If you have a pumpkin 🎃 on your front porch or steps, you have everything you need to conduct a STEM experiment 🧪 with your children. To learn how vegetable matter decomposes, have them make a chart 📊 or write down each day’s progress as the pumpkin rots. Small children can draw pictures, while older children can record details 📝 about how the pumpkin looks, what the temperature 🌡 is outside ☁ and other details Read more…
by Jeff Somers Great reads for those who want more deadly games like the ones in the viral South Korean Netflix hit. Every now and then a particular TV show takes over and commands the all-seeing eye of pop culture for weeks or months at a time—think the first season of Stranger Things, or the height of Game of Thrones mania. Right now, that show is Squid Game, which has become the most successful Netflix series of all time, not Read more…
It’s that time again! We rounded up some great library craft videos from across the internet that are perfect for Halloween. Whether they are doing in-person craft events or take-and-make kits, these libraries share their creative crafts for the spooky season. DIY Spooky Witch’s Cauldron – Bubbling Cauldron with Glowing Coals New York’s Fayetville Library goes all out with this glowing Witch’s Cauldron. Although this might not be a last-minute craft, it can be a fun addition Read more…
This month marks the 95th anniversary celebration of the publication of the first Winnie the Pooh book by A. A. Milne. Illustrated by artist E. H. Shepard, the beloved stories have been treasured by generations around the world. Which is your favorite character from the Hundred Acre Wood? Do you prefer Pooh? Or do you like adventurous Tigger or continually worried (but brave in the end) Piglet? What about kind Kanga or wise Owl, gloomy Read more…
Suggested Family Activity • Clever 🎃 Costumes If you like to make your children’s Halloween costumes, your local library has books available to give you inspiration. Clever Costume Creating for Halloween: An A to Z Guide of 200 Costume Ideas by Suzanne Singleton and A Ghostly Good Time: The Family Halloween Handbook are good choices for ideas to fit any budget and skill level, from beginner on up. For any experienced knitters out there, Monster Read more…
Suggested Family Activity • National Bring Your 🧸 to Work and School Day Today is National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work and School Day, a day to celebrate and show off your favorite stuffed Teddy. Teddy bears bring a lot of comfort to people of all ages. They are the perfect size to give a quick hug to get through a difficult time or to help young children fall asleep. Your first Teddy bear Read more…
Suggested Family Activity • October Activity Packs 🎃 Have you picked up an October activity packet at your local library yet? In the packet for children 6 and under, supplies are included to make both a Mosaic Paper Maple Leaf by tearing up pieces of crepe paper and gluing them to a leaf template and a Paper Plate Mummy craft project using one of our favorite basic items – white paper plates. Another easy craft Read more…
Tomorrow is I Love Yarn Day. Do you love to knit or crochet? Have you always wanted to learn? Check out these books from our collection to help you with your craft: The Yarn Girls’ Guide to Simple Knits by Julie Carles, Colorful Crochet by Therese Hagstedt, Baby Knits Made Easy, Easy Toys: 25 Delightful Creations to Knit and Crochet, Hip to Knit: 18 Contemporary Projects for Today’s Knitter by Judith L. Swartz, Knits for Read more…
October is here and with it a new set of fall craft and activity packets for families and children of all ages! Our seasonal themed packets have lots of fun things for everyone in your family, including: A Family set that has activities such as a sheet to make a leaf rubbing, a Fall Bucket list, and a Resolve to Read 30 day reading challenge. (A Family set is included in each 6 and under Read more…
Tomorrow is National Do Something Nice Day so try to take every opportunity you can over the next few days to do something nice for those around you. Who knows? Your kind deed could have the power to change the course of someone else’s day from a bad one to a good one. It often doesn’t take much time at all to do something for someone else. It could be as simple as letting someone Read more…
