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STEAM Explorers!

Optical-Illusion Thaumatropes

2023-02-22 16:00:00 2023-02-22 17:00:00 America/New_York STEAM Explorers! Experience the "persistence of vision" phenomenon behind movies by creating your own simple optical-illusion toy that combines two images into one! Ives Main Library - Children's Program Room

Wednesday, February 22
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-02-22 16:00:00 2023-02-22 17:00:00 America/New_York STEAM Explorers! Experience the "persistence of vision" phenomenon behind movies by creating your own simple optical-illusion toy that combines two images into one! Ives Main Library - Children's Program Room

Ives Main Library

Children's Program Room

Experience the "persistence of vision" phenomenon behind movies by creating your own simple optical-illusion toy that combines two images into one!

Thaumatropes can be made from a card with a different image on each side, sandwiched around a stick.  When you spin the stick quickly in your hands, the two images look like they’re combining to form a new, single image (like the images of a flip-book combining into a little movie).  We’ll be creating this optical-illusion toy by drawing our own fun images that blend together.

AGE GROUP: | Family and Children (6-12) |

EVENT TYPE: | Education and Lifelong Learning |

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Ives Main Library

Phone: 203-946-8130

Hours
Mon, May 12 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, May 13 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, May 14 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, May 15 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, May 16 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, May 17 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, May 18 Closed

About the branch

The Ives Main Library, designed by renowned architect, Cass Gilbert in 1911, is a cornerstone of the historic New Haven Green. The facility is a community treasure and features unique design details, including several WPA-era murals. Ives is open 54 hours a week, Monday-Saturday, and houses major public service departments for children and teens as well as adult reference, a computer tech center and Ives Squared, a newly renovated space for innovation and entrepreneurship.

Upcoming events

Tue, May 13, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Wilson Library - Community Program Room