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| Hey kids! Hendricks County Parks and Recreation offers a variety of fun and interactive programs throughout the year just for you. Whether we’re walking in Big Walnut Creek looking for fish or making a kite to fly in the prairie, you won’t just be learning about nature, you’ll become part of it! The fun isn't just at McCloud Nature Park, we also take programs to your local library. Look at the schedule below and see what neat stories are coming up. |
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Learn more about our nighttime Indiana residents and how bats are important to our ecosystem. We will also make a bat craft and enjoy a reading of 'Bat Loves the Night' by Nicola Davies.
WEDS, September 1 at 1:30pm: Coatesville Public Library
WEDS, September 1 at 4:00pm: Brownsburg Public Library
THURS, September 2 at 4:00pm: Clayton Public Library
FRI, September 3 at 12:300pm: Plainfield - Guilford Township Public Library
FRI, September 3 at 2:00pm: Avon-Washington Township Public Library
FRI, September 3 at 4:00pm: Danville Public Library |
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Join us for a story about one of Indiana’s more popular and unique butterflies, the Monarch. Learn about the life cycle and migration patterns, which make this one of the more easily recognized and studied species. Come out and enjoy a reading of 'The Butterfly' by Anna Milbourne and Cathy Shimmen and make a butterfly craft that kids can take home.
FRI, October 1 at 12:300pm: Plainfield - Guilford Township Public Library
FRI, October 1 at 2:00pm: Avon-Washington Township Public Library
FRI, October 1 at 4:00pm: Danville Public Library
WEDS, October 6 at 1:30pm:Coatesville Public Library
WEDS, October 6 at 4:00pm: Brownsburg Public Library
THURS, October 7 at 4:00pm: Clayton Public Library |
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Join us and learn about this industrious and well-loved creature, the beaver as we read 'Little Beaver and the Echo' by Amy Macdonald and Sarah Fox-Davis. We will talk about the life cycle and importance of this species to the ecosystem as well as some of the problems that it can cause in developed areas. After the story, children can make a craft to take home.
WEDS, November 3 at 1:30pm:Coatesville Public Library
WEDS, November 3 at 4:00pm: Brownsburg Public Library
THURS, November 4 at 4:00pm: Clayton Public Library
FRI, November 5 at 12:300pm: Plainfield - Guilford Township Public Library
FRI, November 5 at 2:00pm: Avon-Washington Township Public Library
FRI, November 5 at 4:00pm: Danville Public Library |
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This month, we read a great story about the coyote, one of Indiana’s most successful predators. Find out more about the cousin of man’s best friend and how it continues to thrive in amidst habitat destruction and human development. Make a coyote craft and enjoy a reading of 'Coyote Places the Stars' by Harriet Peck Taylor.
WEDS, December 1 at 1:30pm:Coatesville Public Library
WEDS, December 1 at 4:00pm: Brownsburg Public Library
THURS, December 2 at 4:00pm: Clayton Public Library
FRI, December 3 at 12:300pm: Plainfield - Guilford Township Public Library
FRI, December 3 at 2:00pm: Avon-Washington Township Public Library
FRI, December 3 at 4:00pm: Danville Public Library |
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