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Rainbow Festival

2024-06-22 11:00:00 2024-06-22 15:00:00 America/New_York Rainbow Festival Celebrate Pride month while getting to know local LGBTQ+ organizations and community members. Join us for storytime, crafts, music, special guests, and more for all ages. Festive dress and costumes are encouraged! Hyattsville -

Saturday, June 22
11:00am - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-06-22 11:00:00 2024-06-22 15:00:00 America/New_York Rainbow Festival Celebrate Pride month while getting to know local LGBTQ+ organizations and community members. Join us for storytime, crafts, music, special guests, and more for all ages. Festive dress and costumes are encouraged! Hyattsville -

Celebrate Pride month while getting to know local LGBTQ+ organizations and community members. Join us for storytime, crafts, music, special guests, and more for all ages. Festive dress and costumes are encouraged!

Activity Line Up:

11:00  Doors open

11:30 Ready 2 Read Storytime (Art Room)

11:30-12:30 Balloon Twister (Meeting Room 2)

12:00  Bibliobop: toddler/preschool dance party (Terrace, weather permitting)

12:30-2:30 Face Painting (Meeting Room 2)

12:30 Author interviews: children’s authors (Learning Lab)
Catie Greene: "Everyone's included at the Animal Party" series
Ivy Hilay Wilcher: "My Rainbow Dads"

1:30 Author interviews: teen authors (Learning Lab)
Tony Keith Jr.: "How the Boogeyman Became a Poet"
Aliza Layne: "Beetle & the Hollowbones"

2:00 Author interviews: adult authors (Learning Lab)
Vishwas Pethe: "Gay Crow: a memoir"

2:30  Drag Show and Parade
Performance by Ricky Rosé!
After performance, guests are invited to join Ricky for a march around the building.

AGE GROUP: | Young Children (0-5 yrs) | Teen (13-18 yrs) | Elementary (5-12 yrs) | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | LGBTQ+ |

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Phone: 301-985-4690
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Upcoming events

