Discovery Zone for Kids: Papermaking

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Monona Public Library
Story Room

Event Details

For children in grades kindergarten to 5th grade (no younger children, please).
Children under age 8 must be directly supervised by an adult.
Free. Sign up online here for a half hour slot.
If you need assistance, call 608-222-6127

An interactive STEM session where you will learn how to make your own recycled paper. Yes, papermaking is an art, but there is science that goes into making paper and some cool chemical interactions that make it stick together! 

Take handmade paper home to write a short story or draw a picture. Return it to the library and it will be included in a bound book of stories.

All materials will be provided by the library.

Register by Clicking here

The One Community, Many Voices initiative collects your stories and shares them with the entire community! 
Sylvia Lieteau bio 

Hi, My name is Sylvia Lieteau and I am a mixed media artist who likes to make books. 

Initially, I learned to repair and re-bind books in 9th grade when I volunteered in the school library rather than have study-hall. It was intriguing to turn a badly damaged book back into something usable. In the 1990’s, budget cuts at the UW had several libraries re-evaluate sending bound materials out for repair. Simple repairs were already done in-house, but many campus libraries sent items with worn bindings to commercial binders. That was part of my job as well. I agitated for the equipment to do repairs. As a condition, I was sent to Memorial Library where I got a refresher from Marta Gomez who runs the Conservation Laboratory. I got my equipment and I repaired and re-bound like crazy.

I started making my own thin hard-cover books filled with recipes as prizes for “Best Costume” at my annual parties. These were single volumes with titles like “The Grossest Food Ever” or “Dried Red Tomatoes from the Roadkill Café.”  My early book press was a Kitchenaid  mixer atop a large cutting board. It worked.

I didn’t do too much other book-binding until after I retired in 2011. I discovered a magazine, Cloth Paper Scissors, which had many ideas for making hand-bound books as well as all kinds of mixed media projects. After collecting many issues, but not trying any of the projects, I decided I either had to stop hoarding the copies and start making things, or cancel my subscription. As you can see, I started making books. 




Event Type(s): Children
Presenter: Sylvia Lieteau
Karen
(608) 222-6127