Tag: drop in program

Weekly Program Round-Up: March 24-29, 2025

Spring break week is always a weird one. In the past, I've offered more programs for kids who are in town looking for things to do and had very few people show up, and then also offered no additional programs only to have people lament that we didn't have special spring break programming. You never … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: March 24-29, 2025 →

Weekly Program Round-Up: February 10-15, 2025

Book Babies (0-3) Story Time Theme: Love/Kindness Books: A Kiss Means I Love You by Kathryn Allen, Valentine Friends by April Jones Prince Songs/Rhymes (lyrics provided when links not available): Opening Song Acka Backa Soda CrackerAcka backa soda cracker (bounce side to side)Acka backa boo!Acka backa soda cracker,Up goes you! (lift baby up) Acka backa … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: February 10-15, 2025 →

Cardboard and Engineering Challenges: Easy, At-Home Learning Opportunities!

Age Range: 5-12 years old; All AgesTime: 1 hourProgram Type: Drop-In; Registration; At Home As many families begin a new homeschooling, virtual school, and/or hybrid learning adventure this year, I wanted to talk about a couple of programs I've offered at the library that facilitate cross-curricular, open-ended learning. And the best part? They are so … Continue reading Cardboard and Engineering Challenges: Easy, At-Home Learning Opportunities! →

The Spiffiest Giant in Town: A Clothes Relay You Can Play at Home or at the Library!

Age Range: 5-8 years old; All AgesTime: 45 minutesProgram Type: Drop-In; Online While I really want to share some of my larger programming ideas with you, at this point in time, I still think it wise to share ideas that are simple and that could be carried out online or at home. That's why I … Continue reading The Spiffiest Giant in Town: A Clothes Relay You Can Play at Home or at the Library! →

Dance Party Workout: At Home or At the Library!

Age Range: All AgesTime: 45 minutesProgram Type: Drop-In; Online At the time of writing this post, I'm not sure where we all will be by mid-May. I know this was a sort of target for our organization particularly, in hopes of being back to work, but it's looking more and more like that target is … Continue reading Dance Party Workout: At Home or At the Library! →

Book Worms During COVID-19: My First Venture Into Virtual Programming

Age Range: 5-8 year olds; All AgesTime: Video is roughly 15 minutes long; with accompanying activities 45 minutes to an hourProgram Type: Online (Pre-recorded) When our library made the decision to cancel all programming through mid-May, I panicked. I had so many fun things in the works! I couldn't bear the thought of disappointing our … Continue reading Book Worms During COVID-19: My First Venture Into Virtual Programming →

Breakerspace: Running a Tech Take-Apart Workshop for Tweens, Teens, and Adults

Age Range: 10 and upTime: 1-2 hoursProgram Type: Registration; Drop-In For years since I began my library career, the thought of a tech take-apart day had been running through my mind. I think I originally saw the idea on Pinterest and absolutely loved the open-ended, inquiry-based destruction. The problem was that I had no idea … Continue reading Breakerspace: Running a Tech Take-Apart Workshop for Tweens, Teens, and Adults →

Kind-Bomb the Library: Spreading a Little Love

Age Range: All AgesTime: 30 minutes to 1 hourProgram Type: Drop-In; Passive This program is perfect any time of year, but especially as February is approaching along with Random Acts of Kindness Week (February 16-23, 2020). Kind-bombing is so simple to do that it doesn't even have to be a time-allotted sit-down program. You could … Continue reading Kind-Bomb the Library: Spreading a Little Love →