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the Lockport Legend | January 10, 2019 | 13
Monthly movie night at library encourages creativity
Mary Compton
Freelance Reporter
Boxes with drawings
of horses could be seen
throughout the children’s
room at White Oak Library
District’s Lockport Branch.
Several young children
were excited to design their
box to sit in as they waited
to watch “Sheriff Callie’s
Wild West” Friday, Jan. 4.
The Drive-in Movie event is
just one of many programs
offered at the library.
Lockport resident Ashley
Sharp thought it would be
a good program for her two
children to attend.
“We are here a lot,” she
said. “... These programs
bring you to the library more
often because there is more
than books.”
Besides bringing her children
to the programs, Sharp
uses the library several times
a week checking out DVD’s
and books, with her favorite
being healthy lifestyle and
Lockport resident Dylan Herring, 8, gets comfortable in the
box he turned into a horse during the library event.
cookbooks.
“It’s so important to start
your children reading and
being at the library at a
young age,” Sharp said.
“Getting them to love books
and reading. It’s part of our
daily life. Every night we
read books, my daughter
enjoying princess books and
my son loves anything about
farmers and tractors.”
Another mom, Sue Herring
of Lockport, brought her
three boys to the program.
“They have so many events
here at the library for all
ages,” Herring said. “There is
something for everyone, and
most of them are free.”
Herring takes part in
events throughout the year
with her boys.
“We did the candy houses
a few weeks ago,” she said.
“They enjoyed that because
they got to eat so much candy
and there was frosting involved.
“The summer reading
program is another favorite.
They get prizes and a favorite
of spinning the wheel.”
Baby Shark Party, ESL
Conversation Group, Inbe-
TWEENer Gaming and DIY
Victorian Paper Fans is just a
sample of one day of events
for children at the library.
Jaci Kohn, the children’s
services supervisor at the
Lockport branch, enjoys her
job of working with the children,
and helping to plan the
programs is one of her favorite
parts of the job.
“I started the Drive-in
movie program,” Kohn said.
“We do this the first Friday
of every month which includes
watching a TV show.
They also make some sort
of vehicle or animal based
on what they’re watching.
They get to create their own
design and take it home with
them.”
Kohn uses boxes from
the books sent to the library
which children can utilize to
design their own vehicle.
“This program started
with two kids coming and
each month it seems to get
bigger and bigger,” Kohn
said.
There is a new program in
2019 in the children’s service
area called Alphabet
Soup Time. It is to be held
at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesdays
and is for children ages 3-5.
According to Kohn, It’s a
spin off from story time.
“The library is a family
place, it’s a community
place to gather,” Kohn said.
“Not only are kids reading
books but they are having
a great time with these programs
as well.”
For more information
about programs offered at
the White Oak Library District,
visit whiteoaklibrary.
org or call (815) 552-4265.
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Emmett Herring, 2, of Lockport, designs a box while he’s inside it Friday, Jan. 4, during the
Drive-in movie series at the White Oak Library District Lockport Branch. Photos by Mary
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