Join us in HPL’s Program Room as we learn about this traditional holiday that celebrates the lives of those who have passed. There will be activities, traditional snacks and stories with La Catrina. Únase a nosotros mientras aprendemos sobre esta festividad tradicional que celebra las vidas de aquellos que han fallecido. Habrá actividades, refrigerios tradicionales […]
This month the program is “Delving into Disabilities”. What is the reality of a person living with a physical disability? Successes, challenges, and barriers will be presented as we walk through a day in the life of an individual living with vision loss during this Zoom event. What issues (employment, transportation, vaccinations, voting) are effectively […]
Are you interested in forestry or wildlife, or enrolled in Naturespace? If so, please read “Tracks”–the quarterly newsletter for 4-H members from the Wildlife Habitat Education Program and Forestry projects. Also be sure to visit the Wildlife WHEP Wisconsin 4-H and Wisconsin 4-H Forestry website!
Don’t forget you can continue to Do-Reflect-Apply when National 4-H Week ends in our Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration opportunity found on the Hedberg Public Library’s Facebook page! Play lotería with us by using the QR code.
One of our favorite National 4-H Week posts this week was highlighting when celebrity Chef Aarón Sánchez and NC 4-H’er Guillermo Estrada teamed up for Hispanic Heritage Month to make chicken with a “Chipotle Love” sauce and sauteed hominy with pico de gallo. Thanks to the Walmart Foundation, you can download the recipe and cook […]
You may have noticed that alongside National 4-H Week, we continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. In honor of National 4-H Week and Hispanic Heritage Month, Congressman Henry Cuellar—co-chair of the 4-H Congressional Caucus and U.S. Representative of the 28th District of Texas—shares his support for 4-H and the importance of investing in one’s community. […]
Last Saturday at Hedberg Public Library, in partnership with HPL and YWCA Rock County, we created papel picado, paper flowers and chains as decoration. We revved up our taste buds spinning the wheel to explore traditional foods. And, we played many rounds of loteria. . . Did you miss the in person celebration? Don’t worry. […]
Family I noted in my agenda at the beginning of summer to theme this blog post around ‘Family’. The reason for that decision was rooted more in a personal than a professional place. In June I had finally managed to confirm a trip to Israel to visit my own family for vacation time I had […]
Brave Space “Conversations in a Safe Space on Current Events” began one year ago in response to the murder of George Floyd. Should our programming have been providing this opportunity for years? Probably. But, I think its inception hesitated for the same reasons all new programming can. We didn’t feel ready for implementation. Considerations about […]
Count Up When you’re little and learning your numbers, counting backwards is supposed to be harder, more advanced, than counting up. As an adult, I’m reminded more and more often how difficult it can truly be to count up. I would like to share a personal example first to illustrate this. At the gym I […]
It’s a Both/And The first day of spring was March 20, and people laughed about needing thick socks and flip flops, hot boots and short sleeves during the same month. Somehow March, and this month of April, are both spring and winter. Both. And. Both/and. It’s a phrase I had never heard before beginning my […]
Partnerships for Youth-Adult Partnerships Sometime in the middle of February, I was finally able to watch the University of Minnesota Extension webinar “Preparing the Youth Development Professional for Current Issues in Developing Effective Partnerships”. The webinar listed four main components as part of the Partnership Mindset. While I listened to the explanation of each, I […]
