Recording Studio Orientation

Homework Center (56)

Fri, Nov 16, 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Are you 18 or younger? Looking for a place to have a nutritious meal during the school year? We will be serving meals provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. While supplies last.

Homework Center (56)

Fri, Nov 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Engage your imaginative self with open-ended art explorations. Examine the works of art masters and explore various mediums, such as paint, pastels and clay. All materials are included. Grades K-8.

Word 4

Tech Classroom (48)

Sat, Nov 17, 10:00am - 1:00pm

The Library offers FREE tech training classes that cover digital literacy basics, Windows 10, Microsoft Office programs, digital imaging and cloud computing.

Kindergarten Boost Book Club

Sat, Nov 17, 10:00am - 11:00am

Drop in sound recording orientations. Sessions typically last 20-30 minutes. The last orientation session will not start after 10:45 AM. Make sure to bring your library card.

Storytime Room (125)

Sat, Nov 17, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Participants from our Kindergarten Boost Summer Camp and their families are invited to discuss books and take part in fun activities.

The Nonfiction Book Process

Meeting Room 162 (20)

Sat, Nov 17, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Step by step with a seasoned journalist

National Novel Writing Month Write-In

Sat, Nov 17, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Every Saturday in November, come to the Writers' Center to work on your NaNoWriMo project. Bring your own laptop or borrow one of ours.

Preschool Storytime - ages 3 – 5 (but not yet in kindergarten)

Storytime Room (125)

Mon, Nov 19, 10:00am - 10:30am

Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and stories.

Tween Time

Storytime Room (125)

Mon, Nov 19, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Join us for experiments, movies, food fun or a combination of all of the above. Learn something new, meet a new friend and never be bored again with Tween Time! For those in grades 4-6.

Homework Center (56)

Mon, Nov 19, 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Are you 18 or younger? Looking for a place to have a nutritious meal during the school year? We will be serving meals provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. While supplies last.

Writer in Residence Master Class: Ohio Matters - Writing Honestly About Life in the Rust Belt

Homework Center (56)

Mon, Nov 19, 4:00pm - 6:30pm

Students don't just DO their homework in our branches. They receive FREE homework assistance from trained staff through our after-school Homework Centers.

Meeting Room 162 (20)

Mon, Nov 19, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Writing about Ohio for a larger audience.

Tue, Nov 20, 9:00am - 5:30pm

An Ohio Means Jobs specialist is available for job placement and individualized employment planning services. Please call ahead to confirm the Job Specialists availability.

Storytime Room (125)

Tue, Nov 20, 10:00am - 10:30am

Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and stories.

Meeting Room 162 (20)

Tue, Nov 20, 10:00am - 12:30pm

Aspire Greater Cleveland provides free ESOL classes. For information please call 1-833-ASPIRE2 or visit www.aspiregreatercleveland.org

Storytime Room (125)

Tue, Nov 20, 11:00am - 11:30am

Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and stories.

Homework Center (56)

Tue, Nov 20, 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Are you 18 or younger? Looking for a place to have a nutritious meal during the school year? We will be serving meals provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. While supplies last.

Homework Center (56)

Tue, Nov 20, 4:00pm - 6:30pm

Students don't just DO their homework in our branches. They receive FREE homework assistance from trained staff through our after-school Homework Centers.

Crafting with Northcoast Knitting Guild

Tech Classroom (48)

Tue, Nov 20, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Tri-C® Aspire Program provides free GED®/HSE classes at Cuyahoga County Public Library branches.

Video Basics

Tue, Nov 20, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Join us for an introduction to our video converting equipment available in the Memory Lab. We will cover how to update your VHS, VHS-C, 8mm, and Super 8 film to DVD or digital files.

This event is full

Meeting Room C (77)

Wed, Nov 21, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Bring your craft projects and creativity and join an enthusiastic group of needlework enthusiasts.

Homework Center (56)

Wed, Nov 21, 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Are you 18 or younger? Looking for a place to have a nutritious meal during the school year? We will be serving meals provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. While supplies last.

Tech Classroom (48)

Wed, Nov 21, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Tri-C® Aspire Program provides free GED®/HSE classes at Cuyahoga County Public Library branches.

Canceled

Wed, Nov 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Drop in sound recording orientations. Sessions typically last 20-30 minutes. The last orientation session will not start after 7:45 PM. Make sure to bring your library card.

