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LEGO® Education Spike™ Essentials: Amusement Parks

Summer at Your Library
2026-07-21 14:00:00 2026-07-21 15:30:00 America/New_York LEGO® Education Spike™ Essentials: Amusement Parks Engineer an amusement park with LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essentials. Recommended for ages 6-12. Registration required. Hiawassee Branch - Hiawassee - Craft Studio

Tuesday, July 21
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-07-21 14:00:00 2026-07-21 15:30:00 America/New_York LEGO® Education Spike™ Essentials: Amusement Parks Engineer an amusement park with LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essentials. Recommended for ages 6-12. Registration required. Hiawassee Branch - Hiawassee - Craft Studio

Hiawassee Branch

Hiawassee - Craft Studio

Engineer an amusement park with LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essentials. Recommended for ages 6-12. Registration required.

    Students will:

    • Follow instructions to build rides   
    • Program the components to bring the rides to life  
    • Test and improve the rides 

    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 | summer-kids | lego | bb-childrens-tech-classes |

    Hiawassee Branch
    Phone: 407-835/7323
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    Tue, Jul 14 10:00AM to 7:00PM
    Wed, Jul 15 10:00AM to 7:00PM
    Thu, Jul 16 10:00AM to 7:00PM
    Fri, Jul 17 10:00AM to 6:00PM
    Sat, Jul 18 10:00AM to 6:00PM
    Sun, Jul 19 Closed
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    About the branch

    LYNX Bus Link 37 Pine Hills / Florida Mall

    Hiawassee Branch began as a bookmobile station in 1962 and was first known as the Pine Hills Library. In later moves the branch became the West Colonial branch and in March 2000, Hiawassee. In early 2010, the Hiawassee Branch moved to a new home near the corner of Hiawassee Road and West Colonial Drive in the Highland Lakes shopping plaza.

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    Tue, Jul 21, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
    Hiawassee - Craft Studio
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