Early Learners Summer Workshop - Kalispell
2024-06-24 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-06-18 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-06-17 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Denver) | ImagineIF Libraries Kalispell, 247 1st Ave E, Kalispell, 59901
Reading and exploring are combined to keep your summer busy and fun! Pick up a Kids Summer Reading Experience gameboard to challenge your reading adventure at home and join us weekly at the library for STEAM inspired activities!
Early Learners Workshops are for children ages 3-5 with a parent or guardian.
Kalispell: Mondays & Tuesdays @ 11am, June 17 – August 6

Early Learners Summer Workshop – Columbia Falls
2024-06-24 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-06-20 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-06-17 11:00 - 12:30 | ImagineIF Libraries Columbia Falls, 130 6th St W, Columbia Falls, 59912
Reading and exploring are combined to keep your summer busy and fun! Pick up a Kids Summer Reading Experience gameboard to challenge your reading adventure at home and join us weekly at the library for STEAM inspired activities!
Early Learners Workshops are for children ages 3-5 with a parent or guardian.
Columbia Falls: Mondays & Thursdays @ 11am, June 17 – August 8

Teen Space & Switch Days (Grades 6-12)
2024-06-21 10:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-14 10:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-07 10:00 - 18:00, 2024-05-31 10:00 - 18:00, 2024-05-24 10:00 - 18:00, 2024-05-17 10:00 - 18:00, 2024-05-10 10:00 - 18:00 | ImagineIF Libraries Columbia Falls, 130 6th St W, Columbia Falls, 59912
Teen Space (Grades 6-12)
Drop in to our independent teen crafting experience exclusive to ImagineIF Columbia Falls! Teen Space takes place all day every Friday in the Columbia Falls Teen Zone. Come alone or bring friends to craft and build, experiment and play, or just hang out and enjoy a space especially set up for teen creative exploration!
Columbia Falls Teen Zone: Fridays

Switch Days (Grades 6-12)
Bring your friends or come solo and battle it out on the Nintendo Switch in our Teen Zone.
Columbia Falls Teen Zone: Fridays

Kids Summer Workshop - Kalispell
2024-06-20 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-06-19 15:00 - 16:30 | ImagineIF Libraries Kalispell, 247 1st Ave E, Kalispell, 59901
Reading and exploring are combined to keep your summer busy and fun! Pick up a Kids Summer Reading Experience gameboard to challenge your reading adventure at home and join us weekly at the library for STEAM inspired activities!
Kids workshops are for children ages 6-10 with a parent or guardian.
Kalispell: Wednesdays @ 3pm & Thursdays @ 11am, June 19 – August 8

Kids Summer Workshop - Columbia Falls
2024-06-19 11:00 - 12:30 | ImagineIF Libraries Columbia Falls, 130 6th St W, Columbia Falls, 59912
Reading and exploring are combined to keep your summer busy and fun! Pick up a Kids Summer Reading Experience gameboard to challenge your reading adventure at home and join us weekly at the library for STEAM inspired activities!
Kids workshops are for children ages 6-10 with a parent or guardian.
Columbia Falls: Wednesdays @ 11am, June 19 – August 7

Play Expo – Columbia Falls
2024-06-13 11:00 - 16:00 | ImagineIF Libraries Columbia Falls, 130 6th St W, Columbia Falls, 59912
Our summer kickoff is back! Join us anytime between 11am-4pm for art, sensory play, movement and science! Don’t forget to pick up your Summer Reading Experience gameboard while you are here. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
ImagineIF Columbia Falls: Thursday, June 13, 11am-4pm

Play Expo - Kalispell
2024-06-11 11:00 - 16:00 | ImagineIF Libraries Kalispell, 247 1st Ave E, Kalispell, 59901
Our summer kickoff is back! Join us anytime between 11am-4pm for art, sensory play, movement and science! Don’t forget to pick up your Summer Reading Experience gameboard while you are here. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
ImagineIF Kalispell: Tuesday, June 11, 11am-4pm

Invention Convention Important Date for K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents – inventmontana.org
2024-06-05 08:00 - 17:00
Invent Montana supports MT students with Invention Convention is where K-12 the Independent Inventor Program (IP) innovators, inventors, and entrepreneurs participation and curriculum. Top students get their start. Let your mind wander and have a chance to compete at a virtual multi-state competition, with the winners advancing to the Invention Convention US Nationals (ICUSN) 2024 in-person event at The Henry Ford. Students from all over the country gather to showcase their inventions at ICUSN.
Invention Convention is where K-12 innovators, inventors, and entrepreneurs get their start. Let your mind wander and your creativity expand. Anew bird feeder design, a creative puzzle, a more comfortable dog collar, an eco-friendly fuel source, a stronger material from plants, a brighter bike light, a lighter skateboard, an automatic pet door opener… and everything in between!
See attachment for more info and FAQs. Email hello@inventmontana.org to sign up or to ask additional questions.
Important Dates:

