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How to make a reservation | Experience Options | Helping the Day Go Smoothly | Group Visit Policies | FAQ
ImaginOn is a great place for kids and teens to visit any time of year. By submitting a group visit request, you can help the young people in your group have a focused and meaningful experience in our facility.
All of the library group visit options for the current school year are listed below. Please read the descriptions and select the experience that best aligns with the goals of your visit. Kids Visit experiences are for ages 11 and under. Teen Venture experiences are for ages 12 to 18.
Due to staffing and space constraints, we can only accommodate a limited number of groups during the same time slot. We ask that you provide alternate dates/times with your request. All requests must be submitted at least one week in advance of your desired visit date.
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Preschool and Elementary School Events |
| Experience Description |
Group Size |
Availability |
Request Fieldtrip |
Kids Visit: Summer Group Visit :
Groups participate in a rotation of engaging library programming or can participate in self-directed literacy-related activities within ImaginOn. These self directed activities may include: scavenger hunts, board games, creative play, and more. Group leaders may borrow Group Activity Kits to use during the visit. Kit topics include word games, storytelling with puppets, and more. Children may visit the library to check out books and materials or use student computers. Groups with 10 or more students must register at the front Welcome Desk and maintain at least one adult chaperone to every 8 students ratio to gain entry into ImaginOn.
Audience: Kids ages 5-11 with adult Camp Counselors/Chaperones
Duration: 60 minutes |
10 - 30 |
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
11am
2pm
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Request |
Middle and High School Events |
| Experience Description |
Group Size |
Availability |
Request Fieldtrip |
Teen Venture: Become a Library Power User!:
Explore the great free resources and services that Charlotte Mecklenburg Library offers. Learn how to maximize your library card and become a power user through participating in scavenger hunts, using the catalog, and being familiar with the library’s web sites.
Audience: Teens (12-18)
Duration: 60 minutes
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10 - 30 |
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
11am
2pm
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Request |
Teen Venture: Giant Games:
In this program, teens will have the opportunity to engage in friendly competition with giant sized games such as Chess, Checkers, Scrabble, Connect Four, Dominoes, Playing Cards, or the Tumble Tower.
Audience: Teens (12-18)
Duration: 60 minutes |
10 - 30 |
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
11am
2pm
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Request |
Teen Venture: Learn, Connect, Play: Pixel Art:
Teens will experiment with an art form using pixels by mapping shapes of video game (or other) characters on graph paper and try their hand at such classic games as Super Mario Brothers and Sonic the Hedgehog.
Audience: Teens (12-18)
Duration: 60 minutes |
10 - 30 |
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
11am
2pm
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Request |
Teen Venture: Studio i: Storytelling:
Teens (12-18) will learn the basics of stop-motion animation in this project-based workshop. Working in small groups, they will determine roles and details of the project. Cutouts will be provided but groups may also bring their own paper cutouts as well. Groups who prepare their stories, characters, and specific backdrops before visiting ImaginOn will have more time to work with the technology.
Audience: Teens (12-18)
Duration: 60 minutes |
5 - 15 |
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
11am
2pm
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Request |
Helping the Day Go Smoothly Back to Top
- All groups must check in at the Welcome Desk upon arrival at ImaginOn. One adult chaperone is required for every 8 students. View chaperone guidelines here . It helps to pre-assign small groups of students with each chaperone. Provide each chaperone with a list of student names and the cell phone number of the group leader.
- Bring along emergency contact information, including the office number for your school or organization.
- Complimentary bus parking is located more than a mile away, which prohibits the bus driver from also being a chaperone. Vans up to 8’ may park in the ImaginOn parking lot for 90 minutes free with a validated parking ticket. See Printable Map | Printable Bus Permit.
- Encourage students to bring along their library cards, so they can check out materials. Note that materials borrowed from ImaginOn can be returned at any branch of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library system. Students will need their library cards if they want to access the Internet. Due to limited staff time and extreme use of the building, library cards for students in groups cannot be looked up.
- ImaginOn has very limited space for lunch, available only November through March. These spaces must be reserved in advance on a first-requested, first-served basis. In nice weather, we encourage groups to eat outdoors in front of ImaginOn, or in our courtyard. If you need space for lunch, please indicate this on your online visit request form.
- ImaginOn cannot provide storage for personal belongings. Please bring with you only what you are able to carry.
- Visit our daily program calendar for information about programs and special events on the day of your visit.
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