Friday was a snow day so we weren't able to make our video and have the teens perform. Saturday we showed the Movie MegaMind and had a great turnout. We put out snacks and juice for everyone during the movie. Over all for the week, we had around fifty children and thirty-five adults attend the scheduled events. We never know how many will show up for an event and that is frustrating for everyone. We had good attendance for our movie and game playing but not for story hour and the storytellers. We have consulted with neighboring libraries who experience similar event attendance. I have been putting flyers out in the children's section and in the foyer hoping to generate more interest in the activities I am planning.
During the movie I was preparing prize bags for the Dr. Seuss quiz planned for next week and children asked what they were for. When I told them, they wanted to have the quiz today so I put them out with the display for Dr. Seuss' Birthday. I am afraid we won't have any Dr. Seuss books left by midweek when we have Storytime. Oh, What a problem!! Display books go very fast. I will put out a display this week for Women's History Month with a poster at the front desk also. I have been trying to put a new display out every week. This month we will also have St. Patrick's Day, Spring, trains and Perseverance displays. We have three places we can set up individual displays so I will alternate them throughout the library.
This coming week will be a busy one also as we have Advocacy Day on Tuesday, Dr. Seuss Story hour Wednesday, Summer Reading Program conference on Thursday and a Scavenger Hunt on Saturday. We are also getting ready for Parents as Reading Partners (PARP) kick off this week. We are offering a goodie bag to every child who comes in and gets a new library card.
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