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Sink or Float: The Titanic

Learn about the famous shipwreck and test your skills
2026-07-30 14:00:00 2026-07-30 15:00:00 America/Chicago Sink or Float: The Titanic Learn about the infamous sinking of the Titanic and become an engineer to make a boat out of recycled materials to see if it will sink or float. Detroit Lakes Public Library -

Thursday, July 30
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-07-30 14:00:00 2026-07-30 15:00:00 America/Chicago Sink or Float: The Titanic Learn about the infamous sinking of the Titanic and become an engineer to make a boat out of recycled materials to see if it will sink or float. Detroit Lakes Public Library -

Learn about the infamous sinking of the Titanic and become an engineer to make a boat out of recycled materials to see if it will sink or float.

Join us at the Detroit Lakes Library to learn about the sinking of the Titanic, learn about water buoyancy and see if objects will sink or float in water. Then create your own boat out of recycled materials to see if it will float! Things will get messy, so please wear appropriate clothing.

AGE GROUP: | Middle Grade (Ages 10-13) | K-5th Graders (Ages 5-10) |

EVENT TYPE: | Summer Reading Program |

TAGS: | summer reading program |

Detroit Lakes Public Library
Phone: 218-847-2168
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