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Discovery Time

2025-05-22 10:30:00 2025-05-22 11:15:00 America/Chicago Discovery Time Meet other parents and children, read to your child and get ideas for activities you can do at home to develop learning skills. Ages 5 and younger with parent. Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

Thursday, May 22
10:30am - 11:15am

Add to Calendar 2025-05-22 10:30:00 2025-05-22 11:15:00 America/Chicago Discovery Time Meet other parents and children, read to your child and get ideas for activities you can do at home to develop learning skills. Ages 5 and younger with parent. Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

Columbia Public Library

Children's Program Room

Meet other parents and children, read to your child and get ideas for activities you can do at home to develop learning skills. Ages 5 and younger with parent.

Meet other parents and children, read to your child and get ideas for activities you can do at home to develop learning skills.

Ages 5 and younger with parent. (See all upcoming sessions.)

AGE GROUP: | Toddlers | Preschoolers | Babies |

EVENT TYPE: | Parenting |

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Columbia Public Library
Phone: (573) 443-3161
Fax: (573) 443-3281
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We're closed Friday July 04
Mon, Jun 30 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 01 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 02 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 03 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jul 04 Closed
Sat, Jul 05 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 06 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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