Do-It-Yourself Program Ideas – “Origami Yoda” A book party celebrating Tom Angleberger’s “Origami Yoda” series would be good for any library at any time of year. Set-up several crafts and games in your meeting room [continue reading]
Programming Ideas
Tired of the same old programs? Here are some great ideas for something new.
Programming Ideas: Robots at the Library
Do-It-Yourself Program Ideas “Robots at the Library!” is a great program you can hold at almost any size library, and at any time of year. The program features robot demonstrations and hands-on projects, geared to [continue reading]
Professional Reading: Sticky Fingers: DIY Duct Tape Projects
Professional Reading: Maletsky, Sophie. Sticky Fingers: DIY Duct Tape Projects. Zest Books, 2013. $16.99. ISBN 978-1-936976-54-6. Check the young adult nonfiction area of your library and you may find you already own this wonderful resource. [continue reading]
Programming Ideas: STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math)
Do-It-Yourself Program Ideas: Hands-on STEAM for Kids STEAM, or Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, is currently a dominant theme in education. Libraries can hold entertaining STEAM programming, offering many different experiences for a [continue reading]
Programming Ideas: “Read to the Rhythm” and “Every Hero Has a Story”
Do-It-Yourself Program Ideas “Read to the Rhythm” 2015 Summer Reading Program Each year’s summer reading theme offers a great topic for a Do-It-Yourself program. In California, the 2015 summer reading program materials provided by the [continue reading]
Meet Local Author Mike Graf
Meet a Local Author Mike Graf “Where we can get to know California authors and illustrators of books for children and teens.” This issue, author Mike Graf was kind enough to do an interview by [continue reading]
KidLit Celebrates Women’s History Month
Check out the fifth annual KidLit Celebrates Women’s History Month! Visit the blog Kidlit Women’s History Month (http://kidlitwhm.blogspot.com/2015/03/bring-new-childrens-books-to-life-with.html ), which “seeks to inspire, to collaborate, to call attention to new books featuring women in history, [continue reading]
Programming Ideas: Disney’s “Frozen”
Do-It-Yourself Program Ideas – “Frozen” Film, Crafts, and Games Winter is a great time for a program based around the film “Frozen,” but the film is so popular you would attract a huge audience even [continue reading]