Event List

Design it. Build it. Beat it! Teens will use art supplies, recyclables, or coding programs to create original mazes and obstacle paths. Once built, participants will trade and race to see who can solve each maze the fastest.

Step into the world of Pocket Monsters while exploring science, strategy, and creativity!

  Looking for a creative outlet and a fun way to unwind? Join us for our Adult Craft Program — a welcoming space to explore your artistic side, try something new, and connect with others in the community.

Join us every month and become a part of our vibrant chess community at the McAlester Public Library.

 Join us for a relaxing 2 hours of crochet, knitting, embroidery, or any needlework you enjoy! Bring your current project or start something new in the company of fellow crafters. All skill levels welcome—beginners included! 

Get ready to engineer, create, and problem-solve! In this hands-on STEM activity, kids will use popsicle sticks to build their own unique maze on a paper plate.

Come and join us at the Creation Station.  Each week children will enjoy different crafts and other activities as well as a snack.  Some weeks kids will be doing a STEM Project.  This week will be a No Sew Sock Snowman Craft.

Patrons will learn how to make fake snow with only two ingredients: Baking Soda and Hair Conditioner!

Ready to dive into a fun and relaxing new hobby? Join us for Crochet for Starters: Loops & Learning, a beginner-friendly workshop where you’ll learn the basics of crochet.

Calling all creatives! Join Gina in the Design Den for a colorful adult STEAM session where curiosity meets hands-on creativity.

Join us for a creative and collaborative experience at the library’s Sewing Club!

Discover the math hidden in art! In this hands-on program, teens will explore shapes, symmetry, and angles through the ancient art of paper folding. Learn how geometry comes to life as you create beautiful origami designs to take home.

Children, Tweens, and Teens unlock your coding potential with Cyber Squad at the library! Join us and become part of the team where creativity meets technology.

Beginner’s Crochet

Join us for some fun while getting crafty and learning about how rockets work. You'll get to design and launch your own paper rockets, watching them soar into the air!

Shake up some science! Innovative Minds invites teens to make snowstorms in a jar and explore the wonders of STEM.

Bundle up for a burst of winter magic—indoors! In this hands-on STEM sensory program, kids will make their own fluffy snow using just shaving cream and baking soda.

 Join us for a relaxing 2 hours of crochet, knitting, embroidery, or any needlework you enjoy! Bring your current project or start something new in the company of fellow crafters. All skill levels welcome—beginners included! 

Get ready for a colorful kitchen experiment that pops! Join Gina for Kitchen Fireworks, a vibrant STEAM program where we’ll create fizzy, popping “fireworks” using just a few simple pantry staples.

Get ready for wild reactions, strange experiments, and mind-blowing discoveries! Weird Science is a hands-on program where kids become junior scientists, exploring the wacky side of STEM through fun and safe experiments.

Get ready to build, create, and imagine! Kids are invited to use building blocks to design towers, castles, creatures, and anything they can dream up.

Get ready to chill with science! In this hands-on STEM activity for teens, you’ll create artificial snow using sodium polyacrylate — the same super-absorbent material found in diapers!

Come and join us at the Creation Station.  Each week children will enjoy different crafts and other activities as well as a snack.  Some weeks kids will be doing a STEM Project.  This week will be a Salt Vibrations Craft.