# Up and Atom: Making Marionettes – Fern Hill Branch

> Event for families in the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue area (WA). Times are Pacific Time.

- When: Tue, Nov 17 · 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
- Where: Tacoma Public Library – Fern Hill Branch, 765 South 84th Street, Tacoma, WA 98444
- Ages: Check age guidance
- Price: Check official pricing
- Organizer: Tacoma Public Library
- Official page: https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/events/6a6a49b1f4e5db3d00c52a5a
- Last checked: Fri, Oct 30

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## About

Kids design and build their own marionette puppet and learn how strings, balance and movement create lifelike motion.

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