A.L.'s Portfolio

this thing is so versatile that I will mourn it if I move to a library that doesn't have one.

Some DIY needle minders using weeded books, bottle caps, 2 magnets, ribbon, and hot glue!

I've seen in my research that nowadays teruteru bozu are popular charms and come in a bunch of colors/styles. I tried to lean into a middle ground between traditional and modern between the white fabric and the lace.

Final for Intro to Children's Librarianship! Carol Tilley was a fantastic professor and this was an awesome class.

anime club kids making their perler beads (3 of them are actually mine 😅)

I am working on one for winter right now!

and a storytime I covered for a coworker

Not many pictures from this escape room... we sort of forgot. Definitely easier than last year's, which was our goal- but too easy for our teens (perfect for the littles)!

Some tester crafts for work! We did the shrinky dinks last week, and you NEED a toaster oven or else they fail way more often :(

Some little nametags I made for a program. I thought these turned out adorable, and the kids loved them. Wanted something gender neutral, yet cute. I feel bad that little boys are often shunned for liking rainbows and flowers.

A display sign I made for Ramadan! I also printed out some activity sheets from Fun with Mama, and pulled some books about Ramadan and Eid. We have a small Muslim population at our library, so I wanted them to feel included!

The shelf tags in our youth area needed a new coat of paint. I think they turned out pretty cute!