By Jan Pease
The best news of our week is that Santa will
visit the library on Thursday, December 1 at 5:30. He’s available for pictures and then will
read a story at about 6:30. Each child will receive a small gift from the
library.
On Saturday December 10, come to the library
for the last “Second Saturday Story Time” of the year. We will sing some songs, read a story, and make
a golden ornament! Hint: think “gold
glitter.”😨😲
In other news, the Litchfield Children’s
Department is a winner! Early in
November, we received an email from Trevor Ingerson, Educational & Library
Marketing and Sales,Workman Publishing Company.
It said, in part, “Congratulations! You and your library are one of the
ten lucky winners from our Makerspace giveaway that we ran through School
Library Journal. As a reminder you’ll receive the following titles below.”
I plan to let Mr. Ingerson know how we will use the titles, which will also fit
in very well with Summer Reading 2017, “Reading By Design.”
Titles include:
Colossal Paper Machines: The coolest big machines that kids
love—each re-created in an oversize paper model that, once built, really moves.
We’ll save this one for a program next summer.
The Totally Irresponsible
Science Kit:
18 experiments that snap, crackle, pop, ooze, crash, boom, and stink! This one will also be saved for next summer.
Paint by Sticker Kids: Create 10 pictures, one sticker at a
time. Paint by Number has been upgraded. Paint by Sticker: Same concept, but
much more detailed images than Paint by Sticker Kids. Washi Tape Crafts:110 new ways to
decorate and make life more colorful!
Mariah will make use of these in her Art Journaling Program.
Pop Bottle Science: A complete kit that ingeniously
marries science and fun with 79 easy, hands-on experiments that probe the
worlds of chemistry, physics, biology, geology, weather, the human body, and
even astronomy. We will also save this
for next summer. I ordered a copy of
this one from amazon.com for my great-nephew Andrew, who loves it.
Project Kid: Crafts That GO!: 60 Imaginative Projects That Fly,
Sail, Race, and Dive. We will add this
to the collection.
Crochet Taxidermy: Step-by-step instructions and
adorable photos guide you through these 30 easy crochet patterns. Most require
just one skein of yarn, so they’re affordable and quick! We’ll add this one to the collection. The projects resemble animal trophies mounted
on wall plaques, which might make a quirky gift for the hunter in your
life.
The Useful Book: 201 practical life skills. This book
will be a great addition to the collection.
It covers all of the things we used to learn from our parents and in
Home Economics in school.
The Wicked Plants Coloring Book: Based on the New York Times bestseller Wicked
Plants, here are 40 menacing plants in gorgeous, vintage-style botanical
illustrations to color. We can use this one for coloring projects here in the
library.
What we used to call “crafts” is now re-named
Makerspace activities in many libraries.
The process of making and doing is emphasized rather than having a cute,
uniform finished product. Whatever we
call it, kids love to participate and create.
Thanks, Mr. Ingerson!
