SIUE East St. Louis Learning Resource Center Makes It Fun to Honor Dad
Creativity, ingenuity and fun merged to make some unique Father’s Day cards during a virtual Crafty Friday hosted by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center Learning Resource Center (LRC).
“LRC’s Crafty Friday’s are highly anticipated and popular with our patrons,” said LRC Library Director Rebecca Harper. “For Friday, June 19, we thought it would be best to make Father’s Day cards.”
Prior to the virtual art session, LRC mailed out 40 kits. Each kit included precut card stock pieces with a Father’s Day greeting made from precut self-adhesive material. Participants, who ranged from small children to senior adults, provided their own scissors, glue and any other desired craft item, according to Harper.
“There was even a group of residents from the Willow Rose Rehab Center in Jerseyville, Illinois, who tuned in and participated in the Zoom event,” Harper added. “We sent 17 kits for their participating patients.”
During the hour-long Zoom session, Harper taught participants how to assemble the card and encouraged them to use their creativity.
“It was a great turn out for the popular LRC monthly programming event, and it provided an opportunity to share ideas and enjoy spending time in a virtual community,” Harper noted. “The LRC continues to keep its patrons informed and engaged during the pandemic.”
The SIUE East St. Louis Learning Resource Center (LRC) is organized as a full-service public library focusing on youth and adult 
community outreach, programs and collections. The library also contributes to the success of higher education opportunities and career development provided by the East St. Louis Higher Education Campus (ESLHEC). The LRC supports the diverse range of students and public patrons on the ESLHEC, and encourages them to succeed and learn new skills provided by the LRC community collection and programs.
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Participating in the SIUE East St. Louis Center’s Learning Resource Center (LRC) Crafty Friday session was Laila, daughter of Heidi Eichenseer, Discovery Center Head Start/Early Head Start coordinator.
Also enjoying the session were (L-R) Kim McClellan, center, teacher at Cahokia Head Start/Early Head Start Center and president of the Professional Staff Association; and her daughters ,10-year-old Erin Luster, left; and 15-year-old Jordan Luster, right.
