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Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
This blog post was written by Kimberly Grossett, a Junior Fellow in the Library’s Informal Learning Office. During the summer, many families take to the road to their favorite vacation spots. Whether it’s to the beach, the mountains, anywhere in between, these journeys don’t have to be boring. Travelers on Route 66–the “Mother Road”– have …
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, Uncategorized
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Resources for learning about pollinators and pollination with young children for pollinator week.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Ideas for Father's Day gifts made with inspiration from the Library's collections.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Holidays & Celebrations
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Hot-cross bun recipes from the collections and a beloved family favorite from a Library staffer.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, Holidays & Celebrations, Uncategorized
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Inspiration for winter activities for families from the Library's Japanese woodblock print collection.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Asian American History, For Kids, Uncategorized
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Images of snowmen from the Library's collections as inspiration for families.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
It’s December, and that means that many of us get to give and receive gifts. And the right gift can really add to that holiday magic! I investigated what gifts people may have given each other a hundred years ago by looking at historical newspapers in the Library’s Chronicling America database. Let’s take a look! …
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Ideas for creating stationery for holiday letters using Library images and links to digitized Christmas stories in the Library's collections
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Ideas for crafts to decorate a Thanksgiving table using Library collections for inspiration.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations