CROFTON LIBRARY
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ADULTS Anime Program Saturday, June 1 at 2 pm
Share in the love of Japanese animation and comics! Join your fellow Otaku and enjoy anime watching, manga discussions, games, creating and more! Snacks provided and cosplay is welcome! Homeschool Curriculum, Book, Puzzle and Game Swap Wednesday, June 12 at 1 pm Celebrate the end of the school year by helping others get ready for the next. Bring your gently used books and materials and exchange them for Mondays, June 24, July 29 and August 26 at 6:30 pm Houseplant enthusiasts of all levels, join us for a fun evening! Bring your favorite plant or a sad one. We’ll have show-and-tell and Q&A! Adult Book Club The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson Thursday, July 11 at 2 pm “new to you” curriculum tools. ⚛ Crofton Houseplant Club TEENS Reading Rebels Teens will discuss their choice of gut-punching and bop books, followed by snacks and activities. Summer Reading List Thursday, June 27 at 4:30 pm Granity Studios (various books) Wednesday, July 31 at 4:30 pm Kindergarten Readiness (No classes August 26 – September 2) Babies in Bloom Tuesdays at 10 am Toddler Time Wednesdays at 10 and 11 am Preschool Storytime Thursdays at 10 and 11 am
⚛ Nature Connections with a Wildlife Ranger from Patuxent Research Refuge Wednesdays, July 24 and August 7 at 10:30 am Embark on adventures with a Patuxent Research Refuge. Connect with nature, dress for outdoors. This program will be held rain or shine. For kids
DO WE STILL LOVE HOUSEPLANTS? W hen the world shut down for COVID, many people got interested in houseplants. The Crofton Library embraced this trend and took it to a higher level! The library offers high ceilings and lots of
that they had, to show people that there is more to houseplant life than spider plants and peace lilies. As the plant collection grew, the staff wanted to make it an educational experience for the customers, so they created and attached attractive signage to each plant giving the botanical name, common name and a QR code leading to care information. The most popular plants are the pencil cactus, the mistletoe cactus, the curly locks cactus and the ponytail palms. They also have a 14-foot ficus that gets a lot of attention! At just over 100 in total, the number of plants looks great and the branch is exploring the concept of plants that customers could “check out,” like a plant library of sorts. In July 2023, the library started a monthly Houseplant Club, which has been very popular and even offers a plant/cuttings/pots/etc. swap at the end of each meeting. Over the past year, the library staff have also worked with Farm Unity to create a vegetable garden on library property for the community. Farm Unity provided the volunteers, the Library Foundation also provided some financial support and the garden produced over 600 pounds of vegetables that were distributed to the community free of charge. Farm Unity is now working to create a pollinator garden next to the vegetable garden. There is also now a mobile greenhouse in the library with some seedlings that will be transplanted into the garden, so the community can see the process from seed to produce! The library has come a long way from dying houseplants in the lobby to a blossoming atmosphere of growth, learning and cooperation within the branch and community. — Catherine Hollerbach
windows and has always had a few plants scattered around the building, but they were often ignored or overlooked. As the library prepared to reopen in June 2020, they procured “sneeze guards,” for added protection but the desk service design left large gaps in between the panels. To discourage customers from sticking their heads through the gaps, staff put a couple of the larger plants in the space. They were practical and added a nice touch. And so, they stayed, and then winter came, and they stayed. People commented on them, and they gave away a couple of spider plant babies, and life went on. The plants stayed and the staff made sure they were watered and nurtured. Then came October 2021, when staff member Catherine Jellison had several large tropical plants on her deck at home that needed to come inside, but she had no room. It seemed a shame to throw them away, so she asked the then branch manager if she could take them to the library for the winter, to live in one of the large windows. The manager gave the okay and thus began the greening of the branch. The plants loved it at the library (all that light!), and the customers loved the plants. In early 2022, the staff put up a display of forsythia branches at the customer service desk along with a sign explaining how to force blooms indoors. People really liked that too and so they added more, similar educational displays throughout the year. Gradually, more and more plants from staff members made their way to the library. They tried to bring the most interesting, strange-looking ones
ALL Family Craft Night: Reusable T-Shirt Bag Tuesday, July 23 at 7 pm Make a reusable shopping bag from a t-shirt. No sewing required! All supplies will be provided. ADULTS The Mindful Art of Zentangle Monday, July 29 at 7 pm Join us for a meditative art session led by a certified Zentangle instructor. We will provide supplies for the first 12 participants. Find a complete list of supplies at aacpl.net/events . Online presentations on topics of interest. Monday, June 3 at 7 pm : Better Smartphone Photography Tuesday, July 9 at 7 pm : Antiques & Collectibles: Just the Basics, Please Monday, August 12 at 6:30 pm : The Art of Looking The Great Movies Discussion: Summer Edition Fridays, June 7, July 5 and August 2 at 7 pm Each month, we will discuss a specific movie from our Kanopy collection. Watch the movie on Kanopy beforehand, then join us for a lively Friday evening discussion on Zoom.
TEENS R Teen Game Night Wednesday, August 14 at 6 pm Play games with other teens! Snacks provided. KIDS ⚛ Science Saturdays Saturdays as listed below at 10:30 am Explore a different science topic the second Saturday of each month. June 8: LEGO® Challenge July 13: Newspaper Adventure Challenge August 10: Colorful Chromatography
Kindergarten Readiness (No classes August 26 – September 2) Babies in Bloom
Mondays at 10:30 am Toddler Time Tuesdays at 10:30 am Preschool Storytime Tuesdays at 11:30 am Family Storytime
Saturday, June 1 at 10:30 am : Meet a Flute Player Saturday, July 20 at 10:30 am : Magical, Musical Math for Preschoolers
R Online Events for Adults Virtual Visits
English Conversation Club Club de conversación en inglés
Virtual Trivia Night with NCC Wednesday, August 28 at 7 pm
Join us for virtual trivia night with New Castle County Libraries (DE) as you compete against players from another state! We will be using Kahoot! to play.
Mondays, June 17, July 15 and August 19 at 7 pm Lunes 17 de junio, 15 de julio y 19 de agosto a las 7 pm Get together to practice speaking English. All levels and native languages are welcome. Únase a nosotros para practicar Inglés. Se requiere inscripción para recibir el link de Zoom. Learn about Canva Tuesday, July 30 at noon This program will cover all the basic tools, functions and navigation on Canva.
10 R Registration is required and begins two weeks before the program at aacpl.net/events . ⚛ STEM Program. See page 2 for details.
June, July and August 2024
Bilingual Program
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