• In celebration of Diwali, the La Puente Library tested a new mehndi vendor in cooperation with Teen Services. (We received a top-notch free program!) To make this a well-rounded offering, I worked with Delhi Palace to provide delicious Indian food, and former Cudahy CLM, Meera Prasad, to teach teens about sari-wrapping.
• In celebration of Teen Read Week, teens read to kids @ our third annual read-in. Then, children and teens decorated calaveritas. After that fun activity, families enjoyed free airbrush art. Though our stated theme was Aztec art, most folks selected Lakers imagery! Approximately 75 persons participated in the airbrush program.
• For Halloween, 15 kids enjoyed face-painting, and 45 trick-or-treated at the library.
• The La Puente Library offered 5 Teen Tuesday gaming events this month, attracting 68 young adult patrons. It’s now cool for teens to be at the library on Tuesday night!
• In all, 192 persons enjoyed 5 family gaming programs and 5 family movies.
• We provided 3 family story times with art activities and 3 toddler story times with art activities, engaging 174 persons.
o For pet-themed story time: Painted our very own pet rocks (pics follow) and read: Kotzwinkle’s Rough Weather Ahead for Walter the Farting Dog, I Don’t Want a Posh Dog, by Emma Dodd Grumpy Cat, by Britta Teckentrup, and Hogwood Steps Out, by Barry Moser.
o The remaining story times featured a Halloween theme, and allowed me to share my favorite Halloween pop-up books.
Outreach
Presented library story times for Yorbita and Northam Elementaries.
Teen Volunteers
The La Puente Library virtual volunteers read and reviewed books for the library myspace site, while in-house volunteers attended young adult gaming programs, made signs, and assisted children in creating art activities for story time. (Teens also read to children at the Teen Read Week Read-In!)
Team-Building Saturdays
Staff members of the La Puente Library participated in team-building activities, including birthday parties, craft prep, and even hair-styling fun on lunch breaks!
Displays
First the first half of October, displayed BabyMouse titles, all of which circulated after the display was unveiled. Created ten spooky book displays for kids and teens, with the help of library pages.
