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STEM - Science | Save the Sea Turtles
2026-11-12 16:00:00 2026-11-12 17:00:00 America/New_York STEM - Science | Save the Sea Turtles Come to the library and learn all about sea turtles, and even get to make your own! Buford-Sugar Hill Branch -

Thursday, November 12
4:00pm - 5:00pm

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Come to the library and learn all about sea turtles, and even get to make your own!

Join us, learn about sea turtles, their life cycle and the impact of plastic trash then make our own turtles to take home.

AGE GROUP: | Ages 6-11 |

EVENT TYPE: | STEM - Science | Environment |

Buford-Sugar Hill Branch
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