WBL hosted two special programs in July, with a visit from Ronald McDonald speaking on the importance of reading and a visit from the Taradiddle Players doing an excerpt performance of Brother Rabbit Spinning Free! Look out for WBL’s fall calendar of programs for children, teens, and adults!
Check out pictures from our special events below:
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WBL always pulls out a crowd when we throw our infamous Summer Reading Parties and this year wasn’t any different! WBL hosted 175 children for its “One World, Many Stories Summer Reading Kickoff” party!
There were many stations and an ice cream bar! Each station took you to a different place around the world! They went from Africa to Japan, to Latin countries, to Italy! All the stations had a display of books from the different countries and hosted a craft. The station in Africa made custom African neckware! In Japan, the kids made Carp Streamers! In Italy, the kids were able to take pictures with the “Tower of Pisa” and put together a plate of pizza! The Latin station, made maracas and were able to decorate them however they liked! There was also, a Hawaiian station, where there was a limbo! And a limbo contest was held! There were two winners of the contest and they won summer reading t-shirts!
We would like to thank the volunteers that helped with this program! It would not have been very successful without them!
If you missed this year’s party, you missed a good one, but there’s always next year!
Check out the slideshow of pictures from the party below!
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WBL’s teens competed in our Lego Building competition! The teens had guidelines to follow and they far exceeded the minimum in the guidelines! The one guideline that was made very clear from the beginning was to be CREATIVE!!! We had three contestants and only one could win and that contestant is (drumroll please!)….Colin Kuenzi who came all the way from Mint Hill to be here for the competition! Thanks Colin! The winner won their favorite choice of 6 books! Check out pictures below!
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…and the winner is…
Colin Kuenzi
WBL Library Vickie Chapman presented a live museum of African American History with such historic figures as Harriet Tubman, George Washington Carver, the 4 Little girls, and Thurgood Marshall all portrayed by volunteers and staff! Patrons were encouraged to ask the figures about themselves! Check out the video below!
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WBL’s teens went old school on this craft and made a collage of their wonderful characteristics with magazine cut outs of words and pictures! These teens are very creative and it shows through their work! You too can do You Art! Try it out sometime, it makes a great piece for framing!
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For the second year in a row WBL has hosted a program called Spread the Love where we invite patrons to make Valentines for the less fortunate! This year WBL’s Valentines will go to a local nursing home! Check out some of the beautiful cards that were made by patrons big and small!!!
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…and how do you know? Because we’ve displayed hearts and Black History information everywhere! WBL had Valentine’s overload in the children’s area where we displayed 103 Valentine’s books! Also, WBL hosted a special African American History Book sale where we put out more than 200 items for sale on black history figures! The books sold like hot cakes and it’s still the beginning of February and we only have about 15 items on the table for sale currently!
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WBL now has a 15 minute Express computer! Now patrons can get in and out quickly without waiting! The Express computer is located conveniently next to the PC Reservation Station and directly in front of the printer! How convenient for someone on the go!!!
Our Volunteer thermomether is overflowing with volunteer hours! WBL has surpassed the initial goal of 250 volunteer hours and now we have a total of 347 volunteer hours since July 2010!
Because we are all about exceeding goals at WBL…we’ve increased our goal to 1250 volunteer hours! Thanks to all of our volunteers for their time contributions and for helping us reach our goal!
Also check out the photos from our Volunteer Holiday Party at the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/plcmc/sets/72157625529508113/
Here’s an article written by Michael Lambert, an attendee of the party, about the holiday party:
Detrice Fox organized a festive volunteer reception on Wednesday, December 22 from 4 – 5:30 p.m. Krispy Kreme donuts, holiday cookies, Chick-Fil-A nuggets, ice-cream, chips and soft drinks were enjoyed by all. Detrice provided each volunteer with a certificate of recognition to honor their unique talents and contributions. Volunteers also took home some door prizes including library tote-bags, copies of To Kill A Mockingbird, CMLibrary pencils and rental coupons. Sandy Seawright honored one of his long-time book discussion group members for her faithful patronage and service to facilitate this ongoing adult program. It was a wonderful event with library staff, teens and adult volunteers sharing their hopes for the holiday season and reminiscing. Several attendees were gracious enough to share testimonials to convey memorable experiences they have had using the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and to describe why they volunteer their service @ WBL.
Thank you Detrice for affording these area youth and retirees with meaningful volunteer experiences at your location! Excellent work!!
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