Teen Take-and-Makes are here
UPDATE 6/17/21: The summer's first take and make will be out on 6/28. Kits can be picked up at the Fletcher Free Library Front Desk, and outreach locations around the city, while supplies last.
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Sign up each month for a new kit with a new theme that's yours to keep! Book add-ons must be returned by the due date. The rest is yours to keep! What's in each box:
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- March: Story, Not Story!
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March: Story, Not Story!
What's included:
- "DIY Card Game" Kit *
- "Blackout Poetry" Kit
- Invitation to the "Virtual Take and Make Meet Up"
- *Book: This was our pact by Ryan Andrews (you must have a library card to get this book, and must return the book by the due date). We'll also have some great books on the theme of "writing" and "storytelling" available.
*a limited number of books are available. Once all copies are checked out, we'll have some great graphic novels available.
Supplies needed:
- scissors
- glue/tape (optional)
- pen/colored pencils/markers
- February: It's Electric!
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February: It's Electric!
What's included:
"LED Firefly Jar" Kit "Doodle Stitching" Kit Brain teasers Invitation to the "Virtual Take and Make Meet Up" on Wednesday, February 10th at 5pm *Book: This was our pact by Ryan Andrews (you must have a library card to get this book, and must return the book by the due date).
*a limited number of books are available. Once all copies are checked out, we'll have some great graphic novels available.
Supplies needed:
scissors glue pen/pencil/marker
We need your feedback! Let us know what you thought of this Kit.
eSewing Tutorials:
Youtube video: How to sew a "running stitch" (what we use for our eSewing)
- January: Self Care
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January: Self Care
What's included:
- "DIY Stress Ball" Kit
- "Mini-Zen Garden" Kit
- Self Care Plan by author Laura Lee
- Chocolate
- Tea
- Coloring Page
- Response Card
- *Book: Snapdragon by Kat Leyh (you must have a library card to get this book, and must return the book by the due date).
*a limited number of books are available. Once all copies are checked out, we'll have some great graphic novels available.
Supplies needed:
- Scissors
- Tape/glue
- Something to write with: pen/pencil/marker
- Something to color with: crayons/colored pencils/markers/etc (optional)
Watch us print rakes for this month's kit below!
- December: Comic Mania!
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Comic Mania!
What's included:
- "DIY Comic Book" project
- "Comic Book Wallet" project
- Bookmark
- Response Postcard
- *Book: The Dark Matter of Mona Starr by Laura Lee Gulledge (you must have a library card to get this book, and must return the book by the due date).
*a limited number of books are available. Once all copies are checked out, we'll have some great graphic novels available.
Supplies needed:
- scissors
- clear tape (recommended)
- pen (optional)
- markers/colored pencils (optional)
Fill out your response online
Great Comic and Graphic Novel sites to check out
cartoonstudies.org Vermont's own Center for Cartoon Studies offers workshops, resources, and updates on new comics and graphic novels by Vermont authors and more!
whoislauralee.com Sketchbook Dares, Teaching Handouts, and more from the author of The Dark Matter of Mona Starr.
graphicmedicine.org Graphic Medicine was started in 2007 by Ian Williams, a physician and artist from North Wales and feature health related comics.