PBS Kids Trash to Treasure Contest

Do you love to invent? Do you enjoy using old stuff to create new stuff? Here is a chance for kids ages 5 to 19 to invent something with trash and win a trip to Boston to be on TV! Check out this link for more information about the PBS Kids Trash to Treasure contest.

Today is a GREAT Day to Visit the Main Library!

If you are looking for something fun to do with your family today, I have a couple of suggestions...

This morning, from 11:00 - 11:30, we are offering 2nd Saturday Family Storytime, where we will be celebrating the very near arrival of Spring. Bring the whole family and share in our stories!






This afternoon, beginning at 2:00pm, come to Children's Services for Recycled Art Creations -- we'll have all the supplies you need to create your own awesome work of recycled art!




We hope to see you and your family at the Library!

Recycled Art Creations

This Saturday from 2 to 5pm you can drop in at the Main Library to create a piece of recycled art. We will have a lot of great "trash" available for you to use. The art pictured here was made from an old white tablecloth & VHS tape.

Check out photos from other recycled art programs for ideas.

The Allen County Solid Waste Management District is sponsoring a Trash to Treasure Art Contest at the Main Library on April 17th. Plan to come back that day and enter your work. To register, visit the ACSWMD website.

America Recycles Day!

Visit the Children's Services booth to celebrate America Recycles Day at Science Central today between 10am and 2pm. Admission to Science Central is FREE, but you need to visit this site to print out an admission flyer.

Trash to Treasure Art Contest

Here's a fun activity to motivate you to recycle... The Trash to Treasure Art Contest!

Use your imagination to create a piece of art made ENTIRELY out of discarded material. Your art piece must fit on a 3 foot table, and one person must be able to lift it, so don't make it TOO big.

The contest is open to all ages -- from preschool through adult -- and will take place at Science Central on April 18th.

Sound like fun? Click here for more details.

If you want to read more about Recycling and Environmental Issues, check out this booklist of materials available at our Library.

Art Out of the Box: Recycled Art

On Friday, November 14th, the Art Out of the Box homeschool group met to learn about artists in Indiana who make recycled art. Then the group turned library trash into wonderful treasure. The drum set shown above is made of broken computer components, VHS tapes & a broken software case! It is pretty amazing what you can do with the things that are thrown away! To see the rest of the recycled art creations click here.

Recycled Art Display

Stop in to the library to check out some cool recycled art!

Sculptor Greg Knipe has loaned his collection of recycled art to the Allen County Public Library until November 26th,2008.

Come in and see how Greg has created beautiful artwork out of what some people might consider "trash".

Location: Just outside of Children's Service's entrance next to the Ewing Street Security desk.

Pictured ( left to right): Grasshopper-Steel rod, jack parts and
Percy the Penguin-Oil can, tank, garden tools, hardware

True Green Kids: 100 Ways to Save the Planet

I just saw this brand new book and had to tell someone about it!

True Green Kids, by Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin, has tons of easy things anyone can do to help save the environment -- at home, at school, on vacation -- anywhere! And it also provides plenty of resources, so you can keep learning about this important issue.

For even more books and resources for kids about the environment, take a look at our Recycling and Environmental Issues Booklist.