Showing posts with label tutorials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tutorials. Show all posts

Instructions for Winter Craft

Some of you have asked for the instructions for the winter craft program at Excelsior Branch in December.

Cut the cover off an old book. 












Start folding each page in half.












Keep doing this until all the pages are folded. The book will naturally open up into a fan shape. You can just do this and use it to display postcards or other small paper items by sticking them between 2 pages.








Use a paint brush to dab white paint (we used acryclic paint) on the top of the folded pages. Think light sprinkling of snow not blizzard – otherwise your pages will all stick together and you’ll have trouble inserting your figures. Sprinkle glitter on top while the paint is still wet.




 

Cut out trees and images of small animals. We used old natural history illustrations but you can use images cut from old magazines, wrapping paper or even stamp your own images. Unless the images are printed to card stock, glue them to another piece of paper to make them sturdier. Remember to cut a little tab at the bottom of the image to glue the image into your book.






Just stick the images into the pages first to decide how you want to set up your scene. Once you have it set up the way you like it, use white craft glue or glue stick to glue them in place.

Done!

And here is a link to the pdf if you want to download the instructions:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_E8SOdvF2i6WEUtQkk4dE5xaUE/edit?usp=sharing

First Friday Tutorials

Are you curious about library eBooks or are you a novice eReader user? Check out these eBook tutorials on the library website: http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=0000063401

 

First Friday Tutorials

Are you looking for a job? Watch this tutorial on how to use social media to help you in finding a job. Also check out the other tutorials on writing a resume, interviewing and more!

First Friday Tutorials

Are you a regular patron at Excelsior? Then you might be interested in learning how to print a monthly calendar of events at your favorite branch. Watch this tutorial to learn how:

First Friday Tutorial: How to determine the sequence of books in a series

If you are a series reader, you know that it is sometimes difficult to determine the sequence of books in a series. Watch this tutorial in our First Friday Tutorial series to find out how the NoveList database can help you with that.

First Friday Tutorials: Online Learning @ SFPL

We are starting our Learning Lab on Friday, February 1st. Every Friday in February the Learning Lab will be open from 3-5pm. You can take free online classes and language courses using our training computers. Watch the tutorial below to see what kind of courses are offered and if you need more help or if you want to give it a try, join us in the Learning Lab!



First FridayTutorial: Freezing Your Requests

As a new blog feature in 2013 we will post a tutorial on the first Friday of every month, so stay tuned. Also, if there is a topic that you think would be good for a tutorial, let us know in the comments.

Here is the first one: How to freeze your holds requests, for example when you go on vacation.