Pima County Public Library

Enjoy Megamania at PCC Downtown

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From the Pima County public library website, for a fun MegaMania event on July 12 at PCC Downtown, 1255 N. Stone  Ave. , 2 to 6 p.m.  Here’s the extensive schedule below (and there’s also a pdf version of the schedule to download & print from their website).

Happening All Afternoon

  • Cosplay—Show off your costume or make your own. Then take your picture at the drawing wall!! Library
  • Video gaming—Open play with Injustice, Super Smash Brothers, and other favorites!! Amethyst Room
  • Tabletop gaming—Open play with classics and new favorites, hosted by Pulp Gamer. Amethyst Room
  • DC vs. Marvel giant chess—Avengers assemble! Justice League unite! Play giant chess as your favorite superhero team. Amethyst Room
  • Go on an origami safari and learn to fold your own menagerie. How many can you make? Galleria (CC building, second floor)
  • Make your own tiny ninja with the Fun Ninja Cool Craft. Galleria (CC building, second floor)
  • Learn Japanese martial arts with A-Long Kung Fu. Amethyst Room West Patio (outside)
  • Go home with sugoi J-Pop giveaways from Freegal. Atrium
  • Anime viewing—Kick back and watch some old favorites or discover new ones with R-Galaxy! Library Learning Studio (LB 153)
  • Giant Angry Birds—Shoot life-sized irate fowl at porcine piglets. Amethyst Room South Patio (outside)
  • Blast your creativity into the future with Scratch animation software! Drop in for a ninja-quick demo and leave with samurai-level skills! Learning Studio (CC 215, second floor)
  • Kids! Deck out your superhero secret identity and make your own masks and capes!! Library

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New Youth Design Team at Pima County Public Library

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Just learned about a terrific new youth media center project designed by a Youth Design Team  at the Pima County Public Library’s Joel D. Valdez main library downtown (101 N. Stone Ave.). Their vision:

“Our vision is a thriving youth community where all youth are passionate, empowered, connected, and use their voice to create a better world.”

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A $100,000 planning grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Services and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation made this project a reality – “to work with youth to design a community learning lab for Tucson’s youth to dream, learn, take action and fulfill their potential”.

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