Wreaths of Khan Gallery (December 2024)
A most excellent variety of wreaths were created by participants at the library’s Wreaths of Khan event this December. To Khan or not to Khan, that was the question. Check out our creations below!
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Little Steamers Gallery November 2024
For Little Steamers, Miss Melanie provided several items for each child to see which one was heavier. Was a bracelet or a piece of wood heavier? How many pennies weighed as much as a colored stone? So many questions we had to answer. The kids did great and went home with a colorful bracelet.
Creative Kids Gallery November 2024
In Creative Kids, Miss Julie taught the kids about Wassily Kandinsky, a Russian abstract painter. He believed “everything starts with a dot.” Here is some of the art from the two sessions, along with the amazing artists. Enjoy!
Draw Monsters with graphic novelist Lisa Naffziger Gallery October 2024
Did you know people have seen cryptids (a creature that is said to exist but has not been proven to do so) in every state? Yikes! We learned about the comic-making process. Then, we heard excerpts from Lisa’s new book Deja Ross Speaks to Freaks. Next, we drew our own monsters! Kids rolled dice to tell what body parts to add to their scary friends. Thank you, Lisa for sharing your love of monsters with … Read more
Who’s Ready for a Hot Mess? (Wimpy Kid’s 19th Book Party) Gallery October 2024
Nineteen kids showed up to welcome the 19th book of the popular series Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Hot Mess. We played Manny Cereal Toss, did a scavenger hunt, trivia, and posed for fun pictures with the characters. Two lucky winners took home the new book and two others won a stuffed Greg. We can’t wait for the next book to come out!
Halloween Luminary Gallery October 2024
Children created a spooky Halloween luminary. They turned out boo-tiful!
Little Steamers Pumpkin Volcanoes Gallery October 2024
Young kids and their caregivers worked together to make a volcano out of a pumpkin with a few simple ingredients. Preschoolers are naturally curious, and introducing them to Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) at an early age can be both fun and educational. Check our newsletter to discover what new STEM activity we have available.
Mad Scientist Monster Jars Gallery October 2024
Kids of all ages joined us to celebrate Halloween by creating a monster-themed sensory jar! Don’t be scared to check them out…really, they are cute and creepy!
Girls Click Bricks Gallery (October 2024)
Going on RIGHT NOW in Program Room #2 – the inaugural session of Girls Click Bricks, our new LEGO building program for girls in middle and high school. Today’s project is a candy dispenser and participants are already well on their way to completing their builds! Do you <3 LEGO? Join us next time! (Register for Girls Click Bricks events online, or call the library to sign up – 847-669-5386).
Project Shrink Plastic Gallery (July 2024)
Teens played with shrink plastic at this fun event and we all ooh-ed and ahh-ed as we watched our creations brighten in color as they diminished in size. This is still so fun! See what everyone made below: