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A child reading a poem

Mad Libs Poetry
2025-03-10 16:30:00 2025-03-10 17:00:00 America/New_York Mad Libs Poetry Play games to create silly poems! Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Monday, March 10
4:30pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-03-10 16:30:00 2025-03-10 17:00:00 America/New_York Mad Libs Poetry Play games to create silly poems! Union West Regional Library - Meeting Room

Play games to create silly poems!

Be a poet (and know it!) as you fill in the blanks to create silly poems based on the classic word game. Grades 1 - 5.

AGE GROUP: | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | General Interest |

TAGS: | Grades 1-5 |

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