Canceled

Baby & Me Storytime - birth – 18 months

Wed, Nov 21, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Please join us for a beginning level Spanish course for adults. In this program, we will focus on helping you learn simple spoken Spanish in an immersive environment. No experience required.

Canceled

Thu, Nov 22, 10:00am - 10:30am

Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and books.

Canceled

Family Storytime - all ages

Thu, Nov 22, 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Join us for stories, songs and fingerplays.

Friends of the Library Book Sale

Homework Center (56)

Fri, Nov 23, 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Are you 18 or younger? Looking for a place to have a nutritious meal during the school year? We will be serving meals provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. While supplies last.

Meeting Room A (97)

Sat, Nov 24, 9:30am - 3:30pm

Find a wonderful selection of bargains at our book sale. All types of materials for all age groups will be available. Proceeds help support library programming.

National Novel Writing Month Write-In

Meeting Room 162 (20)

Sat, Nov 24, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Every Saturday in November, come to the Writers' Center to work on your NaNoWriMo project. Bring your own laptop or borrow one of ours.

Preschool Storytime - ages 3 – 5 (but not yet in kindergarten)

Sat, Nov 24, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Attend an orientation to become a user of the Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel Memory Lab at the South-Euclid Lyndhurst Branch. Learn about the equipment and software in the space.

Storytime Room (125)

Mon, Nov 26, 10:00am - 10:30am

Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and stories.

Homework Center (56)

Mon, Nov 26, 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Are you 18 or younger? Looking for a place to have a nutritious meal during the school year? We will be serving meals provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. While supplies last.

Homework Center (56)

Mon, Nov 26, 4:00pm - 6:30pm

Students don't just DO their homework in our branches. They receive FREE homework assistance from trained staff through our after-school Homework Centers.

Tue, Nov 27, 9:00am - 5:30pm

An Ohio Means Jobs specialist is available for job placement and individualized employment planning services. Please call ahead to confirm the Job Specialists availability.

Storytime Room (125)

Tue, Nov 27, 10:00am - 10:30am

Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and stories.

Meeting Room 162 (20)

Tue, Nov 27, 10:00am - 12:30pm

Aspire Greater Cleveland provides free ESOL classes. For information please call 1-833-ASPIRE2 or visit www.aspiregreatercleveland.org

Storytime Room (125)

Tue, Nov 27, 11:00am - 11:30am

Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and stories.

Homework Center (56)

Tue, Nov 27, 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Are you 18 or younger? Looking for a place to have a nutritious meal during the school year? We will be serving meals provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. While supplies last.

Homework Center (56)

Tue, Nov 27, 4:00pm - 6:30pm

Students don't just DO their homework in our branches. They receive FREE homework assistance from trained staff through our after-school Homework Centers.

Holiday Pop-Up Shop

Tue, Nov 27, 4:30pm - 7:30pm

Stop by our Holiday Pop-Up Shop and give the gift of reading!

Tech Classroom (48)

Tue, Nov 27, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Tri-C® Aspire Program provides free GED®/HSE classes at Cuyahoga County Public Library branches.

Hebrew Storytime

Storytime Room (125)

Wed, Nov 28, 10:00am - 10:30am

Come join the fun of rhymes, songs, movement and stories in Hebrew with your little ones. Ages 0-5.

Homework Center (56)

Wed, Nov 28, 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Are you 18 or younger? Looking for a place to have a nutritious meal during the school year? We will be serving meals provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. While supplies last.

Homework Center (56)

Wed, Nov 28, 4:00pm - 6:30pm

Students don't just DO their homework in our branches. They receive FREE homework assistance from trained staff through our after-school Homework Centers.

Tech Classroom (48)

Wed, Nov 28, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Tri-C® Aspire Program provides free GED®/HSE classes at Cuyahoga County Public Library branches.

Meet Author Bernie Kosar

Meeting Room A+B+C (274)

Wed, Nov 28, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

The legendary Cleveland Browns quarterback will visit to discuss his book, Learning to Scramble.

Meeting Room 162 (20)

Wed, Nov 28, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Please join us for a beginning level Spanish course for adults. In this program, we will focus on helping you learn simple spoken Spanish in an immersive environment. No experience required.

Career Counseling with Cuyahoga Works

Thu, Nov 29, 9:00am - 5:30pm

An Ohio Means Jobs specialist is available for job placement and individualized employment planning services. Please call ahead to confirm the Job Specialists availability.

Thu, Nov 29, 9:00am - 1:00pm

Schedule an individual career counseling session at the South Euclid Branch with one of our Licensed or Certified Career Services Counselors/Coaches.

