Our library has a collection of American Girl Dolls and a multicultural collection with artifacts from all over the world. Both circulating collections are very popular.
We decided to create a program linking the artifacts to the historical American Girl dolls based on the characters’ causes, the beliefs they stood for, and what their corresponding books are about.
We created four stations featuring dolls by a theme or cause and paired them with artifacts. Each child was given a clue sheet so as they visited the stations, they had an activity to complete as well as a scavenger hunt item to find.
Oak Park Public Library invited families to explore history and social justice through American Girl Dolls.