This Halloween weekend the library will be hosting a variety of events for different age groups. The Nan Boothby Memorial Library will hold a Halloween Movie night for children and a Teen Takeover night for teenagers.
This Halloween weekend the library will be hosting a variety of events for different age groups. The Nan Boothby Memorial Library will hold a Halloween Movie night for children and a Teen Takeover night for teenagers.
Librarian Sara Kundrik said she wanted events for all ages this spooky season.
“I personally enjoy working with teens a lot - they are very imaginative and just starting to shift their world view into more of an adult mode and it is really important to keep them reading throughout, ” Kundrik said.
While the Teen Takeover is not necessarily a literary activity, it is a way to get the older youth in the door, the librarian explained.
The inaugural Teen Takeover will have food and drinks, with zombie make-up application available, a dance instructor to practice for a “Thriller ” flash mob later that day, and a photo booth.
“It is kind of just hang out and socialize, and a casual way to enjoy the library - there is a dance instructor from Snap Dance Studio to give dance instructions and we are going to have some zombie make-up, (and) one of the pizza places in town was kind enough to donate some food, ” Kundrik said.
Organizers are hopeful that after the event, it gets teenagers interested in getting more involved with the library and its programs.
The more kid-friendly event will be a Halloween Movie night, showing The Nightmare Before Christmas. Children are encouraged to wear their spooky costumes and registration is required so organizers can plan for enough ice-cream to go around.
“I think it'll be a nice, fun night and a nice family event for people to spend a cold dark night inside doing something warm and safe and nice with their kids, ” Kundrik said.
The library began its pumpkin-carving contest Oct. 26 and is welcoming carvers to submit their pumpkins up until Oct. 30, when judging will take place at noon. There are four different age categories with a chance to win a MacKay's Ice Cream gift card.
“We are just trying to get (people) through the doors and enjoying themselves, ” Kundrik said.
The Halloween Movie night takes place Oct. 29 from 6-8 p.m. with sign-up required. The Teen Takeover is inviting teens on Oct. 30 from 2-4 p.m. for a couple hours of fun at the library.
For more information about any of the events, contact the Nan Boothby Memorial Library at 403-932-4353.
Oct. 28-30
Key to Blood Manor: ghastly haunted house walk-through at Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre, 6-10 p.m. $1 entry fee and free candy at the end.
Oct. 30
Pumpkin Lantern Festival: a pumpkin light-up of the trails from 6-9 p.m. at Historic Cochrane Ranche Site, Hwy 1A just east of Hwy 22.
Oct. 31
Jacket Racket pick-up; for those in need of winter wear. And there is also a costume swap 10 a.m.-noon at Cochrane Alliance Church, 902 Glenbow Dr.
Goblin Gathering: family-friendly event 2-4 p.m. at Cochrane Ranchehouse, 101 Ranchehouse Road
