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Cindy Crushes Programming: Mushroom Paint and Sip

Teen librarian Cindy Shutts shares a recent mushroom painting party she had with her library teens

January 7, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

I Am SHERLocked: Sherlock Program/Party Ideas

After the success – and fun – of my Doctor Who program, I decided to have a Sherlock themed program.  Pop culture is a great programming tie-in.  For Sherlock, I am doing some hands on forensic science projects as well as some crafting projects.  The forensic science themed projects can be found here at my […]

November 19, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Making Doctor Who Minimalist Shadow Art

As part of my 10 Things to Do with a Blank Canvas series (part 1 and part 2), I created this fantastic Doctor Who shadow art.  And when I say I created it, what I mean is that I came up with this really cool idea and then I asked The Mr. to do it […]

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