All American Block Party

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with your library at this free outdoor event!

Activities will take place on the library grounds:

2:30-3:15pm: Family-friendly juggling show

3:00-6:00pm: Petting zoo

3:00-4:00pm: Sea shanty sing-along featuring Ben Traverse

3:30-5:30pm: Glitter tattoos, yard games, and old-fashioned games

4:00-5:15pm: Acoustic Americana music revue featuring Dan Ripke

4:15-6:15pm: Hot dogs and ice cream social (while supplies last)

4:30-6:00pm: DIY Americana crafts (while supplies last)

5:30-7:00pm: Rock ‘n’ Roll through the decades with DJ Bill Heilman

 This event celebrates America’s 250th anniversary at the Howell Carnegie Library. A gift from the Carnegie Corporation of New York partially funds it. Part of the “Carnegie Libraries 250” initiative, these funds honor the 250th anniversary of the United States and libraries’ role as “cradles of democracy.”

We will be sitting on the grass. Feel free to bring a chair or tarp/blanket to sit on, sunscreen, hats, and/or bug spray.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media