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Getting ready for upcoming Super Saturdays at Sydney library

SaltWire Network | Posted: Jan. 16, 2020, 3:10 p.m. | Updated: Jan. 16, 2020, 6:10 p.m. | 1 Min Read
Leslie MacPhee, library assistant at McConnell Library in Sydney, and Rexie the Tyrannosaurus rex, prepare for an upcoming Super Saturday at the library. This week's Saturday fun day, which is open to all ages, will feature Star Wars from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., sponsored by the credit union, and the Jan. 25 event will be Family Literacy Dinosaur Day from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Star Wars Day will include a Jedi training room, crafts, a chance to win a mystery prize by checking out a book, and much more. Family Literacy Day on Jan. 25 will feature the dinosaur era. All library programs are free of charge. Sharon Montgomery-Dupe/Cape Breton Post
Leslie MacPhee, library assistant at McConnell Library in Sydney, and Rexie the Tyrannosaurus rex, prepare for an upcoming Super Saturday at the library. Sharon Montgomery-Dupe/Cape Breton Post

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SYDNEY, N.S. — Leslie MacPhee, library assistant at McConnell Library in Sydney, and Rexie the Tyrannosaurus rex, prepare for an upcoming Super Saturday at the library.

This week's Saturday fun day, which is open to all ages, will feature Star Wars from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., sponsored by the credit union, and the Jan. 25 event will be Family Literacy Dinosaur Day from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Star Wars Day will include a Jedi training room, crafts, a chance to win a mystery prize by checking out a book, and much more.

Family Literacy Day on Jan. 25 will feature the dinosaur era. All library programs are free of charge.

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