NBL’s REN-FEST
Bridging the Old World skills with the New World technology!
This event that took place on May 23, 2015 was a
THANKS TO ALL WHO CAME AND ALL WHO HELPED!
Enhancing our mission to promote lifelong learning.
Showing posts with label Geek the Library. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Geek the Library. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Marvel Fans Sleep Over
Ultimate Marvel Fans Stay
at the Hedgesville Public Library for 25 Hours!
On
Saturday, May 16th, 2015, the library closed at 5pm
for all but a group of people. These 30 individuals, however, would not be
leaving the library again until 6pm on Sunday evening. Some of them would not even be sleeping! They
were participating in the Penultimate
Marvel Movie Marathon, a 10-movie, marathon-screening
of every Marvel movie currently released as part of the “Marvel Cinematic
Universe”, starting with Iron Man and ending with Guardians of the Galaxy!
“We didn’t know what to expect,”
said Peter Allphin, branch manager at HPL. “On the one hand, I knew that local
cinemas had done something similar, and sold out every screening, on the other
hand, we’ve never attempted anything even remotely like this at the Hedgesville
Library before; would anyone actually be interested? So, we set a goal of at
least 10 people, if we didn’t get 10, we weren’t going to do it. We beat that
goal by day 3 of our first advertisement going out! But, we still didn’t know:
would anyone actually stay at the library the whole time?”
The answer was a resounding
“Yes!” as 25 people out of the original 30 endured the entire marathon and
earned certificates and commemorative Iron Man coins for their achievement.
They were also treated to food either discounted or donated to the library from
Dunkin Donuts, Food Lion, Little Caesars, Subway, and two very generous patrons
(and Marvel fans!), Jeff York and Stacy Dalmau.
“I was very surprised by how many
people stayed,” Peter said. “I thought at most 15-20 people might make it, but
25 stayed the whole time, and about 10 of them even stayed awake for the whole
thing! I never cease to be impressed by our library patrons.”
When asked if the library might
do another event like this in the future, Peter’s only comment was: “Possibly,
but ask me again after I get some sleep!”
More details and pictures from
this event can be found on the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Libraries Facebook
page at http://on.fb.me/1L6ZPbX
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
we GEEK art
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Look for displays and activities that focus on art throughout the month of March.
If you would like your topic of interest to be in the running for display and activities at MPL, please fill out a GEEK slip the next time you stop by. We look forward to seeing what you GEEK!
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Geek the Library: What do you GEEK?
Geek (verb) 1: To love, to enjoy, to celebrate, to have an intense passion for. 2: To express interest in. 3: To possess a large amount of knowledge in. 4: To promote.
The Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Libraries launches its Geek the Library campaign in January of 2014. This campaign is a community-based awareness program designed to highlight the vital role of public libraries in today's challenging environment and raise awareness about the critical funding issues public libraries are facing. Throughout the year you will find special geek-related activities including a "Geek of the Week" board so that you can see what others in your community geek! Look for Geek the Library signs throughout the libraries for more information.
Geek the Library is sponsored by the nonprofit library cooperative OCLC and funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. For more information about supporting your library, you can visit geekthelibrary.org.
The Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Libraries launches its Geek the Library campaign in January of 2014. This campaign is a community-based awareness program designed to highlight the vital role of public libraries in today's challenging environment and raise awareness about the critical funding issues public libraries are facing. Throughout the year you will find special geek-related activities including a "Geek of the Week" board so that you can see what others in your community geek! Look for Geek the Library signs throughout the libraries for more information.
Geek the Library is sponsored by the nonprofit library cooperative OCLC and funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. For more information about supporting your library, you can visit geekthelibrary.org.
Thursday, January 2, 2014
January Events at NBL
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Learn to make the "frilly scarves" that are all the rage these days. If you can knit a simple stitch, you can do this! Any size knitting needles can be used. Please call ahead at 304-274-3443 so that we can determine the amount of yarn to supply.
WE GEEK KNITTING!!!
January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 | Story & Craft Time
And don't forget about Tuesday Nights at the Library!
January 7 | Lego Freeplay
January 14 | Craft & Game Night
January 21 | Friends of the NBL Meeting
January 28 | Lego Club
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