Kids

Magician John O’Bryant will be visiting Fairbanks Branch Library on Thursday, July 30th at 3:00 pm and you don’t want to miss it! 

Get ready for a magical adventure with John O’Bryant’s 2026 Summer Reading Magic Show! This all-new performance is packed with mind-blowing magic, dazzling illusions, and plenty of laugh-out-loud surprises. Come see the impossible happen right before your eyes!

John O’Bryant is a featured family magician at the LOL Comedy Club and a frequent headliner at SeaWorld Adventure Parks.

Pattie Patty is a duck with a big dream: to become a beautiful ballerina. But can a duck with webbed feet really dance ballet?

Through determination, friendship, and believing in herself, Pattie Patty discovers what true grace really means.

Books Alive! brings this heartwarming tale to life with original music, vibrant costumes, and imaginative sets—celebrating literacy, the arts, and never giving up on your dreams.

Join us at High Meadows Branch Library — you don’t want to miss this! ✨🩰🦆

Join us for the 1st Tuesday of the month at 4:45 to create and build with LEGOs!
We will have the option of LEGO challenges or free build during our building session. At the end of our session, you can share and display your creations at the JC Library for the month. 

*This program is for ages 6-12 but siblings are always welcome.

Think like a paleontologist and dig into your creativity! Using dry pasta, you'll engineer your very own dinosaur skeleton, just like the scientists who unearth some of history's most incredible fossils. Come build your dino and bring the past back to life! Two (2) sessions are available, recommended for ages 5-10.

Join us for a FREE 5 week karate class with Team Karate Academy! 

Kids and tweens ages  8 - 13 can register online for the 1:45pm to 2:15pm sessions. Please wear clothing appropriate for athletic activities.

This program is by registration only. Register online by clicking this link. One registration per person, spots are limited. 

Millions of years ago, sticky tree resin oozed down ancient trunks trapping insects in time. In this hands-on program, you'll craft your very own amber inspired slime complete with a creepy-crawly bug preserved inside. Two (2) sessions are available, recommended for ages 7-12.

Millions of years ago, sticky tree resin oozed down ancient trunks trapping insects in time. In this hands-on program, you'll craft your very own amber inspired slime complete with a creepy-crawly bug preserved inside. Two (2) sessions are available, recommended for ages 7-12.

Learn more about the wildlife that comes out at night - more specifically, owls! A ranger will walk kids through an owl pellet dissection where you will learn first-hand the biology behind these magnificent creatures and how they fit into the food web of the forest. Registration is required.

Think like a paleontologist and dig into your creativity! Using dry pasta, you'll engineer your very own dinosaur skeleton, just like the scientists who unearth some of history's most incredible fossils. Come build your dino and bring the past back to life! Two (2) sessions are available, recommended for ages 5-10.

Sunshine Baby Time is an early literacy program for babies up to 18 months and their caregivers. Please join us as we share early literacy tips, stories, songs, and fun! 

In order to ensure the safety of our youngest patrons, this is a ticketed program. Free tickets will be available in the library on the morning of the program. First come, first served.