Blogging about Lego Clubbin and other library program ideas
Emoji Day lands right on July 17th, so it's a perfect summer reading program event. Not really sure why emojis need their own day, but it's a great way to get tweens and teens into the library. We did a lot of pretty simple crafts that kids loved; some I took off Pinterest and I'll... Continue Reading →
Don't be like Philip! This was one of the first photo projects that we ever undertook. After seeing a seminar by Ben Bizzle, I really got inspired by trying to branch out with a little bit of "meme marketing"--the idea here being that if you advertise your product in a funny way, you'll engage more... Continue Reading →
Scavenger Hunt!! Basic premise of this one is that you build whatever you want, but you have to hide a special Lego somewhere inside what you built. Then everyone goes around and tries to find where you hid your item! This one took a little bit more prep than usual, but it's totally worth it.... Continue Reading →
Library Escape Rooms are really big right now, so I tried to design this program so that any library can try to duplicate it. Because making something like this is kinda daunting--where do you even start? From what I've read, starting at the end is the best way to do it. UPDATE: My "Escape Room... Continue Reading →
Kids love trucks. Shocking right?? In other breaking news, the sky is blue and pie is delicious. So when I do storytime, I usually devote at least one week a semester to the subject of transportation, because of the high interest and the huge amount of great material out there. My storytime has a wide age... Continue Reading →
This was another really simple concept that kids liked!! After we went over rules, I told our kids that our theme was: secrets! We didn't really brainstorm as a group, but I told them some of my ideas. They could build a house with secret doors or secret passages or a secret jail. Or they could build... Continue Reading →
A Dr. Seuss party is a great way to bring families into the library. We break our event into two parts--a 30 minute story time, and a one hour playtime with crafts and games. And cake...people will always come if there's cake. But first... The Story Time Dr. Seuss stories are amazing...but they are SUPER... Continue Reading →
Our Star Wars parties always drew a HUGE crowd, so it's a great way to bring people into the library. Miss Gloria and I planned one for the past two years. They're fun but can be a lot of work...and can get out of hand. Learn from our mistakes and our triumphs, young Padawan. Our... Continue Reading →
This one was a BIG hit at Lego Club!! After we quickly went over rules, I told everyone that the theme would be cars...but that was too easy. So we had to build one car and at least one obstacle for their car. We quickly talked about what an obstacle is and brainstormed really quick about... Continue Reading →
After only two years of use, the playhouse in our children's library finally broke. The door had fallen off the hinges, making it look more like a playshack than a playhouse. We didn't want to spend money on something that was just going to break again in a few years, so we weren't sure how... Continue Reading →
The Lego Librarian 