Music, Music, Let’s Make Some Music!
To start off our Summer, which has the theme “Libraries Rock” this year, I decided to have a “make your own music” program. I enjoy programs where participants learn to create using items they will...
View ArticleSTAR Net + Infiniscope = Great Resources and Activities!!
Next Wednesday (January 23) two great resources will be coming together to help teachers and public librarians unite to create a wonderful summer experience for children all across the United...
View ArticleArt Magic With Markers
I’ve had the opportunity lately to do something that I haven’t been able to do in a very long time – ART! There are few things as much fun as taking brilliant colors mixing them on paper to create...
View ArticleOnline Resources for Homebound Families #2
Here is my next list of resources for folks staying home for health and safety In this list I have collected some virtual tours of museums and zoos, and sites that offer collections of books that are...
View ArticleOnline Resources for Home-bound #3
Hello again! I hope this post finds everyone staying at home and safe. It’s amazing how much can be found on the internet to keep a person entertained and learning while we’re hanging out at home....
View ArticleBuild Your Own Solar System and Resource Update
Hello everyone! I hope everyone is healthy and at home. To start off, I want to share this really cool resource I found this morning, and which has kept me distracted (granted that isn’t hard to do)...
View ArticleJulie Andrews Reads Aloud and Remote Control BirdBrain Robots
Hello again! I wanted to point out two online resources that I failed to mention yesterday. One is Julie’s Library. Julie Andrews and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton have begun offering podcast...
View ArticleAll the Many Observatories in Space! Build Your Own Space Fleet
Today is the first Friday in May. That means it is National Space Day! What better way to celebrate the day is there than by building your own fleet of model space observatories? On the NASA website...
View ArticleStorytelling With a National Geographic Explorer
Have you ever looked through a National Geographic magazine and wondered what it would be like to be a National Geographic explorer? Well now you can have a chance to find out! The National...
View ArticleDesigning the Perfect Paper Airplane
One of my most popular programs is also the least expensive and easiest to set up. All I need are a pile of regular copier paper, a pile of copier paper cut into squares, 2 – 4 large pieces of...
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