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Take & Make: Ugly Holiday Sweater Design Contest
2026-12-04 00:00:00 2026-12-04 23:59:00 America/New_York Take & Make: Ugly Holiday Sweater Design Contest Get creative and design the most wonderfully ugly Holiday Sweater you can! Pick up a Take & Make Kit, create your festive masterpiece, and enter it into our Ugly Holiday Sweater Design Contest. Fortson Public Library -

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Add to Calendar 2026-12-04 00:00:00 2026-12-04 23:59:00 America/New_York Take & Make: Ugly Holiday Sweater Design Contest Get creative and design the most wonderfully ugly Holiday Sweater you can! Pick up a Take & Make Kit, create your festive masterpiece, and enter it into our Ugly Holiday Sweater Design Contest. Fortson Public Library -

Get creative and design the most wonderfully ugly Holiday Sweater you can! Pick up a Take & Make Kit, create your festive masterpiece, and enter it into our Ugly Holiday Sweater Design Contest.

It's time to make the holidays a little more ugly - in the best way! Pick up an Ugly Holiday Sweater Design Contest Take & Make Kit and transform a sweater template into an over-the-top holiday creation. Use your imagination to add festive colors, patterns, decorations, and plenty of holiday silliness. Once your design is complete, return it to the library to be entered into the contest. Show off your creativity and see what wonderfully tacky designs other participants create!

AGE GROUP: | Tweens | Teens |

EVENT TYPE: | Community | Arts & Cultural |

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Computer Class Outreach at Bear Creek Senior Center
Tue, Oct 13, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Tween Tuesday - Mystery Box Investigation
Tue, Oct 13, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Put your detective skills to the test! Feel your way through mysterious boxes, gather clues, and use teamwork and critical thinking to uncover what's hidden inside. Can you solve every mystery?
Preschool Storytime
Wed, Oct 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Join us for Preschool Storytime—enjoy stories, songs, and fun! A cozy, engaging program that sparks a love of reading in little ones.
Homeschool Book Club - "Out of my mind" by Sharon Draper
Wed, Oct 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
A gathering of minds reading the book chosen by the group.
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Wed, Oct 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Book club that is geared for homeschool families who are grades K4-5th grade.
Computer Class - Mastering The basics
Thu, Oct 15, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Thu, Oct 15, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Mon, Oct 19, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Tue, Oct 20, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room
Join us each month to cook, share, and connect! Bring a dish based on the month's theme and enjoy conversation with fellow food lovers.
Tween Tuesday - Halloween Bingo
Tue, Oct 20, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
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Preschool Storytime
Wed, Oct 21, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Join us for Preschool Storytime—enjoy stories, songs, and fun! A cozy, engaging program that sparks a love of reading in little ones.
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Thu, Oct 22, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Mon, Oct 26, 3:00pm - 7:00pm
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Cold Case Club Outreach at Bear Creek Senior Center
Tue, Oct 27, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Tue, Oct 27, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Become a monster scientist! Experiment with monster traits, create your own creature using genetics, and discover how inherited characteristics are passed from one generation to the next.
Preschool Storytime
Wed, Oct 28, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Join us for Preschool Storytime—enjoy stories, songs, and fun! A cozy, engaging program that sparks a love of reading in little ones.
Homeschool Book Club - Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
Wed, Oct 28, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room
Book club that is geared for homeschool families who are grades K4-5th grade.
Homeschool Book Club - "Out of my mind" by Sharon Draper
Wed, Oct 28, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
A gathering of minds reading the book chosen by the group.
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Thu, Oct 29, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Fri, Oct 30, All day
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Toddler Storytime
Fri, Oct 30, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Designed for ages 1–3, Toddler Storytime features stories, songs, and rhymes to get little ones moving, learning, and loving early literacy!
Mystery Monday - Cold Case Club
Mon, Nov 02, 4:00pm - 7:00pm
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Mon, Nov 02, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Meeting Room
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Wed, Nov 04, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
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Wed, Nov 04, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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using science, technology, engineering, art and math to have fun
Computer Class - Basic Computing
Thu, Nov 05, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Build your tech skills at the library! Topics include internet basics, online safety, typing, and using email or search engines.
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Thu, Nov 05, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Cold Case Club
Thu, Nov 05, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Toddler Storytime
Fri, Nov 06, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
Designed for ages 1–3, Toddler Storytime features stories, songs, and rhymes to get little ones moving, learning, and loving early literacy!
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