Shake off the "Winter Blues" because Spring has sprung! The sun is out and the flowers are blooming! You don't mind a little rain shower, do you? All that sun and rain help things grow. Join us this week as our programs celebrate all things green and growing!
#READ: Spring Surprises by Anna Jane Hays
It's time to say goodbye to winter and celebrate all the fun and exciting surprises springtime offers--like flying kites, making mud pies, watching new baby animals take their first steps, and dancing among the raindrops. This joyful ode to all things spring is filled with easy-to-decode rhymed text and bright, inviting art.
#PLAY: Sidewalk Chalk Games
There are so many games that you can play from hopscotch to tic-tac-toe to just drawing or writing your name! Find 100+ Spring Outdoor Activities for Kids at www.RunWildMyChild.com
#EXPLORE: Spring Pinwheel
Supplies:
- Paper
- Brads
- Straw
- Scissors
- Hole Punch (optional)
Instructions:
- Cut your paper into a square, 6x6 inches, 8×8 inches or 10×10 inches.
- Fold paper in half by matching opposite corners.
- Open paper up and fold the other way.
- Poke a hole in the center of the paper with the brad.
- Cut along the creased lines toward the hole – leave about 1 inch uncut.
- Poke a hole (or use the hole punch) at one corner of each cut section.
- Make a hole at the end of the straw.
- Stick the brad through each corner hole, layering one on top of the other.
- Once all corners are through, push the brad through the center hole, and through the hole in the straw and fasten.
#JOIN: Attend a program virtually or in person!
View all school age programs and events offered this week.
For virtual programs, registration is required to receive the Zoom link; use the link in the program information to register.
For in person programs, registration is required; if space allows, walk-ins will be admitted. Use the link in the program information to register.
This year, Jacksonville will have existed as a city for 200 years! To celebrate the Jacksonville Bicentennial, the City is having a Jax Student Poetry Contest and you can enter to win!
The contest is for Grades 4-12 and the theme is “Looking back, moving forward.” The top three poems from three age groups will win cash prizes!
Submit your poems by April 30 to enter – find out more here: https://jaxpubliclibrary.org/blog/jax-student-poetry-contest
