Author: AnnMarie Kolakowski

Book clubs Events & Programs 

Read Around the World Visits India

June 19, 2020 AnnMarie Kolakowski 0 Comments india, read around the world, school age, tweens

At today’s virtual Read Around the World book club meeting, we took a tour of the Sundarbans in West Bengal,

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STEM 

Coding Fun for All Ages

June 15, 2020November 9, 2020 AnnMarie Kolakowski 0 Comments coding

Coding has quickly become one of the defining skills of the 21st century. Coding involves problem solving, logical and sequential

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Making Flappy Bird Games on Scratch: Kids Coding Club

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 AnnMarie Kolakowski 0 Comments coding, computers, games, school age, scratch, STEAM, tweens

Our first coding class for ages 7-12 on May 29 had a total of 115 attendees! 115! Not all of

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Book clubs 

Read Around the World Book Club Tours Denmark

May 15, 2020 AnnMarie Kolakowski 0 Comments read around the world, school age, tweens, videos

We held our first virtual meeting of the Read Around the World book club today, and nine kids joined us

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Events & Programs Games Social Distancing Resources STEM 

Citizen Science Anyone Can Do at Home

May 8, 2020June 11, 2020 AnnMarie Kolakowski 0 Comments apps, citizen science, school age, science, space, STEAM, tweens, videos

For many kids and teens, summer is a time for traveling and expanding their knowledge of the world. For some

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eBooks for Your Kids at Home: April 28, 2020

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 AnnMarie Kolakowski 0 Comments ebooks, hoopla, national emergency library, overdrive

Here’s this week’s edition of my list of eBooks that are currently available and recommended. I hope this list might

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eBooks For Your Kids at Home: April 21, 2020

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 AnnMarie Kolakowski 0 Comments cloud library, ebooks, hoopla, internet archive

Here’s this week’s edition of my list of eBooks that are currently available and recommended. I hope this list might

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eBooks For Your Kids at Home: April 13, 2020

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 AnnMarie Kolakowski 0 Comments cloud library, ebooks, internet archive

Life in the year 2020 may be rough, especially now when schools are closed and the libraries are closed too.

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Educator Night 2020

March 2, 2020March 3, 2020 AnnMarie Kolakowski 0 Comments educator night, educators, teachers

On Monday, February 24, we held our fourth Educator Night at Pasadena Public Library. 48 teachers, librarians, and administrators from

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Events & Programs STEM 

Exploring the Night Sky

March 2, 2020April 22, 2020 AnnMarie Kolakowski 0 Comments coloring, school age, science, space, STEAM, tweens

On Thursday, February 27, we had a special astronomy festival for the whole family! People of all ages got to

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