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Summer Reading | Unearthing the Story of Pompeii
2026-07-21 14:00:00 2026-07-21 15:00:00 America/New_York Summer Reading | Unearthing the Story of Pompeii Learn the history of the Mount Vesuvius eruption that buried Pompeii, and the archeological efforts to unearth it. Build your own Pompeii village out of LEGOs and bury it with a volcano eruption of your own making! Mountain Park Branch -

Tuesday, July 21
2:00pm - 3:00pm

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Learn the history of the Mount Vesuvius eruption that buried Pompeii, and the archeological efforts to unearth it. Build your own Pompeii village out of LEGOs and bury it with a volcano eruption of your own making!

Learn the history of the Mount Vesuvius eruption that buried Pompeii, and the archeological efforts to unearth it. Discover the latest findings from archeologists about the eruption. Build your own Pompeii village out of legos and bury it with a volcano eruption of your own making!

AGE GROUP: | Ages 12 - 15 |

EVENT TYPE: | Summer Reading |

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