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Read, Craft, Play
2026-08-11 14:00:00 2026-08-11 17:00:00 America/Chicago Read, Craft, Play Drop by the children's room to play a game, make a craft, hear about great new books, and meet our new children's librarian, Liz! Bay View Branch - Other - See description for location

Tuesday, August 11
2:00pm - 5:00pm

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Bay View Branch

Other - See description for location

Drop by the children's room to play a game, make a craft, hear about great new books, and meet our new children's librarian, Liz!

AGE GROUP: | Elementary (6-12) |

EVENT TYPE: | Crafts, Games, & Play | Book Club/Discussion |

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Bay View Branch
Phone: 414-286-3048
Branch manager
Becky Manz
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Today's hours

We're open 12:00PM to 8:00PM

Mon, Jul 20 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 21 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 22 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Jul 23 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Jul 24 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jul 25 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 26 Closed
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