It is my personal and professional philosophy that all school age children should enjoy diverse programming that interests them. Getting school-age kids involved in library activities is vital and should be made a priority. It is too often the case that preschool children who have enjoyed regular storytimes and crafting at the library phase out of a library routine when they reach the age of seven. For more insight on this important subject, check out this blog: The Show Me Librarian
The Fiction Factor program at the Fredericton Public Library invites children 7-12 to participate in interactive project-based activities. School age kids delve into various subjects like science, art, ancient history, mythology, culinary arts, and engineering. We offer them the opportunity to explore various topics and ideas that they may not have experienced before.
Last Thursday kids at the library were introduced to the subject of Rube Goldberg machines and created their own contraption to complete the task of breaking an egg in a complex series of chain reactions! It was awesome!
Oooh, good blog recommendation. As for the interactive project-based activities: that is awesome! Especially the STEM activities you don't see in a lot of libraries.
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