April is Poetry Month, so last Friday our Kids’ Writing Workshop focused on blackout poetry. First I gave each kid a famous poem, by authors such as Shakespeare, Keats, Byron, Shelley, Dickinson, Poe, Kipling, Frost, and Silverstein. The kids had to read their poem first and get a feel for […]
Family Makerspace
Published on :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 […]
Happy Birthday, Salina Yoon!
Published on :March 14, 2015 was not only Pi Day, but also the birthday of one of our favorite authors and illustrators, Salina Yoon! To commemorate this very special occasion, Salina shared a couple of her newest books FOUND and STORMY NIGHT (and even made it rain!). We gave away party hats, little […]
Preschool Dance Party!
Published on :On February 20th, we held a Preschool Dance Party up on our Studio on 4th. We danced, shook shakers, and waved scarves. Here’s the playlist we used for the party. Most of these cds are available for check-out at the library – click on the CD image to be taken […]
What does being American mean to you? And how do you write about that?
Published on :The theme of this year’s One City, One Story short story writing contest is depicting what being an American means to you, or what your family’s story is, whether your parents or grandparents may have immigrated here, or what your experience has been in this country. That’s a tough subject […]
Shrinky Dinks Jewelry Feb. 11, 2014
Published on :Kids packed the Story Room at Central Library last Wednesday to make their own jewelry by drawing it on shrink plastic. They made bracelets, earrings, necklaces and keychains. The bracelets were a surprisingly popular option, particularly for boys, and I think I’ll need to buy some bracelet chains next time […]
Birds – eStorytime
Published on :We celebrated things that fly and chirp in today’s eStorytime all about birds! Apps We Shared Before revealing the theme of today’s eStorytime with the audience, we played a guessing game with our first app. I played an animal sound using Animal Sounds – Fun Toddler Game by Innovative Mobile […]
Lucha Libros: going strong, and growing bigger!
Published on :Lucha Libros welcomed three new participants last night, and all of them did a great job competing alongside kids who have been doing this all year long! The book which was the subject of our questions last night was The Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, and the […]
LittleBits Workshop
Published on :What are littleBits? littleBits is an open source library of discrete electronic components pre-assembled in tiny circuit boards. All logic and circuitry is pre-engineered in the bits. This pushes up the design process. Basically, a person who has little knowledge of electronics can now design something using electronics. The purpose […]
Celebrating the 1890s—Part Two: Who Was Claude Debussy?
Published on :Today we had a special program in the library’s auditorium, celebrating the life and music of French composer Claude Debussy. We examined his childhood, his musical influences, his friendships with impressionist and symbolist painters and composers, and the explosion of beauty and artistic expression that was the Belle Epoque in […]