Baby & Me Storytime - birth – 18 months

Storytime Room (125)

Thu, Nov 29, 10:00am - 10:30am

Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and books.

Meeting Room 162 (20)

Thu, Nov 29, 10:00am - 12:30pm

Aspire Greater Cleveland provides free ESOL classes. For information please call 1-833-ASPIRE2 or visit www.aspiregreatercleveland.org

Homework Center (56)

Thu, Nov 29, 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Are you 18 or younger? Looking for a place to have a nutritious meal during the school year? We will be serving meals provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. While supplies last.

Family Storytime - all ages

Homework Center (56)

Thu, Nov 29, 4:00pm - 6:30pm

Students don't just DO their homework in our branches. They receive FREE homework assistance from trained staff through our after-school Homework Centers.

Storytime Room (125)

Thu, Nov 29, 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Join us for stories, songs and fingerplays.

Homework Center (56)

Fri, Nov 30, 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Are you 18 or younger? Looking for a place to have a nutritious meal during the school year? We will be serving meals provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. While supplies last.

Homework Center (56)

Fri, Nov 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Engage your imaginative self with open-ended art explorations. Examine the works of art masters and explore various mediums, such as paint, pastels and clay. All materials are included. Grades K-8.

Sat, Dec 01, 10:00am - 11:00am

Attend an orientation to become a user of the Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel Memory Lab at the South-Euclid Lyndhurst Branch. Learn about the equipment and software in the space.

Meet Author Cory Tilson

Storytime Room (125)

Sat, Dec 01, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Meet local Cleveland author Cory Tilson, author of The Pasta Family goes to Marinara Beach.

DIY Holiday Platter

Meeting Room B+C (177)

Sat, Dec 01, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Put your decorative spin on a classic dish. Participants will get to paint a serving dish that is sure to be the centerpiece of the season. All supplies will be provided.

This event is full

Mon, Dec 03, All day

Make your very own personalized holiday card with the use of our green screen. We will take your photograph and enhance it with a winter themed background.

Homework Center (56)

Mon, Dec 03, 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Are you 18 or younger? Looking for a place to have a nutritious meal during the school year? We will be serving meals provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. While supplies last.

Homework Center (56)

Mon, Dec 03, 4:00pm - 6:30pm

Students don't just DO their homework in our branches. They receive FREE homework assistance from trained staff through our after-school Homework Centers.

Tue, Dec 04, All day

Make your very own personalized holiday card with the use of our green screen. We will take your photograph and enhance it with a winter themed background.

Tue, Dec 04, 9:00am - 5:30pm

An Ohio Means Jobs specialist is available for job placement and individualized employment planning services. Please call ahead to confirm the Job Specialists availability.

Meeting Room 162 (20)

Tue, Dec 04, 10:00am - 12:30pm

Aspire Greater Cleveland provides free ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes at Cuyahoga County Public Library branches.

Tue, Dec 04, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Attend an orientation to become a user of the Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel Memory Lab at the South-Euclid Lyndhurst Branch. Learn about the equipment and software in the space.

Homework Center (56)

Tue, Dec 04, 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Are you 18 or younger? Looking for a place to have a nutritious meal during the school year? We will be serving meals provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. While supplies last.

Homework Center (56)

Tue, Dec 04, 4:00pm - 6:30pm

Students don't just DO their homework in our branches. They receive FREE homework assistance from trained staff through our after-school Homework Centers.

Acoustic America - Austin "Walkin' Cane"

Tech Classroom (48)

Tue, Dec 04, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Tri-C® Aspire Program provides free GED®/HSE classes at Cuyahoga County Public Library branches.

Meeting Room A+B+C (274)

Tue, Dec 04, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Acclaimed bluesman Austin "Walkin' Cane" makes a welcome return to the library. Austin has performed internationally and has played and recorded with the finest musicians in the genre.

South Euclid Science Fiction Club

Tue, Dec 04, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Join us for a discussion of books and the latest news in Science Fiction.

Wed, Dec 05, All day

Make your very own personalized holiday card with the use of our green screen. We will take your photograph and enhance it with a winter themed background.

Homework Center (56)

Wed, Dec 05, 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Are you 18 or younger? Looking for a place to have a nutritious meal during the school year? We will be serving meals provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. While supplies last.

Teen Anime Club

Storytime Room (125)

Wed, Dec 05, 3:30pm - 5:00pm

Join us as we watch Anime. We'll have a mix of classics as well as the latest shows. For Grades 7th-12th.

Homework Center (56)

Wed, Dec 05, 4:00pm - 6:30pm

Students don't just DO their homework in our branches. They receive FREE homework assistance from trained staff through our after-school Homework Centers.

Tech Classroom (48)

Wed, Dec 05, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Tri-C® Aspire Program provides free GED®/HSE classes at Cuyahoga County Public Library branches.

Imaging Basics

Wed, Dec 05, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Join us for an introduction to our imaging equipment in the Memory Lab. We will cover how to use the document, slide and photo scanners. This will also serve as an orientation for this space.

Meeting Room 162 (20)

Wed, Dec 05, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Please join us for a beginning level Spanish course for adults. In this program, we will focus on helping you learn simple spoken Spanish in an immersive environment. No experience required.

Thu, Dec 06, All day

Make your very own personalized holiday card with the use of our green screen. We will take your photograph and enhance it with a winter themed background.

Thu, Dec 06, 9:00am - 5:30pm

An Ohio Means Jobs specialist is available for job placement and individualized employment planning services. Please call ahead to confirm the Job Specialists availability.

Meeting Room 162 (20)

Thu, Dec 06, 10:00am - 12:30pm

Aspire Greater Cleveland provides free ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes at Cuyahoga County Public Library branches.

Homework Center (56)

Thu, Dec 06, 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Are you 18 or younger? Looking for a place to have a nutritious meal during the school year? We will be serving meals provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. While supplies last.

Archiving Personal Memories

Homework Center (56)

Thu, Dec 06, 4:00pm - 6:30pm

Students don't just DO their homework in our branches. They receive FREE homework assistance from trained staff through our after-school Homework Centers.

Meeting Room A (97)

Thu, Dec 06, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Learn the proper way to care for and preserve personal/family history items and how best to prepare these items to pass on to future generations.

Staff Holiday Maker: Glass-Etched Gifts

Fri, Dec 07, All day

Make your very own personalized holiday card with the use of our green screen. We will take your photograph and enhance it with a winter themed background.

Fri, Dec 07, 10:00am - 12:00pm

With the holiday season around the corner, the Information & Technology Literacy Department would like to invite staff to participate in holiday gift making workshops in CCPL’s Innovation Centers.

Homework Center (56)

Fri, Dec 07, 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Are you 18 or younger? Looking for a place to have a nutritious meal during the school year? We will be serving meals provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. While supplies last.

Homework Center (56)

Fri, Dec 07, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Engage your imaginative self with open-ended art explorations. Examine the works of art masters and explore various mediums, such as paint, pastels and clay. All materials are included. Grades K-8.

Gingerbread House Decorating

Sat, Dec 08, All day

Make your very own personalized holiday card with the use of our green screen. We will take your photograph and enhance it with a winter themed background.

Birch Trees Painting

Meeting Room A (97)

Sat, Dec 08, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Join us to discover your inner artist! Ambe Art Studios will instruct you on how to paint a special seasonal portrait. Sign up to create a scene featuring birch trees!

This event is full

Storytime Room (125)

Sat, Dec 08, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Come celebrate winter and decorate a graham cracker “gingerbread” house.

Sat, Dec 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Drop in sound recording orientations. Sessions typically last 20-30 minutes. The last orientation session will not start after 4:45 PM. Make sure to bring your library card.

PowerPoint 1

Tech Classroom (48)

Mon, Dec 10, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

The Library offers FREE tech training classes that cover digital literacy basics, Windows 10, Microsoft Office programs, digital imaging and cloud computing.

Homework Center (56)

Mon, Dec 10, 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Are you 18 or younger? Looking for a place to have a nutritious meal during the school year? We will be serving meals provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. While supplies last.

Coping with Holiday Related Stress

Homework Center (56)

Mon, Dec 10, 4:00pm - 6:30pm

Students don't just DO their homework in our branches. They receive FREE homework assistance from trained staff through our after-school Homework Centers.

Meeting Room A (97)

Mon, Dec 10, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Learn tips for managing anxiety and depression that can be associated with the holiday season.

Tue, Dec 11, 9:00am - 5:30pm

An Ohio Means Jobs specialist is available for job placement and individualized employment planning services. Please call ahead to confirm the Job Specialists availability.

