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Literacy | Holiday Toy Story!

2026-12-10 17:00:00 2026-12-10 18:00:00 America/New_York Literacy | Holiday Toy Story! Design a new toy, storyboard a scene, and pitch your custom "Toy Story" creation. Norcross Branch - Norcross Meeting Room

Thursday, December 10
5:00pm - 6:00pm

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Norcross Branch

Norcross Meeting Room

Design a new toy, storyboard a scene, and pitch your custom "Toy Story" creation.

Design a “Toy Story” movie character toy, write its backstory, and storyboard a stop-motion scene using GCPL resources, eBooks, and databases.

AGE GROUP: | Ages 12 - 15 |

EVENT TYPE: | Literacy |

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