Enrichment: Crime Scene Writing Lab (Grades 6 and up)

3720 Sierra Hwy Unit B-C, Acton, CA 93510 3720 Sierra Hwy Unit B-C, Acton, CA, United States

Join us in the Acton Curriculum Library where we will be conducting an exciting ELA adventure focused on investigating crime scenes. Over the course of three sessions, learners will play the role of forensic technician, detective, and even journalist. In this lab, learners will keep an investigator's notebook as they explore crime scenes, both real...

Dungeons and Dragons In-Person Game (Grades 6 and Up)

3720 Sierra Hwy Unit B-C, Acton, CA 93510 3720 Sierra Hwy Unit B-C, Acton, CA, United States

Learners in grades 6-12 are invited to join the Acton Curriculum Library to travel through the world of Dungeons and Dragons, a creative storytelling game. Together we'll travel together on a quest as we learn to work cooperatively together, solve problems as a group, and creatively write our characters into existence and through this fantastical...

Enrichment, 1-3: Leprechaun Trap Fun

3720 Sierra Hwy Unit B-C, Acton, CA 93510 3720 Sierra Hwy Unit B-C, Acton, CA, United States

Learners will work in groups to brainstorm the perfect way to trap a leprechaun. They will dive into the skill of procedural writing to make sure their leprechaun traps are fool (leprechaun) proof!

Enrichment, 4-5: Leprechaun Trap Fun

3720 Sierra Hwy Unit B-C, Acton, CA 93510 3720 Sierra Hwy Unit B-C, Acton, CA, United States

Learners will work in groups to brainstorm the perfect way to trap a leprechaun. They will dive into the skill of procedural writing to make sure their leprechaun traps are fool (leprechaun) proof!

Middle & High School Movie Meet Up

3720 Sierra Hwy Unit B-C, Acton, CA 93510 3720 Sierra Hwy Unit B-C, Acton, CA, United States

Middle and high school learners are invited to the Acton Curriculum Library on March 15 at 1 pm for a movie meet up where they will enjoy A Raisin in the Sun! Come build our middle and high school community and make some new friends. RSVP for the event below. Please note: This is not...

Story Time & Art: Alice Guy-Blaché, Grades, 1-4

3720 Sierra Hwy Unit B-C, Acton, CA 93510 3720 Sierra Hwy Unit B-C, Acton, CA, United States

Come to the Acton Library and hear the story of Alice Guy-Blaché who started her own film company and changed the way we hear, see and think about movies forever. Together learners will create a filmstrip of 3 frames of someone closing their eye. We’ll learn sketching and watercolor technique in this fabulous activity. 

Story Time & Art: Alice Guy-Blaché, Grades, 5 and up

3720 Sierra Hwy Unit B-C, Acton, CA 93510 3720 Sierra Hwy Unit B-C, Acton, CA, United States

Come to the Acton Library and hear the story of Alice Guy-Blaché who started her own film company and changed the way we hear, see and think about movies forever. Together learners will create a filmstrip of 3 frames of someone closing their eye. We’ll learn sketching and watercolor technique in this fabulous activity. 

Story Time & Art: She Caught the Light: Williamina Stevens Fleming: Astronomer, Grades, 1-4

3720 Sierra Hwy Unit B-C, Acton, CA 93510 3720 Sierra Hwy Unit B-C, Acton, CA, United States

Learners visiting the Acton library will learn about Williamina Fleming, an astronomer who is credited for discovering the Horsehead Nebula. Much of her other work was capturing the light of a star through a prism, creating a rainbow spectrum. In this project, learners will create the ROYGBIV rainbow, then cut out thin strips. Next students...

Story Time & Art: She Caught the Light: Williamina Stevens Fleming: Astronomer, Grades, 5 and up

3720 Sierra Hwy Unit B-C, Acton, CA 93510 3720 Sierra Hwy Unit B-C, Acton, CA, United States

Learners visiting the Acton library will learn about Williamina Fleming, an astronomer who is credited for discovering the Horsehead Nebula. Much of her other work was capturing the light of a star through a prism, creating a rainbow spectrum. In this project, learners will create the ROYGBIV rainbow, then cut out thin strips. Next students...

Story Time and Art: Ode to the Commode / Blue Lipstick (K-4)

3720 Sierra Hwy Unit B-C, Acton, CA 93510 3720 Sierra Hwy Unit B-C, Acton, CA, United States

For National Poetry Month, learners will explore the world of concrete poetry and bring their poems to life through art. Through this poetic exploration, learners will write their own visual poetry about the world around them.

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