Learn Fun and Practical Skills at Library’s How-To Festival March 4
Looking for a new hobby? Want to learn a new skill? Attend the Library's first How-To Festival from 10 a.m.-3:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, at the Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell Ave.
1 day, 35 presentations and 100 percent free!
The Library Center will be a one-stop extravaganza with local experts joining Library staff in a lively series of lessons and hands-on experiences. The How-To Festival includes sessions on beekeeping, meditation, drawing, origami, worm farming and more.
10 a.m.-3:15 p.m. in the concourse.
- Watch demonstrations and get information from Library staff about Raspberry Pi programming, the Library's 3-D printer, and get help using your digital devices to access books, music and movies on OverDrive, RBdigital, Hoopla and the TumbleBook Library.
10-11:15 a.m.
- How to Dance the Michael Jackson Thriller Dance, Anne Walls of Dance with Me, auditorium.
10-10:30 a.m.
- How to Identify Missouri Wildflowers, Springfield Conservation Nature Center staff, meeting room A.
- How to Organize Your Life with Bullet Journals, Library staff member Vanessa Scudder, meeting room B.
- How to Draw with Colored Pencils, Library staff member Stephanie Williams, Harrison Room.
- How to Make Your Own Worm Farm, hobbyist Laurie Duncan, Story Hour Room.
10:45-11:15 a.m.
- How to Research the History of Your Home, Library Local History Department staff, meeting room A.
- How to Choose, Sample and Serve Terrific Cheeses, Hy-Vee, meeting room B.
- How to Play New and Different Board Games, 417 Gamers, Harrison Room.
- How to Create Cool Crafts from Old Books, Library staff member Jennifer Brady, Story Hour Room.
11:30 a.m.-noon
- How to Get Started with the Ukulele, Library staff member and ukulele instructor Karen Maxson, auditorium.
- How to Travel Safely as an Older Adult, Library staff member Krissy Sinor, meeting room A.
- How to Choose, Sample and Serve Terrific Cheeses, Hy-Vee, meeting room B.
- How to Play "Settlers of Catan," 417 Gamers, Harrison Room.
- How to Mount Photos for Display, photographer James Wiebe, Story Hour Room.
12:30-1 p.m.
- How to Upcycle Wood Pallets, Library staff member Andrew Mann, auditorium.
- How to Renew Your Health with Chair Stretching for Any Age, Library staff member Krissy Sinor, meeting room A.
- How to Select Great Wine on a Budget, Macadoodles, meeting room B.
- How to Play New and Different Board Games, 417 Gamers, Harrison Room.
- How to House Train Your Puppy, Library staff member Gary Larsen, Story Hour Room.
1:15-1:45 p.m.
- How to Get Started with Beekeeping, beekeeper Marty Sinor, auditorium.
- How to De-stress with Meditation, Library staff member Holly Graves, meeting room A.
- How to Select Great Wine on a Budget, Macadoodles, meeting room B.
- How to Photograph the Great Outdoors, Library staff member Ben Divin, Harrison Room.
- How to Create Amazing Origami Figures, Library staff member Mika Logan, Story Hour Room.
2-2:30 p.m.
- How to Do Tai Chi, Tai Chi master Dee Ogilvy, auditorium.
- How to View the Great American Eclipse of 2017: Where, When and Why, Dr. Peter Plavchan, Missouri State University, meeting room A.
- How to Draw Zentangles, hobbyist Jeannie Ratcliff, meeting room B.
- How to Organize Your Life with Bullet Journals, Library staff member Vanessa Scudder, Harrison Room.
- How to Grow Succulents for Roof and Groundcover, Library staff member Trint Williams, Story Hour Room.
2:45-3:15 p.m.
- How to Hula Hoop for Fun and Fitness, hobbyist Jen Baird, auditorium.
- How to View the Great American Eclipse of 2017: Viewing Devices, Dr. Peter Plavchan, Missouri State University, meeting room A.
- How to Draw Zentangles, hobbyist Jeannie Ratcliff, meeting room B.
- How to Make Your Own Zines, Library staffer member Chris Drew, Harrison Room.
- How to Eat a Rainbow, Hy-Vee registered dietitian Amanda Broombaugh, Story Hour Room.
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