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Pancakes: Tween Zone Challenge

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Library Staff in Library Blog

Baking uses chemistry to make delicious treats to eat and share. This week’s challenge is to experiment with the reactions of a base and an acid in order to make fluffy pancakes. Supplies: Stove, skillet, and spatula Bowls, measuring cups, measuring spoons, knife, spoon, and fork Ingredients: flour, baking soda, salt, sugar, milk, eggs, and […]

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Sidewalk Chalk Paint: Tween Zone Weekly Challenge

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Library Staff in Library Blog, Library Programs

Welcome to this week’s Tween Zone Weekly Challenge: Sidewalk Chalk Paint! Creating art with sidewalk chalk is a great way to get outside and brighten up everyone’s day. If you don’t have any chalk, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Sidewalk chalk paint is simple and cheap to make – you may even already have all […]

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Modular Origami: Tween Zone Weekly Challenge

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Library Staff in Book Recommendations, Library Blog, Library Programs

Welcome to the first Tween Zone Weekly Challenge! Each Friday, we’ll share a new activity to challenge your thinking, creativity, and STREAM skills. Let us see your final projects by sharing them on social media using the hashtag #PoudreLibraries. We’ll try to share as many photos as possible before the next week’s challenge gets underway. […]

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Books to Empower & Foster Understanding about Race and Social Justice for Kids and Teens

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Katie Auman in Book Recommendations, Library Blog

Four years ago, we shared a book list aimed at kids, tweens, and teens to help them understand and talk about social justice, race, and cultural awareness. It came on the heels of the shooting deaths of two black men in Louisiana and Minnesota, and soon after the shooting deaths of five Dallas police officers. […]

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Fort Collins Teen Smashes the 40 Book Challenge

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Katie Auman in Book Recommendations, Library Blog

Fort Collins’ Ashley Morris describes herself as “more of a math person,” yet for her recent 8th grade Gifted & Talented project at Webber Middle School, she chose to complete the 40 Book Challenge. “Numbers work better for me,” Ashley explains. “But I also love to read and experience another person’s life or escape into […]

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