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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 coordinates adult craft kits and classes at Way Library. In 2025, the craft classes are held quarterly as 90-minute, in-person sessions. During months without an in-person program, adult craft kits are offered on select dates. While supplies are limited, instructions and supply lists are made available online, allowing anyone to recreate the craft at their convenience.
Do you have questions about one of these crafts? Contact Stephanie Coil at
A complete listing of the cake pans currently in our collection can be found in the PDF copy of the Baker's Way brochure. Pictures and availability can be found in our catalog.
To download a PDF copy of the Baker's Way brochure, click here.