Get Animated for School Vacation Week at the Cranston Library

From the Cranston Public Library:

During school vacation week, the Cranston Public Library offers  special programs for young people featuring everything from cupcakes and face painting to wild animals and video games.

At the Central Library, children will be "Inspired by Animation!" at  two special events, funded by the Friends of the Library.  On Tuesday,  February 18, families can drop by any time between 2:30 and 4:30 PM to  watch animated shorts by Pixar, the studio that produced Toy Story and  Cars, and make animation-inspired crafts like thaumatropes and  flipbooks.  On Thursday, February 20, families can drop by any time  between 10 AM and 12 PM to watch animated fairy tales by French  director Michel Ocelot and make and play with shadow puppets.

There will be wild animals at the William Hall Library on Wednesday,  February 19 at 2 PM, when the Born to Be Wild Nature Center will bring  an owl, falcon and a hawk to the library and talk about their work.   Parents may register children 5 and older for this program by calling  401-781-2450.  Then, drop by the Oak Lawn Branch on Friday, February  21, at 2 PM for face painting with Jennifer Rolfsema from Creative  Chica. All ages are welcome to attend but please register by calling  401-942-1787.

And that's not all!  For a complete list of vacation week programs,  including special programs for teens (involving cupcakes and video  games), please visit http://www.cranstonlibrary.org/kidsprograms.