Community Corner

Step into the Laboratory or Hop on a Train

Family-friendly events happening in Wilmington this week.

From model trains to farming towns to soda experiments, we've got you covered for family-friendly fun all week long.  

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Where/When: , Wednesday 3-4 p.m.

Why Go: Find out what makes soda fizzy and what it tastes like without corn syrup in a hands-on food workshop.

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Pricing: Free, open to all teens in grades 6-12. Participants are asked to bring a clean, 2-liter soda bottle with a cap. Register by contacting the teen librarian, Brandy Danner at (978) 694-2098 or by email at bdanner@mvlc.org.

Where/When:  , Wednesday 6:30-7 p.m.

Why Go: Sing, play musical instruments and dance!

Pricing: Free, open to all toddlers and their caregivers. Register by visiting or calling the Children's Room.

Where/When:  ,Friday 10:30-11 a.m.

Why Go: Enjoy interactive stories and meet new friends.

Pricing: Free, open to all children ages 5 and under. Register by visiting or calling the Children's Room.

 

Where/When:  , Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Why Go: 400+ tables of trains for sale, 80+ exhibitors from across the country, a roaming railroad riding train, free workshops and demonstrations and hourly door prize giveaways.

Pricing: Free, open to all.

Where/When: , Sunday 1-3 p.m.

Why Go: Join Terry McDermott, Town Curator, for a presentation and discussion of Wilmington as a farming community. Bring your memories and your photos to share.

Pricing: Free, open to all. To register call (978) 658-2967.

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