Awesome Omni Con!

We just hosted Omni Con at Martin Library and it was really fun and awesome! A con is a big event that people gather to and participate in, a few examples in case you are unfamiliar are: Comic- Con and CatCon for Omni Con, we collaborated with other libraries and librarians within the system to organize different workshops and crafts. For workshops we had face painting, comic drawing, crochet, and an author talk with Jessica Eppley. For crafts we had Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) with artist Kate Hufnagel, fuzzy tails, yarn beards, bottle cap pins, and a coloring contest with rejected Pokemon drawn by our staff member Ross.

Read on to see some of the great photos from the event!

Game Club!

Since all the other cool programs are upcoming, I decided to take this break to blog about one of our (the teens and mine) constant favorites here at the library which is Thursday night Game night. This is a night for teens to come and relax and just have fun playing video games, board games, or challenging someone to a game of chess. I think it is really important for teens to have this night to just do something fun, and it really easy to set up and run. Having a game night is great for interaction with the teens too, as everyone is just having a good time playing a game. Teen programming does not have to be all complicated or fancy, sometimes a board game, Mario Kart, or a chess board is all it takes to bring the teens in, have them interact with you, and get them excited about the library. So go ahead, play that video game! Have some fun! It will be beneficial for you and the teens.

What is your favorite game? Leave a comment!

Dawn (and BMO) states: Who wants to play video games!?