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Glowing Eyeball Jar

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Glowing Eyeball Jar

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2026-10-14 17:30:00 2026-10-14 18:30:00 America/New_York Glowing Eyeball Jar Make a creepy jar full of glowing eyeballs for some creepy Halloween decor! Main Library - Media Tables

Wednesday, October 14
5:30pm - 6:30pm

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Media Tables

Make a creepy jar full of glowing eyeballs for some creepy Halloween decor!

Display it with your jack-o'-lanterns, use it as a reading light, or just leave it on the kitchen table.

This program is for TWEENS in grades 4 - 6. Older crafters can check out our TEEN program later in October.

For grades 4-6. Registration is encouraged. For more information, please contact jsmiley@minlib.net

AGE GROUP: | Middle School | High School |

EVENT TYPE: | Arts & Crafts |

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Wed, Sep 30 9:00AM to 8:00PM
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Fri, Oct 02 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Oct 03 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Oct 04 Closed
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Monday Morning Music
Mon, Sep 28, 9:30am - 10:00am
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn,Children's Area
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Monday Morning Music
Mon, Sep 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn,Children's Area
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Mon, Sep 28, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - Rotunda Space
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Tue, Sep 29, 9:30am - 10:00am
Main Library - Children's Room
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Tue, Sep 29, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - Children's Room
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Tue, Sep 29, 5:30pm - 6:15pm
Main Library - Children's Room
Learn how to knit at the library!
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Baby & Me Storytime
Wed, Sep 30, 9:30am - 10:00am
Endicott Branch - Children's Area
Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays for our very... more
Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays for our very youngest friends and their caregivers!
Sing-Along Storytime
Wed, Sep 30, 10:30am - 11:00am
Endicott Branch - Children's Area
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Main Library - Teen Space
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Wed, Sep 30, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Piano Space
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Thu, Oct 01, All day
Children's Room
Join us for a new drop-in scavenger hunt. Play... more
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Monthly Scavenger Hunt - at the Endicott Branch Library
Thu, Oct 01, All day
Children's Area
Join us for a new drop-in scavenger hunt. Play... more
Join us for a new drop-in scavenger hunt. Play anytime at either location, and earn a prize for finding all 10 pictures!
Music with Friends - Animal Songs with Uncle Dick
Thu, Oct 01, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - Children's Room
Join Friend of the Library, Dick Pierce, for 30... more
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Watercolor Class
Thu, Oct 01, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Media Tables
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Afternoon at the Movies - Classic Movie Club
Thu, Oct 01, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Ames Senior Center
Come and enjoy a classic movie with us!
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Thu, Oct 01, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Groovin' and Movin'
Fri, Oct 02, 11:00am - 11:30am
Main Library - Children's Room
Join us for a morning of stories, music, and movement!
Holiday Decor Swap
Sat, Oct 03, 10:30am - 11:30am
Main Library - Rotunda Space
Keep your no-longer-wanted decorations out of the... more
Keep your no-longer-wanted decorations out of the landfill and refresh your holiday decor with a quick trip to the Library! 
Monday Morning Music
Mon, Oct 05, 9:30am - 10:00am
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn,Children's Area
Join us every Monday for live music and singing... more
Join us every Monday for live music and singing with Jonah, one of our children’s librarians. This registration is for the 9:30 am program, please only register for one music program per day.
Monday Morning Music
Mon, Oct 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn,Children's Area
Join us every Monday for live music and singing... more
Join us every Monday for live music and singing with Jonah, one of our children’s librarians. This registration is for the 10:30 am program, please only register for one music program per day.
Needle Felted Fall Leaves
Mon, Oct 05, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - Media Tables
Get in the Fall spirit with this autumnal craft!
Baby & Toddler Time
Tue, Oct 06, 9:30am - 10:00am
Main Library - Children's Room
You're never too young for the Library!
Preschool Storytime
Tue, Oct 06, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - Children's Room
Join us for stories, songs and crafts for children... more
Join us for stories, songs and crafts for children ages 3 and up with a caregiver!
Apple Tasting
Tue, Oct 06, 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Main Library - Children's Room
