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Haunted House: The Killer Craftsman Saga 2
This time, instead being trapped by the Killer Craftsman, you’re going to to him. You’ve found the Killer Craftsman’s creepy collection, a personal/private art gallery of his own creation, and you’re going to go investigate.
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Escape Room: The Killer Craftsman Saga 1
In fall 2021 I created a narrative-linked collection of three programs: an escape room, a haunted house, and a murder mystery. We did the escape room in September, the haunted house in October, and the murder mystery in November. The narrative link between all of them was an art-themed serial killer dubbed “The Killer Craftsman.”…
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Pi Day Escape Room
Okay, it’s more of a break-in box than an escape room, but people get excited about escape rooms and somehow I don’t think that excitement would continue if I advertised it as a break-in box. If we actually HAD a room exclusively for programs or even just a study room, maybe I would have made…
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Trivia!
Everyone loves trivia (okay, that’s not exactly true, but it’s close enough), and trivia nights tend to be popular programs, whether they be at a bar or at a library. Our trivia program hasn’t been very popular, but we do have one family who consistently comes and they’ve said that trivia is something they look…
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Grab & Go Crafts -Teens & Adults – Winter 2022-23
It’s approaching spring which of course means that it’s time for me to post about the winter grab and go crafts that I did this year! Our winter quarter goes from December through February. If you wanna see the winter crafts I did last year, check that link out! As always, a huge shout out…
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Passive Murder Mystery
Every month at the library we do a different scavenger-hunt-type program. For example, during the week of Halloween we partnered with other businesses on Newport’s main street (actually called Washington Ave) and created a scavenger hunt with printed out pictures of monsters that we hung in windows visible from the sidewalk. Families would then take…
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Grab & Go crafts – Teens & Adults – Fall 2022
It’s been a while since I last posted! It’s gotten really busy around here! In fact, I’m currently in the middle of a program (Our second annual Jan Game Jam), but no one is here right now and it lasts all day. May as well get something done, right? The craft kits this quarter were…
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Teen Advisory Board
The Teen Advisory Board was a program that I inherited. It had existed for a few years before I was hired. Unfortunately, COVID threw a wrench in the system and we didn’t have many members. For many of our meetings we only had the teen who worked at the library and maybe one or two…
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Banned Book Week Screen Printing
During Banned Book Week this year, we used a screen printing kit in order to put a banned book-themed design on tote bags! This is definitely not a new idea, as I was inspired by other libraries doing this same program, but it’s a good idea so I figured I’d pass it along for anyone…
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Cozy Culinarians’ Mystery Society
Programming for adults has been a bit of a struggle for me as someone who hasn’t spent much time feeling like a “real” adult. As a 24-year-old, I identify with teens and young adults more than the older population we serve. However, the Cozy Culinarians’ Mystery Society has been pretty successful! When I was hired,…
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