Week Calendar

Join the Idabel Public Library as we kick off our Summer Reading Program with a Dino Blast-Off.

Let's design a cave! Come help us construct a reading cave for the kids to use throughout the summer. We'll have building materials available but the design is up to you!

Dino STEM! 
Lets experience the intense heat of the Triassic Period with Heat Sensitive Playdough.
As the playdough heats up while being played with, the color will change.

Join us for Table Top gaming event featuring Magic: The Gathering! Bring your own deck and enjoy casual play with standard or commander formats. Beginners are welcome, so whether you're new to the game or a seasoned player, come have fun with us.

FUN! FUN! FUN! FUN! FUN! 

Join us twice a month on Tuesdays for a different fun filled STEM project showcasing our STEM Corner Carts.

Calling all teens! Get ready for an afternoon of fast-paced fun, friendly competition, and awesome prizes at Teen BINGO Bash! Grab a card, listen for your numbers, and see if you can score a BINGO before your friends do.

FUN! FUN! FUN! FUN! FUN! 

Get ready to ROAR into Summer Reading in dino-sized style! Join us for Roar & Wear: Dino Tee Kickoff, a fun teen event where you’ll design your own totally dino-mite T-shirt.

Teens will get to play games using cards. This will be a fun and all teens are invited to attend.  Snacks will be served. Check us out!  Calling all Planeswalkers!

Get ready to paint the most epic ride the Jurassic era never knew it needed. Grab a brush, pick your dino, and let's paint the most roar-some vehicle on the track. Vroom vroom, rawr!

Create a custom bag that’s totally you!

Dino Egg Eruption is a hands-on science experience full of bubbly excitement! Teens will explore simple chemistry as they use droppers to add vinegar to colorful baking soda “eggs” and watch them fizz, foam, and erupt.

Can You Make a Path for the Dinosaurs to Escape the Lava?

Step into the prehistoric world this summer! Sketch a dinosaur or ancient scene, then trap it under a sleek glass stone to make a cool, fossil-inspired keepsake. All the while enjoying a sweet treat.

Fossils may be just bones and imprints, but paleontologists know they're only part of the story! In this activity, participants will go beyond the skeleton to imagine what ancient animals really looked like when they were alive.

Join us for Gaming Hour at the Library with Gaming Warriors, where fun, strategy, and creativity come together!

Discover new interests, express your creativity, and forge lasting friendships in a supportive environment. With engaging conversations and opportunities to showcase your talents, our Teen Takeover is your gateway to fun and growth.

Calling all teens! Come on down to the library and join Miss Julie for roll playing and card games similar to Dungeons & Dragons. Interactive storytelling will be used. Refreshments will be served.  

Join us for a chill crochet session where you’ll learn the basics like simple stitches and how to start fun projects. No experience is needed—we’ll walk you through it step by step.

Step back in time and get your hands a little sticky! Join Melisa for STEM Studio, a fun hands-on program for tweens and teens where participants become junior paleontologists.

Unwind and get moving at Dino Yoga for Teens! 🦖🧘‍♀️ This fun and relaxed session combines creative dinosaur-inspired poses with gentle stretching and movement.

Get ready to think like a paleontologist and Invent-a-Dino! 🦖 Participants will design and create their very own dinosaur, combining science, creativity, and imagination. Will your dino have wings? Armor? Extra-long legs?

Discover new interests, express your creativity, and forge lasting friendships in a supportive environment. With engaging conversations and opportunities to showcase your talents, our Teen Takeover is your gateway to fun and growth.

Dig into discovery at this hands-on Dinosaur Fossil Excavation Lab! 🦴🦖 Teens will excavate “fossils” from dirt and Jello cups using real paleontology techniques, learning how scientists uncover and study clues from the past.