AyudaTech - Inteligencia Artificial: Nivel 1 // Learning Lab
Thu, Sep 18, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2–3 - Held in the Storytime Room
Thu, Sep 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
Teen Action Group (TAG)
Thu, Sep 18, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room 2
Cancelled
Meet the Honeybee - Presented by M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation, Prince George’s County
Fri, Sep 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5 - Held in the Storytime Room
Sat, Sep 20, 10:30am - 11:00am
Book Discussion: "Black Count" by Tom Reiss - Held in Conference Room 1
Sat, Sep 20, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 0–2 - Held in the Storytime Room
Mon, Sep 22, 10:30am - 11:00am
AyudaTech - Inteligencia Artificial: Nivel 1 // Learning Lab
Mon, Sep 22, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Chess Club
Mon, Sep 22, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Art Room
Independent Film Series: "Voces Inocentes" (Rated R)
Mon, Sep 22, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Meeting Room 2
Needlework Social
Tue, Sep 23, 4:00pm - 6:30pm
Learning Lab
Story Explorers: Hispanic Heritage
Tue, Sep 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Art Room
AyudaTech
Tue, Sep 23, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room 1
Craft and Create: Paper Portraits
Wed, Sep 24, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room 1
Game On: Lotería
Wed, Sep 24, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room 2
Kids and Teens STEM - Presented by University of Maryland Nearspace Balloon Payload Program
Wed, Sep 24, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Learning Lab
Kids Achieve Club - Ayuda con la Tarea
Wed, Sep 24, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Art Room
AyudaTech - Inteligencia Artificial: Nivel 1 // Learning Lab
Thu, Sep 25, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2–3 - Held in the Storytime Room
Thu, Sep 25, 10:30am - 11:00am
Teen Action Group (TAG)
Thu, Sep 25, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room 2
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5 - Held in the Storytime Room
Sat, Sep 27, 10:30am - 11:00am
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 0–2 - Held in the Storytime Room
Mon, Sep 29, 10:30am - 11:00am
Chess Club
Mon, Sep 29, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Art Room
AyudaTech - Inteligencia Artificial: Nivel 1 // Learning Lab
Mon, Sep 29, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Legos: Creative Club
Tue, Sep 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Art Room
Needlework Social
Tue, Sep 30, 4:00pm - 6:30pm
Learning Lab
Lawyer in the Library: Tenant’s Rights and Housing Clinic
Wed, Oct 01, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 2
Game On
Wed, Oct 01, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Art Room
Kids Achieve Club - Ayuda con la Tarea
Wed, Oct 01, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Art Room
English Conversation Club
Wed, Oct 01, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Meeting Room 2
STEM Lab: Generative AI: Practical and Responsible Uses - A Discussion of Co-Intelligence by Ethan Mollick
Wed, Oct 01, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room 1
AyudaTech - Inteligencia Artificial: Nivel 1 // Learning Lab
Thu, Oct 02, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2–3 - Held in the Storytime Room
Thu, Oct 02, 10:30am - 11:00am
Teen Action Group (TAG)
Thu, Oct 02, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room 2
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5 - Held in the Storytime Room
Sat, Oct 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
Beginning Ukulele - Presented by the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation
Sat, Oct 04, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 2
Beginning Harmonica - Presented by the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation
Sat, Oct 04, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room 2
Legos
Tue, Oct 07, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Art Room
Needlework Social
Tue, Oct 07, 4:00pm - 6:30pm
Conference Room 2
AyudaTech
Tue, Oct 07, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Learning Lab
Craft and Create: Watercolor Insects
Wed, Oct 08, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room 1
Game On
Wed, Oct 08, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Art Room
Kids and Teens STEM - Presented by University of Maryland Nearspace Balloon Payload Program
Wed, Oct 08, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Learning Lab
Kids Achieve Club - Ayuda con la Tarea
Wed, Oct 08, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Art Room
English Conversation Club
Wed, Oct 08, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Meeting Room 2
STEM Lab: Generative AI: Practical and Responsible Uses - A Discussion of Co-Intelligence by Ethan Mollick
Wed, Oct 08, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room 1
AyudaTech - Inteligencia Artificial: Nivel 2 // Learning Lab
Thu, Oct 09, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2–3 - Held in the Storytime Room
Thu, Oct 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
Craft and Create: Decorating K-Pop Cards
Thu, Oct 09, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Art Room
Teen Action Group (TAG)
Thu, Oct 09, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room 2
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5 - Held in the Storytime Room
Sat, Oct 11, 10:30am - 11:00am
Beginning Guitar - Presented by the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation
Sat, Oct 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 2
Beginning Voice: Singing the Blues - Presented by the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation
Sat, Oct 11, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room 2
Needlework Social
Tue, Oct 14, 4:00pm - 6:30pm
Conference Room 2
Legos
Tue, Oct 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Art Room
AyudaTech
Tue, Oct 14, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Learning Lab
STEM Lab: Body Systems Workshop - Presented by Med-ucate
Tue, Oct 14, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room 2
Coffee and a Classic: "The Third Man"
Wed, Oct 15, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 2
Game On
Wed, Oct 15, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Art Room
English Conversation Club
Wed, Oct 15, 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Meeting Room 2
African-Americans and Endometriosis - Presented by Endo Black, Inc.
Wed, Oct 15, 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Learning Lab
Kids Achieve Club - Ayuda con la Tarea
Wed, Oct 15, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Conference Room 2
STEM Lab: Generative AI: Practical and Responsible Uses - A Discussion of Co-Intelligence by Ethan Mollick
Wed, Oct 15, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Art Room
AyudaTech - Inteligencia Artificial: Nivel 2 // Learning Lab
Thu, Oct 16, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Learning Lab
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2–3 - Held in the Storytime Room
Thu, Oct 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Strategies to Help Enhance Your Job Search - Presented by AARP
Thu, Oct 16, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room 2
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Craft and Create: Perler Beads
Thu, Oct 16, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Art Room
Teen Action Group (TAG)
Thu, Oct 16, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room 2
Spanish–English Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5 - Held in the Storytime Room
Sat, Oct 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
Beginning Ukulele - Presented by the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation
Sat, Oct 18, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 2
Beginning Harmonica - Presented by the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation
Sat, Oct 18, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room 2
Book Discussion: "Crook Manifesto" by Colson Whitehead - Held in Conference Room 1
Sat, Oct 18, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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