Kids Making a Difference

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Dates:	Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri from 2/17/15 - 2/20/15
Hours:	10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Ages:	Kids
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	Free see below
Category:	School Vacation

Learn how you can make a meaningful difference in someone else’s life—and have fun, too! Join the Library staff, along with kids from the Aaron’s Presents organization, for morning and afternoon activities.

* See how kids have turned their own ideas into solid projects that had an impact on their communities.

* Create your own goodwill projects and crafts, inspired by the early life of our namesake, Mary Baker Eddy.

* Investigate the Library’s newest exhibit, “Portraits of Global Caring.”

All workshops are free and have been designed for youth K–6.

A chaperone must accompany all children.

And don’t forget to explore our world-famous Mapparium®.

Tours of this three-story stained-glass globe are also free for everyone under 17!

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Spotlight Talks
Kids from Aaron’s Presents will show and tell how they turned their dreams and aspirations into successful community projects.

Open program for all ages, daily at 11:40 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.

Art Activities & Crafting
Participants will make goodwill crafts ranging from get well cards, to art for hospitals, to bracelets for soldiers!

Open program for all ages.

How You Can Make a Difference
Leah Okimoto from Aaron’s Presents will guide young visitors to start meaningful projects in their own communities!

RSVP required: W.

2/18/15 10:30 a.m., Th.

2/19/15 1:00 p.m.; F.

2/20/15 10:30 a.m.

Make Your Own News Story
Kids will learn about the award-winning news publication The Christian Science Monitor—and create their very own newspaper stories!

RSVP required: W.

2/18/15 1:00 p.m.; Th.

2/19/15 10:30 a.m.; F.

2/20/15 1:00 p.m.

For more information, please contact:
Marie Palladino, Educational Programs Coordinator [email protected]
www.mbelibrary.org

COST

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FREE

WEBSITE

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www.mbelibrary.org/events/february-school-vacation-week-programming

LOCATION

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200 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115 map
Phone: 617-450-7203

MBTA: Symphony, Hynes, Prudential, Mass. Ave.