This was our second time doing Cupcake Wars for our tween patrons (ages 9-12). We made some big changes from the first session. If you want to see what we did there, follow this link to the write up! Other wise, stay tuned to see how we changed things and how it went.
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Tween STEAM Club
My coworker, C, is an absolute treasure when it comes to STEAM! She’s super excited and interested in the topic and that excitement helps get the kids in the program just as excited. C wanted to begin offering a regular STEAM program for the tween audience and I thought it was a great idea. WeContinue reading “Tween STEAM Club”
Tween Cupcake Wars: Fall Edition
After our library flooded with a burst pipe last winter and being closed for 6 months (SIX MONTHS), we finally feel like we’re getting back with our services and programming. The Tween Cupcake Wars was one of the programs we had to cancel due to the water damage and closure and we finally got toContinue reading “Tween Cupcake Wars: Fall Edition”
Tween Craft: Ghastly Glowing Lanterns
For the spooky season, we like to do a lot of programs in our children’s department. I was terrible at taking photos for the ones I did alone, but my coworkers Z & J put on this wonderful program (I oversaw it since I’m the lone librarian at the branch) and we got some goodContinue reading “Tween Craft: Ghastly Glowing Lanterns”
Racial Equity Book Club Kits
So, a while back I wrote the majority of a grant for our library from the Indiana Humanities and was succesful. The grant was to promote racial equity after the murder of George Floyd. We decided to write the grant to fund the creation of storytime and bookclub kits. We ended up with 7 newContinue reading “Racial Equity Book Club Kits”
Graham Cracker Houses
Around November and December of each year, I start getting excited about the holiday season. There’s something about the crisp air, lights and vivid greens against the otherwise gray world, and the anticipated time with family. I love the feeling. But I know not everyone celebrates the same way I do, so I try toContinue reading “Graham Cracker Houses”
Librarian Ginny 