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All library locations will be closed Thurs., Sept. 28 for Staff Day, and will reopen on Friday.
Read more about Our Next Chapter, and tell us what you think in our survey!

Science Alive

2023 Science Alive!

February 11, 2023 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Celebrate the 31st Annual Science Alive at Main Library. Explore interactive exhibits and awesome activities with local science-related organizations! This event is free and open to the public.

Stage Shows

10:30 a.m.
Storm Team 16

Prepare to be mesmerized by WNDU’s First Alert Weather Team as they share the inside scoop on how weather changes are predicted.

11:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
Silly Safaris

A Silly Safaris LIVE Animal Show is the perfect blend of fact, fun, and humor for all ages. Enjoy a variety of reptiles, mammals, birds and bugs for an experience everyone will remember.

1:30 p.m.
No Snow Day for the Brain

Join Self-Healing Communities of Michiana to explore our amazing brains through a fun story about a brother and sister on a snow day adventure.

3:00 p.m.
Kaboomistry with the Michigan Science Center

Why do things explode? Learn about the relationships between pressure, temperature, and fuel to explain why things go KA-BOOM! We’ll mix physics and chemistry to get some loud, flashy effects!

2023 Exhibitors

  • Association of Women in Science
  • Aviation Association of Notre Dame
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Joe County
  • Career Academy
  • Chemistry Graduate Student Organization
  • Children’s Museum of South Bend
  • Curbside Recycling of St. Joe County
  • Dino Don
  • Girl Scouts of of Northern Indiana – Michiana
  • Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors
  • IU Med School
  • IUSB Anthropology Club
  • IUSB Biology & Chemistry Club
  • IUSB Physics Club
  • Memorial Stroke Education
  • ND Energy
  • ND Rocket Team
  • Notre Dame Chemistry & Biochemistry Club
  • Notre Dame Math
  • Notre Dame QuarkNet Center
  • Potato Creek State Park
  • Potawatomi Zoo
  • Prairie Winds Farm
  • Riverbend Community Math Center
  • Smoke Free St. Joe
  • South Bend/Elkhart Audubon Society
  • St. Joe County Soil & Water Conservation District
  • St. Joseph County Parks
  • Studebaker National Museum
  • Wild Ones South Bend

Become an Exhibitor

Notre Dame STEM Faculty Presentation

WNDU First Alert Weather Team

Silly Safari


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