Milwaukee Public Library has redesigned it's whole summer reading program logo. The new yard signs look great but our library had several (over 100) left over from past years that we need to get rid of. So what is an industrious librarian to do: figure out how to make stuff out of them of course. So far I've made flowers and a co-worker figured out how to make a kite, but I have spent quite some time making dozens of pompoms that we plan to give away next week during the neighborhood Juneteenth Day street festival celebration that takes place right outside our door.
During that festival we usually do a big under-a-tent-in-the-parking-lot push to sign up kids to be part of the Super Reader Squad. Summer reading is something to cheer for--better done in the parking lot than in the library.
After I figured out how to make the pompoms I made these directions and it was shared with all the children's librarians in the system. I even got cudos back from the Deputy City Librarian for this fun example of upcycling.
I love upcycling (even as I hate the word).
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