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Crazy for Camo!

Presented by Eco Adventures
2023-11-02 16:30:00 2023-11-02 17:30:00 America/New_York Crazy for Camo! Explore the wonders of nature with Eco Adventures! Marvel at the incredible abilities of different animals to change color, camouflage, and create illusions. How do they do it? Find all the answers as you witness live animal examples, from camouflaged creatures and albino animals to colorful warnings of poison. Discover who are friends or foes and learn how animals depend on colors to survive! Oxon Hill Library's Children's Department -

Thursday, November 02
4:30pm - 5:30pm

Add to Calendar 2023-11-02 16:30:00 2023-11-02 17:30:00 America/New_York Crazy for Camo! Explore the wonders of nature with Eco Adventures! Marvel at the incredible abilities of different animals to change color, camouflage, and create illusions. How do they do it? Find all the answers as you witness live animal examples, from camouflaged creatures and albino animals to colorful warnings of poison. Discover who are friends or foes and learn how animals depend on colors to survive! Oxon Hill Library's Children's Department -

Explore the wonders of nature with Eco Adventures! Marvel at the incredible abilities of different animals to change color, camouflage, and create illusions. How do they do it? Find all the answers as you witness live animal examples, from camouflaged creatures and albino animals to colorful warnings of poison. Discover who are friends or foes and learn how animals depend on colors to survive!

Source: Eco Adventures

AGE GROUP: | Elementary (5-12 yrs) |

EVENT TYPE: | STEM | Speaker or Panel | Maryland STEM Festival |

TAGS: | STEM |

Oxon Hill
Phone: 301-839-2400
Branch manager
Melanie Townsend Diggs
Hours
Mon, May 12 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Tue, May 13 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, May 14 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Thu, May 15 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, May 16 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, May 17 10:00AM to 5:00PM
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Oxon Hill is home of the Sojourner Truth Room and the Speak Your Truth! Oral History Project.

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Wed, May 14, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Akan of West Africa: The Fante People and Language - Held in the Sojourner Truth Room
Wed, May 14, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
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Crochet Club - Held in The Foundry
Wed, May 14, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
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LaTonya Yvette on "Stand In My Window" - Presented by MahoganyBooks
Wed, May 14, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
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Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 0–2
Thu, May 15, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5
Thu, May 15, 11:15am - 11:45am
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Writers' Group: Creative Writers' Initiative
Thu, May 15, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
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Chess Club
Thu, May 15, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Small Meeting Room
Book Sale - Hosted by the Friends of the Oxon Hill Library
Sat, May 17, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Beginner/Intermediate Sewing Lab - Held in The Foundry
Sat, May 17, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Caseworker in the Library
Mon, May 19, 10:00am - 4:30pm
Author Room
Kids Achieve Club
Tue, May 20, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Author Room
Japanese Koto Recital - Presented by the Washington Toho Koto Society
Tue, May 20, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Lecture Hall
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Spanish Conversation Club - Lecture Hall
Tue, May 20, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Operation Base Camp Veterans Career and Resources Fair
Wed, May 21, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Akan of West Africa: The Fante People and Language - Held in the Sojourner Truth Room
Wed, May 21, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Crochet Club - Held in The Foundry
Wed, May 21, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 0–2
Thu, May 22, 10:30am - 11:00am
Foundry
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5
Thu, May 22, 11:15am - 11:45am
Foundry
Movie Matinee: "95 and 6 to Go"
Thu, May 22, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Lecture Hall
Writers' Group: Creative Writers' Initiative
Thu, May 22, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Foundry
Beginner/Intermediate Sewing Lab - Held in The Foundry
Sat, May 24, 11:00am - 1:00pm
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Spanish Conversation Club - Lecture Hall
Tue, May 27, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Akan of West Africa: The Fante People and Language - Held in the Sojourner Truth Room
Wed, May 28, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Crochet Club - Held in The Foundry
Wed, May 28, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 0–2
Thu, May 29, 10:30am - 11:00am
Foundry
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5
Thu, May 29, 11:15am - 11:45am
Foundry
Writers' Group: Creative Writers' Initiative
Thu, May 29, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
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Chess Club
Thu, May 29, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Small Meeting Room
Play and Grow: Ages 0–3
Fri, May 30, 10:30am - 11:30am
Small Meeting Room
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Beginner/Intermediate Sewing Lab - Held in The Foundry
Sat, May 31, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Caseworker in the Library
Mon, Jun 02, 10:00am - 4:30pm
Author Room
Plain Language Standards and Language Access in Your Community - Presented by Horowitz Center for Health Literacy, University of Maryland College Park
Tue, Jun 03, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Small Meeting Room
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Spanish Conversation Club - Lecture Hall
Tue, Jun 03, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Akan of West Africa: The Fante People and Language - Held in the Sojourner Truth Room
Wed, Jun 04, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Lawyer in the Library: Tenant’s Rights and Housing Clinic
Wed, Jun 04, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Teen Action Group (TAG)
Wed, Jun 04, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
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Crochet Club - Held in The Foundry
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Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 0–2
Thu, Jun 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5 - Held in the Foundry
Thu, Jun 05, 11:15am - 11:45am
Damon Young on "That's How They Get You" - Presented by MahoganyBooks
Thu, Jun 05, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
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Beginner/Intermediate Sewing Lab - Held in The Foundry
Sat, Jun 07, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Caseworker in the Library
Mon, Jun 09, 10:00am - 4:30pm
Author Room
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Spanish Conversation Club - Lecture Hall
Tue, Jun 10, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Coffee and A Classic: "Purple Rain"
Wed, Jun 11, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Lecture Hall
Community-Led Book Discussion: "Honey Girl" by Morgan Rogers - Held in the Small Meeting Room
Wed, Jun 11, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Small Meeting Room
Akan of West Africa: The Fante People and Language - Held in the Sojourner Truth Room
Wed, Jun 11, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
MAC Party - Manga and Anime Club
Wed, Jun 11, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Small Meeting Room
Crochet Club - Held in The Foundry
Wed, Jun 11, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Chess Club
Thu, Jun 12, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Small Meeting Room
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Fri, Jun 13, 10:30am - 11:30am
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