
July 27, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Teen librarian Karen Jensen outlines a DIY program helping tweens and teens create their own earrings using Perler beads.
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
February 16, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Teen librarian Cindy Shutts shares where she gets her craft programming ideas.
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October 6, 2021 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Teen librarian Cindy Shutts outlines a recent programming with DIY Evee Evolution pins
September 2, 2020 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Teen Librarian Cindy Shutts shares some programming tips to help us all get through 2020.
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
September 13, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Although we have some permanent stations set up in our Teen MakerSpace at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, we also occasionally rotate in some different stations to make sure our teens have a variety of activities to engage in. One of our permanent stations includes a bank of iPads which we […]
April 14, 2016 by Heather Booth
My summer newsletter items are due in a matter of days, and I’m already exhausted. Anyone else? This year should be easier for me. We finally have a part time position tasked with serving tweens, so the pressure to plan for grades 5-12 all together has been lifted and I can just focus on teenaged teens… […]
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