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blueberryattack · 7 days

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Please enjoy this octopus, I painted it while waiting for teens to come to my paint and sip program but none showed up. I got him going for me, though, which is nice.

#octopus #art #i am not good at it #but sucking at something is the first step towards being good at something #acrylics on canvas #library #librarian #library programs

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intothestacks · 3 months

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Cool Board Games for Your Library

Rory's Story Cubes – $18 CAD

Type: Dice Game Players: 1-12 (2-4 ideal) Mechanics: Dice Rolling, Pattern Recognition Playtime: 20 min Age: 4+ Skills You Practice: Cooperation, Storytelling, Imagination, Pattern Recognition

There are various expansion packs (I’d highly recommend the Actions pack for ESL language practice). The expansion packs include Fantasia, Mystery, Heroes, Voyages, Astro, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, and Looney Tunes among others.

Why it’d be good for a library collection:

Popular topics

Family-friendly

Simple gameplay

Award-winner

Small storage space

Variable player size

Cheap

Great for use in programming with ESL patrons

#librarylife #libraryland #school librarian #school libraries #education and learning #educational games #libraries #elementary school #public libraries #english second language #library programs #game recommendations #game night #family ga #family gaming #dice game #storytelling

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lesterpubliclibrary · 2 months

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Maritime History of Lake Michigan by Lester Public Library Via Flickr: Wisconsin Maritime Museum's Greg Lutz described the rich history of our coast and recounts the dramatic stories behind vessels whose battered remains rest in local waters. This program is in partnership with the Friends of Point Beach State Forest and the Lester Public Library, Two Rivers, Wisconsin.

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petiolata · 3 months

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my chances of winning the Winter Reading Challenge are not looking good. We're halfway through the alotted timespan and I haven't finished a single qualifying book yet 😔

The requirements are bad this year. Almost all of them disqualify nonfiction and memoirs , so you're forced to read fiction. I guess you could say that's the point, but like...no, that's not what reading and books is. They're more than just fictional stories. Nonfiction and memoirs are totally valid and shouldn't be excluded from 95% of the badges.

I get that challenges are supposed to help people get out of their comfort zone and read stuff they usually wouldn't. But this means fiction readers get to be in their comfort zone entirely while everyone else is forced to read things that have no appeal for them whatsoever.

#winter reading #winter reading challenge #books & libraries #library programs #literature #Petiolata reads #op #personal #salt #IDC if this is a petty complaint that's what a personal blog is for

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amethystsoda · 2 years

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If you're someone who's interested in having more non-streaming versions of music that you actually own, see if your local library has the Freegal program!!

You log in with your library card and pin as password and you get 5 free downloads and 8 hours of streaming every week (it resets Sunday night)!

You can also build a wishlist of stuff you want to download when more free songs unlock.

#amethyst archives #music #hard copies #music archive #drm free music #music library #freegal #library programs

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teenslib · 2 years

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I am in need of nerdly advice! I want to start a kids' TTRPG program in the fall, focusing on short games that can be played in 1-3 sessions and DM'd by someone with no prior DMing experience who has only played a TTRPG once in their life (me). Any suggestions?

#TTRPG #kids games #library programs #tumblarians #ask

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kingsbridgelibraryteens · 10 months

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We'll be having a block party in front of our library on Wednesday June 28th from 11:00am - 4:00pm!

Stop by to join in on our free activities, get some snacks and other giveaways, participate in an open mic, visit the bookmobile, and listen to hip-hop music from our live DJ!

(AND say hello to your favorite librarians, of course!)

#library programs #block party #hip-hop #Kingsbridge Library #NYPL

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cindysku · 1 year

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White Oak Library District created this for the valentines season. You are welcome to share or play!Be the belle of the ball and navigate the many famous romance tropes. Will you marry or forever be alone?New From The White Oak Library District!This is a Google form.http://ow.ly/4glA50MFIEFThis escape room is suitable for grades 7-12 and adults

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cupofteajones · 2 years

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Author Talk with Vincent Tirado

Register for the LAST #AuthorTalk of the #BronxAntiProm Series with @v_e_tirado, Bronx author of "Burn Down, Rise Up! @SBKSLibrary #BronxRising2022

Are you ready for a summer of author talks? I am part of the Bronx Anti-Prom Committee of the New York Public Library and we are having a series of exciting author interviews, leading up to the BIG EVENT, a dance party on August 5th! (more…)

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liprairian · 2 years

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We changed our Canada Day party plans because it's going to be storming like crazy and Boyfriend made a Facebook event for the first event and then changed it and I'm looking at the changes going 'you're muddling the messaging! They're not going to know which plan is current! This isn't how you make a cancellation announcement, where's the consistency' and long story short, I think I've been a programmer too long.

