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How-To Festival

  • Library Center 4653 South Campbell Avenue Springfield, MO, 65810 United States (map)

Looking for a new hobby? Want to learn a new skill? Join us for the Library's first How-To Festival. The Library Center will be a one-stop extravaganza with local experts joining Library staff in a lively series of lessons and hands-on experiences.

All day, you can watch demonstrations and get information from Library Staff about Raspberry Pi programming, the Library's 3-D printer, and get help using your digital devices to access books, music and movies on OverDrive, RBdigital, Hoopla, and the TumbleBook Library. (in the concourse)

10-10:30 am

- How to Identify Missouri Wildflowers; meeting room A

- How to Organize your Life with Bullet Journals; meeting room B

- How to Make your Own Worm Farm; Story House Room

10:45-11:15 am

- How to Play New and Different Board Games; Harrison Room

- How to Create Cool Crafts from Old Books; Story Hour Room

12:30-1 pm

- How to Upcycle Wood Pallets; auditorium

- How to Play New and Different Board Games; Harrison Room

1:15-1:45 pm

- How to Get Started with Beekeeping; auditorium

- How to Create Amazing Origami Figures; Story Hour Room

2-2:30 pm

- How to View the Great American Eclipse of 2017...When, Where & Why; meeting room A

- How to Draw Zentangles; meeting room B

- How to Grow Succulents for Roof and Groundcover; Story Hour Room

2:45-3:15 pm

- How to View the Great American Eclipse of 2017...Viewing Devices; meeting room A

- How to Draw Zentangles; meeting room B

- How to Make Your Own Zines; Harrison Room

 

Later Event: March 4
The Art of Woodcarving