Shreve Memorial Library invites children and teens to learn more about science, technology, and space during World Space Week Oct. 4-10. An international celebration, World Space Week 2024 celebrates the transformative impact of space technology in the ongoing battle against climate change through a variety of STEAM programs related to space and space exploration. All programs are free and open to the public. Registration may be required.
Children and teens will explore concepts of science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) in a number of interactive STEAM programs, including painting planets workshops, alien hand crafts, DIY moon sand, and science experiments.
Monday, Oct. 7
The Oil City Branch, located at 102 Allen Street, invites children and families to learn more about space with puzzles and worksheets at 12:30 p.m., and at 3 p.m.
The Cedar Grove-Line Avenue Branch, located at 8303 Line Avenue, will encourage children to explore the stars through a variety of science experiments and crafts.
The David Raines Branch, located at 2855 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, will help children explore space by creating DIY moon sand at 4 p.m.
The Hosston Branch, located at 15478 U.S. Highway 71, will help children create galaxy snow globes.
Wednesday, Oct. 9
The Broadmoor Branch, located at 1212 Captain Shreve Drive, will host a special Homeschool Explorers program in which homeschool students will design and describe planets using foam ball and other materials. The program will begin at 2 p.m., and registration is required.
The Means Branch, located at 7016 E. Magnolia Lane in Ida, will host an alien handcraft workshop at 4 p.m.
The Rodessa Branch, located at 10093 Main Street in Rodessa, will host a rocket ship craft for children at 4 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 10
The North Caddo Branch, located at 615 N. Pine Street in Vivian, will help children use their imaginations to paint their own planets at 4 p.m.
The Atkins Branch, located at 3704 Greenwood Road, will teach children how space technology can help with climate change at 4 p.m.
Teens can also participate in hands-on World Space Week STEAM workshops.
Monday, Oct. 7
The Atkins Branch will help teens will create solar system beaded necklaces at 4 p.m.
The West Shreveport Branch, located at 4380 Pines Road, will take teens on a journey through the cosmos with space art and storytelling at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 8
The North Shreveport Branch, located at 4844 North Market Street, will help teens create paper cup flying rockets at 4:30 p.m.
The Belcher-Wyche Branch, located at 409 Charles Street in Belcher, will help teens build glitter galaxy jars at 4:30 p.m.
The Hollywood/Union Avenue Branch, located at 2105 Hollywood Avenue, will help teens with a constellations themed project at 4:30 p.m.
The North Caddo Branch will help teens make galaxy pastel chalk drawings at 4:30 p.m.
The Broadmoor Branch will help teens make stomp rockets at 4:30 p.m.
The Cedar Grove-Line Avenue Branch will help teens make galaxy slime at 4:30 p.m.
Additional teen STEAM programs include an interactive edible/nonedible satellite workshop at the David Raines Branch on
Wednesday, Oct. 9
the David Raines Branch will hold an interactive edible/non-edible satellite workshop at 5 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 11
The Hosston Branch will hold a constellation painting workshop at 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 12
The Mooretown Branch, located at 4360 Hollywood Avenue, will hold a galaxy and constellation art workshop at 10:30 a.m.
Drop-in Programs:
The Rodessa Branch will also host a drop-in scavenger hunt.
The Wallette Branch, located at 363 Hearne Avenue, will hold a constellation word search activity available for children and teens throughout World Space Week.
The Blanchard Branch, located at 344 Alexander Street in Blanchard, will host a drop-in pipe cleaner constellation craft for children and teens.
Special World Space Week story time programs will also be held throughout the week at several Shreve Memorial Library branches. Children and their caregivers are invited to blast off into reading and learn about space at interactive story time programs featuring stories, games, songs, and crafts. Story time programs are scheduled as follows:
Tuesday, Oct. 8
· 10:30 a.m. at North Shreveport Branch
· 4 p.m. at Mooretown Branch
· 4:45 p.m. at the West Shreveport Branch
Wednesday, Oct. 9
· 10 a.m. at Broadmoor, Hamilton/South Caddo, Hollywood/Union Avenue, and Wallette Branches
· 10:30 a.m. at Cedar Grove-Line Avenue Branch
Thursday, Oct. 10
· 4 p.m. at the Belcher-Wyche Branch
For more information on World Space Week, visit worldspaceweek.org.