#where's your backup plans a b and c! where is your rollout plan for communication! it's chaos and anarchy over here!#librarianing #library programs #library life

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detodosparatodos · 2 years

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Promo

#programas por parte de la biblioteca #biblioteca #club de conversación #español #colorado #arvada #jefferson county #familias latinas #familias #familias americanas #unión #unity #families #library programs #library

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marzipan230 · 2 years

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https://www.aacpl.net/event/nick-and-charlie-forever-heartstopper-fan-party

Heartstopper fan party! Saturday June 11, 1:30-3 PM

1410 West St, Annapolis, MD 21401

#heartstopper netflix #heartstopper the series #heartstopper #books and libraries #library programs #Young adult #YA #LGBT #queer #aacpl #Annapolis #Anne Arundel County

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lesterpubliclibrary · 7 months

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Haunted Houses by Lester Public Library Via Flickr: Lester Public Library, Two Rivers, Wisconsin

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unchartedthelostlegacy · 2 months

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i love graffiti. "comics and jazz are the only american art forms" you forgot graffiti. did you remember graffiti? That art form birthed in Philly and NYC in the early 70s by poor Black kids. that art form that spread all over the world and influenced so many. that's used without irony in commercials when they're trying to appeal to a "young urban" customer.

did you forget graffiti? that racism broken windows theory victim? that reach the establishment takes claiming that it's exclusively violent gang members throwing up those full-color pieces and wildstyle tags in the middle of the night outsmarting fifty security cameras because the billboard was ugly anyway. as if, even if it was, it wouldn't be impressive as all hell. risking brutality and fall damage so your art can occupy the space a gentrified condo named something like "Coluumna" took away from you. proving that despite only assholes affording to live here anymore there's still a soul beneath it. an animal with dripping stripes and teeth that go clack-clack tsssss

#graffiti #it's like how they claim touching a paper that had drugs on it can kill a police officer #manufactured fear of art itself because of who made it #you won't invest in addiction recovery or keeping libraries open or extracurricular programs but you'll sure as hell give cops overtime #so they can beat a kid writing on a shutter #writers have such big dick energy

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blueberryattack · 10 days

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Me in my report when a program goes well at work

#library #library programs #librarian

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oklahomapubliclibrarian · 3 months

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Slime Party

What is Slime Party?

Get ready for a day filled with fun, creativity, and learning as kids dive into the magical world of slime. Kids will get to explore different ways to make slime and create their own to take home.

I came across this idea when browsing the Ontarian Librarian's blog. She outlined her program well and I took a lot of inspiration from her post.

What I did to prepare

I purchased a lot of supplies. This event cost almost $100. You might be fortunate to already have most of the supplies but we didn't have a good stockpile on hand. This is a very messy program and we already had tarps that I used to cover the floor and table coverings. This was great for clean up so we didn't have to mop or clean the tables. The supplies I bought were cups, detergent, foam balls, a gallon of clear glue, instant snow, lotion, and soft clay. I bought items that were good for sensitive skin to make the event more inclusive. I also used stickers, sequins, aluminum trays, forks, measuring spoons, play dough toys, glitter, essential oils, hand wipes, food coloring, and shaving cream from our own stash. After I got all my supplies, I experimented with how each item affected the base slime recipe. I would highly recommend doing this yourself because my job at the event was to help troubleshoot slime issues. There's no way I would have been any help if I didn't experiment beforehand.

Set up

I set up the room into 4 areas. The first was the slime base table that had all the ingredients to make a regular old slime. We set out cups with lids that were pre-filled with glue, two pitchers of water, two cups of detergent, instructions, forks, and measuring spoons. We used two tables pushed together but I would recommend this to be your biggest area. Most of the guests' time was spent here but since we didn't have enough room they spilled over onto other tables which wasn't helpful when others wanted to use that table for what it was made to do. If you have the space, add a few empty tables with coverings around the room for people to work at.

The second area was for playing with your slime. This table had trays, playdough supplies, and cookie cutters. This is your testing zone. Is the slime as stretchy as they wanted? Is the slime fun to play with? Does it smell good? All these questions and more were meant to be answered here. However, as I said before, this was turned into an expansion of the slime base table. It still worked really well and I did see quite a few kids having fun.

This next area was where the magic happened. I requested another staff member to help with this program and this is where I put him. This is the add-ins table where we had all the cool stuff. We limited each slime creation to 3 add-ins, this didn't include color and smell. You can also see that I had a cart with extra supplies. I ended up going back to this cart about 50 times for glue, extra cups, and the like.

The final table was to decorate the outside of the slime containers. I included stickers and washi tape that we had to spare. I didn't buy anything new for this table and the kids still loved it.

Takeaway

This was a fun event! We had about 50 people that were a combination of kids, teens, and adults. There were even some new faces. I had people in the room for the whole event and many didn't want to leave when time was up. If I do this again, I will have more tables for them to work at and another staff member to help with troubleshooting and crowd control.

#public library #event #programming #library programs #slime #party #libraries

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