Check out these highlights from some of the unique offerings that patrons enjoyed systemwide between October 10–16.
Survive the Wasteland at Sharon Forks Library
“Our teen patrons enjoyed our Survive the Wasteland program based on the show/video game Fallout. In a post-apocalyptic world caused by nuclear fallout, the patrons had to escape from their underground vault to the wasteland above. We had a photo booth area with a radioactive barrel, old school television, and other props you could pose with. There were various stations to help them complete the challenge and survive the surface above the vault.” -hosted by Britt Poteet
| Teens collaborate to solve puzzles and survive the Wasteland! |
“I gave a presentation on writing flash fiction in preparation for Writers' Night of Fright. Before we began, I talked to the participants about my experience writing flash fiction and asked them for their own experiences. We had an expert in the room (who I've encouraged to compile an anthology in the past!) and two who are working on stories for Writers' Night. Patrons learned all about writing flash fiction and also got the opportunity to practice writing their own in a supportive environment. Writers networked with one another. They asked great questions throughout and added their own experiences, which really enhanced the program. At the end, I challenged them to write six sentence stories of their own.” -hosted by Brianna Schantz
Adult Special Needs Storytime at Post Road Library
“Our first adult special needs storytime was fantastic! Alison and Brooke led the storytime, while Melissa and Sarah observed and helped as needed. We played a Baby Beetles CD while everyone got settled. After introducing ourselves and meeting our attendees, we began the stories. We alternated pages with our first book, then each read one on our own. After the stories, we demonstrated our craft - watercolor resistant spiderwebs with crayons and paper plates. We prepped plates with pre-drawn spiderwebs, which everyone completed. Patrons who wanted to then drew their own image and painted over it. We brought in a cart of bug books, and some patrons read and looked through them independently. We also set up a table with activities, such as bug identification (from the bugs storytime kit), a bug board with the scientific names of the various insects, bug puzzles, and magnifying glasses.” -hosted by Brooke Richards
| Post Road saw a lot of smiling faces at their first in this series of programs! |
Bookmobile Visit to Bridgetown
“Wow, what a whirlwind of a stop! They were waiting on us as usual, and began to ask us questions while we were setting up. The patrons at Bridgetown are always so excited to see us. The Bookmobile was full for the entire hour and a half that we were there. Patrons were picking up holds, making requests for next month, putting together the monthly craft, browsing the shelves, checking out the zoo pass, and checking out Chromebooks. We checked out three Chromebooks within just a few minutes, and had requests for two more. We also issued a new card! It is so gratifying to see our patrons get excited for the Bookmobile, and it lets us know that we are truly filling a need.” -submitted by Jeanine Thompson
No comments:
Post a Comment