PBS KIDS Family & Community Learning (FCL) engages families in hands-on learning through creative play in community settings, including libraries. Over four workshops, children ages 3-8 and grown-ups are introduced to tools to develop knowledge, practices, and perspectives while fostering collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills. This session will focus on the newest FCL, featuring the PBS KIDS series Molly of Denali, which encourages families to engage with and create their own informational texts. Modifications that can be used during times of social distancing will also be shared.

Learn how Anoka County Libraries partner with 4-H, the YMCA and county health and wellness agencies to provide quality cooking classes for children and families. Curiosity Kitchen programs use learning lessons employing Charlie Carts – compact, mobile kitchens – that allow participants to connect healthy habits, food and cooking. Using math, language arts, science, and social studies concepts, these lessons are perfect for cooperative learning.

Where do you start when you want to make a change to a library space? How do you create buy-in with stakeholders who hold different knowledge and multiple perspectives? This session will present how Hennepin County Library answers these questions and include a panel of librarians, project managers and architects to answer your questions. Whether your project is large or small, you will leave with a toolbox of ideas and strategies you can use immediately.