Nintendo’s Mario, Legos, a musical celebrating autistic kids, and more in Fall River during school vacation week

It’s school vacation week and the Fall River Library has a full slate of programs for kids of all ages—and adults, too! Here’s what’s going on at the library this week.

Take-home Children’s Craft: This week’s take-home craft is a floating beaver craft. Kids will have a blast assembling this cute animal craft that doubles as a bath toy—it really floats! Pick one up in the Children’s Room all week or while supplies last.

Blackout Poetry: Stop by the library anytime this month to create your own blackout poem for National Poetry Month. Blackout Poetry takes an existing text and blacks out words with a marker to create a poem from the words that are left. We invite adults, teens, and tweens to create unique poems, post them on Instagram using the hashtag #FRPLblackoutpoetry, and tag #fallriverpubliclibrary.

Preschool Storytime: Tuesday, April 18 at 11 am: children and families are invited to join for stories, activities, and a craft.

I am Autistic, I am Fantastic: the Musical: Tuesday, April 18 at 12 pm for a lively performance celebrating the creativity of kids on the autism spectrum. Sponsored by a grant from the Fall River Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Middle Grade Book Club: Tuesday, April 18 at 5 pm. Kids ages 8-12 are invited to join discussion of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: the Lightning Thief.

Meet MARIO! Mario from the beloved Nintendo series of games will visit the library for one day only on Wednesday, April 19 at 11 am! Don’t miss this very special appearance of a video game icon. Mario will greet fans and pose for pictures for one hour only.

Books & Tea Club: Monthly book discussion group meets Wednesday, April 19 from 2-3:30 pm. All are invited for light refreshments and to talk about their favorite books.

Teen Magic the Gathering Club: Wednesday, April 19 from 5-7 pm. Weekly meetup for teens 12-18.

Family LEGO Night SUPER CHALLENGE: Wednesday, April 19 at 6 pm. The SUPER challenge this night will be to construct the tallest tower using LEGOS! Whoever has the tallest tower standing by the end of the hour session wins. Prizes will be awarded in the categories of the tallest, best designed, and best constructed! Registration is required for this event as space is limited. Teams can sign up in the Children’s Room beginning Monday, April 10th or by calling 508-324-2700, ext. 4.

The Magic of Professor Tony Baloney: Thursday, April 20 at 11 am for a fun-filled array of magical illusions the whole family can enjoy!

BEAM Interactive Games for kids age 4 and up, on Thursday, April 13 at 4 pm.

Fantasy & Sci-Fi Book Club: Monthly book group meets Thursday, April 19 at 6 pm. This month’s book for discussion is The Forever War by Joe Haldeman.

Storybook Bingo! Friday, April 21 at 11 am for a fun-filled game of Bingo with a storybook character twist.

Meet the Author: Jacob Kramer and Noodlephant, Saturday, April 22 at 11 am. Massachusetts author Jacob Kramer will read and talk about his hilarious new children’s picture book Noodlephant.

Please note that the library is closed on Monday for Patriots’ Day. The library online catalog (SAILS) will be unavailable Monday morning until 11 am for a system upgrade. For the rest of the week, the catalog and other online services will be available, but patrons will not receive electronic notices about holds or overdues. If you have any questions, call the library at 508-324-2700, ext. 2.