Published: 11/12/2008

CREATING TO THE BEAT OF A DISTANT LAND

Slug: NBRN music13p Date: 11/04/2008 The Blade/Andy Morrison Location: Monroe Caption: Kelli Strimbel, Dundee Branch children's librarian, helps children make shekeres, a Nigerian instrument, as part of Musical Instruments Around the World program at L.S. Navarre Library Branch in Monroe, Wednesday, 11/05/2008. Summary: THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON Enlarge | Buy This Photo

Slug: NBRN music13p Date: 11/04/2008 The Blade/Andy Morrison Location: Monroe Caption: Branch librarian Amber Reed helps Daniel Robertson and other children make shekeres, a Nigerian instrument, as part of Musical Instruments Around the World program at L.S. Navarre Library Branch in Monroe, Wednesday, 11/05/2008. Summary: THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON Enlarge | Buy This Photo

Slug: NBRN music13p Date: 11/04/2008 The Blade/Andy Morrison Location: Monroe Caption: Jasmine Hutchins, 12, has fun as she and other children make shekeres, a Nigerian instrument, as part of Musical Instruments Around the World program at L.S. Navarre Library Branch in Monroe, Wednesday, 11/05/2008. Summary: THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON Enlarge | Buy This Photo

Children's librarian Kelli Strimbel helps a table full of youngsters make shekeres, a Nigerian percussion instrument, as part of the L.S. Navarre Branch Library program, Musical Instruments from Around the World. At the library, on East Second Street in Monroe, youths made replicas of instruments used in Africa, Brazil, and Mexico.

Branch Librarian Amber Reed helps Daniel Robertson, who is focused on making the right scissors cut.

Jasmine Hutchins puts the finishing touches of her shekeres. Another creative session will be Wednesday.

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