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Library update: Changes in the Children’s Room
and their families. Programs for
By MARY FINNEY
adults include weekly computer
and JENNIFER COSTLEY
classes, monthly adult programs
It’s gra fying when a long-term
such as its popular Do It Yourself
project nears comple on. A er
cra night and the new Coloring
more than a year of dreaming,
Club, as well as author readings,
planning, ordering, rearranging,
travel forums, and special pro-
deconstruc ng and construc ng,
Pendleton Public Library’s Na onal grams of all types.
Parks-themed Children’s Room
This new area, equipped with an
renova on is nearing comple on.
interac ve whiteboard, is a consid-
The project, which began last April, erable upgrade to weekly toddler
is a collabora ve eff ort made pos-
and preschool story mes. It runs
sible by funding from the Wild-
touch screen games and ac vi-
horse Founda on and a generous
es and has already been used to
local donor who wishes to remain
teach library behavior, informa-
anonymous. Sweat equity was pro- on literacy and ac on rhymes.
vided by members of the Pendleton The whiteboard will also enhance
Friends of the Library. Much consul- presenta on for adult programs.
ta on with the city
What an awesome
Facili es Depart-
technology!
Other noteworthy
ment helped the
Other note-
changes
include
a
large
changes develop
worthy changes
more smoothly.
include a large
forest-scape mural,
Over the course animal growth chart,
forest-scape mural,
of the last four
animal growth
campground complete chart, campground
years, the library
has sought to in-
complete with
with realis c tent,
crease its program rocks to sit upon and a realis c tent, rocks
a endance. It’s a
to sit upon and a
camping-style
fi
re
pit.
li le known fact
camping-style fi re
that public library
pit. Those want-
programs are no
ing to learn more
longer limited to just story me for about our Na onal Parks need only
children and an adult program or
look around the room, which is full
two. Most libraries strive to fi ll the
of books, documentaries, park re-
role of community center by off er-
lated art and a viewfi nder featuring
ing access to technology, culture,
slides of the Grand Canyon!
educa onal and recrea onal pro-
This radical update has produced
grams in addi on to more tradi-
a charming programming area that
onal literacy- based ac vi es for
the library is proud to share with
audiences of all ages.
the community.
In addi on to the usual pre-
________
school and toddler story mes,
Pendleton Public Library off ers
Mary Finney is Director and Jen-
monthly toddler events, elemen-
nifer Costley is Assistant Director
tary school book clubs, weekly
and Youth Services Librarian at the
“Cra ernoons” and special events
Pendleton Public Library.
geared toward children of all ages
Pendleton Public Library’s new na onal park-themed children’s area.
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