Category: Richmond Public Library

On Wednesday, June 27th the younger kids came to the library to paint ceramics. They got to choose between and animal or a monster. Surprisingly most of the boys picked monsters. Up next for the younger kids will be decorating mini cupcakes and cakepops on Wednesday, July 11th at 3:00.

     

On Thursday, June 28th the teens [those with signed permission slips] came to the library and got henna tattoos. Each teen picked out their own design. Some kids settled for old ones we already had copies of, other kids got online and found new designs they wanted. Henna Tattoos is by far a favorite with the kids.Up next for the teens is Candle Making on Thursday, July 6 at 2:00.

        

Remember the library will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th for the holiday, we will also be closed July 12th, 13, & 14th for the Richmond Free Fair, you will find the librarians at one of the food stands during the fair. The stand is run by The Richmond Area Civic Organization and The Richmond Public Library some come by and support your local library.…

Wednesday, June 20 the younger kids decorated masks at the library. The kids were given a choice between a face or butterfly, surprise the girls picked butterflies and the boys picked faces. The got to color and put stickers on their masks to make them their own.

          

 

Edible books, what are edible books?

Adults we challenged to take the title of a book and make something edible that depicts the title. The title could be something easy or hard, it was each persons choice, the only rule was there had to be a copy of the book with the edible item.

     

 

Up next?

The younger kids will be painting ceramics on Wednesday, June 27th, the older kids will be getting Henna Tattoos [if they have a signed permission slip] on Thursday, June 28th.

The library will be closed Wednesday July 4th, older kids will do candle making Thursday, July 5 and adults will have a beading class on Friday, July 6. the younger kids will get to decorate and eat mini cupcakes and cake pops on Wednesday, July 11. The library will be closed during our local fair Thursday, July 12, Friday, July 13 and Saturday, July 14th.

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The Library will be closed July 12, 13 and 14 for the Richmond Free Fair.…

The library will be closed Wednesday, July 4th…

We started off with a Seed Spitting contest on sign-up day.

     

The adults painted gourd birdhouses on June 8th.

  

The kids made Father’s Day crafts on June 13th. They got to choose from an origami shirt and tie, DAD key chain, DAD magnet or color a picture and make a Popsicle frame.

     

So far we have [41] 5th grade and under kids signed up, [11] 6th through 12 grade kids signed up and 10 adults. Looks like we have a pretty good group this year.

Up next? Decorating mask on June 20th for the kids and Edible books and June 22 for the adults.

The Friends of the Library will also be having a “Bake Sale” at the library on June 23rd.…