Tomorrow is the first Thursday of the month, which means it's time for another Zoo Animals Live! Come see some amazing creatures and learn about their awesome features with a specialist from the Topeka Zoo. Thursday, September 5, 4-4:45pm in Marvin Auditorium.

Visit with an avid reader about your love of romance fiction or learn about it if you've never read romance. Thursday, September 5 at 11:30am in our beautifully renovated Fiction Wing.

Teens, join us in The Edge tomorrow to play a "Life-Size Board Game." We'll also have some snacks to help energize us since we'll be moving our whole bodies through the game. (It's the Rock Paper Scissors Challenge we posted last week!) Thursday, September 5, 5-7pm.

Come for some Friday night School Age Fun – Skittles vs. MM's! Put your scientist skills to the test and see what mystery colors Skittles and M&M's are hiding. We will explore "Chromatography" in exciting ways. Snackable science experiments are the best!

Come learn the "when" and "how" of choosing and planting bulbs in the fall. Be inspired to use them to create beautiful spring vignettes. Presented by master gardener Alice Ann Oliver Desch, Thursday, September 12, 7pm in Marvin Auditorium.

Teens, start your week energized, with a movie! We'll a retro movie about an experimental robot that is electrocuted, becomes intelligent and escapes the lab. We'll also enjoy popcorn and make a miniature cardboard robot. Sunday, September 8, 4-7pm in The Edge.

Come to a relaxing teens-only time to get your creativity flowing every Monday in The Edge at 3-5pm.

Monday's School Age Fun will tip you over with joy! We'll line up dominos just to knock 'em down! It's a chain reaction of fun. Watch gravity take hold, converting potential energy into kinetic energy as the dominos all fall crashing down! Mon, Sep 9, 3:45-4:45pm, Learning Center

Happy Monday! It's a big week at the library, as always! Lowrider Culture Fest, BLOCK Fest with Parents as Teachers, our Building Readers groups and preschool storytimes this week. #topekalibrary #staycurious

Make plans to attend the Lowrider Culture Fest at the library Sat, Sep 14, 11am-3pm. Unique lowriders, piñata making demonstration, and Mexican Americans Hit Homeruns documentary. We'll also have facepainting, lawn games and polaroid photo ops you can take home. Bring the family!

Watch interviews captured during the 75th Newton, Kansas, Mexican American Fastpitch Softball Tournament with players from across the state. Mexican Americans Hit Home Runs in Kansas, Saturday, September 14, 1-2pm in Marvin Auditorium during Lowrider Culture Fest at the library.

Teens, do you want to get a job but are unsure of how to get started? Learn how to create a resume, fill out applications, and find open jobs! Wednesday, September 11, 3-5pm in The Edge.

Lowrider Culture Fest is coming up this weekend! Come have some fun as we honor Hispanic Heritage Month. Jayna and Robert told Dane Kroll all about it on Fox 43 AM Live. buff.ly/3XCyJry

Tomorrow, September 12, we have two opportunities for you to chat about books with avid readers. They'll share some of their favorite books in each genre and provide recommendations to get you hooked on your next favorite book. Fantasy Fiction 11:30am, Historical Fiction 6:30pm.

For this week's Teen Online to IRL, let's make Kool-Aid lip balm! We'll also use Intuitive Tarot cards to help with decision making, understanding a problem, creative thinking and learning to trust your intuition.

Honor Hispanic Heritage Month at the Lowrider Culture Fest! Local piñata maker Sudia Martinez will demonstrate the process of making piñatas from the idea to the finished product. It's all happening rain or shine! We can't wait to see you there!