Artful Mechanisms with Playful Engineers (Valente)

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  • Cambridge Public Library
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    Join us to celebrate Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story, which tells the story of a rover's journey to Mars and the challenges it faces there.

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    Cost

    This Event is free!

    Location

    • In-person only.

    Valente Branch Library

    826 Cambridge Street
    Cambridge, MA 02141
    United States

    Neighborhood
  • Wellington Harrington

    Dates and Times

    Saturday, April 11 3PM – 4PM

    Additional information

    We will celebrate by building some artful mechanisms with Playful Engineers! Use simple machines to create mechanical automata and solve problems similar to those faced by rovers on Mars - using materials you could find around your own home. Registration is required.

     

    This event is part of a special series promoting our 2026 Curious George Lecture (CGL) with Jasmine Warga, award-winning author of A Rover's Story, Other Words for Home, and many other popular children's books. Save the Date: the Lecture will take place on Wednesday, April 15, 6 p.m. at the Main Library. 

    Funding is generously provided by the Cambridge Public Library Foundation.

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