[Publib] Five Dangerous Things (relabeled)

[Robert L. Balliot]

That sounds great!

 

Perhaps the program could also be branded with

"The Way Things Work" theme.

 

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Robert L. Balliot

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Skype: RBalliot

Bristol, Rhode Island

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From: Beth Bell [mailto:bethbell52 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 3:50 PM
To: JONFERRIER at comcast.net; rballiot at oceanstatelibrarian.com;
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Subject: Re: [Publib] Five Dangerous Things (relabeled)

 

 

 

Kayne,
Thanks for the information. It was along the lines I was thinking. It sounds
like a great program for our after school crowd!
Beth

 

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To: Beth Bell <bethbell52 at yahoo.com>; rballiot at oceanstatelibrarian.com;
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Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 7:25:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Publib] Five Dangerous Things (relabeled)

Beth,

About 10 years ago, when I was our system's youth specialist, I went to our
local Goodwill store, Salvation Army and St. Vincent dePaul and collected
their broken small appliances that folks had given them. The things didn't
work, so they were happy to give them to me for the library and confused as
to why I'd want them.   We had a local teacher that came to our various
library locations and supervised the kids while they disassembled the items.
He even got a few kids to re-assemble them and with his help, fix some
things.  He showed them how he'd found a Skeletor ("Thunder cats, HO!)
microphone at a yard sale and fixed it so it would work again.

   Anyway, most kids just had fun learning to use a screwdriver and
learning the difference between flat head and phillips head.  A great
program for all kids, including boys.  We had good turn out.  Moving a
station wagon full of broken appliances from branch to branch, storing them
until the program in the library, and finding enough screwdrivers to use
were our only minor problems.  I highly recommend doing this.  I think it's
a great way to promote non-fiction and science and learning.

Kayne L. Ferrier

Grand Rapids, MI

 

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Beth Bell <bethbell52 at yahoo.com> 

> 
> Thanks for sharing. I found it very enjoyable. I am not sure if I want to 
> explore some of these things inside a library, but taking small appliances
apart 
> might become a program! I was a Girl Scout Leader for 15 years and we
played 
> with fire, had pocket knives, and threw spears! 
> Beth Bell 
> Branch Manager 
> West Ashley Branch 
> Charleston County Public Library, SC 
> www.ccpl.org 
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> ----- Original Message ---- 
> From: Robert L. Balliot 
> To: publib at webjunction.org 
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 4:44:02 PM 
> Subject: [Publib] Five Dangerous Things (relabeled) 
> 
> 
> 
> Greetings: 
> 
> Here is an interesting and provocative ten minute presentation by 
> The Tinkering School found er Gever Tulley on: 
> 
> Five Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Kids Do 
> 
> http://oceanstatelibrarian.com 
> 
> 
> Does this generate ideas for Children's programs? 
> 
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> 1-401-441-5763 
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> Bristol, Rhode Island 
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