Archive for February 2021

Join Ms. Betty from the Wayne County Public Library for a bedtime story each Sunday night at 7:00 P.M.— from her living room to yours! Find the live stream on facebook at: Wayne County Public Library Children’s Room Have your kids in pajamas, favorite stuffed animal and cozy blanket nearby. Get snug as bug with Ms. Betty! Children join children’s librarian every Sunday at 7pm for a bedtime story from her house to theirs! Pajamas, cozy blanket and stuffed animal are a must! A simple literacy tip is given to the parents at the beginning of each program.

In collaboration with the National Youth Foundation, join us as Bella Hanson, organizer of the “I Matter” poetry contest and 2020 Nickelodeon Kid of the Year Top 50, facilitates this poetry workshop. If your poem is already ready, you can share it with us and get feedback. If not, you can use the time to brainstorm ideas and start writing.

Explore how a variety of fascinating creatures make the changes needed to survive the depths of winter. This workshop will feature special “wildlife” guests from Centre Wildlife.

“Springtime is egg time. They’re everywhere: closely guarded in the nests of birds, decorated as gifts and filling the shops as chocolate Easter treats. An egg is a universal symbol of fertility and new potential, and their perfect curved surfaces give them an instantly recognizable shape. But that shape hides a conundrum. We often describe fragile things as being like eggshells, because the thin fragments of a cracked shell are so frail. Yet a hen can sit on an egg and not break it; you may have seen demonstrations of people squeezing eggs in their hands and being unable to crush them. An egg is at once extraordinarily strong and hopelessly weak. How can this be?” In our Maker Monday STEM Class, we are going to take a look at how the strength of an egg comes from the shape by doing several experiments, including walking on them!