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BioBlitz Hike - April 30, 2022 at 10AM

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  • Sat, 04/30/2022 - 10:00am
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Join a guided hike where you'll get a chance to use Seek and iNaturalist apps in the presence of a knowledgeable guide who can answer questions.

BioBlitz Hike - May 1, 2022 at 2PM

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  • Sun, 05/01/2022 - 2:00pm
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Join a guided hike where you'll get a chance to use Seek and iNaturalist apps in the presence of a knowledgeable guide who can answer questions. Wear your walking shoes and bring your phone to participate in the Oakwood BioBlitz (April 29-May 8).

Rescheduled - BioBlitz Community Social

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  • Tue, 05/03/2022 - 6:30pm
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New Date:

6:30-7:30 Thurs. May 5, 2022
Wright Library
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CANCELLED

6:30-7:30pm, Tues. May 3, 2022 | In-Person
Katharine Wright Park, Wright Library Park Level Entrance
Rain Location: Wright Library Community Room

Insects: BioBlitz primer

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  • Sat, 04/23/2022 - 11:00am
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Insects, the little things that run the world: a BioBlitz primer

11am Saturday, April 23, 2022 | No Registration Required
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praying mantis

Coloring with a Cop

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  • Thu, 04/21/2022 - 10:30am
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Families with young children are invited to Color with a Cop at Wright Library on Thursday, April 21.  Officers from the Oakwood Public Safety Department will color with children, show off their police cruisers to interested youngsters, and be available to parents for conversation.

No registration required.
Suggested ages: 2-7 years old.
Location: Children’s Room tables.

Pawpaw Taste Test

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  • Fri, 04/22/2022 - 3:00pm
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two pawpaws split open to show seeds and fruit pawpaws growing on a tree

Pollination Investigation Exhibit

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Smithsonian Gardens' Pollination Investigation, on display through May 8 

Big Idea Book Club

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  • Thu, 06/16/2022 - 2:00pm
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Ms. Jacqui leads emerging readers* in book discussions and book-centric activities, and recommends new books every week. This is a drop-off program; no accompanying adults, please.

*Emerging readers are those children who are still learning to read fluently. Generally they have completed grades K-2 and are independently reading EZ Readers through early chapter books.

Boonshoft Science Series: Meet the Animals

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  • Sat, 06/11/2022 - 10:30am
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Learn about the behaviors and habitats of some of the Boonshoft’s adorable, cuddly, creepy, crawly animals. Live animal ambassadors will be present.  Programs are conservation-based, and explain how important each of these creatures is to the environment.