EXPLORE THIS RESOURCE. Lerner Maker Lab offers a variety of crafts, recipes and other kid-friendly projects for hands-on fun.
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It’s that time of year again! The DBRL youth services staff have come up with a list of the best of the best children’s books that came out this year. Make sure to check out these awesome titles and comment below with your favorite books of 2019! “I Will Be Fierce” written by Bea Birdsong…
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I have really been struggling with food and cooking lately. It’s not that I don’t love food (because boy do I love food!) but I just can’t seem to get the energy or inspiration to cook. Maybe it’s the heat. Or maybe I’m just bored with the same five things I’ve been making forever. But…
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There are so many exciting debuts that came out in March that it was difficult to decide which ones to highlight. If you’re interested in the longer list please visit our catalog. “Tangerine” by Christine Mangan After the death of her first husband, Alice escapes her past by marrying again and accompanying her new husband…
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Family lore has it that my maternal grandfather, Erwin, loved-loved-loved ice cream. He made it regularly during Georgia’s hot summer months, out in the back yard with his wooden, hand-cranked ice cream maker. It looked very much like this. People who knew him considered him to be a very generous soul, but not so when…
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My grandkids love to build things—they’re young engineers in the making! I keep boxes, paper tubes and empty food containers (like oatmeal cartons and potato chip cans) in a big plastic tub. When they visit, my grandkids love to go through it and figure out something they can create. The most recent creation is a…
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Have a kid who cannot get their hands on enough graphic novels? We see them flying off the shelves every day here at the library! Raina Telgemeier, Dav Pilkey and Kazu Kibuishi have produced some of the most popular and reread comic books for kids today. While I fully support kiddos rereading their beloved favorites…
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Most people have been influenced by music, whether it be classical, folk, pop, hip-hop or rock. Kids love to clap along and sing to their favorite tunes. So why not encourage them to participate in the music and learn how to play an instrument? Learning how to play an instrument offers many benefits, and it…
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If you’re looking for fun active learning projects for kids, the library’s new online resource, Lerner Maker Lab, will give you all kinds of ideas. You’ll discover easy crafts, kid-friendly recipes, engaging experiments, simple building plans and fun party projects.
News
In 1957, a gallon of gas cost only 24 cents and “The Cat in the Hat” by Dr. Seuss was first published. It was also the first year Mid-Missourians were able to climb onto a bookmobile and borrow a library book. That year, the Missouri State Library funded a trial fleet of bookmobiles with one…
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