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Time Travelers: Portrait Edition

a "Spark! Places of Innovation" Program

2025-05-31 14:00:00 2025-05-31 15:00:00 America/New_York Time Travelers: Portrait Edition La Plata Branch -

Saturday, May 31
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-31 14:00:00 2025-05-31 15:00:00 America/New_York Time Travelers: Portrait Edition Come join in intergenerational art and conversation between seniors and schoolchildren! You can talk about what you have in common, what's different, and get your portrait drawn! La Plata Branch -

Come join in intergenerational art and conversation between seniors and schoolchildren! You can talk about what you have in common, what's different, and get your portrait drawn!

Have you ever wondered how childhood today compares to childhood decades ago? Join us for Time Travelers: Portrait Edition, a heartwarming and creative intergenerational program where children and seniors come together to connect, share stories, and make art.

Each participating child (ages 6–11) will be paired with a senior (ages 65+) for a relaxed conversation session guided by thoughtful discussion prompts. While they talk and learn about each other’s experiences, each partner will draw a portrait of the other—capturing both a likeness and a moment of connection.

At the end of the program, participants will have the option to exchange portraits with their partner as a keepsake or contribute their artwork to a special display in the library, celebrating the power of storytelling, empathy, and creativity across generations.

This program is a unique opportunity to bridge age gaps, inspire meaningful conversations, and create lasting memories—one portrait at a time.


Exhibit Dates and Hours

Dates:
May 17 – June 29, 2025
Hours:
Monday – Thursday: 10 AM - 6 PM
Fridays: 10 AM - 1:30 PM
Saturdays: 10 AM – 2 PM
Sundays: Closed

Closed the following dates 5/24 (Saturday); 5/26 (Memorial Day); 6/19 (Juneteenth)

Spark! Places of Innovation, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS) program, dives into innovation and invention happening in rural America. In small towns across America, people are creating new products, taking risks, meeting challenges together, and seizing upon exciting opportunities that change local life and sometimes reach far beyond.

Spark! features stories from over 30 rural communities across the nation that reveal the dynamic relationship between place and creativity. Technical, social, cultural, artistic, or a combination of all of these—every innovation is as unique as each community.

Spark! Places of Innovation is part of MoMS, a unique collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, state humanities councils across the nation, and local host organizations. To learn more, visit www.museumonmainstreet.org.
Explore the ingenuity and tenacity of rural Americans in Spark! Places of Innovation.

Learn More about the Spark! Places of Innovation Series

AGE GROUP: | Tweens | Children | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Community Engagement | Arts & Crafts |

TAGS: | SPARK! |

Charles County Public Library events are accessible for all. If you have an accessibility request, please contact programs@ccplonline.org three business days prior to the event.

La Plata Branch

Phone: 301-934-9001

Hours
We're closed Thursday June 19 due to CLOSED: JUNETEENTH
Mon, Jun 16 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jun 17 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jun 18 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jun 19 Closed
(CLOSED: JUNETEENTH)
Fri, Jun 20 1:00PM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jun 21 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jun 22 Closed

About the library

Upcoming events

Fri, Jun 20, All day
Celebrate Pride Month with creativity and self-expression at the La Plata Branch this June!

Fri, Jun 20, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Join us for our monthly needlework and fiber arts club! Work on your projects and socialize with your fellow crafty community members.

Sat, Jun 21, All day
Celebrate Pride Month with creativity and self-expression at the La Plata Branch this June!

Mon, Jun 23, All day
Celebrate Pride Month with creativity and self-expression at the La Plata Branch this June!

Mon, Jun 23, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
"Blindly" choose a book and then get a little crafty!

Tue, Jun 24, All day
Celebrate Pride Month with creativity and self-expression at the La Plata Branch this June!

Tue, Jun 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Join us for a special story time all about land stewardship with the Accokeek Foundation!

Tue, Jun 24, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Come make traditional Korean mulberry paper flowers with the Korean American Cultural Arts Foundation!
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Wed, Jun 25, All day
Celebrate Pride Month with creativity and self-expression at the La Plata Branch this June!

Wed, Jun 25, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Join us for a fun, hands-on workshop where tweens and teens will transform old paper into beautiful, one-of-a-kind creations!

Wed, Jun 25, 5:30pm - 5:50pm
Join us for a story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers!

Wed, Jun 25, 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Join us for Evening Story Time and share the fun of reading with your children!

Thu, Jun 26, All day
Celebrate Pride Month with creativity and self-expression at the La Plata Branch this June!

Thu, Jun 26, 9:00am - 9:20am
Join us for a story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers!

Thu, Jun 26, 9:30am - 9:50am
Join us for a story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers!

Thu, Jun 26, 10:00am - 10:45am
Join us for Morning Story Time and share the fun of reading with your children!

Thu, Jun 26, 11:00am - 11:45am
Join us for Morning Story Time and share the fun of reading with your children!

Fri, Jun 27, All day
Celebrate Pride Month with creativity and self-expression at the La Plata Branch this June!

Sat, Jun 28, All day
Celebrate Pride Month with creativity and self-expression at the La Plata Branch this June!

Mon, Jun 30, All day
Celebrate Pride Month with creativity and self-expression at the La Plata Branch this June!

Wed, Jul 02, 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Baby Music and Movement is a fun, dynamic program for babies and toddlers to sing, dance, and develop gross motor skills with their caregivers!

Wed, Jul 02, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Pre-K Music and Movement is a fun, dynamic program for children to sing, dance, and develop gross motor skills with their caregivers!

Thu, Jul 03, 9:00am - 9:20am
Join us for a story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers!

Thu, Jul 03, 9:30am - 9:50am
Join us for a story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers!

Thu, Jul 03, 10:00am - 10:45am
Join us for Morning Story Time and share the fun of reading with your children!

Thu, Jul 03, 11:00am - 11:45am
Join us for Morning Story Time and share the fun of reading with your children!

Thu, Jul 03, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Come see gravity-defying thrills and learn about science!

Mon, Jul 07, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Let's celebrate summer with AMAZING sidewalk art! Come and add your creative pizzazz to our library sidewalks!

Tue, Jul 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Join us for our monthly Sensory Social where we will explore various activities specially cultivated for sensory seeking youth.

Thu, Jul 10, 9:00am - 9:20am
Join us for a story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers!

Thu, Jul 10, 9:30am - 9:50am
Join us for a story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers!

Thu, Jul 10, 10:00am - 10:45am
Join us for Morning Story Time and share the fun of reading with your children!

Thu, Jul 10, 11:00am - 11:45am
Join us for Morning Story Time and share the fun of reading with your children!

Thu, Jul 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Join us for a bilingual song and music extravaganza!

Thu, Jul 10, 6:30pm - 7:45pm
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Fri, Jul 11, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Wheel it up, selecta! Feel the sound of the underground with a DJ set curated by CCPL's resident producer, kiitzuna.

Thu, Jul 17, 9:00am - 9:20am
Join us for a story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers!

Thu, Jul 17, 9:30am - 9:50am
Join us for a story time experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers!

Thu, Jul 17, 10:00am - 10:45am
Join us for Morning Story Time and share the fun of reading with your children!

Thu, Jul 17, 11:00am - 11:45am
Join us for Morning Story Time and share the fun of reading with your children!

Fri, Jul 18, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Join us for our monthly needlework and fiber arts club! Work on your projects and socialize with your fellow crafty community members.

Sat, Jul 19, 10:00am - 11:00am
Join us and Christopher Stewart, author of the "Becoming Ari" series, for an in-person visit at the La Plata branch!