Submitted by Joanie Goforth
Let the Winter Reading Fun begin! Take a look at these recaps from system-wide programming that took place between December 13–December 20:
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| Bookmobile visitors proudly display their Winter Reading Fun trading cards. |
75 children, 20 adults
"The Gamer Escape Room had a great showing, probably the biggest teen program I have done to date. We divided the meeting room into four escape rooms using the room divider and a handmade wall of green table cloth. The escape rooms were Pokemon, Legend of Zelda, Mario Bros., and Kirby. Each room was designed by a different group of Teen Advisory Board (TAB) members, who all did an amazing job coming together and making puzzles that were appropriate and fun. In the Pokemon room, participants riddled and battled using a form of rock, paper, and scissors. In Zelda, they used a handmade diary to dive into the world of locks and codes. In Mario, they entered through a tunnel and played games to defeat Bowser and rescue Princess Peach. The Kirby room was hilarious because the teens dressed as different characters and had fun playing their parts. The clues were so clever and lots of laughs were heard. The teens had to constantly adjust their puzzles, recognizing what worked and what didn',t and I was super proud of the way they acted and treated everyone who entered. I think the participants had a really good time and used all of their cognitive powers." –hosted by Sariah Homan
Sensitive Santa at Hampton Park Library
18 children, 21 adults
"We had such a great turnout for this year's Sensitive Santa program! Staff member Cristie's husband, Lee, graciously took on the role of Santa again this year. As always, he did a phenomenal job with the kids and families. One mom drives all the way from Lumpkin County every year for this event, and last year's photo was their Christmas card! Every family thanked us profusely for this program and can't wait for next year.” –hosted by Kayla Bolton
Post Road Writers’ Group at Post Road Library
9 adults
”Our meeting was very enjoyable and well-attended, with eight people showing up, eager to hear what their fellow writers had to say about their work. One writer asked to be critiqued first since he was helping his wife following her surgery the day before and didn’t want to leave her alone for too long. But he showed up because he wanted feedback on his writing! We split into two groups for the first time since I have been leading the group because there were eight submissions to discuss and we wanted to give adequate time to each. Submitted items included a couple of paranormal romances, a fantasy, a very imaginative and heartwarming story where items sold at a pawn shop tell their story about their former owners and how they came to be pawned, a story about two women who work undercover to entrap and kill serial killers preying on black women, two exciting juvenile adventure stories, and a humorous story about a one hundred and ten-year-old woman trying to choose a proper butler-sounding name for her new robotic butler. I can’t wait to read the next submissions to find out where these stories are going!” –hosted by Angie Robbins
heARTWORK - Crafts for Adults at Sharon Forks Library
5 adults
"We had a small but festive group tonight, including 2 regulars who brought a coworker and a newer attendee who brought her sister who was visiting from Ohio. Using leftover supplies, donated holiday bling, and recycled bags, attendees could use a variety of supplies to create gift bags, gift tags, and wrapping paper. Materials offered included rubber stamps, ink pads, embossing ink pad/stamps, paint, wood block stamps, washi tape, ribbon, tissue paper, twine, and markers. Everyone loved all the options, but the embossing was by far the most popular. None of the attendees had used it before and all were seriously considering investing in their own supplies!” –hosted by Sarah Reynolds
Outreach Bookmobile Stops at River Hill and Bridgetowne
27 children, 21 adults
“Today the Bookmobile visited River Hill Commons and Bridgetowne subdivisions. At River Hill, we had a bunch of kids sign up for the Winter Reading program because of how much they enjoyed the Summer Reading program. One of our littlest patrons, Brinley, was beyond thrilled to check out a bunch of new books from our easy collection while she told us how her family went caroling at another library program! We chatted with our regulars about their holiday plans and met some new patrons who were impressed with the breadth of our collection. At Bridgetowne, a lot of patrons were enthusiastic about picking out their holiday reading materials. Several teenagers took home graphic novels and one tween tried out a Magic Treehouse graphic novel! A newly registered Bookmobile patron said,"I'm just so excited I finally got to visit you guys! My daughter has just gotten into reading and she is going to be so excited about these!" The same patron was also interested in the amazing programs offered at the branches. She, along with many other Bookmobile patrons, will be visiting this holiday season! ” –contributed by Katie LeDuc
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