Programming

February 1, 2023 by Cindy Shutts

Cindy Crushes Programming: My Top Ten Craft Supplies

Teen Librarian Cindy Shutts shares what she keeps in her craft supply toolbox so she's always ready for the next DIY craft program

October 5, 2022 by Cindy Shutts

Cindy Crushes Programming: DIY Flower Headbands

Teen librarian Cindy Shutts walks us through making DIY floral crowns

July 27, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS

DIY Perler Bead Earrings

Teen librarian Karen Jensen outlines a DIY program helping tweens and teens create their own earrings using Perler beads.

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Where Do You Get Your Craft Ideas? Part II, by Teen Librarian Karen Jensen

February 16, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Teen librarian Karen Jensen also shares where she gets her tween and teen craft ideas for programming in part 2 of this discussion

Cindy Crushes Programming: Where Do I Get My Craft Ideas? By Teen Librarian Cindy Shutts

February 16, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Teen librarian Cindy Shutts shares where she gets her craft programming ideas.

Cindy Crushes Programming: DIY Evee Evolution Pins, by Teen Librarian Cindy Shutts

October 6, 2021 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Teen librarian Cindy Shutts outlines a recent programming with DIY Evee Evolution pins

Cindy Crushes Programming: 11 Tips to Help Us All During Pandemic Programming, by librarian Cindy Shutts

September 2, 2020 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Teen Librarian Cindy Shutts shares some programming tips to help us all get through 2020.

TPiB: 3 cheap and easy after school programs

February 15, 2017 by Heather Booth

I’m always looking for small program ideas that don’t take a lot of planning time, are inexpensive, are flexible, and appeal widely. Here are three to try. Sci-Fi Stitches – or – Embroidered notecards You can be silly or serious with this one. I did both and both were fun. For the “sci-fi stitches” I […]

Embracing Content Creation Queries – Guest post by Lynette Pitrak

November 14, 2016 by Heather Booth

“I want to design a Gandalf figure to print on the 3D printer.” “How do I insert text over my video in iMovie?” “I want to take pictures of the fall leaves on the trees in my neighborhood… but it’s really cloudy today.” I’m paraphrasing here, but all three of the above are questions I’ve […]

Take 5 Community Reads for YA

October 6, 2016 by Heather Booth

Thinking about doing a community-wide read for teens? You could create a list of companion books for teens inspired by an adult selection like the St. Joseph County Public Libraries did, you could select a book specifically for your teens, or you could encourage the whole community to dive into teen lit by selecting a YA […]

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