Nov 3, 2018 | Librarian's blog, WL Foundation
I thought this battle had been fought and was over and done with: the war over the best way to teach children how to read. Boy, was I wrong. I remember a skirmish in the battle when my brother started first grade in Amarillo. I had gone through first grade there three...
Oct 30, 2018 | Librarian's blog, Tweens, WL Foundation
The Tween Curiosity Club last Saturday afternoon featured all three with lessons from Mary Hill, a popular and regular presenter for the club. As you can see, the slime turned out — well — perfectly slimy! The Curiosity Club meets from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m....
Oct 30, 2018 | Librarian's blog, WL Foundation
A story by Alexander Alter announces in today’s New York Times that an American publishing house is about to borrow an idea from Amsterdam that could revolutionize the way you and I — and our children — read books. Dutton, an imprint of Penguin...
Oct 29, 2018 | Librarian's blog, WL Foundation
The new Wimberley Big Band had a free dance Sunday at the Community Center, giving us a preview of what we can expect when the band plays another gig specifically to benefit the library Foundation’s fund-raising drive for our expansion project. An overflow crowd...
Oct 27, 2018 | Librarian's blog, WL Foundation, Youth
A room full of children learned to sew using flannel pumpkins and black cutouts to make their own jack ‘o lanterns Friday afternoon during Discovery Club at the library. The kids learned careful use of needles and how to thread them and then stitch together...
Oct 26, 2018 | Librarian's blog, WL Foundation
Thanks to Ms. Emily, our youth librarian, the library played host to our first Moms Night Out this week. Nineteen attended. They learned to decorate and make Halloween cookies from Cindy Hunter of Sweet Water Cookies. The Moms Night Out program will become a regular...
