Sat, Jun 01
|Shawnee Public Library
BugFest
Presented by Shawnee Public Library
When + Where
Jun 01, 2024, 11:00 AM
Shawnee Public Library , 101 N Philadelphia Ave, Shawnee, OK 74801, USA
About the event
Join the fun by attending Shawnee Public Library's first annual BugFest. The festival will include an Insect Adventure, where a knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and entertaining professional entomologist will walk you through your arthropod exploration (and handling) of 30 species of living arthropods. Help! The Bugs Are Eating My Garden! will feature OSU Extension gardening expert who will discuss if insects are friends, foes, or phobias. In celebration of the 10th anniversary of their butterfly garden, staff members from the OSU Extension team will demonstrate how to plant a butterfly garden at your home. There will also be 3D printing activities in the library's New Maker Lab, a "Buggy" Story Time, learning experience centers an art project, fun crafts, and more. The event will be on Saturday, June 1st, beginning at 11:00am, at the Shawnee Public Library and is for all ages.