Melt and Pour Soap Gallery (April 2024)
Teen participants learned how to make soap the easy way using the melt and pour method. Here are some of their beautiful (and fragrant) creations!
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Little Bookworms Celebration April 2024 Gallery
Woohoo! Once a year we have a party for the children who read over 1,000 books before kindergarten. Kids decorated hats, enjoyed a treat, and posed for pictures. Next, we hopped, skipped and twirled to dance music. Great job everyone! Stop by the Children’s Desk to sign up your Little Bookworm the next time you are at the library. There are fun incentives along the way: stickers, a Starbucks gift card, a book tote and … Read more
Northern Illinois Train Club April 2024 Gallery
Don’t miss the Northern Illinois Lego Train Club display happening this weekend, Saturday until 4:30pm and Sunday from 12 – 4:30pm. Over 500 people have visited already and here’s what they said: “Wow!” “Completely amazing!” “So big!” “Cool!” “It’s epic!” “It’s awesome!” “That was fun!” See you soon!
Lego Play Day March 2024 Gallery
Who loves Legos? Everyone! Lego Play Day was a huge success! Kids enjoyed playing with friends and with Legos. Enjoy all the smiles!
Builders’ Challenge: 3Doodler Gallery March 2024
WOW! Kids practiced with a 3D plastic melting pen and created a small object to keep. Looks like fun!
Self-Defense for Teens Gallery (February 2024)
Lindsey Daehnke from Strictly Self Defense held a teen self-defense workshop at the library in February. Participants learned a variety of techniques to keep themselves safe in various situations., and left class feeling empowered! Check out some photos from the class below:
Barbie Boogie Gallery (February 2024)
Participants tried out some choreography from the Barbie movie – broken down for us step by step – by dance instructor, Melanie Andersen. The last part was particularly challenging, featuring some jumps, kicks, and spins! Check out some photos from the event below.
February Bookmarks
A group of Volunteens (teen volunteers) made these fantastic bookmarks today for our library visitors this month (February, 2024). Thanks for sharing your artistic talent! These are great!
Alcohol Ink Dyed Scarves Gallery (January 2024)
So many beautiful scarves were created during this class. Participants experimented with different folding and rubberbanding techniques, and colorful dyes to make these unique masterpieces. Lots of fun on a very chilly afternoon! We are all looking forward to doing this again in the future.
Paper Cone Gnomes Gallery (December 2023)
We made a whole donsy of gnomes at this December 2023 event! They fit in perfectly with our winter reading theme: Everyone Read! Gnome Matter Who You Are.” These are easy to make if you want to have a bunch of your own.