Meeting Room 162 (20)

Tue, Dec 11, 10:00am - 12:30pm

Aspire Greater Cleveland provides free ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes at Cuyahoga County Public Library branches.

Homework Center (56)

Tue, Dec 11, 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Are you 18 or younger? Looking for a place to have a nutritious meal during the school year? We will be serving meals provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. While supplies last.

Homework Center (56)

Tue, Dec 11, 4:00pm - 6:30pm

Students don't just DO their homework in our branches. They receive FREE homework assistance from trained staff through our after-school Homework Centers.

Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop

Tech Classroom (48)

Tue, Dec 11, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Tri-C® Aspire Program provides free GED®/HSE classes at Cuyahoga County Public Library branches.

Meeting Room 162 (20)

Tue, Dec 11, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Fiction writers with a year or more of previous workshop experience will continue to hone and polish their fiction through in-class critique and by studying examples of professional writing.

Registration is now closed

Better Together Book Discussion

Meeting Room C (77)

Tue, Dec 11, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Join us for the book discussion that pairs books on a similar topic or theme. Choose to read Helen Rappaport's The Romanov Sisters, Ariel Lawhon's I Was Anastasia, or both.

Homework Center (56)

Wed, Dec 12, 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Are you 18 or younger? Looking for a place to have a nutritious meal during the school year? We will be serving meals provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. While supplies last.

Stop Motion Animation - Grade 6 - Grade 9

Homework Center (56)

Wed, Dec 12, 4:00pm - 6:30pm

Students don't just DO their homework in our branches. They receive FREE homework assistance from trained staff through our after-school Homework Centers.

Storytime Room (125)

Wed, Dec 12, 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Join us as we explore stop motion animation.

Intermediate Fiction Writing Workshop

Tech Classroom (48)

Wed, Dec 12, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Tri-C® Aspire Program provides free GED®/HSE classes at Cuyahoga County Public Library branches.

Meeting Room 162 (20)

Wed, Dec 12, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Fiction writers with at least one workshop experience who understand how workshops proceed will bring in previously written stories or chapters from novels that have gone through at least one draft.

Engage with Me: Recipe for School Success

Wed, Dec 12, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Join us for pizza and engaging conversation for the whole family.

Wed, Dec 12, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Drop in sound recording orientations. Sessions typically last 20-30 minutes. The last orientation session will not start after 7:45 PM. Make sure to bring your library card.

Meet Poet George Bilgere

Meeting Room A+B (197)

Wed, Dec 12, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Cleveland poet George Bilgere will visit and share his latest collection, Blood Pages.

Meeting Room C (77)

Wed, Dec 12, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Please join us for a beginning level Spanish course for adults. In this program, we will focus on helping you learn simple spoken Spanish in an immersive environment. No experience required.

Thu, Dec 13, 9:00am - 5:30pm

An Ohio Means Jobs specialist is available for job placement and individualized employment planning services. Please call ahead to confirm the Job Specialists availability.

Meeting Room 162 (20)

Thu, Dec 13, 10:00am - 12:30pm

Aspire Greater Cleveland provides free ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes at Cuyahoga County Public Library branches.

Homework Center (56)

Thu, Dec 13, 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Are you 18 or younger? Looking for a place to have a nutritious meal during the school year? We will be serving meals provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. While supplies last.

Introductory Fiction Writing Workshop

Homework Center (56)

Thu, Dec 13, 4:00pm - 6:30pm

Students don't just DO their homework in our branches. They receive FREE homework assistance from trained staff through our after-school Homework Centers.

Meeting Room 162 (20)

Thu, Dec 13, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Fiction writers new to the workshop experience will learn how to give and receive comments on your and others' writing in a group setting.

Registration is now closed

Healthy Eating with Heinen's

Homework Center (56)

Thu, Dec 13, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Celebrating this holiday season doesn't have to come at the expense of your waist line! Trudie Burrell from Heinen's will share tips for making healthy choices during this sweet and savory season.

Homework Center (56)

Fri, Dec 14, 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Are you 18 or younger? Looking for a place to have a nutritious meal during the school year? We will be serving meals provided by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. While supplies last.

Kindergarten Boost Book Club

Homework Center (56)

Fri, Dec 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Engage your imaginative self with open-ended art explorations. Examine the works of art masters and explore various mediums, such as paint, pastels and clay. All materials are included. Grades K-8.

Storytime Room (125)

Sat, Dec 15, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Participants from our Kindergarten Boost Summer Camp and their families are invited to discuss books and take part in fun activities.