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LEGO® Education Spike™ Essentials: Great Adventures
2026-01-25 16:00:00 2026-01-25 17:00:00 America/New_York LEGO® Education Spike™ Essentials: Great Adventures Build and program machines with LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essentials. Go on a Great Adventure as we explore STEAM concepts and creative problem solving. Recommended for ages 6-12. Registration required. Alafaya Branch - Alafaya - Computer Lab

Sunday, January 25
4:00pm - 5:00pm

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Alafaya Branch

Alafaya - Computer Lab

Build and program machines with LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essentials. Go on a Great Adventure as we explore STEAM concepts and creative problem solving. Recommended for ages 6-12. Registration required.

    Students will:

    • Follow instructions to build project
    • Program the components
    • Bugfix, change, and improve the program

    Required Skills: 1st Grade Reading and Writing Level, Keyboard and Mouse Proficiency

    *For the safety and comfort of children, a responsible adult or caregiver must accompany children 10 years of age or younger while they are using the Library. If there is available space, you are welcome to join your child in class. If not, or you would rather not join class, you must wait within view of classroom door.

    AGE GROUP: | Kids |

    EVENT TYPE: | Science & Math | Games & Activities | Coding & Robotics | Basic Tech Skills |

    TAGS: | whizkids | lego | bb-childrens-tech-classes |

    Alafaya Branch
    Phone: 407-835-7323
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    About the branch

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    Alafaya Branch has a long history of providing library services to the East Orange County community. The branch originally opened in 1965 as the Azalea Park branch, situated on Lake Barton Road. From the 1970s through the 1990s the branch provided library services from shopping center locations. Ground was broken in January 1999 for a new branch, designed to be the prototype branch for future Orange County Library System branches. Opened on February 1, 2000, Alafaya Branch was funded by a Florida Library Construction Grant.

    Upcoming events

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    Alafaya - Computer Lab
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    Alafaya - Computer Lab
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    Wed, Oct 07, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
    Alafaya - Meeting Room 1
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    Adobe Photoshop - Black & White Effects
    Wed, Oct 07, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
    Alafaya - Computer Lab
    Make photos pop with black and white effects. Learn multiple ways to convert photos to black and white, apply adjustment layers and create enhancing effects.
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    Thu, Oct 08, 11:00am - 11:45am
    Alafaya - Meeting Room 1
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    Open Lab - Ask A Tech for Seniors
    Thu, Oct 08, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
    Alafaya - Computer Lab
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    Alafaya - Meeting Room 1
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    Thu, Oct 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
    Alafaya - Computer Lab
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    Social Worker @ the Library
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    Preschool Tales - Presented by OCLS’ Professional Storytelling Troupe
    Fri, Oct 09, 10:15am - 10:40am
    Alafaya - Meeting Room 1
    Through picture books, songs, and stories, preschoolers (ages 3–5) build early literacy skills and prepare for reading and writing by talking, singing, reading, and playing.
    Toddler Tales - Presented by OCLS’ Professional Storytelling Troupe
    Fri, Oct 09, 10:45am - 11:10am
    Alafaya - Meeting Room 1
    Through movement, storytelling, and songs, toddlers (ages 18–36 months) build early literacy, listening, and verbal skills while developing motor coordination and discovering the joy of books.
    Baby Tales - Presented by OCLS’ Professional Storytelling Troupe
    Fri, Oct 09, 11:15am - 11:40am
    Alafaya - Meeting Room 1
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    Fri, Oct 09, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
    Grab your viewers' attention by creating eye-catching posts, videos, and more. Utilize Canva's powerful social media templates for any situation.
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    Build Robots using Cubelets
    Fri, Oct 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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    Oil Pastel Monsters
    Fri, Oct 09, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
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    Family Fun: Chalk Art
    Sat, Oct 10, 10:15am - 11:15am
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    Design Characters using Tynker
    Sat, Oct 10, 11:00am - 12:00pm
    Alafaya - Computer Lab
    Design characters, items, blocks and mobs for Minecraft using Tynker. Recommended for ages 6-12. Registration required.
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    Build LEGO® Video Games
    Sat, Oct 10, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
    Alafaya - Computer Lab
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    Sun, Oct 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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    Social Worker @ the Library - By Appointment Only
    Mon, Oct 12, 10:00am - 5:00pm
    Our social worker is on-site to meet with library customers and assist with social and government services by appointment only. To make an appointment visit ocls.org/socialworker.
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    LEGO® Education Spike™ Prime: Science & Engineering
    Mon, Oct 12, 11:00am - 12:00pm
    Build and program machines with LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime. Apply STEAM concepts and the engineering design process with hands-on learning. Recommended for ages 6-12. Registration required.
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    Build Robots using Cubelets
    Mon, Oct 12, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
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    Tue, Oct 13, 11:00am - 12:00pm
    Alafaya - Computer Lab
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    Tue, Oct 13, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
    Alafaya - Computer Lab
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    Creating Dungeons & Dragons Characters with D&D Beyond
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