Mark McAlpine, ShopKo store manager, presents a check from The ShopKo Foundation to Jenny Bledsoe, library director at the Toledo Public Library. The funds are directed to create an “Art Lab” at the library. Chronicle/John Speer

Kids Love to Create! In order to feed their creativity, we are looking forward to enhancing and adding new and unique activities to create an Art Lab at the Toledo Library.

The “lab” will encompass mixed media, free play, manipulative’s, construction, art displays at the library and a traveling art exhibit within our community.

Our goal is to encourage kids to celebrate, discover, explore and become mindful of art through hands-on experimenting and play. We are grateful to the Shopko Foundation for investing in the Toledo Library and helping make our program a reality.