A local museum is hosting an exhibit entitled “Origami in the Garden” until March of 2019.  It’s a fantastic series of metal sculptures based on origami designs scattered throughout the gardens of the […]

This year I started adding something new to some of my programs – coding.  It has been a whole new adventure for me.  When I was in school, computers in education were a new concept.  There was a room with se […]

To start off our Summer, which has the theme “Libraries Rock” this year, I decided to have a “make your own music” program.  I enjoy programs where participants learn to create using items they will most l […]

It’s Star Wars Day!
I know that it’s giving away my age, but I remember when the very first Star Wars movie came out.  I watched it from a swing-set in the small, fenced-in playground at the foot of the giant […]

Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to take part in a great program sponsored by the California Academy of Sciences.  It’s called the Science Action Club.  There are actually three different modules, or c […]

There’s no way that anyone in my area hasn’t noticed all of the rain we’ve had lately, but it wasn’t until I was returning home from work one night to discover the steps to and my porch covered in a carpet […]

It’s beginning to show signs of spring.  Trees are budding.  Insects are beginning fly and buzz about.  I see turtles sunning at the edge of the lake.  But before that —

It was cold.  Really, […]

The first time I encountered a mouth bow was at Girl Scout camp many (I’m not about to tell you how many) years ago.  It was a camporee weekend, packed full of activities and workshops for us t’weens and t […]

This will be the month to keep an eye on the moon.  The largest full moon of 2018 occurred on January 1, and the second, and last super moon of this year will occur on January 31.  Since it will also be t […]

This is the time of the year when children in most every part of the country look forward to awakening to a fluffy white blanket of snow in which to play, to sled, to scoop into a bowl for snowcream, and most […]

Leading up to the holidays, people are often busy buying gifts and decorating their homes.  So, this year, I decided to offer different decorative crafts each week in December.  One of the most popular was the p […]

This month there is an exhibit in the adult collection about money and managing finances.  I’ve decided to focus my children’s programming around money, and money fun, while the exhibit is on […]

I have recently discovered a great not-so-new resource for teachers and librarians – Biology in a Box!

This program, now in it’s 25th year, was created by University of Tennessee/Knoxville professor Dr. […]

Like most everyone in the country, I’m getting ready for the eclipse.  The local science museum, about a mile away from my branch, will be hosting a viewing on the lawn on the day of the eclipse.  But me?… I […]

I came across an interesting new type of toy online a few months ago – fidget spinners.  They’re advertised as good for nail chewers, autistic people, children and adults with OCD, ADHD, and a var […]

During spring break this year, I tried a new program aimed specifically for 8-12 year olds.  We met each afternoon for two hours to work on creating paper automata.  I had a limit of 25 participants, and r […]