Children's Programs 17/23

Dec 11, 2018

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...

Nov 27, 2018

A Christmas Story Event

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:...

Oct 23, 2018

Frankenstein Bash

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 12, 2018

2018 Literary Pumpkin Carving Contest

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

Oct 9, 2018

Balloon Ghosts

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 6, 2018

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

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...

Sep 25, 2018

Mario Night

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 24, 2018

2018 Banned Book Hunt

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 22, 2018

Curious George Paper Bag Puppet

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...

Aug 28, 2018

Girl & Doll Headbands

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,...