Children's Programs 17/23

Rudolph Party

Oriental Trading had the *cutest* Rankin-Bass Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer crafts that I planned this event just so I could buy some. I...

Dec 11, 2018

Turns out 2018 is the 35th anniversary of A Christmas Story. And I'm always looking for an excuse.... So I invited patrons to come and:...

Nov 27, 2018

I wanted to do something for the 200th anniversary of Frankenstein, but for kids. That turned into a Halloween, cartoon-y version. Here's...

Oct 23, 2018

This was our third year doing a Literary Pumpkin Carving Contest (see previous post here). And, unfortunately, the worst turn out we've...

Oct 12, 2018

We were invited to Dewey Lake's first annual Harvest in the Park. They asked us to set up and provide candy for trick-or-treaters as well...

Oct 9, 2018

I wanted to have a shindig last year for the 50th anniversary of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" but I had some scheduling...

Oct 6, 2018

I've been wanting to do a Mario event at the library for a while, ever since my co-worker painted Boos on one of our Halloween carnival...

Sep 25, 2018

Last year we started the tradition of doing a Banned Book Hunt to celebrate Banned Books Week, and this year we did it again with 4 new...

Sep 24, 2018

This year for Curiosity Day, I dressed as the Man in the Yellow Hat and read the first Curious George book, alongside our George costumed...

Sep 22, 2018

Crafts for American Girl dolls (or any 18-inch doll) at the library have been popular. We've done hats for the Derby, masquerade masks,...

Aug 28, 2018