Families spent an afternoon at the library tinkering and creating. We set up several drop in stations with LittleBits, 3D printing pens, Rainbow Looms, and Legos. The 3D printing pens extrude heated plastic filament that cools almost instantly into a solid, stable structure. You can draw up into the […]
One City One Story Contest Winners
Published on :The One City, One Story Contest winners have been announced! Thank you to all participants for your submissions. We received over 50 entries, so it was a tough decision! Congratulations to our winners! We announced and showcased the winning entries during a reception on One City, One Story Day on March 28, 2015. The […]
Freedom by Nicole Kwan
Published on :One City, One Story 2015 “My Family Story” Art Contest Category: Middle School (Grade 4-8) 2nd place Nicole Kwan, grade 5 “Freedom” Paint, glitter This piece is striking in color. The juxtaposition of the shackles against the flag with the glittery waters of earth represent both a dark and magical […]
Hands Across America by Kaylee Gunnoe
Published on :One City, One Story 2015 “My Family Story” Art Contest Category: Middle School (Grade 4-8) 3rd place Kaylee Gunnoe, grade 4 “Hands Across America” Water color This piece depicts the ideal American dream in lovely colors–soft and positive. It’s what America could be: a safe haven, land of opportunities and […]
The Cost of Freedom by Kaitlyn Chiu
Published on :One City, One Story 2015 “Tell Your Story” Contest Category: Grade 6-8 1st place The Cost of Freedom by Kaitlyn Chiu, Grade 6 He sat on the neatly tiled roof, his long hair blowing in the crisp, cold wind. Hao watched in horror as his older sister was questioned […]
A Young Girl’s Journey: Mexico to America by Eva Lindholm
Published on :One City, One Story 2015 “Tell Your Story” Contest Category: Grade 6-8 3rd place A Young Girl’s Journey: Mexico to America by Eva Lindholm, Grade 6 Why can’t I be normal? Maybe even be like the others. Mama says that being special and extraordinary is better. In my case extraordinary […]
Where I Belong by Evelyn Chen
Published on :One City, One Story 2015 “Tell Your Story” Contest Category: Grade 3-5 1st place Where I Belong by Evelyn Chen, Grade 3 “ Miki! Your English teacher’s here!” I sighed and put down the book I was reading. Ever since I was five years old, I had been taking […]
The Letter by Gwendolyn Lopez
Published on :One City, One Story 2015 “Tell Your Story” Contest Category: Grade 3-5 2nd place The Letter by Gwendolyn Lopez, Grade 4 In the 1950s, my grandfather Rubén was a young man in México. He and his twin brother Salvador were working as miners in the small town of Hostotipaquillo […]
My Family’s American Story by Andrew Smithwick
Published on :One City, One Story 2015 “Tell Your Story” Contest Category: Grade 3-5 3rd place My Family’s American Story by Andrew Smithwick, Grade 5 My name is Hugh Henry Smithwick. It is the year 1642 and we are setting sail on the Good Ship Globe from England. I am traveling […]
Ninja Pigs! — preschool storytime
Published on :Today’s storytime opened with–you guessed it–ninja pigs! Well, three ninja pigs and a wolf, anyway. And not once, even in the other stories not about ninja pigs, did we OINK! This was a non oink-ing pig storytime, but still not short of silliness. Stories we shared The Three Ninja Pigs […]