January 5 Montana sign-ups open. Email hello@inventmontana.org to learn more.
January 22 Last day for students, parents, and teachers to sign up with Montana by emailing hello@inventmontana.org. Parents and teachers get acces s to free curriculum. Optional free virtual training available to support parents and teachers.
• February 1-March 10 Independent Inventor Program (IP) curriculum and projects made by students. Students create a display board, a short video, an invention log, and an invention prototype within their classroom or local community.
• March 10 Top Montana students escalate to the next stage: a spot in the multi-state IP Invention Convention. Scholarships available upon request to top students to cover registration tee.
• March 24 Deadline to upload materials to multi-state IIP competition website.
• March 27- April 8 Online judging for multi-state IP Invention Convention Competition.
• April 12 Multi-state IIP Top Inventions will be notified via email and announced via blog post on the IP webpage.
• June 5-7 Top students throughout US participate in person at Invention Convention U.S. Nationals 2024 at The Henry Ford.

Q: How are inventions judged?

Invention Impact, Inventor Communication (through a log book, display board, prototype model, video presentation), a n dinvention process.

Q: Who can participate in Henry Ford Invention Convention Curriculum?

Any K-12 student in Montana. Curriculum is free. Top projects by Montana students move on to a virtual multi-state competition. Top multi-state inventions move on to an in person National Competition.

Q: How much is the Invention Convention Independent Inventor Program?

Participation in Montana Program is free for 2024.
• Multi-state virtual competition for top inventions: $25 per student. 16 scholarships available upon request. Contact hello@inventmontana.org to learn more.

Wednesday Workshop – Bigfork (Grades K-5)
2024-05-22 15:30 - 17:30, 2024-05-15 15:30 - 17:30, 2024-05-08 15:30 - 17:30 | ImagineIF Libraries Bigfork, 525 Electric Ave, Bigfork, MT, 59911, United States
Join us every Wednesday for hands-on exploration, including LEGO Club and STEAM Space (science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities). We’ll create art, play games, construct new worlds with LEGOs, tackle an engineering challenge or learn a new craft.
*Especially for kids in grades K-5. Must be accompanied by an adult.
https://imagineiflibraries.org/education/kids/

Kids Wednesday Workshop – Kalispell (Grades K-5)
2024-05-22 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-15 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-08 14:00 - 17:00 | ImagineIF Libraries Kalispell, 247 1st Ave E, Kalispell, 59901
Join us every Wednesday for hands-on exploration, including LEGO Club and STEAM Space (science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities). We’ll create art, play games, construct new worlds with LEGOs, tackle an engineering challenge or learn a new craft. Especially for kids in grades K-5. Must be accompanied by an adult.
Kalispell: Wednesdays, 2-5pm

Kids Wednesday Workshop – Columbia Falls (Grades K-5)
2024-05-22 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-15 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-08 14:00 - 17:00 | ImagineIF Libraries Columbia Falls, 130 6th St W, Columbia Falls, 59912
Join us every Wednesday for hands-on exploration, including LEGO Club and STEAM Space (science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities). We’ll create art, play games, construct new worlds with LEGOs, tackle an engineering challenge or learn a new craft. Especially for kids in grades K-5. Must be accompanied by an adult.
Columbia Falls: Wednesdays, 2-5pm

DIY Workshop Kalispell: Needle Felting
2024-05-18 11:00 - 14:00 | ImagineIF Libraries Kalispell, 247 1st Ave E, Kalispell, 59901
DIY Workshop is the place for adults to learn and practice new skills! Activities change each month and range from art techniques to basic home repair. Join us in May to learn needle felting techniques and create a small felted art project to bring home.
This program is for adults only.
ImagineIF Kalispell: May 18, 11am-2pm

LVL-Up (Grades 6-12)
2024-05-15 15:30 - 17:00 | ImagineIF Libraries Kalispell, 247 1st Ave E, Kalispell, 59901
Gaming, cooking, and tech! Bring your own Switch and games, or use ours. Have a showdown, cook something new, and explore a variety of mediums while leveling up your skills.
This is the last LVL-Up this school year!
Kalispell Teen Zone: May 15, 3:30-5pm
