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Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Ideas for creating bookplates, wrapping paper, and holiday cards using images from the Library's collections.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations, Uncategorized
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Holiday baking ideas from the pages of the Chronicling America historic newspapers online collection, a product of the National Digital Newspaper Program and jointly sponsored by the Library and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
An introduction to the traditions of Shadow Theater in China and Southeast Asia, with instructions for creating your own shadow puppets and theater.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Asian American History, For Kids, For Teens, Uncategorized
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
A short history of cranberries through the collections of the Library, in honor of Thanksgiving.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations, Native American History, Uncategorized
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Highlights on puppets and puppetry from the rare book materials in the Children's Literature Center at the Library.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Books & Author Programs, For Kids, Uncategorized
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
This is the first in a three-part series that offers ideas for families on creating your own puppet shows with Library collections. The series is inspired by the annual puppet show that had been held at the Library’s Young Readers Center the day after Thanksgiving since 2013. This is a guest post by Leslie Long, …
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Books & Author Programs, For Kids
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
A post for Children's Book Week about using WPA posters about reading as inspiration to create your own poster in celebration of books and of reading.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Books & Author Programs, For Kids, Reading
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
In this post, Library specialists offer suggestions for writing haiku with kids, with illustrations from the Library's collection of Japanese woodblock prints.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Asian American History, For Kids, Poetry
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
"The Golden Arm" and selected ghost stories from the American Folklife Center for Halloween.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations