Every week we’ll read an awesome picture book and celebrate it with games, crafts and other fun activities. For ages 5 – 7. Space is limited and free tickets are available before each event.
Note: No registration is required, but we suggest you come for the entire hour to maximize your experience.
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The Bone Wars: The True Story of an Epic Battle to Find Dinosaur Fossils
Jane Kurtz & Alexander Vidal
Did you know that many of the dinosaur skeletons you see in museums are rooted in a scientific battle between two paleontologists? O. C. Marsh and Edward Cope met in 1863 and bonded over their shared love of fossils, becoming the best of friends … until the day Marsh discovered an error in Cope’s work, and the Bone Wars began!
At this event, participants will design their own version of the Stegosaurus that started the Bone Wars between Marsh and Cope. As junior paleontologists, you’ll also do some dino-digging to discover fossils and piece together the dino bones.
The J.S. Wood Library opened in 1961 and is named after James Stuart Wood, who was born in England in 1891 and worked as a college librarian before enlisting in the British Army. He came to Canada with his family in 1925, teaching in Nipawin and Prince Albert before taking the role of Chief Librarian at Saskatoon Public Library in 1938.
