Creativebug.com has thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists all free with your Ascension Parish Library card. Whether you're picking up a paintbrush, working with clay, or experimenting with fabric, these creative activities offer an opportunity to improve your crafting skills or to learn new ones. Curated by Katie Rivers.
Category: arts & crafts
Magazines on Libby
Check out these top-rated magazines in digital format on Libby. Whether you're interested in lifestyle, travel, the great outdoors, arts and crafts, or cooking, here is a great collection of what the library has to offer on Libby. Curated by Katie Rivers.
Summer Reading: Read, Renew, Repeat for Tweens
Celebrate the library's summer reading theme Read, Renew, Repeat with these books for tweens. Discover the wonderful world of recycling and reusing often discarded materials. Learn more about starting personal gardens (check out Ascension Parish Library's new seed library!), saving the bees, and different alternative energy resources to help save this wonderful planet we call home: Earth. Curated by Katie Rivers.
Read & Listen : Read, Renew, Repeat : Summer Reading Challenge
Ready to start the summer reading challenge? Check out these ebooks and audiobooks from cloudLibrary. It's going to be a summer of inspiration and adventure as we learn about conservation and becoming stewards of our planet. This year's summer reading theme is Read, Renew, Repeat. Curated by Katie Rivers
Wintry Reads
When the temperature drops (for a little while), pick up a wintry read. Find a variety of fiction and nonfiction choices to match your current mood. Hot chocolate not included. Curated by Carrie Goodall.
What’s New in Creativebug
Check out what's new on Creativebug this month! All you need is your library card.
Bitten by the Creative Bug
Our Creativebug database features tutorials and all the information you need to get started on a new art or craft project. Watch the class online, then check out related books from your local library location. Curated by Ashley Lee.
Hobbies of the Rich and Famous
What do celebrities do in their spare time? Crochet, woodworking, cooking, and more! Curated by Ashley Lee.
Untraditional Crafting
Try a little something different with these out-of-the-ordinary craft guides. You can also go beyond the books with our Creativebug crafting database. Curated by Ashley Lee.
Books on Journaling
Journaling is a great way to self-reflect and stay organized. The practice has gained popularity in recent years with new methods being used such as bullet or dot journaling and incorporating mixed media art in journals. These books about journaling contain writing prompts and motivation, method guides, art journaling inspiration, instructions for creating your own handcrafted journal, and more. Curated by Samantha Matherne.
