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Family Play and Learn

Pizza Parlor
2026-04-16 10:30:00 2026-04-16 11:30:00 America/Chicago Family Play and Learn Join us for imaginative play for families with young children. Grab your apron and get to work at the pizza parlor! Take turns jotting down orders, making pizzas, and serving food to hungry friends. Martin Luther King Branch - Community Room

Thursday, April 16
10:30am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2026-04-16 10:30:00 2026-04-16 11:30:00 America/Chicago Family Play and Learn Join us for imaginative play for families with young children. Grab your apron and get to work at the pizza parlor! Take turns jotting down orders, making pizzas, and serving food to hungry friends. Martin Luther King Branch - Community Room

Martin Luther King Branch

Community Room

Join us for imaginative play for families with young children. Grab your apron and get to work at the pizza parlor! Take turns jotting down orders, making pizzas, and serving food to hungry friends.

Play & Learn programs are designed as fun family outings that incorporate the development of early literacy skills through adult & child playtime interaction. 
 
Discover how talking, singing, reading, and simply having fun together play a vital role in the growth of your child. Bring your imaginations! 

AGE GROUP: | Young Children (0-5) |

EVENT TYPE: | Story Time | STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) | Crafts, Games, & Play |

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Martin Luther King Branch
Phone: 414-286-3000
Branch manager
Tiffany Thornton
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Today's hours

We're open 10:00AM to 6:00PM

Mon, Apr 06 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Tue, Apr 07 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Apr 08 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Apr 09 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Apr 10 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Apr 11 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Apr 12 Closed
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Thu, Apr 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Children's Area
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Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - 2D Animation with Procreate App
Tue, Apr 14, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
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Get started with digital art on the Procreate App for iPads. Learn about the process of frame-by-frame animation and create your own animated sequences from scratch.
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Tue, Apr 14, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Makerspace
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Chair Yoga - Chair Yoga
Wed, Apr 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room
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Family Play and Learn - Pizza Parlor
Thu, Apr 16, 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room
Join us for imaginative play for families with young children. Grab your apron and get to work at the pizza parlor! Take turns jotting down orders, making pizzas, and serving food to hungry friends.
Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - DIY Zines
Thu, Apr 16, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
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Self publish your own work with Do-It-Yourself Zines. Cut, fold, and design your own projects to showcase your art, poetry, writing, and more! Make a zine about anything and show it off!
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Community Room
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Other - See description for location
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Cancelled
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Children's Area
Story time for children, families, and child care centers.
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Community Room
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Teen Game Lab: Dream It, Build It, Play! - Video Game Animation - Sprites
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Create your own characters and objects for video game art. Bring them to life with simple movement using frame-by-frame animation.
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Study Room 115 and 117
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Open Maker Time
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Makerspace
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Chair Yoga - Chair Yoga
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Community Room
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Study Room 115 and 117
Game, snack, hang. Bring a friend to your local library to decompress after school !
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Children's Area
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Library Story Time - Story Time
Thu, Apr 23, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Story time for children, families, and child care centers.
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Thu, Apr 23, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
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Cancelled
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Children's Area
Story time for children, families, and child care centers.
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Resource Table 1
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Resource Table 1
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Study Room 115 and 117
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Children's Area
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Children's Area
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Children's Area
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Study Room 115 and 117
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