Backyard Animal Farming
60 Mins+, Adults, Chapter 5 Read, Connect, Protect, Children, Outdoors, Low Cost, Multigenerational, Outside Presenter, Teens
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A guest speaker teaches participants how to care for backyard animals such as chickens, rabbits, ducks, goats, or bees. If possible, they bring live creatures for demonstration. Check with local regulations (zoning, animal welfare, public health, and nuisance laws) to confirm what types of backyard animals are allowed within your municipality or county. Remember the book display on small animal farming and/or homesteading!
Endangered Species Bookends
Chapter 5 Read, Connect, Protect, Craft, 45 - 90 Mins, Outdoors, Teens
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Teens choose from endangered animal figurines to create bookends to take home (or leave for the library’s teen shelves). Include quick facts and/or videos about endangered animals, and remember the endangered species book display!
Endangered Species Stop Motion Animation
60 Mins+, Chapter 5 Read, Connect, Protect, Children, Game/Activity, STEAM, Teens
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In this two-part program, teens create simple stop motion videos about endangered animals. Ask them to advocate for their animals through their videos, such as by showing habitat destruction and how to help; alternatively, adapt this program for any animal theme. In the first part, show stop motion animation clips and discuss basic storyboarding. Teens choose and/or create their animals and backgrounds, and plan their shot lists (see Printables). In the second part of the program, teens learn how to use Stop Motion Studio (a free app) and begin production. Screen everyone’s videos at the end of the program.
Babies - Read, Connect, Protect CSLP
Chapter 5 Read, Connect, Protect, Early Literacy
August 24, 2020 0.00 KB 950 downloads
A collection of resources and programming ideas for babies.
Preschool - Read, Connect, Protect CSLP
Chapter 5 Read, Connect, Protect, Early Literacy
August 24, 2020 0.00 KB 900 downloads
A collection of resources and programming ideas for preschoolers.
Toddlers - Read, Connect, Protect CSLP
Early Literacy, Chapter 5 Read, Connect, Protect
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A collection of resources and programming ideas for toddlers.
Recycling Olympics
60 Mins+, Chapter 5 Read, Connect, Protect, Children, Game/Activity, Outdoors, Outreach
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Run a weekly program in a local park or forest! Families meet to hear stories about animals and ecosystems, to engage in fun recycling games, or to clean up the trail or area. If you can partner with a park, have a park ranger or volunteer give talks about local wildlife and environmental concerns. The program can also be adapted to a cleanup walk near the library if a local park is not an option.
Pet Expo
60 Mins+, Adults, Chapter 5 Read, Connect, Protect, Children, Low Cost, Multigenerational, Outdoors, Outside Presenter, Passive/Display, Teens
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Pet expo day at the library! This great family program is for anyone who has ever wanted a pet. Invite local rescue organizations to bring adoptable pets and local experts to give pet care tips. You could also modify this program
to focus on the care of unusual pets (such as reptiles or birds), and ask patrons to bring in their unusual pets for show and tell. For an expo-style event, guest organizations set up information tables for participants to peruse
at their leisure; they could also give short presentations. You can tailor the program to focus on adoption tips, pet health and nutrition, pet first aid, and/or pet training.
Scrub A Dub Dub
45 - 90 Mins, Chapter 5 Read, Connect, Protect, Children, Outdoors, Game/Activity, Low Cost, STEAM
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Oil spill sensory play! Discuss pollution and demonstrate an “oil spill,” followed by a cleanup effort to clear the polluted water. This is a great way to show how our actions affect the environment, including animal habitats. Another activity demonstrates how polar bears stay warm in water. Children stick their bare fingers in ice water, then dip their fingers again after coating them in Crisco. Discuss how blubber keeps polar bears warm.
Wild Jeopardy
60 Mins+, Chapter 5 Read, Connect, Protect, Children, Game/Activity, Low Cost, Teens
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Run a game of Jeopardy using a free online template! You can adapt the questions for any age group or animal theme. The rules follow the traditional TV game show, and contestants get points for every correctly answered question. Remember prizes for the winning teams.
No Animals Here - Vegan Cookbook Club
Chapter 5 Read, Connect, Protect, 60 Mins+, Passive/Display, Game/Activity, Teens
August 24, 2020 0.00 KB 2031 downloads
When teens decide to stop eating animal products and go vegan, they usually have to learn to cook for themselves. Start up a vegan cookbook club to help them along! This can be run in several different ways. Teens can gather to discuss and swap their favorite recipes or, if your library has a kitchen, get basic cooking lessons. You could also make this into a passive program: Record yourself making simple recipes and promote the videos/recipes as part of your teen programming. Alternatively, teens might want to create and share videos of themselves making their favorite vegan foods.