Posted on October 13, 2009 by saradora
I am a longtime fan of the quirkiest of quirky toys. As a child, I sewed my own felt fishes–which then took up residence in the My Little Pony Paradise Estates and Barbie’s mansion, evicting their more traditional girlie toy denizens.
Much to my delight, I found these great books via the library, and I hope [...]
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Posted on May 14, 2009 by zubakt
I am definitely not a nonfiction person (Sorry, Sara) and even less a craft person, but when I saw Custom Kicks: Personalized Footwear, I flipped. It’s packed with colorful and zany ways to make sneakers, other shoes and even flip flops into masterpieces. The author invited 150 artists to present their visions and includes URLs and other ways to contact [...]
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Posted on April 22, 2009 by bibliotessaria
According to the Library of Congress website, “Earth Day was first observed on April 22, 1970, when an estimated 20 million people nationwide attended the inaugural event. Senator Gaylord Nelson promoted Earth Day, calling upon students to fight for environmental causes and oppose environmental degradation with the same energy that they displayed in opposing the [...]
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Posted on August 5, 2008 by woodsrun
Does your bands sound need a little edge?
Are you tired of using the same samples over and over?
Have you always secretly wanted to start a jug band but just didn’t know where to begin?
What you need is the sultry twang of a juguitar!
Why spend hundreds of dollars on fancy designer juguitars when you can make [...]
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Posted on July 23, 2008 by saradora
On Friday, August 8th, at 2:00 pm, we will be making beaded jewelry. Necklaces, bracelets, and anklets. You can also make jangly tassels for purses and backpacks, if you wish. Join us on Thursday, August 14th for some PS2 games. If I know us, it will probably be Dragonball.
I don’t have the most jam-packed teen [...]
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Posted on July 12, 2008 by woodsrun
So you’re hanging out with your friends in the park and telling them about your new favorite song. You have it on your mp3 player but you only have one set of headphones. If you only you had some portable speakers for your mp3 player so you could all listen together!
Dream no more.
On Saturday, July [...]
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Posted on July 8, 2008 by bicyclette
Metemorphasized tank top
BYOTT – Bring Your Own Tank Top in and we’ll metemorphasize it into a beach bag.
When: Saturday, July 12th 1:00 – 2:30PM
Where: CLP-Squirrel Hill Library
-Kim/CLP – Sq. Hill
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Posted on February 5, 2008 by saradora
February 7th we’re making Valentines from 4:00 to 5:00. Rumor has it that candy will be involved…
Also, join us from 5:00 to 7:00 on February 14th for some PS2 gaming. We usually play Dragonball, but we might be open to other suggestions.
Sara, Teen Specialist, CLP Hazelwood
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