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Summer at the Library: How Color Came to the World!

Shadow Puppet Show
2025-07-25 15:00:00 2025-07-25 16:00:00 America/New_York Summer at the Library: How Color Came to the World! Lights! Color! Action! Storyteller and puppeteer Katie Adams performs Hispanic stories with a dash of Spanish words, a splash of colorful shadow puppets, and audience participation. Newberry Branch - Meeting Room

Friday, July 25
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-25 15:00:00 2025-07-25 16:00:00 America/New_York Summer at the Library: How Color Came to the World! Lights! Color! Action! Storyteller and puppeteer Katie Adams performs Hispanic stories with a dash of Spanish words, a splash of colorful shadow puppets, and audience participation. Newberry Branch - Meeting Room

Newberry Branch

Meeting Room

Lights! Color! Action! Storyteller and puppeteer Katie Adams performs Hispanic stories with a dash of Spanish words, a splash of colorful shadow puppets, and audience participation.

Stories include How Color came to the World, an Aztec myth about the origin of the rainbow, The Proud Cuckoo Bird, a Mayan tale from Mexico, Mariposa Martinez, a favorite tale from Cuba about a butterfly, and Medio Pollito, a folktale from Spain that has traveled all over Latin America.

Woman holding up shadow puppets

AGE GROUP: | Elementary (6-11 years) |

EVENT TYPE: | Summer Reading Program | Story Time | Language Learning |

TAGS: | #summerathelibrary | #Storytelling | #Latinx | #Folklore |

Newberry Branch
Phone: 352-472-1135
Branch manager
Marlin Day
Hours
We're closed Friday July 04 due to Independence Day Holiday
Mon, Jun 30 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Jul 01 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Wed, Jul 02 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Jul 03 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Jul 04 Closed
(Independence Day Holiday)
Sat, Jul 05 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 06 12:00PM to 5:00PM
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The Newberry Branch Library provides access to resources and services in the City of Newberry and surrounding areas.

Upcoming events

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Tue, Jul 01, 11:00am - 11:30am
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Drawing Club
Wed, Jul 02, 3:15pm - 4:00pm
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Story Time
Thu, Jul 03, 11:00am - 11:30am
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Bring toddlers and preschoolers every Thursday to hear stories, sing songs, learn rhymes, and have fun.
BOTB Meeting - BOTB Meeting
Thu, Jul 03, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Fri, Jul 04, All day
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Sat, Jul 05, 11:00am - 11:30am
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Music and Movement
Tue, Jul 08, 11:00am - 11:30am
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Tue, Jul 08, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
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Wed, Jul 09, 10:30am - 2:00pm
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Explore the World of Trees
Wed, Jul 09, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Story Time
Thu, Jul 10, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room
Bring toddlers and preschoolers every Thursday to hear stories, sing songs, learn rhymes, and have fun.
BOTB Meeting - BOTB Meeting
Thu, Jul 10, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Fri, Jul 11, 3:00pm - 3:30pm
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Music and Movement
Sat, Jul 12, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room
Get ready for a musical extravaganza! Kids can sing and dance while learning early language skills.
Music and Movement
Tue, Jul 15, 11:00am - 11:30am
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