Washoe County Library System

Live action and 3-D animated characters guide viewers step by step through potty use and proper hygiene. Original, upbeat music videos and entertaining stories reinforce the lessons learned in the program.

Origami meets pop art in this collection of 1 and 2 minute learning vignettes for children of all ages. From Tokyo to Tampa Leonor Rosser is the most widely-watched origami artist in the world. She has been featured on Discovery Kids and PBS.

Whether you're a beginner or an advanced knitter, this clear visual program demonstrates the intricacies of knitting in an effective manner and presents the history, the basics, the experts, the fun and the creativity that make knitting a popular craft.

Paige and Parker Panda, along with their friends, teach children what they need to know in order to go potty by themselves.

A professional handbag-maker demonstrates how to make a handbag. Lessons include: cutting the pattern; fusing; sewing the handbag; side seams and boxed corners; closures and trim; tulip evening bag.

Includes two hours of prime-time quality video instruction plus three fully diagrammed, printable booklets. Subjects include: building cabinets, tables, and bookshelves.

With support from his favorite hardcore-punk vegan bands, the Hardcore chef demonstrates how tasty food can be when it's fast, cheap, and cruelty-free.

Patricia Robinson teaches young artists what types of brushes to use for watercolor, how to handle them, how to mix paints, to choose and blend colors and how to clean up.

There are few crafts that can match the appeal of beading both for it's simplicity and the beauty of the finished product. Beginners can easily master the basic skills necessary for achieving professional and eye-dazzling results. In this program Sharyn Pak demonstrates eight easy and creative projects that any beginner can enjoy. Projects include how to make: necklaces (single and multi strand), earrings, eyeglass leashes, zipper doodles, bracelets,...

Divided into segments, this program is designed to reinforce and support a viewer2s comprehension and retention of these terms through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and labels. Kids will see and hear the terms used in a variety of contexts providing them with a model for how to appropriately use the words. Related words are also used and reinforced with visuals and text.