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posted 4 years ago

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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in Community.

In this Badge Bit, you will improve an existing library!

The minimum requirements for this BB are:
- improve an existing library
- this BB will can earn up to 4 oddball points

To document this Badge Bit, provide proof of the following as pictures or a video (<2 mins):
- show before, during, and after improving the existing library

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Nicole Alderman

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posted 1 year ago

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I've been volunteering in my kids' library. Along with shelving books, reading stories, and helping with book check-in/out, I've also been making some long-lasting improvements in the form of signs!

The Non-Fiction section of the library has both "Easy Reader Non-Fiction" and normal Non-Fiction. The Easy Reader section takes up the bottom two shelves, but it's sometimes confusing for people, especially kids. So, I designed and made a sign to help designate the two sections.

I also made a sign for the game/activity check out area....because people weren't actually checking out anything--they were just using them!

The library got a set of these books, and they needed a sign to designate them. So I made one!

The "Easy Reader Non-Fiction" sign took at least 3 hours of non-stop drawing and coloring. It's a very large sign! The "Please Use Check-Out Binder" sign took a little over an hour, and the "Ask Me" sign took a little over an hour. I've made and designed dozens of signs and done lots of artwork in my life. I don't think these would take anyone less than the 5+ hours it took me. I wasted no time, and used the best materials to get the visual impact necessary.

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