Blogging about Lego Clubbin and other library program ideas
I'm back! Really looking forward to blogging again here and there. Took some time off to focus on Newbery, plus there wasn't a whole lot of programming happening over the pandemic. But looking forward to thinking of some new ideas, and passing the savings on to you! In the meantime, I'm reblogging a interview I... Continue Reading →
Over the summer, I was struggling with how to do programming that would be safe for our community and our kiddos. Like many of you, I decided to do an outdoor scavenger hunt, but I put a little bit of a spin on it. Similar to the "The Amazing Space Race" idea I did a... Continue Reading →
Blog Update: Holy cats, I haven't posted in a year! Sorry about that! Since we still can't do Lego Club in person, I haven't really been coming up with any new ideas for them. But instead, I thought I would share my lesson plans for library visits. My library is in quite a unique spot,... Continue Reading →
Our summer reading has kicked off at our library, and like many others, we've chosen the CSLP theme of "Imagine Your Story," which celebrates fairy tales and fantasy books. So this whole month, I've been using fairy tales for an inspiration to Lego Club. Each build is broken into two parts. For the first part,... Continue Reading →
Interactive books are so fun to do, since they're so easy to translate to storytime. "Don't Push the Button" is one of my favorites, and I usually bring it out at least once a semester. I usually don't like doing crafts after storytime, so I try to find alternatives for activities we can do after... Continue Reading →
I've never taken a creative design course, but I've learned one thing from creating years worth of signage for different libraries: no one wants to read your sign. It's probably too small, or too long, or placed in the wrong location, or has a bad font, or bad colors. If it's not eye-catching, you basically... Continue Reading →
Step right up!! This is one I've wanted to do for awhile! I saw this post a long time ago about building a Lego target practice game. I really liked that idea but wanted to build on it, so I came up with the idea of just building a BUNCH of different carnival games! So... Continue Reading →
Such an easy concept, but this one can get a little complicated fast. I came up with this idea while looking out at my yard. We have to take some trees out, and I instantly thought of tree forts. I thought it would be really simple to build, but once I got started building my... Continue Reading →
Another day, another Lego challenge! This one is obviously a good one to do at home, but I can see this one definitely working for a traditional library Lego Club. The only thing special you need is a big Lego baseplate. The bigger, the better--if you don't have one, you can do your best to... Continue Reading →
For this at-home challenge, I combined one of my first challenges (Lego Challenge–Prison Break) and one of my latest challenges (Lego Challenge–Minifig Adventure Photos.) In the Prison Break challenge, kids had to come up with a way, real or imaginary, to escape a large box. This has the same feel, but this kinda opens up... Continue Reading →
The Lego Librarian 