Join the staff of Albert Wisner Public Library for our Community Read on Thursday, October 22nd at 5:30pm. Register online and you will receive instructions via email prior to the event.
Pumpkin Look and Find! Find 14 hidden pumpkins with different features and expressions, all hidden on the Library's grounds. The pumpkins will also have a word on the underside which, when put together, will give you a message. Mark the pumpkins' locations on your map, then email the map to us (warkids@rcls.org) or leave it in the basket in front of the Library. Everyone who turns in their map gets a prize! Maps may be picked up in our curbside cart. Please do NOT move the rock pumpkins. Have fun!
Join teacher Joyce Schenkman for some fun learning basic conversational Spanish. Beginning Saturday, September 12, please register to reserve your bag of supplies. Materials will be distributed the week before each class. The video will be available on our children's Facebook page.
Interactive Chalk Board: Visit between 10:00am-12:00pm for a 15 minute slot to hop, skip & jump your way through the chalk board maze that we'll create on the Library's parking lot. Prizes for all who complete the maze. Rain date Saturday, October 24.
Halloween Craft Take & Make: register to reserve your Halloween craft project. Available for pickup Saturday, October 24 at the Library's front door.
Art with Miss Judy: Printmaking with foam board & paint. Make a line drawing on foam board by pressing with a pencil or pen into the board. Roll some paint onto the raised areas and print it. We'll supply the board, paper and roller. You supply the paint. Watch the "how-to" video on our website. Register to reserve your bag of supplies. Suggested for ages 6-10.
Fairy Forts & Gnome Homes: Family members can work together to create a secret hideaway to place in their backyard. A suggested list of materials will be posted, and cardboard, clay and string will be provided in bags the week prior to the date. Register to reserve your bag, then watch the "how-to" video. Release date for video is Saturday, October 3 at 10:30am.
Fall Family Fun Walk: start at the Library, decorate a walking stick, create a nature journal and then walk the loop in Veteran's Memorial Park. Bring a stick big enough for you, and pack a snack and water bottle. It's an easy walk to look at the fall foliage. All activities will be outside and require a mask, social distancing and registration. Rain date Saturday, November 14.
Join a bi-weekly virtual discussion group to explore “The 1619 Project,” a publication of the New York Times Magazine, which marks the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans to Jamestown, Virginia. The series highlights the contributions of Black Americans and the many ways the legacy of slavery continues to shape society in the United States. The project includes essays, photos, stories, music and poems that challenge readers to examine their knowledge of U.S. history and provides a lens to understand the moment of racial reckoning we are in today.
Make a simple piece of jewelry using safety pins and beads. Register to reserve your craft bag, then watch the video to learn how.
