Have you noticed how often characters in books go to the public library for help in solving problems? The main character of “Into the Beautiful North” by Luis Alberto Urrea is a good example. Nineteen-year-old Nayeli dreams about her father, who journeyed the United States when she was…
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Father’s Day cards one finds in the stores are pretty abysmal, in my opinion. With Papercrafts & Coloring coming up (second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.), I decided I’d look for something I wanted to give my dad for Father’s Day. I turned to Pinterest and found a pretty sweet image of a…
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Have you noticed our logo resembles a butterfly? We’re decorating the Library with paper butterflies to celebrate! If you’d like to participate, here are three patterns: An easy butterfly for those who are good with a scissors. An origami butterfly, a relatively easy pattern, by origami standards: http://bit.ly/1rp4hsK The last pattern we’re supplying uses two…
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We recently had a Holiday Papercrafts event at the Library. We made a lot of papercraft Christmas trees! The tree with the biggest WOW factor is the one that lights up, of course! And, it’s super easy to make. The instructions are included in the printout: Lighted Tree Template –Susan
Yes, it’s only Fall, but Christmas is coming! And this project could be adapted for many seasons by changing the leaf shape and adornments. Supplies: old book pages, scissors, acrylic paint, tape, wire, glue, and beads or other adornments. Step 1: To make 3 holly leaves, cut two identical (for the front and back…
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Our next Papercrafts class (June 30, 6:30 p.m.) will have “stars” as its theme, in anticipation of the Independence Day holiday. But stars can be used for so many occasions: “you’re a star,” Christmas, award party events, and more. Our papercrafts class repurposes old books or other random papers (the shiny stars were from the…
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Watercolor Workshop with 8-12 year-olds The Summer Reading theme for 2015 is all about heroes. So we had a watercolor workshop that mimics the explosive comic book style popular in graphic novels. Here’s a list of materials: 2 sheets of watercolor papers – the background is 6″ by 9″ and the foreground lettered…
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The May 5 gathering for papercrafts was a success! We successfully repurposed damaged books and other assorted papers into little lovelies to give for Mother’s Day, or really any special occasion where a handcrafted card would be appropriate. Here’s one of the Pinterest finds on NPL’s Bookish Papercrafts board. And here’s what our version looked…
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Here’s another easy project we’ll be making at Heartful Papercrafts on January 13, 6:30 p.m. In this class we make things out of books that are no longer usable, or paper bits or calendars we’ve collected. The class is free, no registration required. Bring along a favorite scissors if you have one. We do…
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Lifelong learning. One of the traits I most admire in people is a love of learning. I take it as a sign of engagement in life. So I’m very excited about the subscription the Library now has to Lynda.com. I’m looking forward to taking some of the design and marketing courses. But there are…
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