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Float Your Boat

For children in Grades 2-5
2025-04-26 14:00:00 2025-04-26 15:00:00 America/New_York Float Your Boat Think you can design an aluminum foil boat that can hold pennies? How about 100 pennies? Brecksville Branch - Meeting Room (75)

Saturday, April 26
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-26 14:00:00 2025-04-26 15:00:00 America/New_York Float Your Boat Think you can design an aluminum foil boat that can hold pennies? How about 100 pennies? Brecksville Branch - Meeting Room (75)

Brecksville Branch

Meeting Room (75)

Think you can design an aluminum foil boat that can hold pennies? How about 100 pennies?

Do you know what makes a boat float? Learn why boats achieve buoyancy and then build your own sea-worthy creation. Teams will work together in this interactive program to build aluminum foil boats and see which boat can hold the most pennies.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Brecksville Library.

Participants may be recorded and/or surveyed to capture this program’s effectiveness.  Learn more about parent options at www.cuyahogalibrary.org/parent-options.

Brecksville Branch
[email protected]
Phone: 440.526.1102
Fax: 440.526.8793
Branch manager
Melanie Rapp-Weiss
Hours
Mon, Apr 21 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Apr 22 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Apr 23 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Apr 24 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Apr 25 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Apr 26 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sun, Apr 27 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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About the branch

The Brecksville Branch is conveniently located across the street from the Brecksville Community Center and the Kids Quarters playground area. In 2006, the branch suffered extensive flood damage that required the building to be closed for nearly six months while repairs were made. The newly remodeled building reopened on January 14, 2007.

Upcoming events

Preschool Storytime - Ages 3 – 5 (but not yet in kindergarten) with caregiver
Thu, Apr 24, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room (75)
Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and stories.
Thursday afternoon book discussion - Adults
Thu, Apr 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room (75)
April's title: Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 
Float Your Boat - For children in Grades 2-5
Sat, Apr 26, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room (75)
Think you can design an aluminum foil boat that can hold pennies? How about 100 pennies?
Baby & Me Storytime - Birth – 18 months with caregiver
Mon, Apr 28, 10:00am - 10:20am
Meeting Room (75)
Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and books.
Therapeutic Art for Parent Bereavement - Expressive Group Art Making to Help Parents
Mon, Apr 28, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room (75)
Join UH Connor Whole Health, Jess Grimm, ATR-P, for a therapeutic art group.
Baby & Toddler Storytime - Birth – 35 months with caregiver
Tue, Apr 29, 10:00am - 10:20am
Meeting Room (75)
Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and books.
Baby & Toddler Storytime - Birth – 35 months with caregiver
Tue, Apr 29, 11:00am - 11:20am
Meeting Room (75)
Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and books.
Nate the Great the Musical - Grades 1-6
Tue, Apr 29, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room (75)
Children grades 1-6 and families, please join us for Nate the Great the Musical presented by the Brecksville Theatre.
Toddler Storytime - 19 – 35 months with caregiver
Wed, Apr 30, 10:00am - 10:20am
Meeting Room (75)
Join us for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and stories.
Play, Learn and Grow - Ages 1-3, siblings from birth through 5 welcomed
Thu, May 01, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room (75)
Boost your toddler's brain through play! Join us for a 5-week series for caregivers and children ages 1-3.
This event is full
Illustrator Basics - Adults
Fri, May 02, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room (75)
Use various shapes, drawing and text tools to create a basic design in Adobe Illustrator. Prerequisite: Computer Basics or equivalent experience.
Kindergarten Countdown - Children entering in kindergarten this fall, with caregiver
Tue, May 06, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room (75)
Join us as we help your child build kindergarten readiness skills in a program aligned to Ohio's Early Childhood Standards.
Learning from our gardening mistakes - Adults
Tue, May 06, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room (75)
Have you ever made a gardening mistake? Here's an opportunity to learn from Master Gardeners about mistakes they've made and how the fixed them.
Play, Learn and Grow - Ages 1-3, siblings from birth through 5 welcomed
Thu, May 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
Boost your toddler's brain through play! Join us for a 5-week series for caregivers and children ages 1-3.
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Introduction to Hand Sewing - Adults
Thu, May 08, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room (75)
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Garden Gift for Mom - Children in Grades K-5
Sat, May 10, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room (75)
Drop in between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. and join members of the Chippewa Garden Club to create a planted gift for Mom. Children in grades K-1 must be accompanied by an adult.
Homeschool Hangout
Tue, May 13, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room (75)
Join us every month for an exciting mix of engaging projects and activities, carefully curated to spark creativity, foster learning, and build connections with fellow Teen (ages 13-18) homeschoolers.
Puzzle exchange! - Adults
Tue, May 13, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room (75)
Bring some puzzles, take some home!
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Thu, May 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room (75)
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The Heirloom Apothecary: Escape Room - Adults
Thu, May 15, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room (75)
Explore the secrets of the Heirloom Apothecary in this escape room game. Participants will have 40 minutes to test their clue-finding skills before time runs out.
This event is full
Blood Drive
Fri, May 16, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Meeting Room (75)
Donate blood today. For more information or to make an appointment visit www.redcrossblood.org or call the American Red Cross at 800-RED-CROSS (800-733-2767).
Prepare for Success with the Digital SAT! - Presented by Huntington Learning Center Broadview Heights
Sat, May 17, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Meeting Room (75)
Experience the Test Before It Counts! Are you ready to tackle the Digital SAT? Join us for a practice SAT exam and get the chance to experience the test in a real-world setting.
Chocolate World Tour - (For Teens, Grades 6-12)
Wed, May 21, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room (75)
Calling all chocolate lovers! In this fun, hands-on program, teens (Grades 6-12) are invited to sample chocolates from around the world and learn how to make delicious chocolate-covered Oreos.
Play, Learn and Grow - Ages 1-3, siblings from birth through 5 welcomed
Thu, May 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room (75)
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This event is full
Digital SAT Scores Back Seminar/Workshop - Presented by Huntington Learning Center Broadview Heights
Thu, May 22, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room (75)
Receive your scores from the "Prepare for Success with the Digital SAT!" that was held on May 17th, 2025. Receive your score and in-depth test analysis in order to improve!
Fabulous Foxes - Children in grades K-2
Sat, May 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room (75)
Discover the amazing adaptations red foxes have for survival through a story and hands-on exploration. You will also make your own stuffed fox.
Registration opens Thursday, April 24 2025 at 9:00am
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