Low-cost, colorful coasters: take a ceramic tile from plain to POW ✨with only a few inexpensive supplies! During the Craftzilla: Watercolor Coasters event (June 13), participants experimented with a variety of blending and wash techniques.
Earlier this July, teens took to our large event room to science up some floam slime! It can be a tricky process: too much or too little of an element can result in a tough dough or a sticky mess.
But with careful instructions--and perhaps a little intuitive sense (*gasp* Is that...unscientific?) (No. 😉)--you can repeat the perils and pleasures of slimemaking.
🖸🖸 📅 Eyeball future Bellya calendars for ventures into fluffy slime and other variants!
For now, peek into the floam slime laboratory (explosion included):
A Dual Event:Karaoke & Craftzilla: Pool Noodle Lightsabers, PART II Monday, August 1, 3:00-5:00 PM This event is for the: 7th-12th grade & 2016 high school grads
Come rock a mic! Sing, snack, and sit back to watch your friends attempt Adele during another awesome karaoke session! Card and board games will be available.
ALSO, back by popular demand: another instance of pool noodle lightsabers! Summer's not over yet, so make your swimming one with The Force with this shiny DIY craft! No registration necessary. Craft supplies are limited and will be on a first come, first serve basis.
Want to add a dash of sparkling DIY to your or a friend's wardrobe? Then sign up for the Craftzilla: Sequin Collar Necklace event this Monday, July 6th!
There are two sessions: 4:30-5:00 PM and 5:00-5:30 PM.
Participants are welcome to stay for the entire event and will have a variety of felt & sequin colors to choose from!
* Registration is required. Please call in (402-293-3157) or come in to sign up! We also may be able to accept some walk-ins.
* This event is for the incoming 7th-12th grade, and 2015 high school graduates. *
* As of July 1st, 2015: Session One: 1 space left! Session Two: 8 spaces left!
(Image right: a closeup of the shimmering pearlescent sequin on moss green felt necklace.)
No sign-up necessary, but supplies are limited.
See you there! - Crystal, YA Librarian
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Also, this is the LAST WEEK for the 2014 Young Adult Magazine Survey! 6th graders through recent high school
graduates: shape your magazine destiny! Your responses will determine
future library subscriptions.
Answer 10 short questions either in the YA area (responses go in the mustached Le Survey box) or online HERE--just click the image link in the right column! → ✎ Survey ends: Wednesday, December 31st at 3:00 PM! ✎