It was noisy in the library the other day when the youth gathered to learn about electricity – just like Melody Peters had hoped for.
Peters, youth services director for Perry Memorial Library, said the electricity workshop was a big hit – in fact, it’s going to pick back up in January and run monthly through April.
“There’s nothing like seeing a kid’s face light up,” Peters said, when they realize what they’ve just accomplished or created.
Admittedly, it took a little time for the participants to understand some of the characteristics of energy and how energy flows, she said.
“It took a little doing,” she said, and the instructor allowed the youngsters to learn by trial and error.
“I love giving kids hands-on learning experiences,” Peters said. When something didn’t work, they had to problem-solve to make the devices they created work properly.
The electricity program, part of the library’s Life Hack series, continues for middle and high school students on the second Tuesday of the month beginning in January and continuing through April.
The third Tuesday is for Survival Skills, which currently is teaching 14 kids to crochet. The library purchased hooks for the participants to use, and the instructor donated the yarn – that was the easy part. The kids had the more difficult task of actually creating a chain of single crochet loops.
“It was hard at first, tedious,” Peters said. “Once the connection is made, then they’re off,” she said. The next gathering will take place Nov. 21, and Peters said she’ll be interested to see progress that the participants have made on their projects.
Check out www.perrylibrary.org to find out about all the programs and services the library offers.
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