A Second Home(school) for Janesville Families
By: Jamie Swenson, HPL Youth Services Associate
One of my favorite moments from 2024 was challenging our Homeschool Idea Lab kids to complete the Pringles Ring Engineering Challenge. That’s right.
One of my favorite moments from 2024 was challenging our Homeschool Idea Lab kids to complete the Pringles Ring Engineering Challenge. That’s right.
Mariah Smitala, HPL’s Youth Services Librarian, began the process of adding a sensory-friendly storytime to the Hedberg Public Library calendar in 2019.
Attention Master Builders: The Children's Room now has a LEGO Wall ready and waiting for your creative building! The wall was made possible by the Friends of Hedberg Public Library and is intended for school-age builders. (Thank you, Friends!)
Hedberg Public Library is excited to offer the Adventure Begins At Your Library summer library challenge starting on Monday, June 10.
We have a new club starting on March 20th specifically for tweens. What’s a tween, you ask?
Excellent question.
Calling all of our creative peeps! It’s your chance to create a diorama featuring Peeps™ Mallows and win a highly sought-after Peeple’s Choice Award.
Our mural is done! In just five days, Madison, WI-based artist Emily Balsley transformed a wall in the Cathy Norris Picture Book Garden of The Children’s Room at Hedberg Public Library from ordinary to extraordinary.
The American Library Association announced the 2024 Youth Media Awards this week. Here are a few highlights:
The Children’s Room is getting a mural!! Madison muralist and illustrator Emily Balsley has designed a garden-themed mural for one of our walls in the Picture Book Garden area of the Children’s Room.
We are up and running with our regularly scheduled programs PLUS some of our winter favorites are returning (drumroll please!)
Dear Reader, have you ever noticed that sometimes you really didn't know how badly you needed something until AFTER you received it?
"Play is the work of children." - Jean Piaget
"... Listen to the children, learn about them, learn from them.” - Mr. Rogers
“I don't want a valuable life lesson, I just want an ice cream” -Bluey