Chinese New Year At Irvington Library

On Wednesday, February 10th at 3:30, we will be celebrating the arrival of Chinese New Year by making dancing dragons. You'll need a ticket to attend, so come by the library one half hour before to get your free ticket.

Christie's Critters Welcomes Sid

Our newest addition to Christie's Critters is Sid, the Leopard Gecko. Sid is a brand new baby and is so tiny! He eats mealworms and he holds the side of the carpet in his cage when he sleeps.

Bird Houses and Pine Cone Feeders

At the Newark Library, we had a packed house of children ready to make their bird house mobiles. I taught about our backyard birds and the different birds that live in our local state parks. I also invited parents to take their children to many of our parks to explore and see the many birds I spoke of. My example mobile had the birds realistically colored so the children would recognize these birds in their yards. They had a great time designing their own birds and then moved on to the next craft of making a pine cone bird feeder. I had teens come in just for that part of the program, and they had a great time. One little girl decided to see if the peanut butter and birdseed tasted good enough for the birds. Dad and Mom decided that she'd probably eaten worse! We had a wait time for the late comers to get a space to create. This program is very popular.

Let's Make Snow Mobiles

We had a great time at the Irvington Library making Snow Mobiles. I was impressed with the art work of many of the crafters, and loved their use of color and imagination. The children spent the hour decorating their four snowflakes and four snowmen before assembling their mobiles to take home.

Pre-school Craft Time

I was hired at Niles and Irvington libraries to do six mini craft programs for the pre-school reading time. What fun I had! I did 3 different programs at both libraries. We made Pop-Up Puppets, Winter Cards, and Mitten keepsakes. The parents were actively involved and seemed to have as much fun as the children did.