A Recap of Recaps

Submitted by Lindsey Allison 

There were so many great program recaps submitted this week! Here is a sampling of some from April 7 through April 13, 2023: 

Touch a Truck Event at Fowler Park (PR)
752 children, 676 adults
“Friday's Spring Break Touch a Truck Event at Fowler Park was a tremendous success! Patrons loved every vehicle there and were quick to voice their appreciation for the opportunity to see so many cool vehicles in one place. How cool it is that so many community members volunteered their time and resources to make this fun and educational opportunity for the residents of Forsyth County!” – Shannan Wade

Peace Pipes and Talking Leaves with Storyteller Barry Stewart Mann at HP
14 children, 10 adults
“Cherokee storyteller and actor Barry Stewart Mann came to share folklore and Cherokee culture with kids at the library today. He used lots of props, costumes, and voices to tell cultural folktales. He even brought up some of the kids to participate in acting out/demonstrating various parts of the stories, which they really seemed to enjoy. They also learned about various Cherokee practices, rituals, and leaders during this program. It was fun seeing the kids get curious about Native American culture (they had lots of questions).” – Chase Truran

Bookish Trailblazers at Fowler Park (SF) 
2 adults 
“Along our walk around the park, we discussed birds and apps to use to identify bird calls. Back at the pavilion, we discussed Grandma Gatewood, the first woman to thru hike the Appalachian Trail. We talked about how it was amazing this 60 year old woman decided to leave her family and home one day, without telling them, and embark on this adventure ill prepared and inexperienced. We talked about the AT then (1950s) and now. I recommended The Appalachian Trail: A Biography (BT read this past Oct) to the group because it went into details about the creation of the AT and the AT today.” – Jessica Doss

Therapeutic Recreation with Outreach 

“There were 19 campers with us today, all older - only a few under 13, if I had to guess. The group LOVED the bilingual storytime. They were laser-focused during the stories because they really focused on listening to the Spanish language. We played a guessing game in between the first two stories where they had to guess the picture that matched the Spanish word. Then, of course, we had a freeze dance because they always expect one! At the end, we played bilingual bingo and they did a great job of listening during that as well, and we finished with the leftover chick finger puppet craft which was just perfect for them - simple and fun!” – Karina Segura 

Conversational English at CU
7 adults
“We had a fun discussion about travel this evening! We welcomed back four learners and were joined by three new ones - Nadya and her friend Irena came together and we were also joined by Bing from China. This was their first Conversational English class but they took bookmarks and they may attend at other branches. Nadya said she's been in the US for 14 years and has had trouble with job interviews so she wants to improve her pronunciation.” – Jennifer Bell 

Lobby Stop at The Villas of Canterfield with Outreach 
15 adults
“One of the residents, Ms. Marjorie Sue, has a broken arm from a fall. She is going to assisted living (still at the Villas) until she is better. She indicated that she would not be able to get a book this time because she cannot hold a book with her broken arm. I told her about Libby and how she could read a book from her phone since she was able to hold her phone. She let me download the app on her phone and then check out a book that she wanted. She was so excited to be able to read! She really thought she was going to have to give up reading because of a broken arm. She was very grateful and excited to check out other books on Libby. She was also glad to know that the font size can be adjusted. So cool! Libby is awesome.” – Jeanine Thompson 

Photo of the Week: 

Touch a Truck, Fowler Park (Photo/Leslie Marinelli)