Meet Chrissa: An American Girl

Bullying behavior is bad for everyone.  Chrissa Maxwell knows what it is like to experience bullying.  Watch Miss Eileen and Miss Judy's show again here.  

To see a really neat video about an anti-bullying lesson from a teacher in New York, visit here.  

You can pick up your craft materials at the library any time now.

We encourage you to make a kindness rock of your own!  Keep one and pass the other one along (put it in a place where it is needed, maybe on the way to your bus stop).  Learn more about the Kindness Rock Project here.  

If you need a llama pattern, here is one!

Here you will find some little posters for your doll and also some helpful tips on dealing with bullying behavior.  

American Girl: Meet Kanani with Miss Eileen and Miss Judy

You can watch the show again here.  Parts of it will also be featured on A Better Way on Sunday, August 1 at 7:00pm.  Read a recent article from the Washington Post about costumes vs. culture. 

Visit here for craft directions!  

We learned a lot as we planned for this show.  Some of the things we did in the past when featuring Kanani were not really done in the right way.  But we know better now and so we are trying to do better!  

Kanani Akina is very committed to saving the monk seal, which is in great danger in her state of Hawaii.  If you want to learn more about what is being done to help these seals, check out these sites:

Hawaiian Public Radio story from this week.  

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Save Monk Seals from UC Santa Cruz

Marine Mammal Center

American Girl with Miss Eileen and Miss Judy: Meet Kailey Hopkins

Come to the library and pick up your supplies!

Watch the show again here!   

Tide pools are totally amazing!

 

Watch this video from the Monterey Bay Aquarium in which they visit a tide pool in Point Lobos State Nature Preserve. 

Additionally, the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary has some wonderful pictures and more information about life in a tide pool.  

Have you seen Tide Pool Tough from PBS Kids Nature Cat?  Watch it here!

Meet Courtney Moore: an American Girl

Miss Eileen and Miss Judy are headed back to the 80s!  Watch the show here!  And check out the downloadables here!  You can also pick up craft materials at the library!

American Girl: Meet Jess!

Yes that's right!  It is American Girl with Miss Eileen and Miss Judy but Judy is very invisible today!  But don't worry!  We'll learn about Jess McConnell and her dig in Belize!  Learn how to make your own "dig" at home here!  Watch the show here!

American Girl: Meet Marisol

Learn more about Marisol Luna and traditional Mexican folkloric dancing!  Watch the movie based on the book, Danza! here.  Saturday, March 27 at 7:00pm!  Check out downloadables here!  Watch the show on Facebook here or on YouTube here!   

We'll feature a craft during the session.  If you want, you can pick up materials for the craft at the Library after March 22! We'd love to see what you make!  Afterward, text a picture to 412-219-2575 or email it to shaleryouthservices@gmail.com and we will post it online!  No registration needed!

 

Meet Cécile and Marie-Grace: American Girls!

 Pick up craft materials at the library!  Check out downloadables here!  Watch right here!

Meet Maryellen: an American Girl!

Watch the show here!

Download printouts here!

Pick up materials at the Library through Park and Pickup!  

American Girl: Meet Melody

If you missed it, you can watch it here!

But NO NOT MISS Baylor student, Jada Holliday singing "Life Every Voice and Sing."  This will seriously bless and touch your soul.  This song was written by James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson in 1900 and was first performed as part of a celebration of Abraham Lincoln's birthday in the early 1900s.  You can take a closer look at powerful lyrics here.  

Learn more about Motown here!  

Download the pennant template from American Girl.   

Detailed instructions for the play microphone are here!

Super Special Grown Ups:  

Learn what you can do to help promote equity!  

And here!

We'd love to have a picture of you with your craft!  If you want, send it to shaleryouthservices@gmail.com or text it to 412-219-2575 and we will include it in our online collage!

Meet Kirsten: An American Girl

Didn't catch the premiere?  No worries!  Check out Miss Eileen and Miss Judy and Kirsten right here!  Download the farm chores code here!  

Pass on Kindness posters are here!

Here is a copy of the Gratitude Scavenger Hunt!

For the craft, download the Blooming Kindness template here.  

Meet Joss an American Girl!

Miss Eileen and her gang of American Girls introduces you to Joss Kendrick.  Watch the show here!

Download the instructions for the pom poms and a Joss coloring page here!

We'd love to see a picture of your creations, feel free to email shaleryouthservices@gmail.com.
Snap a pic of you or your doll with your pom poms for our collage!
But ask your Super Special Grown Up first!  

THANK YOU American Girl for providing FREE books for download this summer.

American Girl is taking a stand for change and providing free downloads written by and featuring heroes of color.  Read them here!  For free!