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In the fall and winter of 2014, I had an amazing experience coordinating a filmmaking workshop for high school students called View from the Director’s Chair. To highlight a different aspect of our library’s Media Lab this year, our IT Department Manager and I created a similarly-structured workshop called View from Behind the Lens. View […]
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October 10, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
One of the things I love most about the Doctor Who Tumblr is all of the amazing fan created art you find there. Sometimes there are quotes, sometimes not. But the thing is, Doctor Who is obviously a show that is touching a lot of people and inspiring them to create in response to them. […]
September 10, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
All you need to create some original art is really a blank canvas and some Mod Podge. Well, and a few things to put on your canvas. But the beauty is, you can take all that fantastic art you see in the store for a high dollar amount and create your own less expensive versions. […]
September 9, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
One of my recurring programming themes is Renovate Your Room. We are actually in the midst of doing this right now as the Tween has decided that she no longer wants a princess room (sob, why do they grow up so fast?). Now we are creating a new room with a Paris/Doctor Who theme. My […]
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March 18, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Although March is many things, like National Craft Month and Women’s History Month, it is also Music in Our Schools Month. As school budgets get cut, music and education are some of the first to go, especially with today’s emphasis on STEM education. But there are those who advocate STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and […]
March 14, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
If your schedule is anything like mine, you are always pressed for time. There are meetings, book orders, programs to plan, staffing emergencies, desk time…. Things always eat up what time you have, and I can always use easy crafts when it comes time for “crafternoons“ or movie nights with my tweens and teens. I’m […]
March 9, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
All the month of March, which is National Craft Month, we are joining forces with The Library as Incubator Project (@iartlibraries on Twitter) to bring you a new craft activity each Friday that you can do with your tweens and teens. As part of our National Craft Month collaboration, this post originally appeared at The […]
February 19, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
TPiB Earlier today, we reviewed (and recommended) Andrew Jenks, My Adventures as a Young Filmmaker. Of course, there are all kinds of programming potential tie-ins for the book. You can go little, hosting a movie viewing party, or go big, inviting teens to create their own short films and hosting a local teen film festival. […]
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