During the Library’s summer children’s program, our young patrons took part in the All Together Now! House-Building Project – starting with identical paper templates and squares of foamboard, they created over thirty unique houses and yards using craft supplies and their imaginations. At the end of the project, we put all the finished houses together into Clarkville: a model town that reflects the creativity and diversity of our full-sized Bethany community. You can take a brief tour of the completed town using the slideshow above! We will be collecting pictures of all the houses in a book that patrons will be able to flip through when they stop by the Children’s Room as well, and possibly even more exhibitions of the results of this amazing program in the future.
Thank you so much to everyone who took part in both the House-Building Project and the summer children’s program as a whole!
Category Archives: Crafts
Next week’s Makerspace activities are the last of the summer program!
We will be taking a short hiatus until mid-September to plan our fall programming.
Be sure to stop in for “Glitter Fish” on Wednesday, August 9th, 12:30 – 4:30 PM,
and “Design Your Own Boomerang” on Saturday, August 12th, 12:30 – 4:30 PM.
Children will create shiny fish decorations using glitter dots on Wednesday,
and decorate custom four-armed boomerangs on Saturday.
We will be returning to weekly summer Makerspace activities next week, with
“Miniature Basketball Hoops” on Wednesday, August 2nd, 12:30 – 4:30 PM,
and “Design Your Own Pennant” on Saturday, August 5th, 12:30 – 4:30 PM.
Children will create mini basketball hoops with decorated backboards on Wednesday,
and design their own custom sports-style pennants on Saturday.
July 19th – 29th
The All Together Now! Clarkville House-Building Project
is a Makerspace program for children of all ages.
Participants will build model houses out of paper
and craft materials that will then become part of “Clarkville”!
Take a look at the houses in this model town for inspiration!
Next week’s summer Makerspace activities will be
“Giant Tissue Paper Lollipops” on Wednesday, July 12th, 12:30 – 4:30 PM,
and “Magic Scratch Mania!” on Saturday, July 15th, 12:30 – 4:30 PM.
Children will create paper lollipops with colorful tissue paper designs on Wednesday, and make rainbow-colored drawings with Magic Scratch paper on Saturday.
Looking for community service hours, or just want to learn a new skill? Clark Memorial Library is partnering with the Warm Up America Foundation to provide warm blankets to those in need. The goal is to create 7″x9″ knit or crocheted squares that can later be joined together to make blankets of various sizes. These squares are a perfect size to practice your needlework! No prior experience is necessary – we will provide instruction and materials. Drop in to work with us on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2:00 to 5:00 PM in July and August. For ages 10 and up.
Next week’s summer Makerspace activities will be
“Fish Windsocks” on Wednesday, July 5th, 12:30 – 4:30 PM,
and “Make Your Own Rainstick” on Saturday, July 8th, 12:30 – 4:30 PM.
Children will create paper windsocks in the shape of fish on Wednesday, and create rainsticks from paper tubes on Saturday. We hope to see you there!
We have an extra-special summer Makerspace activity planned for July:
The All Together Now! House-Building Project is an all-ages program that will take place from July 19th to July 29th; stop in during Library hours and create a model house to add to the growing town of Clarkville. We can’t wait to see all of your creations!
Next week’s summer Makerspace activities will be
“Build-A-Bracelet” on Wednesday, June 28th, 12:30 – 4:30 PM,
and “Paint A Birdhouse!” on Saturday, July 1st, 12:30 – 4:30 PM.
Children will customize snap-on Color-Me bracelets on Wednesday, and decorate miniature birdhouses on Saturday. We hope to see you there!
The Bethany Community School LEGO Club will be meeting at Clark Memorial Library on Thursdays, starting June 29th! This summer program is open to patrons of all ages; drop-in is from 2:00 to 5:00 PM. There will be free-building every week, and special building challenges will also be announced throughout the summer by the Club’s organizers. We have both LEGO and DUPLO blocks. Stop by and get creative!