Join us for a tasting of a variety of fall apples.... more
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Endicott Book Group
Tue, Oct 06, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Endicott Branch - Children's Area
Join us monthly to discuss a fiction or nonfiction... more
Join us monthly to discuss a fiction or nonfiction book!
Baby & Me Storytime
Wed, Oct 07, 9:30am - 10:00am
Endicott Branch - Children's Area
Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays for our very... more
Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays for our very youngest friends and their caregivers!
50+ Job Seekers Networking Group
Wed, Oct 07, 10:00am - 12:45pm
Zoom
Join a professional forum for networking with peers... more
Join a professional forum for networking with peers in a safe, comfortable environment conducive to developing new relationships, skills and strategies to help in your career transition.
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Sing-Along Storytime
Wed, Oct 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
Endicott Branch - Children's Area
Join Miss Annabelle and friends as we sing, dance,... more
Join Miss Annabelle and friends as we sing, dance, shake, and move, adding in a story or two!
Crafternoon
Wed, Oct 07, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Endicott Branch - Children's Area
Join us for arts, crafts, and snacks at the... more
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Wed, Oct 07, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Rotunda Space
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Thu, Oct 08, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Piano Space
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Art in Flight: Reinventing Postmodernism - with Smithsonian Curator Carolyn Russo
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Virtual Author Talk
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Spice Club - with Curio Spice
Thu, Oct 08, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Rotunda Space
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Groovin' and Movin'
Fri, Oct 09, 11:00am - 11:30am
Main Library - Children's Room
Join us for a morning of stories, music, and movement!
Lift Off with Launchpads!
Sat, Oct 10, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - Children's Room
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Sat, Oct 10, 11:00am - 11:30am
Main Library - Children's Room
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Mon, Oct 12, All day
Main Library
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Take & Make Halloween Ornaments
Tue, Oct 13, All day
Main Library - Media Room
You always need more Halloween decorations!
Baby & Toddler Time
Tue, Oct 13, 9:30am - 10:00am
Main Library - Children's Room
You're never too young for the Library!
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Tue, Oct 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - Children's Room
Join us for stories, songs and crafts for children... more
Join us for stories, songs and crafts for children ages 3 and up with a caregiver!
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Tue, Oct 13, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual Author Talk
Join us for an inspiring virtual conversation with... more
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Local Author Book Talk - Emily Franklin
Tue, Oct 13, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Piano Space
Join local author Emily Franklin as she discusses... more
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Between the Lines - Book Group
Tue, Oct 13, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Endicott Branch - Children's Area
Join us on the second Tuesday of the month to... more
Join us on the second Tuesday of the month to discuss both fiction and nonfiction titles at 6:30 pm
Take & Make Halloween Ornaments
Wed, Oct 14, All day
Main Library - Media Room
You always need more Halloween decorations!
Baby & Me Storytime
Wed, Oct 14, 9:30am - 10:00am
Endicott Branch - Children's Area
Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays for our very... more
Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays for our very youngest friends and their caregivers!
Sing-Along Storytime
Wed, Oct 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
Endicott Branch - Children's Area
Join Miss Annabelle and friends as we sing, dance,... more
Join Miss Annabelle and friends as we sing, dance, shake, and move, adding in a story or two!
Afternoon Book Group
Wed, Oct 14, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Endicott Branch - Study/Gaming Area
Join us as we discuss a variety of books!
Friends of the Library Meeting
Wed, Oct 14, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Main Library - Rotunda Space
The Friends of the Library’s monthly board... more
The Friends of the Library’s monthly board meeting. Everyone is welcome!
Glowing Eyeball Jar - for Tweens
Wed, Oct 14, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library - Media Tables
Make a creepy jar full of glowing eyeballs for some... more
Make a creepy jar full of glowing eyeballs for some creepy Halloween decor!
Take & Make Halloween Ornaments
Thu, Oct 15, All day
Main Library - Media Room
You always need more Halloween decorations!
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Thu, Oct 15, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Media Tables
Watercolors are for everyone! Renew and refresh... more
