We finished up the summer with preschool storytimes about Texas and tall tales, beaches, and new school years. We made Texas flag fans that proved popular with the parents, a starfish craft, and decorated foam-lettered pictures.
Our final teen program was a You, Me and Wii event. Attendance was low, but the teens enjoyed playing Guitar Hero. We also served chips and drinks.
Dawn Grimes cooked “chuckwagon grub” for one of our programs. The children were treated to rattlesnake stew, trail mix, sarsaparilla and cow patties.
Our End-of-Summer Party was a blast. Domino’s Pizza came and showed us how to make pizza crust. They threw dough at the children and let them play. Of course, they also brought pizza to eat. We served root beer floats. Popcorn was provided by the Brazoria Heritage Foundation.
The Barrow Elementary fifth graders visited the library with about 90 people. I read them a book which they loved. I also answered questions about the library. We even discussed audio books as a great way for students to earn their Accelerated Reader points. Jerry, the branch manager, took them on a tour of the library. His wife showed the students the mural of historic Brazoria in our meeting room. Two of our clerks, Magda and Melissa, gave the students a tutorial on computer use and databases. We all agreed it was a wonderful morning, and we hope that other classes will come to visit us soon.
We are looking forward to a new season of storytimes, bedtime stories and movies. We are also looking into new and different activities for all ages.
Jo, children's specialist
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