Friday, October 25, 2024

Monsters and Dinovember

 

10-25-2024

In the interest of public safety, patrons need to be aware that next over the next several weeks the library will be overrun by monsters, dinosaurs and furry creatures. I’d say we are becoming a veritable Jurassic Park, but I can’t promise all the dinosaur will be from that period.

The danger begins on Wednesday, October 30th at 1:00 pm with the showing of the most recent installment of the Hotel Transylvania series: Transformania. Hmm, actually that movie premise involves the old switcheroo. Instead of an all but one cast of monsters, it showcases an all but one cast of humans. Good thing, as the East Troy Community School District is closed for inservice. Impressionable young children may accidentally attend the viewing and wear the emotional scares for life. Perhaps the popcorn would make them feel better.

Thursday at 3:00 pm is the time for Teens & Tweens programming in our Lower Level. Each of the first four Thursdays of the month have a specific theme. The 31st is the fifth Thursday of October. To celebrate, we have spooky board games available for groups of friends to play. Trick or Treaters are invited to wear their costumes and start the evening at the library where we will be passing out candy - hopefully not in the snow like last year.

The really big reptile ancestors take over the next day as part of Dinovember. We are inviting local dinosaur enthusiasts to bring in their dinosaurs to display in our glass case. They can be plastic, stuffed, Lego, etc. just not living as we don’t have the proper budget or staff to handle the feeding and cleanup required. They will be returned safely at the end of the month. Patrons of the smaller variety will receive a dinosaur sticker each week. Ms. Maria will stick to a dinosaur theme for that month’s Storytime on Fridays at 11:00 am.

Finally, the furriest event will be on Thursday, November 14th at 2:00 pm when we’ll host a special dino-storytime. Mr Nibbles, a local bunny and sometimes library patron, will wear his dinosaur costume and share his favorite story. Snacks will be provided. I’ve been instructed to make them dinosaur shaped. Fans of Drew Daywalt’s The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors may be disappointed to learn, they will not be dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets. For those of you who don’t know the book, I highly recommend it and will happily do a read aloud upon request for patrons brave enough to visit us amidst the upcoming dangers.

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