Looking for some fun activities to do at home? Try these videos produced when the library could not offer in-person programs. Way Public Library has a variety of programs targeted toward elementary and intermediate audiences!
STEAM Eats: Sorbet in a Bag! Let's use some fun science to make sorbet in a bag! We'll use ice, rock salt and juice to make a tasty sorbet. While we make our sorbet, we can listen to a story from the book "Frog and Toad All Year." Items for this experiment will be available at the Way Public Library from 4/19/21 until supplies last.
STEAM: Constellation Projector: Try a little stargazing at home with our latest STEAM activity! Miss Alyssa will show you how to make a simple projector using a craft tube, paper, a rubber band and a flashlight.
STEAM Activity: Coding: Learn about the women who made history by using math and coding to get the first man on the moon. We'll read the picture book: Hidden Figures. Then we'll get our own person on the moon using coding!
STEAM Create: Salt Dough Dinosaur Fossils: Make your own dinosaur fossils out of salt dough in the latest STEAM kit perfect for aspiring paleontologists! Miss Alyssa will take you step by step through the project during this video.
STEAM Create: Gumdrop Bridges: Help the Gingerbread Boy get away from all the hungry creatures that want to eat him! Miss Alisha will read "The Gingerbread Boy" and then demonstrate how to make a "gumdrop bridge" to help get the Gingerbread Boy across the lake.
STEAM Challenge: Make a Fidget Toy for Crankenstein: How can we calm down Crankenstein? We'll read Crankenstein by Samantha Berger. Then we'll create a fidget toy to help our Crankenstein. Materials for the craft are available at Way Public Library from Oct 12-Nov 16, 2020.
STEAM Challenge: Takeoff: Miss Alyssa shares two airborne STEAM projects and a space story in this video for elementary children! The supplies may be available at the library for pick up from 9/14/20-10/12/20.
Natalie Dielman is leading book discussion groups using Facebook Groups. She is currently moderating a discussion group on "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas and also a more generalized Online Book Group for you to share your love of books with people in your community.
The Way of the Whale (Reading "The Count of Monte Cristo" discussion group). Adults.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/215143109751756/
Next up for the big reads group is "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas. Here we'll post discussion questions, literary analysis, and interesting facts about the book. Online discussions will take place Sundays at 7 pm August 16th-November 8th.
Stephanie Coil organizes Way Library's adult craft kits and classes. In 2024, craft classes are an in-person, 90-minute program during the odd months of the year. Adult craft kits are available on various dates in the even months of the year. Supplies are always limited, but the instructions with a supply list are posted so anyone can make the craft each month.
Do you have questions about one of these crafts? Contact Stephanie Coil at
Register for May's Adult Craft Class HERE.
Adult craft programs are sponsored by the Way Public Library Foundation & Friends.
This story time is filled with stories, songs, fingerplays, and more to get toddlers singing and moving! Miss Melissa will share stories best suited for children 19 to 35 months old. We'll begin covering early learning concepts like counting and colors through fun fingerplays and rhymes.
Toddler Time Story Times:
- Ducks: https://youtu.be/Xhmm85JAF_A
- Silly Stories: https://youtu.be/XYEQMmrLDsw
- Construction: https://youtu.be/A_Ux8NofnaY
- Bath Time: https://youtu.be/bORFDKH75QM
- Getting Dressed: https://youtu.be/5DiUaG5H36c
- Spring: https://youtu.be/L83cr21zDew
- Rainbows: https://youtu.be/nyHY0WFIl4E
- Pizza: https://youtu.be/7JgH_ATHmic
- Find Bear: https://youtu.be/ku_VbRgpP_Q
- Books: https://youtu.be/uK1LRENTYYQ
Join Miss Melissa for a story time that will get babies bouncing and giggling! This lap-sit story time is perfect for babies ages birth - 18 months. There will be stories, songs, bounces, and rhymes to engage babies and caregivers.
Mother Goose Story Times:
- Counting: https://youtu.be/oJ-NxExxPqY
- Transportation: https://youtu.be/oor_rhHjqaA
- Bears: https://youtu.be/vvGdMiqA5gQ
- Busy Babies: https://youtu.be/GD-WFHaQtMI
- Cows: https://youtu.be/OVpcDH8MuUk
- Spring Time: https://youtu.be/a8Ul71HUtPw
- Teddy Bear Bedtime: https://youtu.be/-SyWOSDIvhg
- Cats: https://youtu.be/XyXdM2RqEws
- Where's Bear: https://youtu.be/YiZ2tFpCIu8
- Feelings: https://youtu.be/nK4-PVntMdw