Learn about spiders: A live animal science visit from Village Edu

About this event

Kids will interact with and see true spiders, tarantulas, scorpions, and play games, including a UV scavenger hunt! Learn how spiders and other arachnids use silk, hunt prey, and defend themselves.

Bethesda's Village Edu runs live animal science education programs and will visit Little Falls on this no-school day (for MCPS students) to teach us about spiders and other arachnids at the end of the scariest time of the year!

From the Village Edu website: Arachnids, and specifically spiders, are an incredibly diverse group that are greatly misunderstood. This program explores different kinds of arachnids and true spiders, revealing what makes each species so special. Topics include the many ways spiders use silk, from hunting webs to nursery chambers, along with their hunting strategies and the clever methods they use to defend themselves. It's a program that turns a common fear into genuine fascination.

Creatures featured: tarantulas, fishing spiders, huntsmans, jumping spiders, curtain web weavers, black widows, and more.

*Tickets will be handed out, first-come first-served on the morning of the event. Space is limited.*

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Montgomery County.

Looking for something to do until then? Take a look at these resources for kids using your library card. Don't have a card right now? No worries! Find out how to Get a Library Card.

TumbleBooks - books that read themselves

Kanopy Kids- videos and animated books

BookFlix - animated stories

Explora Educators, Explora Primary School - education resources

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten - sign up online today, and print out your child's reading log and your list of Early Literacy Moments

Questions about this program? Contact the branch 240-773-9520

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

Accommodation Requests

To request an accommodation, contact the library branch where you want the accommodation. If they are unable to help, or if you need an accommodation for an online resource or event, complete our Accommodation Request Form online or call Library Administration at 240-777-0002.