<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Emily and everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>For the light sabers, a former colleague of mine at a Texas library used insulation for pipes (Demonstrated here: <a href="http://fowlerfam.blogspot.com/2009/01/may-fource-be-with-you.html">http://fowlerfam.blogspot.com/2009/01/may-fource-be-with-you.html</a>), which worked quite well. The material is cheaper and thinner than pool noodles. The main downside is that it's grey, which might disappoint kids who want them to look like they're glowing the various bright colors used in the movie series. That wasn't a problem at our Star Wars day, but our participants were pretty young, so not too detail-oriented.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Emma Olmstead-Rumsey</div><div>Capital Area District Libraries</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 2:40 PM, David Conklin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dconklin@thegdl.org" target="_blank">dconklin@thegdl.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Emily Vander Ark<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 09, 2015 2:12 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] Star Wars Day </span></p><div><div class="h5">
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