Watercolors are for everyone! Renew and refresh skills you already have, and enjoy painting vibrant landscapes and still lifes.
This event is full
LGBTQ+ Book Group
Thu, Oct 15, 7:00pm - 7:45pm
Main Library - Rotunda Space
Join us at the Main Library for our LGBTQ+ Book... more
Join us at the Main Library for our LGBTQ+ Book Group! Each month we will read a title featuring characters/people, themes, or subjects that fall under the broader LGBTQ+ umbrella.
Take & Make Halloween Ornaments
Fri, Oct 16, All day
Main Library - Media Room
You always need more Halloween decorations!
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Fri, Oct 16, 10:15am - 5:00pm
Main Library & Endicott Branch Library
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Groovin' and Movin'
Fri, Oct 16, 11:00am - 11:30am
Main Library - Children's Room
Join us for a morning of stories, music, and movement!
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Fri, Oct 16, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Ames Senior Center
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Fri, Oct 16, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
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Take & Make Halloween Ornaments
Sat, Oct 17, All day
Main Library - Media Room
You always need more Halloween decorations!
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Sat, Oct 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
Main Library - Media Tables
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Monday Morning Music
Mon, Oct 19, 9:30am - 10:00am
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn,Children's Area
Join us every Monday for live music and singing... more
Join us every Monday for live music and singing with Jonah, one of our children’s librarians. This registration is for the 9:30 am program, please only register for one music program per day.
Monday Morning Music
Mon, Oct 19, 10:30am - 11:00am
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn,Children's Area
Join us every Monday for live music and singing... more
Join us every Monday for live music and singing with Jonah, one of our children’s librarians. This registration is for the 10:30 am program, please only register for one music program per day.
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Mon, Oct 19, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Rotunda Space
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Wed, Oct 21, 10:00am - 12:45pm
Zoom
Join a professional forum for networking with peers... more
Join a professional forum for networking with peers in a safe, comfortable environment conducive to developing new relationships, skills and strategies to help in your career transition.
Register
Read to a Therapy Dog
Wed, Oct 21, 3:30pm - 3:45pm
Endicott Branch - Children's Area
Reading is more fun with a four-legged friend!
This event is full
Read to a Therapy Dog
Wed, Oct 21, 3:45pm - 4:00pm
Endicott Branch - Children's Area
Reading is more fun with a four-legged friend!
Read to a Therapy Dog
Wed, Oct 21, 4:00pm - 4:15pm
Endicott Branch - Children's Area
Reading is more fun with a four-legged friend!
This event is full
Read to a Therapy Dog
Wed, Oct 21, 4:15pm - 4:30pm
Endicott Branch - Children's Area
Reading is more fun with a four-legged friend!
This event is full
Glowing Eyeball Jar - for Tweens
Wed, Oct 21, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library - Media Tables
Make a creepy jar full of glowing eyeballs for some... more
Make a creepy jar full of glowing eyeballs for some creepy Halloween decor!
Main Library Book Group
Wed, Oct 21, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Rotunda Space
Main Library Book Group caters to fans of fiction... more
Main Library Book Group caters to fans of fiction and nonfiction; the titles read are chosen by members of the group.
Monday Morning Music
Mon, Oct 26, 9:30am - 10:00am
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn,Children's Area
Join us every Monday for live music and singing... more
Join us every Monday for live music and singing with Jonah, one of our children’s librarians. This registration is for the 9:30 am program, please only register for one music program per day.
Monday Morning Music
Mon, Oct 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn,Children's Area
Join us every Monday for live music and singing... more
Join us every Monday for live music and singing with Jonah, one of our children’s librarians. This registration is for the 10:30 am program, please only register for one music program per day.
Music with Michael
Mon, Oct 26, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Piano Space
Join us for a musical adventure with pianist... more
Join us for a musical adventure with pianist Michael Leidig!
Halloween Music & Movement! - with Rockabye Beats
Wed, Oct 28, 10:30am - 11:15am
Main Library - Children's Room,Main Lawn
Join us for an interactive music program with... more
Join us for an interactive music program with singing, dancing, rhythm instruments, and Halloween songs!
Pokémon Club
Wed, Oct 28, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Endicott Branch - Children's Area
Join us once a month to hang out with other... more
Join us once a month to hang out with other Pokémon fans and enjoy fun activities!
Glowing Eyeball Jar - for Teens
Wed, Oct 28, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library - Media Tables
Make a creepy jar full of glowing eyeballs for some... more
Make a creepy jar full of glowing eyeballs for some creepy Halloween decor!
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