Preparation

Allow for an hour of set-up time. Set up work tables together to make it easier to share supplies. Cover them with tablecloths. On the work tables, place glue sticks, rulers, scissors, markers and books. Place the remaining supplies on one or two additional tables. Leave enough space between the tables to allow the librarian to move easily to help and instruct the teens throughout the process. Organize the supplies so that similar items are grouped together. Set up glue guns, with paper underneath them, on the tables. Plug in hair dryers.

Note: Clean up may also take up to an hour, or less if teens help.

Materials to Gather:

· Discarded hardback books, no more than 250 pages
· Pencils
· Drop cloths (to place under tables where teens paint)
· Markers - water based (teens may use water and paintbrushes to run the colors)
· Sharpies - include an array of colors and several black sharpies, including fine tip
· Scissors - all kinds, including pinking shears and some with funky edges
· Paint brushes - all kinds
· Paint trays (3) (limit the amount of paint on the trays to avoid waste)
· Paint
· Rulers (to rip pages and to smooth down pages that are being glued together)
· White glue, glue sticks, glue guns
· Wax paper (to protect pages and covers when painting, etc.)
· Stamps and stamp pads
· Plain white and colored paper
· Wallpaper or other decorative papers
· Tissue paper (for decoupage)
· Modge Podge
· Old magazines
· Staplers
· Fabric scraps
· Hole punch - single
· Hair dryers (for drying paint, glue, etc.)
· Ribbon
· Box cutter / craft knife
· Beads and sequins
· Glitter glue
· Shaped sponges
· Embroidery thread
· Old maps
· Find interesting quotes and cut them out
· Binder clips - large (to clip sections which are being glued together)




Published by The Library Development Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) Austin, Texas 2009





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