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Orpheus Collar: Middle Schoolers with Swords

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2025-08-02 12:00:00 2025-08-02 13:00:00 America/New_York Orpheus Collar: Middle Schoolers with Swords Meet the illustrator of the Percy Jackson, Heroes of Olympus, and Kane Chronicles graphic novels! Watch sketching demonstrations and learn about archaeology & the process of making a graphic novel. Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Large Meeting Room

Saturday, August 02
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-02 12:00:00 2025-08-02 13:00:00 America/New_York Orpheus Collar: Middle Schoolers with Swords Meet the illustrator of the Percy Jackson, Heroes of Olympus, and Kane Chronicles graphic novels! Watch sketching demonstrations and learn about archaeology & the process of making a graphic novel. Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Large Meeting Room

Meet the illustrator of the Percy Jackson, Heroes of Olympus, and Kane Chronicles graphic novels! Watch sketching demonstrations and learn about archaeology & the process of making a graphic novel.

Book signing to follow.  Books from Old Town Books will be available for purchase at the event. (Grades 4-12) 

Descubre el proceso de creación de una novela gráfi ca, que incluye bocetos, con el ilustrador de las novelas gráfi cas Percy Jackson, Heroes of Olympus y Kane Chronicles, seguido de una firma de libros. Los libros de Old Town Books estarán disponibles para su compra en el evento. (De 8 a 18 años) Sala de reuniones grande de Beatley Library

Sponsors: SummerQuest Jr. is made possible through a generous grant from the James M. Duncan, Jr. Library Foundation, Inc. SummerQuest is made possible through support from the Alexandria Library Foundation, Inc., the Friends of Beatley Central Library, Friends of Barrett Library, Friends of Burke Library, and Friends of Duncan Library. 

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | Teens | Summer Quest | Special Event | Children | Art & Music |

TAGS: | teens | SummerQuest | Children |

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