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Bluebag Media
Winter Reading event
attracts ‘children’ of all ages
GREENVILLE – What do Flash Boxes, chair massages, toilet paper, a
movie, wedding cookies and Frozen cardboard figures have in common?
They could all be found at the Greenville Public Library Jan. 24. The
library kicked off its third annual Adult Winter Reading Program when
the staff decided to add a new twist… their first Children’s and Young
Adult Winter Reading Programs.
“We decided to kick them all off together,” said Greenville Library’s
Deb Cameron, Adult Program leader. “It’s a whole library event. We
worked together as a team… everyone was participating.”
For an hour or more there were few quiet places to be found. A hunt to
find the Ice Palace from the movie, “Frozen,” had children learning how
to find information in different sections of the library. Kaley Breaden
(Elsa) conducted the search. “First they looked for snowflakes, then
blankets…” and more, she said. The goal was to find a way to thaw
Anna’s (Julie Frona) heart, and then find Olaf (Lauren Cline), who was
hiding elsewhere in the library.
While one group of kids was searching, another group was “building”
snowmen in the children’s event room. It was a contest to see who could
“dress” one of their group in toilet paper, wrap a scarf around his
neck, put on a top hat and stick a carrot (or two) in his mouth the
fastest...
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