Fondulac District Library announces Star Wars Day, which celebrates reading and the stories of one of the most popular sagas of all time. The all-ages event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Fondulac District Library in East Peoria, Illinois.
Free activities and programs for all ages will run throughout the day and include Jedi training, crafts, a Star Wars Science Station, games, Star Wars Bingo, prize drawings, and much more. Special guests from the 501st Legion, the Rebel Legion, and the Mandalorian Mercs costume clubs will be in attendance and available for photographs. Additionally, members of the East Peoria Robo Raiders, a local First Tech Challenge (FTC) team, will participate in a presentation and demonstration of the real-life “droids” they design, build, and take to competition. The library also offers Star Wars-related books and movies on display and available for check out to library cardholders.
For more information about this special event, visit www.fondulaclibrary.org or call (309) 699-3917.
Special Activities
10:30 Star Wars Bingo
11:00 Costume Parade
11:30 Jedi Training (both Jedi training sessions are the same)
12:30 Jedi Training
2:00 Real-Life Droids: East Peoria Robo-Raiders
Ongoing Activities
I Spy with My Jedi Eye: Starting at the Children’s Information Desk
Craft Cantina: Children’s Department: Story and Craft Room – Paper plate BB8 and paper Darth Vader.
Star Wars Puppet Theater: Children’s Department
Photo Booth: Children’s Department
X-wing Miniature Game: Library Lobby
Video Arcades: Second Floor (Teen Space)
Tattooine Tattoo Parlor: Second Floor
Perler for Padawans: Second Floor
Boba Fett’s Badge Factory: Second Floor
Force Fair: Atrium – Star Wars Bowling, Light Side vs. Dark Side Tic Tac Toe, and Blast-a-Trooper.
Star Wars Science Station: Atrium
Makers Space: Atrium – Take a closer look at R2D2, a battle droid, and a jawa.
Admiral Ackbar’s Snack Bar: Treats for sale from the Friends of the Library
Niima Outpost: Homemade Star Wars crafts for sale from the Friends of the Library