This season we are talking about library programs – giving you some ideas about different ideas you can try in your own library. It is always good to share ideas across libraries, and we are all better! Each week we will look at a different theme of programs.

This week we are talking about a very standard library program: crafting and making! Check out our show notes page here.

You can get really fancy with this – even setting up an Etsy store to sell things. Or, you can hand out construction paper, glue, and glitter and let everyone go bananas. Today, we will talk about a few programs that are somewhere in the middle of these extremes  – things you might want to try in your own library!

To keep costs down, you can buy your supplies in bulk. And when you have a following of people who come to your programs, ask them what kinds of things they want to do. Especially for those of us who are not naturally crafty, talking with people who are and who do a variety of things will be helpful for you in thinking of new things. And they may also want to donate some supplies to the library, to keep good things going.