STEAM Week Project: Salt Paintings
Salt paintings really pop on dark backgrounds. This multi-colored heart was painted on black construction paper. Salt is a very familiar ingredient in the kitchen. There are hardly any recipes,…
Read It, Make It: Fourth of July!
Get excited about July 4 by reading one of these books, then create a festive patriotic blower to help you celebrate! Have fun! These books are available to check our…
Read It, Make It: Dandelion Craft
The classic children's book, Dandeline by Don Freeman reminds readers that it's always best to just be yourself. Read the book then make a fun lion craft. You'll need to…
Read It, Make It: Paper Flower and Cone Craft
The beautifully illustrated wordless book Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lawson and Sydney Smith is an ode to the importance of small things, small people, and small gestures. In this story…
Read it, Make It: May the 4th edition!
Celebrate May the 4th by checking out a Star Wars picture book. If you can't make it to the library, you can check out a Star Wars book from our…
Read It, Make It : Snowman Craft
Find out what real animals think of the mysterious stranger that shows up one day unexpectedly in the story, Stranger in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy by Carl Sams II…
Read It, Make It: Red Paper Snowflakes
Moving away from friends is difficult, especially when everything and everyone is so different from what you know. Friends are Friends, Forever by Dane Liu and illustrated by Lynn Scurfield…
Read It, Make it: Paper Lanterns
Read It, Make It: Playing With Lanterns by Wang Yage, Illustrated by Zhu Chengliang Lunar New Year falls on February 1 this year. One of the many traditions associated with…
Read it, Make it – Finger Knitted Scarf
Read the delightful and funny story If You Want to Knit Some Mittens by Laura Purdie Salas to learn all about the process of making wool yarn; from bringing home…
Read It, Make It – Squirrel Paper Tube Puppet
Squirrels Leap, Squirrels Sleep by April Pulley Sayre and Illustrated by Steve Jenkins is a sweet read-a-loud that takes the reader along for a day in the life of a…
Read It, Make It: Hanging Bat Craft
Read It, Make It: Little Bat in Night School by Brian Lies Little Bat was so excited to start school that he couldn't sleep. He had all of his supplies…