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May
Staff is getting ready for the Summer Learning Challenge. Are you excited? We sure are!
April
April Craft Grab & Go
Ages 1 – 12
Monday, April 5, 12, 19 & 26 starting at 10 am
Kit Pickup at Library
Call the YS Desk at 815-485-2605 and press 5 to request a craft kit for lobby pickup (mask required) or drop by the main YS desk and pick up a different craft every Monday beginning at 10 am. Everything you need is contained in the craft kit. Crafts are available while supplies last.
- April 5: Color Your Own Unicorn Masks
- April 12: Bug Mask Craft Kit
- April 19: Under the Sea Coral
- April 26: Mother's Day Necklace and Box
Art Attack! Wind Chime Art
Grades 4 – 8
Friday, April 2 at 4:30 pm
DIY Video on Facebook, NLPL website, & YouTube
Kit Pickup at the Library (Registration Required for Kit)
Your imagination mixes with art in this art club just for tweens. Follow along with the video to make wind chimes at home. Participants will be emailed when art bags are ready. Registration is required for an art bag only. Viewing the video does not require registration.
Art Club: Yarn Wrapped Monsters
Grades 1 – 4
Monday, April 19 at 4:30 pm
DIY Video on Facebook, NLPL website, & YouTube
Calling all creative kids! Create a mischievous and furry monster with a step-by-step video to help you. Participants will be emailed when art bags are ready. Registration is required for an art bag only. Viewing the video does not require registration.
Tween LEGO Club: Fidget Spinners
Grades 4 – 8
Friday, April 23 at 4:30 pm
DIY Video on Facebook, NLPL website, & YouTube
Sign up, pick up your LEGO kit, and hop on YouTube for awesome LEGO building challenges. Pick up your LEGO kit at the main YS desk once you have registered. Please return kits within one week of the video date. Registration is required for a LEGO kit only. Viewing the video does not require registration.
Mad Science Club: Little Sprout House
Grades K – 6
Wednesday, April 28
DIY Video on Facebook, NLPL website, & YouTube
Discover how plants grow with your own Little Sprout House! Participants will be emailed when science bags are ready. Registration is required for a science bag only. Viewing the video does not require registration.
March
March Craft Grab & Go
Ages 1 – 12
Monday, March 1, 8, 16, 22 & 29 starting at 10 am
Kit Pickup at Library
Call the YS Desk at 815-485-2605 and press 5 to request a craft kit for lobby pickup (mask required) or drop by the main YS desk and pick up a different craft every Monday beginning at 10 am. Everything you need is contained in the craft kit. Crafts are available while supplies last.
- March 1: Dr. Seuss Horton Craft
- March 8: St Patrick's Day Pet Magnet
- March 16: Clover Wand
- March 22: Zoo Animal Friends
- March 29: Bunny Necklace
LEGO Club Builder Challenge
Grades Kindergarten – 4
Tuesday, March 2 at 4:30 pm
DIY Facebook Challenge
Do you love creating with LEGOs? On the first Tuesday of the month, we will post a new building challenge on Facebook. Share your design in the comment section for your chance to win bricktastic bragging rights as the “Brick Builder Champ” of the month.
Go to facebook.com/newlenoxlibrary and “Like” the page.
Art Attack! Rainbow Heart Tissue Paper Craft
Grades 4 – 8
Friday, March 5 at 4:30 pm
DIY Video on Facebook, NLPL website, & YouTube
Kit Pickup at the Library (Registration Required for Kit)
Your imagination mixes with art in this art club just for tweens. Follow along with the video to make some amazing art @ home. Participants will be emailed when art bags are ready. Registration is required for an art bag only. Viewing the video does not require registration.
To celebrate the arrival of spring, we will be creating a hanging rainbow heart decoration with tissue paper. Hopefully, it will bring you luck, and who knows? Maybe once you’ve completed the craft, you’ll find a pot of gold!
Art Club: Leprechaun Trap
Grades 1 – 4
Monday, March 15 at 4:30 pm
DIY Video on Facebook, NLPL website, & YouTube
Calling all creative kids! Create some awesome art with a step-by-step video to help you create a masterpiece. Participants will be emailed when art bags are ready. Registration is required for an art bag only. Viewing the video does not require registration.
How do you catch a leprechaun? You create a leprechaun trap!
Just for Tweens LEGO Club: Wrecking Ball!
Grades 4 – 8
Friday, March 19 at 4:30 pm
DIY Video on Facebook, NLPL website, & YouTube
Sign up, pick up your LEGO kit, and hop on YouTube for awesome LEGO building challenges. Pick up your LEGO kit at the main YS desk once you have registered. Please return kits within one week of the video date. Registration is required for a LEGO kit only. Viewing the video does not require registration.
Are you ready for some destruction?! Create your very own LEGO WRECKING BALL!
Mad Science Club: Skittles Rainbow Science
Grades K – 6
Wednesday, March 24
Discover awesome hands-on experiments and activities that you can try at home. Participants will be emailed when science bags are ready. Registration is required for a science bag only. Viewing the video does not require registration.
Why taste the rainbow when you can see the rainbow with this fun science experiment?