Kids’ Monster Mash At Overton Library – The Progress – mvprogress

By JESSICA PETERSON

The Progress

Local librarian Naomi Harris reads a book about monsters to kids attending the weekly reading hour at the Moapa Valley Library last week. PHOTO BY JESSICA PETERSON/The Progress

Children gathered at the Moapa Valley Library branch in Overton to participate in the librarys Storytime event on Wednesday morning, July 6. The library has been hosting weekly themed events for kids all through the summer as part of its Summer Challenge 2022. This weeks storytime theme was Monsters.

Around twenty kids with their mothers gathered in the Storytime Room at the library. A number of monster-themed books were on display at the head of the room. Chairs and benches were prepared for adults and most of the children sat on the floor in the front. At the back of the room, several tables were set up, covered with craft supplies.

Librarian and storyteller Naomi Harris, who is known by the kids as Miss Naomi, sat in the front of the room. She captivated the kids attention with a large blue and orange monster puppet. The monster enthusiastically greeted everyone and asked the kids if they liked monsters, to which most of them shook their heads or mumbled no.

Miss Naomi then played the song The Monster Mash to get the kids more excited and energetic.Once everyone sat back down, she read There was an Old Monster by Rebecca Emberley. In this book, the monster swallows a number of silly things. When the monster swallowed something, Miss Naomi had the kids wiggle as if they were being tickled.

Local librarian Naomi Harris helps kids create their own monster in a craft project completed during Reading Hour at the Overton Library last week. PHOTO BY JESSICA PETERSON/The Progress

She also read The Little Shop of Monsters by Marc Brown and R.L. Stine. In this book, the kids were shown a variety of different monsters and encouraged to choose their favorite before one of the monsters chose them!

After the books, Miss Naomi showed the kids how to make their very own monsters to take home. The kids decorated a latex glove with scary eyes, spooky mouths with sharp monster teeth. Then the glove was secured onto a paper cup with a rubber band. The kids pushed a straw into a pre-cut hole in the cup and, when blown into, the glove monster emerged from the cup.

The librarys summer challenge will continue through the end of July. Upcoming storytime themes include Birds on July 13 and Oceans on July 20. Other fun events include the Summer Shadow Puppet Show Tour on July 14, Crafternoon on July 19 and 26, and the Summer Challenge Finale Water Day on July 27. All events begin at 11:30 a.m.

For more information, contact the Moapa Valley Library at 702-397-2690 or visit LVCCLD.org/SummerChallenge.

View original post here:

Kids' Monster Mash At Overton Library - The Progress - mvprogress