Imagination Celebration
Celebrate children's creativity and imagination with exciting programs throughout the month of April.
Imagination Celebration is a month-long celebration for children 0-5 and their families. Each year we select a book that encourages imagination, inspires creativity, and strengthens diversity and equity.
Join us beginning March 29, 2025 and throughout the month of April for fun and exciting Imagination Celebration programs across Baltimore at Pratt locations.
2025 Book Selection
This year's book is Your House is Not Just a House, by Idris Goodwin and Lorraine Nam, which focuses on the themes of home, creativity, and imagination.
Borrow the BookImagination Kits
Explore and create with the crafts in your Imagination Kit based on the book Your House is Not Just a House, by Idris Goodwin and Lorraine Nam. Imagination Celebration Kits are filled with activities and crafts for preschoolers that encourage creativity and imagination. For ages 3–5 with adult supervision. Kits are available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning March 29. Supplies are limited and will go quickly, so act fast and check with your local library for details.
Imagination Celebration Free Family Festival
Are you ready for a family-friendly, fun-filled day complete with stories, songs, dance, and lots of creativity? Join us on Saturday, March 29 from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Central Library for our Imagination Celebration free family festival and meet Idris Goodwin and Lorraine Nam, author and illustrator of our featured title, Your House is Not Just a House!
Upcoming Events
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Join us for a morning of storytelling and play at the library! We’ll kick off with a reading of Your House is…April 2, 12 PM -
As part of our annual Imagination Celebration, join us for a storytime featuring this year's book, Your House is Not…April 3, 10:30 AM -
Create captivating hand-illustrated scrolls with this old-fashioned storytelling device. A fun, creative adventure for young…April 3, 3:30 PM -
Join us for an Imagination Celebration inspired Crafternoon. We'll be decorating our own cardboard tube binoculars. Then…April 7, 4 PM
Community Support
The Imagination Celebration is made possible by the Aegon Transamerica Foundation
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