STEAM Week

July 14–18, 2025

Join Westlake Porter Public Library for our annual STEAM Week! All week long, we'll celebrate science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics with programs and more.

STEAM Week Events

Teen Maker Wednesdays - Join us on Wednesday afternoons for a Makerspace project

Wed, Jul 09, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Westlake Porter Public Library - Makerspace,Technology Training Lab

Level Up at Your Library Makerspace! Make a different project each week!

Registration opens Wednesday, July 2 2025 at 9:00am

Engineering Challenge: Skyscrapers - Presented by the Great Lakes Science Center

Mon, Jul 14, 11:00am - 11:45am

Westlake Porter Public Library - Porter Room

Students will transform into engineers when they are challenged to build a tower out of simple paper that can hold weight. Grades 1-2.

Registration opens Monday, July 7 2025 at 9:00am

Freddy Fossil's Dino Show

Mon, Jul 14, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Westlake Porter Public Library - Porter Room

Grab your gear and join Freddy Fossil, a zany dinosaur hunter, for an up-beat and interactive show! Recommended for families with children in grades 1-5, siblings welcome.

Engineering Challenge: Rescue Mission - Presented by the Great Lakes Science Center

Tue, Jul 15, 11:00am - 11:45am

Westlake Porter Public Library - Porter Room

Students use the engineering and design process to construct a solution in small groups to complete their mission. Grades 3-5.

Registration opens Tuesday, July 8 2025 at 9:00am

Summer Nights, Cosmic Sights: Exploring the Summer Sky - An Evening with the Great Lakes Astrophotography Society

Tue, Jul 15, 9:00pm - 11:00pm

Westlake Porter Public Library - Friends Pavilion

Experience the wonders of the cosmos as we put state-of-the-art telescopes into your hands, allowing you to explore planets, nebulas, galaxies, star clusters, and more. Ages 10 and up.

Teen Maker Wednesdays - Join us on Wednesday afternoons for a Makerspace project

Wed, Jul 16, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Westlake Porter Public Library - Makerspace,Technology Training Lab

Level Up at Your Library Makerspace! Make a different project each week!

Registration opens Wednesday, July 2 2025 at 9:00am

WPPL's Annual Egg Drop

Thu, Jul 17, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Westlake Porter Public Library - Friends Pavilion,Porter Room

Celebrate engineering during STEAM week with your design for the egg drop. Building starts at 11 AM in the Porter Room. Join us at noon in the Friends Pavilion for the official egg drop.

Let's Make Slime!

Thu, Jul 17, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Westlake Porter Public Library - Friends Pavilion

Drop in and make your own slime in this fun, hands-on activity! Grades K-6.

Greater Cleveland Aquarium

Fri, Jul 18, 10:00am - 10:45am

Westlake Porter Public Library - Porter Room

Celebrate STEAM week and attend a virtual program with the Greater Cleveland Aquarium.

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