The fourth Saturday of every month, the Brandon Public Library is thrilled to offer SCIENCE SATURDAYS: hands-on science programming for children ages 5 - 8. Facilitated by Brandon University's Let's Talk Science team, Science Saturdays are entirely free, entirely hands-on, and entirely fun. Ages 5-8 will meet from 10:15 to 11:00 in the Library Program Room. Registration is required. For more information or to register, please visit the Children's Services Desk, or phone 204-727-6648. January 27 - Chemistry: What are particles? Chemicals? Compounds? Learn this and more. Assemble molecules, and explode plastic bags! February 24 - DNA: Use marshmallows to model DNA, the building blocks of life. Learn how DNA programs us to look the way we do. March 24 - Physics: How do unseen forces like gravity work? Explore the mysteries of physics with super powerful magnets. April 28 - Astronomy: Planets, stars, asteroids...Follow a scavenger hunt around the library to learn about the scale of the solar system. May 26 - Geology: Rocks, minerals, metals...what is the Earth made of, and how did it get this way? Volcanoes, earthquakes, and fossils are only part of the story.

Reach for the Stars . . . Follow Your Dreams!

Summer Reading Fun for Children and Teens of all ages. Read what you want . . . where you want. Sign up once and check back when you have completed some reading. Earn prizes and enter draws.