Spark an Elemental, Fizz-Boom-Read Reaction!

The summer reading program is reaching escape velocity and heading for orbit. Well, maybe not quite (don't look for it in the night sky, just yet), but the program is "sparking reactions" at every branch of the library. Here at Waverly, I'm seeing patrons of every age engaged and excited by activities, contests, and the library offerings they are reading, viewing, listening to, and participating in. I know that excitement is happening at every location in the Morgan County Public Library system.


The Amazing Nano Science Show presented by WonderLab kicked off the summer with a fun and informative program. Children and parents alike learned about some of the scientific principles underlying our physical world. Various activities will continue at every branch throughout the summer. Check them out at the library's event calendar:
https://in.evanced.info/morg/lib/eventcalendar.asp?lib=ALL






There are reading contests, as I'm sure you know by now, for EVERY age level of library patron. The competition is always fierce between the two teams in the adult program. This year, as Jennifer explained in a previous post, we have team Einstein facing off against team Curie. The record form, similar to previous "bingo" style game boards, is based of the period table of elements; it has been tweaked, however to encourage patrons to explore the large variety of elements offered by today's library.


Our board of posted reviews is just starting to fill up at Waverly, but I'm already struck by the range of topics and media types reflected. Book reviews ranging from Go, Dog, Go! ("one of my favorites from childhood and is now also one of my childrens'. We love Dr. Seuss.") to Absalom. Absalom ("Having not tackled Faulkner in college, I challenged myself with this amazing stream of consciousness classic . . .I could not stop reading for a week."). Not only various levels and genres of print (not to mention e-book and audio book formats) materials are present, but online resources, library programs, social media forms (like this blog!), and media downloads are part of the mix. And our patrons are busily consuming and writing reviews of all of those materials and services. As the summer progresses our review board will be filled to bursting, and you should feel free to stop by any branch and check out what your fellow patrons are saying about the resources available at your library.

Chuck