If you like sports, then you know there are periods when teams push their intensity to the max. You know about the Super Bowl in football, which is the most watched program in television. You know about the NBA Finals in basketball, you know about the World Series in Major…
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June is International Accordion Awareness Month. If that news has got you formulating wisecracks, just remember that plenty of ground has been covered there, and accordions are far more than mere novelty instruments.Accordions have been the butt of jokes since the rise of rock…
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Did you know that something as simple as discarded string, paper, straws and toothpicks could be upcycled into art? Take a look at how teens at Queens Library at Sunnyside turned these basic items into rockets launchers (pictured here)!
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Queens Library at Steinway invited teens to create vases out of old glass bottles. Fun fact: Did you know that glass never wears out and that it can be recycled over and over again? Most bottles and jars are made of at least 25 percent recycled glass. Find more free craft…
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Queens Library at Sunnyside regularly hosts toddlers and their caregivers for story time and eco-craft activities. During a recent session, patrons read Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and created owl creatures by re-purposing old toilet paper rolls for the bodies and scrap paper…
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